The study analyzed the dynamics of meat (pork, goat meat, beef, exotic chicken, local chicken and snail meat) price transmission and market integration in Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria. Average monthly prices (measured in naira per kilogram) of meats in rural and urban markets were us...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/9787
This study ascertained information sources that cassava farmers preferred to use in Delta State. Area and stratified sampling techniques were used to select villages and farmers. A total of 125 respondents were used for the study. Questionnaire and interview schedule were used to...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/10046
Agriculture is the prevalent occupation of most rural households especially in Nigeria. Raising the productivity of these rural households is crucial in reducing rural poverty and hunger. Innovation adoption is key to increasing farm productivity. This necessitated this study on...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/6503
The study employed primary data collected through a multistage sampling technique from 90 respondents to examine the determinants of cassava output in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Data were analyzed using Gross margin analysis, simple descriptive statistics as well as Ordinary Least...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/9117
This work presents a mathematical model for reciprocal dumping and transboundary pollution, under a setting of oligopolistic competition. To control emissions, governments can establish two environmental regulation instruments: quotas and taxes. To do so, they calculate the optim...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/9799
Most studies in Nigeria have focused on the classical approach to estimating technical efficiency. In this paper, we examine technical efficiency of small farms by estimating a stochastic production frontier model using the Bayesian methodology. The model is applied to farm house...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/10454
This study analyzed the value chain of palm fruit production and processing in Abia state of Nigeria. The analysis was imperative, because of the increased emphasis on value addition to improve the market value of agribusiness products. The objectives considered included the soci...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/9461
This study investigated the socio-economic factors influencing adoption of dual-purpose cowpea production (DPC) technologies among farmers in Bichi Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria. Data were collected with the use of questionnaire administered to 200 farmers selected...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/7981
This paper determines the household food demand for various income groups in Pakistan namely, The Lower Income Group (≤ $ 93.023), Lower-middle Income Group ( $93.034-139.534), Middle Income Group ($139.546-209.302), Upper-middle Income Group ($ 209.314-406.977) and Upper Income...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/6938
This study reports on the availability, use and information seeking behaviour of farming communities with specific reference to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Eastern Ghana. It fills a research gap by examining what people do with a medium when they have acc...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/7661