The study examines the effect of Land Management practices on technical efficiency of food crop farmers in North Central Nigeria. Data for the study were collected with the aid of well-structured questionnaire from 345 food crop farmers, while data analyses were carried out using...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/23791
Aims: The empirical paper was undertaken to estimate price transmission of food grains along the food supply chain prior and post trade liberalization era. Study Design: The paper adopted an observational research design based on time series data set. Place and Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/19347
The study analyzed the constraints to adoption of improved fish farming technologies by fish farmers in Yola North and South Local Government Areas of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Primary data which were obtained through the use of questionnaires and personal interview administered to...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/20729
The information on farmers’ adoption of local seed systems is based on field visits undertaken in the Zarqa and Mafraq Regions in Jordan. Farmers’ adoption depends upon social relation, locally developed seed exchange methods and private companies which are presented as leverage...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/24291
Aims: The study was conducted to identify the skills level of backyard chicken production practices used by rural women in Yucatan, Mexico. Study Design: A questionnaire was used to collect data from the chicken owners, the dependent variable in this study was the skills level of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/24330
Agriculture is an integral component of Pakistan economy as sixty five percent of the population resides in rural areas and their livelihood primarily depend on agriculture. Pakistan has the world largest contiguous irrigation system. Unfortunately, the farming community is facin...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22883
The study employed a Ricardian Model to measure the impact of climate change on soybean production in Lapai local government area of Niger state. The study utilized time series data on climatic variables for the period 1980-2012 and primary data on socioeconomic background, produ...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/21886
This study analyzed the socio-economic determinants of adoption of recommended agrochemical practices of agrochemicals (RAPs) among crop farmers in Kaduna and Ondo States of Nigeria. A total of 260 crop farmers who have sustained the use of agrochemicals for at least five years w...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22423
This study evaluates the institutional support for youth agribusiness cooperative development and management in Oyo State, Nigeria. Specifically, this study described the socio-economic characteristics of the youth, measures their perception towards agribusiness, and identified t...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22323
Aims: Aims of the study were to determine the technical efficiency of rain-fed lowland rice producers and factors influencing technical efficiency of rain-fed lowland rice producers in Niger State. Study Design: Primary data were collected from rain-fed lowland rice producers thr...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22504
Aims: Aims of the study were to estimate comparative analysis of profitability of rice production and its determinant in Ebonyi State. Study Design: Primary data was used for this study. These were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire. Information on both irrigated...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/18391
Taming river flow to facilitate irrigation support for agriculture begets a group of beneficiaries and a group of sufferers. While implementations of such large scale projects are taking place by taming the natural resource hydrology, the economics of net welfare gain must be met...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22827
The study was aimed at examining and determining the effects of adoption of the recommended cassava production practices (RCPPs) on the yield and income benefit among farmers; as well as the constraints faced by farmers in adoption of the recommended practices. The study used a m...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22088
This study was an attempt to assess the existing potato value chain and seasonal price variation based on of primary and secondary data. Primary data were collected from the potato growers of Kahaloo upazila under Bogra district and potato retailers were selected from Bogra Sadar...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/23507
This study examined the determinants of cocoa productivity in Ondo State of Nigeria. Primary data were used and collected by using semi-structured questionnaires administered to 140 respondents who were farmers from three selected local government areas which constituted the samp...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/23167