This study examines the relationship between agricultural technology adoption and poverty with a focus on New Rice varieties for Africa (NERICA). The NERICAs are a group of rice varieties developed by the Africa Rice Centre during the 1990s, resulting from the inter-specific crosses between the...

In many developing countries, environmental issues are often sacrificed for immediate food production requirements because of perceived tradeoff between two. Some production systems exist however that offers opportunities for achieving the two seemingly divergent objectives because they have the...

"Nos últimos anos, os expressivos avanços obtidos no agronegócio brasileiro deram a essa área um reconhecimento público de seu potencial produtivo e poder econômico. No entanto, a divulgação das informações relacionadas a esse tema complexo não se dá na mesma proporção da...