ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at the Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA) Calabar to evaluate 15 ginger mutant lines, namely UG2-9-01, UG1-5-49, UG1-5-38, UG1-5-52, UG1-5-18, UG2-2-35, UG1-5-04, UG1-5-22, UG1-5-35, UG2-11...

The paper considers the factors that drive a strong and competitive agri-business sector with particular attention to investment in research and development (R&D) for technological innovation as well as the broader drivers and risk factors of influen...

This study assessed the adoption of improved production technologies among rice farmers in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used in the selection of 160 respondents for the study.

The survey was carried out to compare the efficiency of traditional and modern maize storage techniques among farmers in guinea and derived savanna, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used in the selection of 400 active maize farmers, consi...

Agricultural development projects often emphasize the need for climate change adaptation and mitigation in production. Yet upstream and downstream functions of agricultural value chains bear a similar importance for the resilience of the agricultural...

The role of agriculture in sustainable development and poverty reduction for the vast majority of developing countries cannot be overemphasized. Forty-five percent of the developing world's population lives in households involved in agriculture, and...

Malnutrition is prevalent in infants during complementary feeding in parts of developing countries. This is especially so, due to the high cost of infant formulas and other weaning foods in this region. This study compounded and evaluated some qualit...

Field trials were conducted at Irrigation Research Station, Kadawa, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Bakalori Irrigation Project, Birnin Tudu, Talata Mafara, both in the Sudan savanna ecological zone of Nigeria...

The experiment aims to evaluate the growth and forage yield of component crops in a pearl millet-cowpea in a replacement intercropping system. The research was undertaken at the experimental site of the Department of Pasture and Range Management, Fed...

Access to finance remains a key challenge for potential and operating SMEs. The guide presents potential sources for SME Financing in terms of Equity financing, Debt financing and Grant financing. It provides the potential financial options inclu...

Inputs distributor Agrigrow has doubled its sales in Tanzania with a Facebook campaign supported by AgDevCo’s Smallholder Development Unit. This report profiles some of their new, young, tech-savvy customers.

As anyone working with smallholder farmers knows, two of the biggest challenges are getting farmers to commit to Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and securing sources of sustainable micro-finance.