In this study the stochastic frontier production function approach was employed in the empirical analysis of technical efficiency among smallholder cassava farmers in Rivers State, Nigeria. Multistage random sampling technique was used in the data generation exercise. A total of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/7208
The research was carried out to assess the problems associated with land acquisition and their effect on the type of crops cultivated. Multistage sampling technique was used for selecting 120 farmers for the study. Results showed that the mean age of the farmers was 50.5 years, 7...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/11506
A lot of investment has been made in the agricultural sector of Ghana to increase agricultural production through the introduction of new technologies. However, it has been observed that despite efforts being made by the government through the introduction of new varieties of mai...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/11646
Aims: To understand the role of gender on Bambara groundnut cultivation with respect to levels of farmers’ involvement in utilization and conservation in Western Kenya. Study Design: A questionnaire was administered to 120 farmers in two districts. The districts neighbor each oth...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/10285
Gender mainstreaming within policies and programs has remained a big priority among government and non-governmental organizations. In all societies, in all parts of the world, gender equality is not yet realized. Men and women have different roles, responsibilities and decision-m...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/9716
There has been an increased advocacy on food legume cultivation as an economical and sustainable means of soil fertilization due to the inherent problems of inorganic fertilizers such as unavailability, high cost, environmental hazards and soil degradation. This study was therefo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/6506
The study sought to determine the effects of factory labour costs on annual returns to tea growers in Kenya. A case study design was adopted and data was collected through questionnaires. The research was conducted between September 2013 and March 2014. Descriptive and inferentia...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/11538
Aim: This study examined food crop farmers’ supply responsiveness to selected price and non-price variables. Study Design: Cross-sectional design Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in Ejura Sekyeredumasi District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and data was col...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/11238
The paper examines changes and the extent of poverty in rural Nigeria from 1996 to 2004. It investigates the contributions of growth and redistribution factors to changes in poverty within these eight years. The analysis is based on household National Consumer Survey (NCS) of 199...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/11239
Plantain orchards are usually abandoned after two or three production cycles due to yield decline as accentuated by the non-adoption of management practices. This study was conducted to identify the causes of loss in perennial productivity that necessitate orchard abandonment. In...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/10886