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Farmers' Attitudes Towards Treated Sludge (Biosolids) use in Agriculture: Evidence from Jordanian Badia
The application of treated sludge (biosolids) on agricultural land has been widely acknowledged, given the
cost-effectiveness of this method and its easy use. When appropriately applied to agricultural land, sludge
can ...
Approaches to Total Factor Productivity Measurements in the Agriculture Economy
Productivity is defined as the efficiency of a production system, and as such would be a ratio of units of output per unit of input to the system (James and Carles, 1996). It is also defined as the production value (or ...
Economic and Financial Evaluation of a Low-Cost Portable Solar Dryer for Maturing and Drying of Dates: Business for Development (B4D) Report
One of the challenges affecting small scale date palm producers in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) countries is the destination of the goods that they cannot consume or sell. This is especially ...
Descriptive Analysis of the Economic and Social Factors of Cucumber Farmers in Baghdad Governorate (Adopting and Non-Adopting Sub-Surface Irrigation Techniques)
The objective of this study was to identify the economic and social characteristics of cucumber farmers in the study area. The random sample included farmers from Abu Ghraib district and Yusufiya, Baghdad governorate, which ...
Advanced Statistical Analysis using SPSS
This report summarize the purpose, objectives, outline, of the training course on "Advanced Statistical Analysis using SPSS" undertaken in the frame of the project "Strengthening Innovation and Technology Adoption towards ...
Simple Tool for Technology Evaluation
Presentation given during the training Course "Impact Assessment and Livelihood Analysis in Systems Research" ICARDA, Amman - Jordan 07 – 18 May 2017
Economics of Water Productivity in Managing Water for Agriculture: Theoretical background
Presentation given during the training Course "Impact Assessment and Livelihood Analysis in Systems Research" ICARDA, Amman - Jordan 07 – 18 May 2017
Predicting Farmers’ Willingness to Adopt Liquid Pollination and Polycarbonate Drying Technologies: A Case Study from the Date Palm Growers in the Sultanate of Oman
This research paper aims to assess the adoption level of the two technologies (liquid pollination and polycarbonate drying houses) in the Sultanate of Oman, emphasizing the influencing factors of the adoption process and ...
Dates trade in GCC Countries Competitivity and Complementarity
In the GCC countries, date-palm sector is strategically important for the economic, social and environmental development. Therefore, markets globalization has had a huge impact on the comparative advantages of date exports ...
Assessing the effectiveness of agro-silvo-pastoral rehabilitation for enhanced water productivity and resilience in the Jordan Valley
This poster shed light on the difficulties faced by local communities in the Jordan Valley due to limited water availability, land degradation, and climate change with special focus on the assessment of their perceptions ...