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
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