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Open Access · 2023

2023 Vol.2 No.2


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4 articles
ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 4 July 2023

Varietal purity evaluation in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seeds by means of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers in Venezuela

Edickson Frances, Hernán Laurentin

New Countryside · 1-9 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.39

BACKGROUND: Sesame is an important crop due to the excellent quality oil derived from its grains. With as any other crop, the seed used as initial input in the agricultural process, is the first warranty of success that a farmer has. The quality seed must be evaluated during the multiplication process, to be sure that varietal p

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 5 July 2023

Estimating Total Factor Productivity Growth in the Sri Lankan Coconut Sector

S.M.M. Samarakoon, H. L. J. Weerahewa, L.H.P. Gunaratne

New Countryside · 10-26 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.33

The stagnant nature of Sri Lankan national coconut production over many decades has been an issue in fulfilling the ever-increasing demand for domestic coconut consumption and industry. Thus, this study aims to address the question of the driving forces of total coconut production growth. This study identifies the sources of Sri

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 13 July 2023

Lessons Learnt from Application of Farmer Field School Approach for Dissemination of Technologies to Seed Potato Farmers in Sri Lanka

M.K.S.L.D. Amarathunga, U.S.G. Dilshan, A.M.C. Amarakoon, K.P. Somachandra

New Countryside · 27-42 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.28

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the Farmer Field School Approach in disseminating technologies for improving Farmers’ knowledge and adoption of cultivation practices related to seed potato cultivations in Sri Lanka. The stratified purposive sampling technique was performed to select 40 seed potato farmers who p

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ArticleOpen AccessPublished: 21 July 2023

Social Geographical Materialities in Rural Spaces. Material Changes or/and Social Changes? Key Questions for a New Countryside in the Global North

Angel Paniagua

New Countryside · 43-51 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.60

In this contribution, ways of analysis are established that allow the incorporation of material change processes in the context of global rural restructuring. The traditional binary relation can evolve towards hybrid models based on the permanent becoming and the post-structural or the post-modern visions. The evolution from the

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