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    Commercialisation, Deagrarianisation and the Accumulation/Reproduction Dynamic: Massive Maize Production Schemes in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

    "The post-apartheid era has seen the South African government trying to reverse ‘deagrarianisation’ in the former homelands by introducing ‘modern’ farming techniques and agribusiness principles. This paper situates the massive maize schemes curren…

    Farai Mtero

    • Maize Production
    • Field Cultivation
    • Livelihood
    • Agricultural resources
    • Sustainable living
    • Economic development
    32 pages

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    A Pathway to Adoption of Yield-enhancing Agricultural Technologies among the Rural Poor: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Benin

    We tested a novel way of encouraging the adoption of improved maize seeds in Benin. In the treatment group, farmers were provided with intensive agricultural-extension support and a full package of inputs to test on one of their plots. In the contr…

    Deo-Gracias Houndolo

    Assogba Hodonou

    Dislène Senan Sossou

    Rahamatou Hamidou Yacoubou

    • Agricultural Technologies
    • Maize Production
    • Agricultural resources
    41 pages

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    Reducing The Maize Yield Gap In Ethiopia: Analysis And Policy Simulation

    Ethiopia can be considered a success story for maize production as, apart from South Africa, it is the only country in Sub-Saharan Africa that has shown substantial progress in maize productivity and input use. After a period of limited growth, yie…

    Assefa Admassie

    Banchayehu Assefa

    Katrien Descheemaeker

    • Maize Production
    • Farm Productivity
    • Agricultural Yield
    • Agriculture and Food Policy
    • Agriculture--Economic aspects
    • Economic development
    4 pages

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