Aims: To assess the profitability gap between farmers and traders in sweetpotato production. Study Design: Purposive Sampling of Sweetpotato producers and traders. Place and Duration of Study: Four major sweetpotato growing regions (Volta, Upper East, Central and Eastern) in Ghan...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2017/38110
A field experiment was conducted at the Crops Research Institute (CRI) at Fumesua – Kumasi from August to December, 2017. The research was to investigate the growth and yield characteristics of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L) to the application of organic manure (poultry manure...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1731041
The effects of organic manure, inorganic fertilizer (NPK) and the combination of the two on the roots of sweet potato were studied under field condition. Two sweet potato varieties, that is, ‘Apomuden’ and ‘Santom Pona’ were used for the experiment. The result indicated that on t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i830894
Natson Eyram Amengor, Bright Owusu-Asante, Kwadwo Adofo, Patricia Pinamang Acheampong, Benedicta Nsiah-Frimpong, Alex Nimo-Wiredu, Desmond Adogoba, Joyce Haleegoah, Alex Adu-Appiah, Ernest Baafi & Regina Sagoe·Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology·2018
Aim: To examine the awareness and adoption of improved sweetpotato varieties in Ghana. Study Design: Multi-stage sampling (Proportional Probability, Purposive and Random) of Sweetpotato farmers. Place and Duration of Study: Improved Root and Tuber Technology Implementation Hubs....
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/39874