Poverty incidence in Nigeria is higher among the rural-folks, that is, households that rely mainly on agricultural income. Income diversification is therefore seen as a way to secure income and to increase welfare of the farm households. This study investigated livelihood and inc...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26010
China has experienced unprecedented economic growth for more than three decades now and this is presumably attributed to the reforms and openness started in 1978 by Deng Xiaoping. However, in recent times some issues have been raised by policymakers on whether the economic growth...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26034
High growth in agriculture sector was observed in Gujarat during recent years. This was mainly attributed to shift in cropping pattern of the state towards high value crops. Hence this particular study was conducted to know the status of cereal crops in the state by assessing the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/25474
This paper analyzed maize production efficiency in Ghana due to differences in efficiency. The stochastic frontier model with flexible risk properties is applied with 232 farms from the Brong-Ahafo Region. Findings of the study were the translog model best fits the mean output f...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26014
Poverty incidence in Nigeria is higher among the rural-folks, that is, households that rely mainly on fundamentally on agricultural income. This study investigated poverty status of farm households in selected Local Government areas of Niger State, Nigeria. The study utilized dat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/25681
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