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2023 Vol.2 No.2

Open Access Article

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

Edickson Frances, Hernán Laurentin

July 2023: 1-9 DOI: 10.55121/nc.v2i2.39

518 (Abstract) 322 (Download) PDF

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 purity, as component of genetic quality, is not affected. OBJECTIVES... more

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Estimating Total Factor Productivity Growth in the Sri Lankan Coconut Sector

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

July 2023: 10-26 DOI: 10.55121/nc.v2i2.33

831 (Abstract) 425 (Download) PDF

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 Lankan coconut sector growth from 1985 to 2019 by calculating the ... more

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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

July 2023: 27-42 DOI: 10.55121/nc.v2i2.28

786 (Abstract) 372 (Download) PDF

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 participated in FFS programs (FFS group) and another 40 farmers who ... more

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

Angel Paniagua

July 2023: 43-51 DOI: 10.55121/nc.v2i2.60

512 (Abstract) 289 (Download) PDF

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 binary to the hybrid analysis model aims to establish simple and c... more

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