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A meta-analysis of the adoption of agricultural technology in Sub-Saharan Africa

Both global poverty and hunger have increased in recent years, endangering progress towards accomplishing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2. The regression has been most pronounced in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Meeting the SDG targets requires achieving resilient farm productivity. Althoug...

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Published in:PLOS sustainability and transformation 2022-07, Vol.1 (7), p.e0000018
Main Authors: Arslan, Aslihan, Floress, Kristin, Lamanna, Christine, Lipper, Leslie, Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Agricultural production
Agricultural technology
Agroforestry
Alternative crops
Econometrics
Empirical analysis
Farm management
Farmers
Farms
Fertilizers
Hunger
Information dissemination
Land tenure
Livestock
Meta-analysis
Pandemics
Poverty
Productivity
Seeds
Subsidies
Sustainable development
Taxonomy
Technology
Technology adoption
Technology utilization
Variables
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