Agriculture

Research Papers/Topics Agriculture

EFFECT OF WEATHER RISK ON ASSETS AND LABOUR ALLOCATION DECISIONS AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: EVIDENCE FROM BURKINA FASO

ABSTRACT Around the developing world, poverty remains an overwhelming rural issue. Rural dwellers rely heavily on agricultural activities and related assets as main source of livelihoods. They also have widely differing capacities to combine off-farm activities in their income generation process. However, diversification makes households better-off only if it implies increased investment in high return portfolios. An important concern is that high yielding investments are either high risk or ...

GENETIC ANALYSIS OF GRAIN YIELD AND OTHER TRAITS OF EARLY MATURING PROVITAMIN A- QUALITY PROTEIN MAIZE INBRED LINES UNDER DROUGHT AND LOW SOIL NITROGEN CONDITIONS

ABSTRACT Early maturing provitamin A (PVA) quality protein maize (QPM) hybrids with combined drought and low soil Nitrogen (low-N) tolerance are needed to address malnutrition and food insecurity problems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In response to this need, PVA-QPM inbred lines with drought and low-N tolerant genetic backgrounds were developed through the concerted effort of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Maize Improvement Program (IITA-MIP) for hybrid development and c...

CDR Coalition 249 PAGES (72865 WORDS) Plant Science Thesis
ADOPTION OF BIOENERGY CROPS, INCOME AND CONTRACT PREFERENCES AMONG FARMERS IN NORTHERN GHANA: THE CASE OF JATROPHA

ABSTRACT In order to solve the crisis faced by the energy sector in Ghana, Jatropha has been promoted as a panacea and promising crop for bioenergy generation. Like other crops, Jatropha cultivation comes with opportunities. The study aims at analyzing how Jatropha adoption influences the level of crop incomes of farmers and the preferences for production contracts in Northern Ghana. The first objective is to identify the factors explaining farmers’ adoption and land allocation of Jatropha ...

MALARIA TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS AND INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE STATUS OF ANOPHELES FUNESTUS (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) DURING FOUR YEARS OF INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING IN NORTHERN GHANA.

ABSTRACT Malaria remains a major public health problem in Africa, with An. funestus as one of the principal vectors. In the control of malaria, vector control has been successfully implemented in many malariaendemic countries with indoor residual spraying (IRS) as an existing front-line measure. IRS has been implemented in some selected sites in Northern Ghana since 2009 and its effect on the members of An. funestus is poorly understood. Therefore, this study was aimed at investigating the sp...

CDR Coalition 150 PAGES (29268 WORDS) Crop Science Thesis
THE CHARACTERISTICS AND DIVERSITY OF INDIGENOUS RHIZOBIA THAT NODULATE SELECTED INDIGENOUS MULTIPURPOSE LEGUMINOUS TREES AND SHRUBS IN THREE SOILS OF GHANA

ABSTRACT Trees in general and leguminous trees in particular form an integral part of the traditional farming systems in Ghana. Compared to other plants, leguminous trees have the advantage that, they are generally capable of growing better on N-deficient soils due to their ability to convert unavailable atmospheric N2 into plant utilizable N. However, several factors including the abundance and effectiveness of the specific rhizobial partner, the available N and P in soil, are among the impo...

CDR Coalition 241 PAGES (54277 WORDS) Soil Science Thesis
ASSESSMENT OF THE SUITABILITY OF SOME SOILS OF THE FORESTSAVANNA TRANSITION AND THE INTERIOR SAVANNA ZONES FOR MAIZE PRODUCTION USING SOIL QUALITY RATING, CROP MODELLING AND MULTI-CRITERIA AP

ABSTRACT Eight soil series from two agro-ecological zones of Ghana were evaluated for their suitability for maize production intensification using three approaches: the Soil Quality Index (SQI), DSSAT yield simulations and the Multi-criteria Analysis (MCA). Four of the series were from the Forest – Savanna Transition namely Wenchi series (Feric Dystric Leptosol), Ejura series (Haplic Lixisol), Damongo series (Dystric Nitosol) and Lima series (Eutric Gleysol). The four soils from the Guinea ...

CDR Coalition 209 PAGES (32905 WORDS) Soil Science Thesis
TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY IN MAIZE PRODUCTION IN EJURA SEKYEDUMASE DISTRICT

ABSTRACT Inefficiencies in maize production do not only have adverse effect on the output of maize but it also poses a serious threat to income generation, food security and the general welfare of the people. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the level and determinants of technical efficiency of maize farmers. The proportionate stratified and simple random technique was used to select 306 maize farmers. Descriptive statistics was used to describe farm and farmer specific characte...

SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ ADAPTIVE CAPACITY AND CHOICE OF ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AGAINST WEATHER RISKS IN NORTHERN BENIN

ABSTRACT Understanding smallholder farmers’ behaviour in terms of adaptation to weather risks provides the means to design policies that will help farmers address weather risks and have an effective impact on farmers’ livelihoods. This study is undertaken with this perspective by analysing how smallholder farmers’ adaptive capacity affects their choice of adaptation strategies to weather risks. The research sought to, i) analyse farmers’ perceived vulnerability to weather risks, their...

RELEVANCE OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN THE SECOND CYCLE LEVEL OF EDUCATION IN THE GREATER ACCRA REGION

ABSTRACT Though it is government policy to modernize the agricultural sector and make it a catalyst for rural transformation making Ghana an agro-industrialized country, very few students pursue agricultural programme as compared to other programmes at the SHS level. These students who pursues the agricultural programme do not match up to the standard in terms of skill acquisition to meet the job market hence tend to be ‘job seekers’ and end up in other sectors. The main objective of the ...

AETIOLOGY, ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND CONTROL OF MANGO (Mangifera indica L.) TREE DECLINE DISEASE IN NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT This research was conducted from May, 2015 to July, 2016 in the three mango growing districts of the Northern Region of Ghana to obtain baseline information on farmers’ knowledge and perception on prevalence, spread, economic importance and control of mango tree decline disease; determine disease incidence and severity; identify the causal agent(s) of the disease and to develop a chemical control regime for management of the disease. Questionnaire survey and interviews were used to...

CDR Coalition 127 PAGES (26175 WORDS) Crop Science Thesis
SOLUTE DISPERSION IN SOIL

ABSTRACT An experimental study of solute transport during one-dimensional sorption of a solution of KC1 into a uniformly packed horizontal soil column of Akuse clay, (a tropical clay loam from Ghana which is dominantly montmorillonitic) and Brookston clay of the Huron Catena (dominantly illitic) is reported in this thesis. A hydrodynamic equation based on the existing theories of irreversible thermodynamics is developed to incorporate the effect of anion exclusion in the usual hydrodynamic eq...

CDR Coalition 369 PAGES (113985 WORDS) Soil Science Thesis
STUDIES ON THE BLAST DISEASE OF SEEDLINGS OF THE OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS JACQ.)

ABSTRACT The series of investigations carried out into the blast disease of oil palm seedlings, a disease of high economic importance, showed that the disease was widespread in nurseries throughout south-westem Nigeria, The disease was prevalent between October of the year of planting and March of the following year and appeared to be severest in November and Deeember. The incidence of the disease was lower among seedlings planted into the nursery at the beginning of the rainy season in April...

A STUDY OF THE PLANKTON AND BENTHOS OF EKOLE RIVER IN BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT A study was undertaken to determine the plankton and benthos of Ekole River in Bayelsa State of Nigeria. Surface water and sediment samples were collected in the dry (December-January) and wet (June –July) seasons between 2003 and 2004 for plankton and benthic analyses. The water temperature ranged from 27-33°C, pH 6.30-7.5, total suspended solids (T.S.S) 110-282 mg/L, Chloride 15.40- 39.6 mg/l, dissolved oxygen 4.11-10.83 mg/l and conductivity 64.5-84.55µS/cm. The total plankton...

IMPACT OF CREDIT-BASED FOOD CROP DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (FCDP’S) ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC LIVES OF SMALL-SCALE MAIZE FARMERS: THE CASE OF EJURA-SEKYEDUMASE DISTRICT

ABSTRACT This study sought to find answers to the questions of whether the Food Crop Development Project improved farmers’ access to credit, changed farmers savings culture or whether small-scale maize farmers adopted the improved maize production practices. In addition, the study seeks to know whether or not there has been any significant difference in food security situation between participant and non-participant farmers. Descriptive-Correlation survey was conducted and using multistage ...

RESIDENTS' PERCEPTION OF THE EFFECTS OF OGUAA FETU AFAHYE AND PANAFEST EVENTS IN CAPE COAST, GHANA

ABSTRACT The impact of special events on host communities has been well documented. Relatively few studies have examined the effects of local events on host communities, especially in Ghana. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate residents’ perception of the effects of two local events, precisely Oguaa Fetu Afahye and PANAFEST events in Cape Coast. Primary source of data was employed during the fieldwork, which was undertaken between December, 2017 and January, 2018. Data was gathere...


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