Cotton is the largest source of export receipts of several West African countries. Statistics show a decreasing tendency in cotton yields and an increasing tendency in pesticide use. Under these circumstances there may be ...

The mushroom cultivation has changed from a very small sector in spatially narrow region to currently the 6th largest agricultural sector in China. It was estimated that more than 25 million farmers in China are currently ...

This paper provides an overview of the bio-fertilizers and innovation system (BfIS). It analyses BfIS to identify missing linkages and to present positive lessons from local efforts in India. Literature on innovation systems ...

The paper discusses social dynamics and institutional processes in innovation system domains involving biological fertilizer approved for commercial use in the Philippines, the barriers that constrain biofertilizer adoption, ...