Essays about: "Nerica"

Found 1 essay containing the word Nerica.

  1. 1. New seeds for poor women? Reflections on the Multinational New Rice for Africa (Nerica) dissemination project in Sierra Leone

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Hanna Egeltoft; [2011]
    Keywords : Nerica; Sierra Leone; adoption decisions; gender; dissemination; extension; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The introduction of new farming technologies, such as high-yielding varieties, has for long been regarded as one of the best strategies to increase agricultural production, and to combat poverty and food-insecurity. Since around 2005, New Rice for Africa (Nerica) is one of the main development strategies for combating such issues in Sierra Leone, and in many other African countries. READ MORE