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Disseminating genetically modified (gm) maize technology to smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa: extension personnel's awareness of stewardship requirements and dissemination practices
Kotey, D.A.; Van den Berg, J.; Assefa, Y.; Obi, A. (2016)Advice and technical information from extension services are critica l in promoting new technologies and their adoption by farmers. This study determined extension personnel’s awareness of GM ... -
Enhancing smallholder farmers’ awareness of gm maize technology, management practices and compliance to stewardship requirements in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa: the role of public extension and advisory services
Kotey, D.A.; Van den Berg, J.; Assefa, Y. (AJOL, 2017)Genetically modified (GM) maize technology adoption is subject to compliance with stewardship requirements that promote the long-term effectiveness of the technology against target pests and weeds. Awareness of the value ... -
Monitoring resistance to Bt maize in field populations of Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from smallholder farms in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
Kotey, D.A.; Van den Berg, J.; Obi, A.; Assefa, Y.; Erasmus, A. (Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 2017)Post-release monitoring of transgenic Bt maize fields for resistant pest populations is an important activity that will contribute to early identification and mitigation of resistance evolution by target pests. An effective ...