The study analyzed the socio-economic determinants of organic manuring practices by farmers in Southern Agricultural Zone of Nasarawa state, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of respondents in the area; identify the type of orga...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2019/v32i330155
The study assessed the marketing efficiency of orange fleshed sweet potato in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The study covered six (6) Local Government Areas out of the thirteen (13). Two (2) LGAs each out of the three (3) Agricultural zones were selected. A random sampling technique w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2019/v31i130121
The study was conducted to determine the involvement of women in fisheries activities in three fishing communities (Yelwa, Agatu, and Water treatment plant) of Doma Dam in Doma Local Government area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. A total of 50 women were selected through purposive s...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2019/37645
The study assessed the costs and return of poultry egg enterprises in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Sixty (60) poultry egg producers were randomly selected from the 10 wards in Lafia Local Government Area. Data were collected using structured questionn...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/37335
This study examines the profitability of pumpkin production in Nasarawa state, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to; determine the costs and returns associated with pumpkin production and identify the constraints associated with pumpkin production. Primary data and secondary...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/30206
The study examined the determinants of poverty coping strategies among women farmers in Yola-South Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. A purposive and random sampling technique was employed to select 140 women for the study. Data were collected through the use of str...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/30353
The study examined allocative efficiency and its determinants among fadama food crop farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria using the stochastic cost frontier approach. A single-stage estimation procedure was used where socio-economic variables were incorporated directly into the esti...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/22315
The study was about technical efficiency of women cassava farmers in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. A simple random sample of 120 women cassava farmers were interviewed with a structured questionnaire and information concerning their socioeconomic attributes,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i330328
Most farmers in Nigeria, cowpea farmers inclusive, practice subsistence farming with low productivity and consequent inefficiencies. Cowpea related researches have however, focused more on the technical efficiency and the enterprise profitability with little or no research on eco...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2019/v30i430119
This study assessed the economics of groundnut production in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Structured questionnaire was used to generate primary data for the study. Descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis, and double-log production function were employed in...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/30705
The study analyzed the constraints to adoption of improved fish farming technologies by fish farmers in Yola North and South Local Government Areas of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Primary data which were obtained through the use of questionnaires and personal interview administered to...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/20729
The study assessed sources of information and Level of Adoption of recommended Irish Potato Production Technologies by Small Scale Farmers in the Northern Agricultural Zone of Plateau state. The multistage sampling procedure was used to draw 150 farmers as study sample. Data were...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i430330
The study assessed the determinants of adoption rate of rice production technologies introduced by Agricultural Research Outreach Centres in Nigeria. Data were collected using a multi-sampling technique. Data were analysed using simple descriptive statistics and multiple linear r...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i130215
Linear programming was applied to farm data collected from 120 smallholder farmers in 2017/18 cropping season in agricultural zone four (4) of Adamawa state, Nigeria for the purpose of identifying optimal crop mix to maximize revenue. A total of twenty (20) cropping enterprises w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2019/v34i230194