In regions of India where cultivation is rainfed, the optimal time to plant coincides with the onset of the monsoon. In this paper, we elicit from farmers their prior beliefs about the timing of the monsoon and assess their accuracy by comparing them to historical data. We find substantial heterogeneity in beliefs and ∗Financial support from CRMG, GARP and World Bank is gratefully acknowledged....

Abstract. The purpose of the article is to identify main factors that constrain lending enterprises agro-industrial complex Ukraine, suggest ways improve their system. A systematic approach was chosen as methodological basis study, which provides for a comprehensive study bank system complex. Historical and structural-functional approaches were also used in its analysis. Methods comparative ana...

Understanding the heterogeneity of Zambia’s rural households and their different potential as agricultural producers is critical to designing strategies for commercially viable smallholders. The objective of this paper is to help contribute to efforts to identify who and where are the Zambian smallholders that have the highest potential to benefit from agricultural commercialization, and to ide...

We compared the seedbanks, seed rains, plant densities and biomasses of weeds under two contrasting systems of management in beet, maize and spring oilseed rape. Weed seedbank and plant density were measured at the same locations in two subsequent seasons. About 60 fields were sown with each crop. Each field was split, one half being sown with a conventional variety managed according to the far...

1. A review is presented of the literature on riparian vegetated buffCT strips (VBS) for use in stream-water-quality restoration and limitations associated with their use are discussed. The results are also presented of recent investigations on the effectiveness of a forested and a grass vegetated buffer strip for reducing shallow subsurface inputs of nutrients from agriculture to a stream in c...

Understanding the distribution of genetic variations and accession structures is an important factor for managing genetic resources, but also for using proper germplasm in association map analyses and breeding programs. The globe artichoke is the fourth most important horticultural crop in Europe. Here, we report the results of a molecular analysis of a collection including globe artichoke and ...