ABSTRACT School Feeding Programmes have been popular in developing countries as an instrument for achieving the Millennium Development Goals 1, 2 and 3. With respect to the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) the role of the farmer in contributing to its success has received little attention in academic discourse. On that basis, this study therefore focused on investigating farmers’ participation as a critical component to the implementation of the GSFP in the West Gonja District. Case s...
ABSTRACT This study sought to capture information on the mitigation of farmer - herder conflicts in two villages, namely Mbuyuni and Uturo in Mbarali District, Tanzania. The study was conducted to achieve the following specific objectives: (i) to evaluate the functions of related institutions and stakeholders towards conflicts resolution and management. (ii) To assess the impacts of land conflicts among the land users and (iii) to suggest alternative strategies and /or mechanisms for mitigat...
ABSTRACT This study on access and utilisation of information and knowledge by aquaculture famers in Namibia investigated the knowledge gap that exists between information and aquaculture production by providing research based evidence on the nature and extent of information utilised by aquaculture farmers in Namibia. The study was driven by the main research question; what is the level of access and utilisation of knowledge and information by aquaculture farmers in Namibia?, and it was guided...
ABSTRACT Dissemination of push-pull technology (PPT), continued use and expansion of land area under PPT remain critical requirements in addressing the major constraints facing maize production. These include infestation by Striga weed and stem borers, coupled with declining soil fertility conditions which jointly result in low yields and poverty in many developing countries. Despite the extensive literature on PPT adoption, its impacts as well as wider dissemination, little is known about d...
Abstract: Push-Pull Technology (PPT) has been promoted as innovative and effective agriculture technology of addressing yield losses in the maize fields of resource-poor famers due to Striga weeds and Stem borers’ infestation in western Kenya. Being a knowledge intensive technology, learning and uptake of push-pull technology among the smallholder farmers has been relatively slow. Farmers need to have considerable knowledge level for them to learn and adopt it. The purpose of the study was...
ABSTRACT The study sought to assess the effects of input credit scheme on the adoption of cocoa production technologies and productivity of smallholder cocoa farmers in the Eastern and Western Regions of Ghana. The thesis specifically studied the nature and value of the input provided under the input credit scheme, by Cocoa Abrabopa. Also, the extent of adoption of cocoa technologies by Cocoa Abrabopa (CAA) farmers, the effects of adoption of these cocoa technologies on productivity of cocoa ...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out in Mbinga District, Tanzania to assess smallholder coffee growers’ knowledge, attitude and practice of Coffee and Farmer Equity (C.A.F.E) Practice certification scheme and associated implementation challenges among farmers in the study area. The study employed a cross-sectional research design. The sample size of 188 respondents obtained by using Slovin’s sample size formula was randomly selected and surveyed. A questionnaire, Focus Group Discussions, Ke...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to determine if there is significant increase in output of the Nigerian farmers after micro credit loan had been obtained. The study made use of secondary data predominantly, especially data from the Nigeria Agricultural Co-operative and Rural Development (NACRDB). The Statistical tool used in the analysis are : Difference between tow means of X and Y variable; spearman correlation coefficient of variations and finally the Z test. At the end of the analy...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to determine if there is significant increase in output of the Nigerian farmers after micro credit loan had been obtained. The study made use of secondary data predominantly, especially data from the Nigeria Agricultural Cooperative and Rural Development (NACRDB). The Statistical tool used in the analysis are : Difference between tow means of X and Y variable; spearman correlation coefficient of variations and finally the Z test. At the end of the analys...
AbstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish the association between smallholder farmer perceptionstoward climate change and adaptation strategies at the household level in Chimanimani District of Zimbabwe.Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 284 households mainly using a structuredquestionnaire. The Heckman probit selection model was used to first identify the underlying socio-economicfactors that affect households’ recognition of climate change in the ...
Abstracts The study “The Impact of mobile phone on Agricultural Information among Otukpo Farmers”. A study of Agric information dissemination among Otukpo farmer, Otukpo Local Government Area. Using a survey of five villages in Otukpo town, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, the researcher found that Otukpo farmers has adopted the impact of mobile phones in getting agric information due to the benefits derives from it such as enabling verification/discussion with chief farmers a...
ABSTRACT Food security is the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) one which for Kenya is relevant for eradicating poverty and hunger. Increased agricultural productivity would be solution to the world’s 870 Million (M) food insecure people. Approximately 10M people in Kenya, 51.45% of Western Kenya population and 50-70% of households in Kakamega County suffer chronic food insecurity. Small farm sizes, low yields, production shift from food crops to cash crops and low levels of skills and t...
ABSTRACT Women farmers are said to be most vulnerable to climate change due to their multifaceted roles in society and limited access to land and credit for commercial production. The Agona West Municipal Assembly in the Central Region of Ghana is selected as a case for study. The following issues were investigated: The degree of vulnerability to climate change by women farmers, the contribution of land size and land acquisition processes to high levels of exposure and sensitivity and the ex...
This study evaluates the fertility of small scale farmers’ field in Ijumu Area of Kogi State. The area lies within the Southern Guinea Savannah zone of Nigeria. The study area is having three districts; Ijumu Oke, Ijumu Arin and Gbedde. 60 farmers were identified through the Agricultural Development Agency and questionnaires were administered to them to identify soil management practices and problems among the farmers. Soil samples were collected from three farmers’ field, one farme...
ABSTRACT There are several challenges which face farmers in Igunga District in Tabora Region, who have decided to engage in the production of sunflower. Despite of these challenges, more famers keep on leaving their formal cash crop like cotton and seem to prefer growing sunflower. This study was thus put in place in order to assess the perceptions of small growers with respect to considering sunflower as an alternative cash crop. The study was conducted in Igunga District in Tabora Region, a...