Browsing School of Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Pigeonpea"

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Determinants of Agricultural Technology Adoption: The Case of Improved Pigeonpea Varieties in Tanzania

Simtowe, Franklin; Kassie, Menale; Diagne, Aliou; Asfaw, Solomon; Shiferaw, Bekele; Silim, Said; Muange, Elijah (2011)

If dryland legumes are to meet the expectations of reducing poverty and hunger in the semi-arid tropics, there will be need for a full understanding of their potential for diffusion and the barriers to adoption. We apply ...
THE DIFFUSION AND ADOPTION OF GREEN REVOLUTION TECHNOLOGIES: LESSONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS FROM PIGEONPEA FARMERS IN KENYA

SIMTOWE, F.; MUANGE;, E. (2013)

Significant advances have been made in generating high yielding varieties which are part of the so called Green revolution technologies. Raising hopes for a pulse green revolution, a number of improved varieties of ...
Technology Awareness and Adoption: The Case of Improved Pigeonpea Varieties in Kenya

Simtowe, Franklin; Munyua, Bernard; Diagne, Aliou (2012)

We apply a program evaluation technique to data obtained from rural Kenya to assess the patterns of adoption of improved pigeonpea varieties. The sample adoption rate of improved pigeonpea is found to be 36% while potential ...