The study assessed the impact of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) rice project phase 1 on the socio-economic life of the rice farmers in Anambra and Ebonyi States of Nigeria. After more than five years of operation, the evaluation of the USAID project ph...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22250
Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development Project (CBARDP) is expected to enhance Socio-Economic Status (SES) of rural dwellers; consequently impact positively on general welfare of the rural dwellers. However, impact of the project on SES of rural dwellers is yet to be a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22058
Aims: To provide empirical evidence on the determinants of access to extension services in Northern Ghana. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Kumbungu and Sagnarigu Districts of the Northern region; Builsa North and Pusiga Districts of the Upper East; Wa...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/23478
The main purpose of this study was to describe 10 selected characteristics of the Saotal farmers, to determine the extent of participation of the Saotal farmers, to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of Saotal farmer and their participation in agricultu...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/23147
Farmers in developing countries have been identified as the most defaulting group of credit beneficiaries. While credit remains the second largest source of farm capital, prospective borrowers are denied access to credit as a result of high loan delinquency among farmers. This ph...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/21946
The paper assessed the volume of imported rice in Northern region of Ghana, its effects on domestic rice production and the essential policy measures needed to improve the production of rice in the region. The Johansen method of cointegration was used to test the long run co-move...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22970
Following the Ricardian approach, this paper estimates district level fixed effect panel regression on per hectare net wheat revenues with climate variables like precipitation and temperature including other traditional inputs. Both temperature and precipitation coefficients reve...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22555
Aims: The paper examines socio economic status of coir industry workers. The Coir Industry is one of the most important traditional small enterprises in India which provides employment to about 7 lakhs persons of whom a majority is from rural areas belonging to the economically w...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22916
There is no gainsaying the fact that agriculture is the second largest contributor to Nigeria Gross Domestic Product (GDP). To sustain contribution of agriculture to GDP, formal financial institutions were induced by moral suasion and correction to extend a minimum prescribed per...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/18106
The paper estimates factors responsible for the variation of rice yield in Northern region of Ghana. A multivariate empirical regression model was used to determine the parameters of the internal and external factors that influence rice yield. The results from the double logarith...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22922