Realigning research and extension to focus on farmers’ constraints and opportunities

By S. Snapp, M. Blackie, C. Donovan. 2003

125 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Business and International Management, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science

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In Business and International Management

1. B. Shiferaw
2. K. Giller
3. A. Dorward
4. C. Poulton
5. J. Kydd
6. M. Kassie

In General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

1. B. Shiferaw
2. M. Kassie
3. C. Poulton
4. A. Dorward
5. J. Kydd
6. X. Diao
7. K. Giller
8. S. Twomlow

In Plant Science

1. C. Poulton
2. Boddupalli M. Prasanna
3. A. Dorward
4. K. Giller
5. J. Kydd
6. K. Tesfaye
7. B. Shiferaw
8. M. Kassie

Citations in the corpus

• Managing vulnerability to drought and enhancing livelihood resilience in sub-Saharan Africa: Technological, institutional and policy options (2014, background): “Soil nutrient depletion has become one of the major constraints to food security in sub-Saharan Africa because of low crop productivity that causes declining per-capita food production (Stoorvogel and Smaling, 1990; Sanchez, 2002).”
• Raising the productivity of smallholder farms under semi-arid conditions by use of small doses of manure and nitrogen: a case of participatory research (2007, background): “The process showed that there is a valid argument in encouraging research to focus on technologies that take into account farmer’s constraints and improve farmer’s capacity to adapt technologies to their own situations (Snapp et al. 2003; Dimes et al. 2004a, b).”
• The Future of Small Farms: New Directions for Services, Institutions and Intermediation (2010, background): “One benefit from higher fertilizer prices has been increased interest in improving efficiency in using fertiliser through ISFM (integrated soil fertility management) in which limited use of purchased inputs is complemented by organic technologies.”
• Alternative approaches for promoting fertilizer use in Africa (2006, unknown): “How to adjust fertilizer recommendations to respond to rainfall—a “surprisingly under-researched area” (EF 13) but one where there has been some location-specific work (Kelly 2005; Snapp et al. 2003).”
• Overcoming Market Constraints on Pro‐Poor Agricultural Growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa (2006, unknown): “One benefit from higher fertiliser prices has been increased interest in improving efficiency in using fertiliser through ISFM (integrated soil fertility management) in which limited use of purchased inputs is complemented by organic technologies.”
• Growth Options and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia: An Economy-Wide Model Analysis (2007, background): “High price, output, and hence proWt variability make investment in inputs risky for farmers (Snapp et al., 2003).”