An economic analysis of crude oil pollution effects on crop farms in Rivers...
This study researched on crude oil pollution effects on crop farms in Rivers State, Nigeria using stochastic translog production function. Data were collected in the state, using multi-stage sampling...
View ArticleThe role of ICTs in agricultural production in Africa
Over the past two decades Africa has experienced the fastest growth in the global telecommunications market, especially due to the tremendous growth of the mobile telecommunications sector. Studies...
View ArticleImpact of macroeconomic policies on poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan...
The objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between macroeconomic variables and poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa, by applying descriptive illustration and weighted least square...
View ArticleWomen’s workload and their role in agricultural production in Ambo district,...
The Government of Ethiopia is working towards mainstreaming gender in all sector programmes, including agriculture. Women, despite having key role in advancing agricultural development and food...
View ArticleWillingness to pay for irrigation water and its determinants among rice...
The government of Uganda is currently rehabilitating its irrigation schemes. The largest of these is Doho Rice Irrigation Scheme (DRIS), where farmers will after rehabilitation bear the costs of its...
View ArticleDeterminants of postharvest losses in tomato production in the Offinso North...
The aim of this study was to examine the determinants of postharvest losses in tomato production in the Offinso North district of Ghana. A standardized structured questionnaire was used to collect...
View ArticleFinancial profitability and technical efficiency of horticultural crops in...
In the watershed of the Nakanbé River in Burkina Faso, horticultural crops are financially profitable with high gross incomes, cost/revenue ratios and attractive hourly returns to labor. Based on a...
View ArticleAdoption of drought-tolerant rice in Thailand: Participatory varietal...
Rice production in Northeast Thailand has been suffering because of drought and limited irrigation. In this area, glutinous rice is generally produced for household consumption. The new...
View ArticleAn economic viability assessment of sisal production and processing in...
Creating sustainable jobs in the agricultural sector is an important aspect of rural development. Agriculture is often viewed as a sine qua non for rural development, because it provides the necessary...
View ArticleAssessing the extent and determinants of adoption of improved cassava...
This paper investigates the determinants of adoption of improved cassava varieties in south- western Nigeria. The data come from a farm household survey of 841 households selected using a three-stage...
View ArticleDeterminants of farmers’ adoption decisions for improved pearl millet variety...
Millet is a staple food mainly from local varieties, throughout the Sahel and in parts of the Sudan Savanna. Improved millet varieties are higher yielding and of better quality than the local...
View ArticleEconomic and technical efficiency of cassava production in Ika North East...
Cassava production seems to be economically viable but there seems to exist no empirical documented evidence to this effect in Ika North East L.G.A of Delta State, Nigeria. In view of this, the study...
View ArticleFarmers’ perception on excreta reuse for peri-urban agriculture in southern...
Ghana lags behind the Millennium Development Goals’ target for sanitation, despite widespread effort by the central government. Most households in peri-urban communities in Ghana lack improved...
View ArticleEstimating the effects of formal and informal credit on farm household...
This paper uses the hierarchical competitive welfare model approach to estimate the effects of credit from formal and informal sources on welfare development of farm households in Ghana. Data used for...
View ArticleComparative economic analysis of tomato (Lycopersicon esculenta) under...
The study compared the economic performance of tomato (Lycopersicon esculenta) under irrigation and rain fed systems in Bassa and Makurdi Local Government Areas of Kogi and Benue States of Nigeria,...
View ArticleProfit efficiency of dairy farmers in Kenya: An application to smallholder...
The dairy industry in Kenya is an important source of livelihood among the smallholder farmers who supply over 70% of the total milk. However, there is a growing concern on rising costs of milk...
View ArticleAssessment of farmers’ perceptions and the economic impact of climate change...
This paper examines perceptions of small-scale irrigation farmers (SSIFs) with regard to climate change and their adaptation strategies in terms of its effects. The Multinomial Logit (MNL) and the...
View ArticleEconomic analysis of factors influencing adoption of motor pumps in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian economy depends heavily on smallholder agriculture, and this sector directly affects the countrys economic development, food security and poverty alleviation efforts. The adoption of...
View ArticlePrioritization and cost and returns analyses of selected non-timber forest...
This article describes cost and returns analysis of first five preferred Sahel savanna non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in Yobe State, Nigeria. The results demonstrate that households in Yobe State...
View ArticleEconomic optimal allocation of irrigation water in Egypt
The water scarcity problem is globally getting worse especially in the light of increase in water demand among its competing uses. Thus, it is an important to optimize the water allocation to crops....
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