Progress in the utilization of urea-ammonia treated crop residues: biological and socio-economic aspects of animal production and application of the technology on small farms

[摘要] Treatmentoffibrouscropresiduesusingureaasasourceofammoniaisatechnologyeasilyhandledbysmallfarmers.However,adoptionofthetechnologyhasbeenslow,exceptinChina.Inthefirstpartofthispapertheconditionsforbiologicallyefficientresultsintermsofanimalproductionarediscussed.Drawingonexperiencesfrommainlytwocountries(ChinaandBangladesh),importantconditionsforfarmeruptakeincludingsocio-economicfactorsarediscussedinthesecondpart.Withintheframeworkofthepapertheyarefoundtobelandtenure,ruralenergysupplyandthepoliticalandadministrativesituation.Itisconcludedthatastrongfarmer'sperspectiveinboththeresearchandextensionphasesfacilitatessuccessfuladoption.Thediscussionalsoimpliesthatsecurelandtenurerightsareanimportantconditionforuptakeoftechnologiesbysmallholderfarmers.

[学科分类] 农业科学（综合）