ICT effectiveness in transmitting information about optimal agricultural input use to Nepalese farmers

This chapter examines maize productivity, technology use in maize, and the impact of non-farm income (NFI) on agricultural investment in Kenya, giving them a gender dimension. The study first concludes that there are no significant differences in maize yields between male-managed farms and female-managed farms (FMFs) in the study areas, Nyeri and Kakamega. Second, technology use for maize production was lower and significant in some instances for FMFs. Significant differences, especially in the use of hybrid seeds and tractor ploughs, were noted. A third conclusion is that NFI is not used in farm investment. NFI had negative coefficients on adoption and intensity of agricultural input use. Policies that encourage both farm and non-farm income should be instituted given the complementary roles that they play. Any entry barriers for disadvantaged households, especially for the FMFs, to participate in higher-paying non-farm activities need to be overcome.

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Metabolic fractures: How household livelihood practices differentiate agricultural input use in southwest China

Journal of Rural Studies ◽

10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.09.008 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 71 ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John Aloysius Zinda ◽

Shrey Kapoor

Keyword(s):

Southwest China ◽

Input Use ◽

Household Livelihood ◽

Agricultural Input

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Weather index insurance, agricultural input use, and crop productivity in Kenya

Food Security ◽

10.1007/s12571-019-00987-y ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 151-167 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kenneth W. Sibiko ◽

Matin Qaim

Keyword(s):

Crop Productivity ◽

Index Insurance ◽

Weather Index ◽

Weather Index Insurance ◽

Input Use ◽

Agricultural Input

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Ten striking facts about agricultural input use in Sub-Saharan Africa

Food Policy ◽

10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.09.010 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 67 ◽

pp. 12-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 132

Author(s):

Megan Sheahan ◽

Christopher B. Barrett

Keyword(s):

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Input Use ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Agricultural Input

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Input Use and Productivity across Farm Sizes: A Comparison of the Two Punjabs

The Pakistan Development Review ◽

10.30541/v27i4iipp.595-604 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 27 (4II) ◽

pp. 595-604 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eshya Mujahid Mukhtar ◽

Hanid Mukhtar

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Practices ◽

Distribution Networks ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Government Policies ◽

Economic Costs ◽

Land Distribution ◽

Input Use ◽

Policy Measures ◽

Ideal Framework ◽

Productivity Gains

Agricultural production depends upon certain crucial inputs e.g., water, fertilizer etc. In the less developed regions of South Asia in general, and the indo-Pakistan sub-continent in particular, the use of these inputs depends not only upon the financial affordability but also upon the institutional accessibility of farmers to these inputs. Besides high economic costs, bureaucratic controls and corruption regarding the distribution of inputs have created problems of limited accessibility, especially to the small farmers. In the absence of any credit, information and/or input distribution networks, the use of these inputs, and related productivity gains, become confined to that class of farmers which not only has better access to these inputs but is capable of using them in the best possible way e.g. use of water and fertilizer in the appropriate amount and at the appropriate time. This paper attempts to study how input use and input productivity vary across farm sizes, with some reference to the infrastructural and institutional factors, whose development play an important role in improving the distribution and productivity of inputs. For such an analysis, a comparison of the two Punjabs i.e. Pakistani and Indian Punjabs, presents an ideal framework, Separated by a national boundary since 1947, the two Punjabs enjoy a common history and culture, similar agricultural practices and agro-climatic conditions, Government policies in the two Punjabs, however, have not only differed between the two provinces at the same time, but also over time in the same province. It may be noted that due to certain policy measures, land distribution, tenancy conditions, promotion of agricultural co-operatives and provision of infrastructural features, such as roads and electricity, are relatively more improved in Indian than Pakistani Punjab.

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