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
This study examines the role of rural women in arable small-scale sustainable agricultural production in a developing country setting. Specifically, the study addresses rural women’s level of accessibility and use of agricultural production resources in the North West Region of C...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22544
In the agricultural sector, the success of the extension services’ delivery is directly proportional to extension agents’ level of commitment and work motivation. This article analyzed factors determining the level of development agents’ work motivation in the western part of Eth...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22557
In recent past, efforts in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) including Ghana have stressed on increasing legume productivity and associated benefits to rural livelihoods. However, technologies such as legume inoculants that enhance legume productivity are associated with constraints such...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22760
Aims: The Savanes region of Togo is characterized by frequent droughts and floods which adversely affect farming, the primary source of livelihood for majority of households in the region. Given the rapidly changing climate, these adverse shocks are expected to become more pervas...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/21364
The study compared profitability of rice production enterprise among farmers in Anambra and Ebonyi States, Nigeria. The population of the study included all rice farmers in the two states. A multistage sampling technique in combination of purposive and simple random sampling tech...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22251
Arid lands cover 17% of the world’s land. There, crop production largely depends on irrigation and frequently faces water shortages. Cotton is grown in arid lands, e.g. Central Asia and Northwest China. Today, the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, China has turned into the world’s most impo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22254
The purpose of the current study was to assess the determinants of the quantity of potato produced and marketed by smallholder farmers in Guinea. Potato has emerged as an attractive cash crop due to its income-generating potential and is one of the main sources of income for the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/21726