The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of farmer field schools on adoption of technical packages of wheat production in Gezira Scheme, Sudan. Field survey was used to collect data from 50 FFS-participants of two schools (25 from each school), and also equal number from Non-FFS participants were selected for comparison. Close ended questionnaire was used in data collection. Th...

abstract the aim of this study was to assess the affects of agricultural extension programs on the promotion of the efficiency, knowledge and technical expertise of farmers. the study also aimed to analyze the factors affecting the acceptance of agricultural extension programs with regards to process of agricultural development. a survey consisting of 137 samples was conducted between wheat far...

ranking the viewpoint of experts and farmers is an approach to determine the factors causing the yield gap. for this purpose, two different questionnaire types but with same questions designed for both agricultural specialists and farmers. after answering, the questionnaires of agricultural experts and farmers were analyzed through ahp and entropy techniques, respectively. both techniques deter...

alborz province with an area of about 5121.7 km2 has about 0.31% of the total area of the country. the total arable area of the province is about 48954 hectares. water, land and capital are the most important factors for agricultural production. by understanding the subjective beliefs, decision-making criteria and economic incentives of local farmers, the priority of crops can be achieved with ...

Organic farmers look to the possibilities of growing neglected crops, such as the spring forms of hulled wheat – einkorn, emmer and spelt – for support in developing the organic farming system. In 2008, 169 landraces from the gene bank at the Crop Research Institute in Prague were tested on certifi ed organic plots. The experiment was aimed at fi nding suitable varieties for the organic farming...

Agro-meteorological index insurance can transfer the risks in the agricultural production, reduce the farmers' economic losses, and promote a sustainable development of agricultural production. However, traditional agricultural insurance with a single rate has the problems of the presence of adverse selection, the difficulty of determining premium rates and assessing the claims. As a new agricu...

This study investigated the interactive effects of different rates of deficit irrigation and timings of N application on wheat and barley yields since there was no report on this important subject. Field experiments in strip-plot designs using sprinkler line sources were conducted for two years at a semi-arid Mediterranean site. The experiments consisted of 4 and 7 irrigation levels with 3 and ...

Wheat is widely grown in Ethiopia although production levels have not met the demand and price instability. One of gaps that modern varieties cover a small portion total area occupied by wheat. Through use superior wheat technologies pre-scaling up, project aimed to boost productivity for small-scale farmers. Two varieties, Liban Senate, were pre-scaled up three zones western Oromia. 147 farmer...

Only 34% of all German farms apply reduced tillage (RT), while approximately 1% of the arable land is under no-tillage (NT). Statistics for organic farming are not available, but the percentages are probably even lower. The development of German organic RT and NT has been strongly driven by pioneer farmers for 40 years, and supported by field trials since the 1990s. The main motive for conversi...

Late maturing α-amylase (LMA) is a genetic defect in some wheat lines that when triggered by particular environmental conditions damages the grains’ starch and reduces its suitability in processing. To lessen the risk of LMA expression in Australia’s wheat crops, a testing regime is now part of the nation’s varietal classification system. This paper analyses the impact of relaxing the testing r...