This study analyzed the profitability of timber trade and examined its effects on poverty in Benue State. Multistage sampling technique, purposive sampling at 30% sampling intensity and complete enumeration were applied to determine the study sample. Out of the 23 LGAs of the sta...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26123
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
The study analyzed the impact of the Deposit Money banks’ credit on investment in Nigeria. Time series data for thirty one year period 1981 to 2012 were collated from secondary sources of the central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin and was analyzed through Ordinary Lea...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/25134
The impacts of climate change in Bangladesh's coastal belt are on increase in temperature, changes in cropping, irregular rainfall and increased salinity. The coastal belt farmers are usually following single cropping with rice in rainy season. This has lead to decrease in biodi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/25941
The study investigated the effects of membership of Rice Farmers Associations (RFAs) on size of rice fields and rates of selected farm inputs applied among rice farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used for the selection of 94 respondents compris...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/21618
This study examined the effects of goat production on the livelihood of women based on data from 150 farmers selected purposively and equally from Igabi, Chikun and Kajuru Local Governments Areas of Kaduna State, Nigeria. The objective of the study was to assess the socio-economi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22194