Aims: This study seeks to describe the socio-economic characteristic of the respondents in the study area, describe the land tenure systems operational in the study area, determine the trend in farm size change in the study area over a period of five years, determine the trend in...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/7707
This study on default risk and determinants of farmers’ access to micro-credit from cooperative societies was carried out in Abia state, Nigeria. Longitudinal data on micro-credit seeking and repayments for ninety (90) rural farm households in three agricultural zones of the stat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/6949
Coffee production is a major source of income for farmers in the DakLak province in Vietnam. Although Vietnam is one of the largest coffee producers in the world, research to improve the coffee industry is lacking, in particular, evaluating production efficiency in coffee farming...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/6599
Considering the alarming predictions of researchers and policy makers concerning the natural phenomenon climate change, this study “Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Sustainability – Implications for Food Security” was carried out in southeast Nigeria to untie some of the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/6310
Aim: The study sought to determine consumers’ perception of the safety of leafy vegetables and how it affects their decision to purchase leafy vegetables in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. Methodology: Data employed in the study comes from 200 consumers in the study area. Percept...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/5789
Aims: Apply different silvicultural approaches to improve oil productivity and quality from abandoned stands and analyze cost-benefit of developing tea oil camellias. Study Design: Three experiments were conducted as (1) Changing canopy of 36-year-old plantation by grafting, (2)...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/6377
The study sought to establish the cultivation practices and utilisation of Moringa oleifera provenances grown by small holder farmers in Zimbabwe. Focus group interviews, questionnaires and field observations were used to collect data. The snowball technique was used to identify...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2013/5531
Aims/Objectives: This study offers an efficiency analysis of maize silage production in the province of Canakkale. As a next step, the role of various socio-economic factors on efficiency has been examined to find out which socio-economic factors could be improved to attain highe...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2013/4007
The tribes of Andhra Pradesh present a fascinating diversity with its variegated socio-cultural traditions and diversified occupations. Aim: The objectives of the study are to facilitate adoption of appropriate agricultural technologies, to enhance the productivity level of the a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2013/5080
The study investigates the determinants of direct marketing strategy (DMS) adoption and its effect on gross sales of agro SMEs in the wake of the government’s industrialization efforts. A multistage sampling was used to select 120 agro SMEs in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2013/4474