Rice is considered as the second most important staple food crop in Ghana and it is produced mainly by small-scale farmers. Rice production in Ghana meets only 30 to 40 percent of the total demand. The need to increase local rice production is essential, hence this study was desi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26235
Aims: To characterize betel leaf farmers and compare their socioeconomic attributes with non-betel leaf farmers in the Teknaf peninsula, Bangladesh. Study Design: Primary data were used in this study, which were collected by using a structured interview schedule. Information on s...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/25538
In line with economic conditions in 2008 and the need to boost agricultural productivity and stabilize agricultural commodity prices, the government of Ghana instituted a nationwide fertilizer subsidy program. This study analyzes the determinants of access to the Ghana Fertilizer...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26461
Improving agricultural growth and productivity can guarantee the food security and poverty reduction in much of sub-Saharan Africa. However, improving agricultural growth and productivity is not an easy task since it needs the right strategies and a strong commitment from African...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/21507
Aims: To analyze the organization and challenges of contract farming in Tanzania. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and Duration of the Study: Turiani division in Mvomero District. Data collection began in February 2013 and ended in March of the same year. Methodology: The pap...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26281
The purpose of this study was to determine the attitude of the farming community towards adapting an innovative technology. A sample of 300 extension agents and farmers from the Al-Qassim region of Saudi Arabia completed a self-assessment of two instruments: the educational/exper...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/24543
The present study was undertaken to determine marketing efficiency of different maize marketing channels. The study used primary data randomly collected from 55 farmers and intermediaries from two upazilas of Gaibandha district of Bangladesh. The study identified five most promin...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26170
This study investigated the impact of public agricultural expenditure on agricultural output in Nigeria for the period 1981 to 2014 with time series data obtained from the Statistical Bulletin and Annual Reports of the Central Bank of Nigeria, 2014. The Augmented Dickey-Fuller te...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/25491
The aim of this study was to examine the profitability and competitiveness of the main crops grown under the rain-fed sector of Gadarif state: sorghum, millet, sesame and groundnuts. The study used both primary and secondary data. Primary data covered the three scale of semi-mech...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/23438
The awareness for azolla sp (Azolla pinnata) cultivation was created among the rural people in eastern zone of India by Coochbehar Krishi Vigyan Kendra, West Bengal by conducting residential and non-residential training programme on successful azolla production. The training was...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/25251