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
Aims: Apiculture is one of the potential businesses in Bangladesh. This study tries to examine, the profitability of apiculture practice by using financial analysis of investment costs and benefits. Study Design: To evaluate the accurate and particular investment on beekeeping, e...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22985
Saudization has become nowadays a national requirement, because it is no longer an economic issue, but also associated with social and security issues, in our study focused on efforts exerted by both public and private sectors to face Saudization obstacles, in order to increase p...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22966
This paper examines the determinants of smallholder dairy farmers’ choice of milk marketing outlet using data from smallholder farmers in Kipkaren division of Nandi County in Kenya. Two main objectives were explored including the effect of the state of roads infrastructure and th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22089
Family farming is one of the most predominant forms of agriculture world- wide and plays significant role in household food security. The roles of men and women in the household are very important in sustaining family farming. The study examined the role of gender in family farmi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22803
The research study was carried out to assess the present state of the Rural and Agricultural Development Project in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The population of this study consisted of all the Rural farmers in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. Data for th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22462
As a traditional crop in many developing countries, millet, by virtue of its high nutritive qualities, longer shelf-life, tolerance to drought and provision of multiple security has served and continues to serve as a relevant crop for enhancing food security and reducing poverty...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22603
The study was to principally determine the efficiency of the marketing system of sesame in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. This is to provide empirical knowledge on the level of efficiency and competitiveness useful for improving the marketing system for economic development. Analysis o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22312
The study investigated the effects of socio-economic characteristics on food security status of cocoa farming households. The study was conducted in Ondo State, Nigeria. There was random selection of four notable cocoa producing Local Government Areas (LGAs) and from each of the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/10077
This study was conducted to identify determinants of cooperative member participation in agricultural input and output marketing at Damote Gale district of Wolaita Zone in Ethiopia. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to obtain a sample size of 120 cooperative members. Quan...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22080
The study examined the economic analysis of input use efficiency among cocoa farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria. Data used for the study were collected from 115 randomly selected cocoa farmers in Taraba State of Nigeria. The study reveals that majorities (86.9%) of the respondents...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/10075
The study examined the determinants of adoption of rubber production technologies by farmers in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to; describe the socioeconomic characteristics of rubber farmers and to identify factors affecting adoption of impro...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/21779
The study examined the effects of farmers’ socio-economic characteristics on their perception on cassava production in of Ondo State. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 120 respondents and a well-structured questionnaire was used to elicit responses on socio - eco...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22259
This study analysed gender roles in palm oil production in the Northern Agricultural Zone of Delta State. Four randomly selected Local Government Areas and 160 palm oil producers (80 males and 80 females) were used for the study. Multiple regression analysis, resource–use efficie...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/19613