Ibrahim Adama

Assessing the relationship between outbreaks of the African Armyworm and Climatic Factors in the Forest Transition Zone of Ghana

Ibrahim Adama & M. B. Mochiah · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2017

The African armyworm Spodoptera exempta (Walker) is an important migratory pest of cereal crops and grasslands in sub-Saharan Africa. It demonstrates great variability in the extent and severity of infestation of its host crops. The African armyworm is known to cause extensive da...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2017/30588

Knowledge of Cassava Pest Management: The Case of Farmer Training on Integrated Management of Millipede Infestation in Outbreak Areas in Western Region, Ghana

Ibrahim Adama, Ken Okwae Fening, Moses Brandford Mochiah, Michael Owusu-Akyaw & Emmanuel Andoh-Mensah · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2017

Aims: Millipede infestation has been identified as a major contributing factor to low root yield of cassava and other root and tuber crops. Lack of knowledge in managing millipedes contributed significantly to reduction in cassava production. To address this challenge was to enha...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/30586

Pesticides Use and Misuse in Cabbage Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. (Cruciferae) Production in Ghana: The Influence of Farmer Education and Training

Blankson W. Amoabeng, Kwesi P. Asare, Olivia P. Asare, Moses B. Mochiah, Ibrahim Adama, Ken O. Fening & Geoff M. Gurr · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2016

Global pesticides use is increasing with environmental contamination and consumer concerns over food safety reflecting this trend. A random sampling technique using a structured questionnaire was used to select 108 cabbage farmers in Ghana and were personally interviewed. The stu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAERI/2017/30128