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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 ...
دراسة اجتماعية - اقتصادية لإدارة المكافحة المتكاملة لحشرة السونة على محصول القمح في سورية
تهدف الدراسة إلى اظهار الآثار والمعوقات الاقتصادية و الاجتماعية والبيئية لحشرة السونة على إنتاج القمح في سورية والعمل على تقليلها من خلال تطوير وتطبيق خيارات الإدارة المناسبة للمكافحة المتكاملة لحشرة السونة بتكاليف منخفضة ...
The role of informal farmer-to-farmer distribution in diffusion of new barley varieties in Syria
This study examines the role, structure and effectiveness of informal seed systems in the diffusion of new barley varieties. It uses data collected by tracing farmers who received new barley varieties and other farmers who ...
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 ...
دراسة الأثر الاقتصادي والاجتماعي لتبني التقنيات الحديثة لمشروع المشرق / المغرب في مجال الإنتاجين النباتي والحيواني من قبل المزارعين ومربي الأغنام في المناطق الجافة
Questionnaire used in the Effect of Mashreq / Magreb Project on the Development of Dry Areas in Syria survey for Mashreq / Magreb Project.
Farmers’ performance criteria for new barley varieties and their diffusion through farmer-to-farmer seed distribution
Barley, mainly the two local landraces ‘Arabic Abiad’ and ‘Arabic Aswad’, covers about
1.38 million ha of cultivated land in Syria. The average yield of these landraces is less than
1 t/ha. Barley breeders have developed ...
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 ...
Agricultural Productivity in the WANA Region
The interest of governments, international organizations, NGOs and the general public has recently been aroused by studies considering the use of existing agricultural technology, the use of innovations in such technology ...
Economic analysis of energy use in groundwater irrigation of dry areas: A case study in Syria
This study analyzed the relationship between the fuel-subsidy policy and groundwater-use expansion at macro level and water allocation to different crops at micro level in Syria. Energy uses for major crops were calculated, ...
Enhancing adoption of agricultural technologies requiring high initial investment among smallholders
Low and slow adoption of improved agricultural technologies among smallholders often frustrate technology development and promotion efforts in the developing world. That is especially true for technologies requiring high ...