Socioeconomic determinant of microdose adoption and impact on food security and household incomes
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2014-06
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Adoption of micro-dosing can help poor rural men and women farmers to increase crop yields by 44-120% and net profit by 50 to 130%. The presentation shows results of on-farm trials for fertilizer micro-dosing and rainwater harvesting. It compares inputs of labour under different methodologies relative to agricultural outcomes. Women allocate percentage-wise more land for micro dosing technique than men. The micro-dosing technique adoption reduces the length of food shortages for one month among men and three months among women. Increasing the productivity of rainfed crops is a necessity.
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WATER MANAGEMENT, RAINFED CROPS, FERTILIZER APPLICATION, FOOD SECURITY, SORGHUM, COWPEA, RURAL ECONOMY, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, SAHEL, SOUTH OF SAHARA