J. K. Bidzakin

Status of Postharvest Operations in Upper East Region of Ghana: The Case of Maize Producers

J. K. Bidzakin, Osei-Agyeman Yeboah, Issah Sugri, Cephas Naanwaab, S. K. Nutsugah & J. M. Komkiok · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2015

A baseline survey was conducted in the Upper East Region of Ghana to assess current postharvest practices and factors influencing long and bulk storage of maize. The research tools employed were field survey, farm visits and key informant interviews. Twenty farmers were randomly...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/14959

Evaluation of Pearl millet Varieties for Adaptation to the Semi-Arid Agro-Ecology of Northern Ghana

R. A. L. Kanton, P. Asungre, E. Y. Ansoba, Baba I.Y. Inusah, J. K. Bidzakin, Mutari Abubakari, P. Toah, L. Haggan, C. Totoe & F. A. Akum · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2015

Field trials were conducted at the Manga Agricultural Research Station near Bawku in the Upper East Region to evaluate nine genotypes of Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] for adaptation to the Sudan Savanna agro-ecology of northern Ghana. The varieties are: Arrow, Bon...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAERI/2015/14640