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This is Birhanu kagnew from Hawassa University, Ethiopia.
It is true that poverty and lack of awareness are the main reasons for food insecurity among small farmers. But, beside this, the key technological innovations such as improved seeds can increase the economic resilience of small farmers in the developing world, especially if these technologies prove tolerant to a wide range of conditions. Yet the adoption of improved seeds is itself negatively affected by climate shocks and therefore the intensity of diffusion remains sub-optimal. Institutional changes, and possibly even deeper structural changes, are required to correct this. For example, to support technology diffusion in improved seeds varieties is important not only to invest the development of such technology, but also in experimentation and use at the production (farmer) level.
Birhanu kagnew (MSc)
Lecturer, Biology department
Botanical science (plant biology and biodiversity management)
Hawassa University,
Ethiopia
Email: birhank444 (at) gmail.com
Phone:0912848561
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