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Climate Change
Determinants of smallholder farmers’ willingness to pay for improved irrigation systems: Evidence from Northwest, Ethiopia
EthiopiaEngidayehu Melaku & Tsegaye Molla
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This study attempted to identify determinants of farmers’ maximum willingness to pay (WTP) for improved use of irrigation water. From a population of 1 380, 177 sample households were selected for primary data collection. From the total sample of hou...

Agri-Tech and Digital Services
Nanotechnology-Based Sustainable Agriculture
All CountriesPardeep Singh, Ankit Kumar Singh, Vipendra Kumar S...
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Nanotechnology-based Sustainable Agriculture offers an in-depth exploration of how nanotechnology is revolutionizing agricultural practices to enhance crop productivity and environmental sustainability. Addressing key challenges in conventional agric...

Agribusiness SMEs
Secondary Agriculture as Complement to Primary Agriculture: Pathway to a Wholesome Agriculture
All CountriesAshok Dalwai and Ritambhara Singh
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This chapter makes bold to articulate the inevitability and value of secondary agriculture as a complement to primary agriculture in upgrading the agriculture sector as a whole to fulfil its new package of mandates, that include creating gainful jobs...

Agribusiness SMEs
Secondary Agriculture: Upgrading Agriculture for Jobs and Income
All CountriesAshok Dalwai and Ritambhara Singh
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A first of its kind, this authored book marshals data and logic that necessitate the agriculture sector to transcend beyond its conventional role of securing food, fodder, and feed. It examines India's growing working population and juxtaposes it wit...

Climate Change
Natural resources for resilient, inclusive rural transformation
All CountriesMeybeck, A.; Opio, C.; Gitz, V.; Gordes, A.; Cinto...
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This paper examines the role of natural resources in fostering resilient and inclusive rural transformation. It reviews land and water availability for agriculture, highlighting the reliance of poor and vulnerable rural communities on these resources...

Agribusiness SMEs
Positioning African Agriculture for Food for the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century
All CountriesThomas R. Odhiambo
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The paper traces the historical emergence of subsistence farming as stemming from the colonial period when a more commercial agriculture was replaced by an export-oriented agricultural trade in introduced crops, such as coffee and tea, whose producti...

Others
Spatial variability in agricultural yield responses to climate change:Implications for index insurance in Burkina Faso
Burkina FasoAbel Tiemtore
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Index-based insurance has emerged as a compelling strategy for agricultural risk management in Africa, particularly in contexts where smallholder farmers are disproportionately exposed to climate-related hazards. Despite its potential, the effectiven...

Others
Complement or substitute: Private investment, public expenditure and agricultural productivity in Nigeria
NigeriaPhilip Ifeakachukwu Nwosa
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This study examines the complementarity and substitutability effect of private investment and public expenditure on agricultural productivity in Nigeria for the period 1978 to 2018. The study employs the vector error correction modelling (VECM) techn...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Optimal land resource allocation for tree crop enterprises among farmers in the eastern region of Ghana: A target MOTAD linear programming analysis
GhanaAgbenyegah Kwami Horgli, Akwasi Mensah-Bonsu & Sam...
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This paper examines the optimal land resource allocation for tree crop enterprises in the Eastern region of Ghana based on data collected from sampled cocoa, oil palm, and rubber farmers. The estimated net present value (NPV) and benefit-cost ratio (...

Others
Can public expenditure on agriculture mitigate the effect of climate variability on agricultural credit in Africa?
All CountriesRaymond K. Dziwornu, Charles Mapok, & James Ntiamo...
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This study investigates how public agricultural expenditure can mitigate the effect of climate variability on banks’ agricultural credit supply in sub-Saharan Africa. Data was collected from 23 countries over the period 2006 to 2021 and analysed with...

Agri-Tech and Digital Services
Utilization of Mobile Phone Application for Improved Service Delivery Among Extension Agents in Southwest, Nigeria
NigeriaR.A. Mufutau A.K. Olayide A.R. Ilori N.R.B. Modum
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The study assessed the utilization of mobile phone applications for improved service delivery among extension agents in southwest, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 100 extension agents.

Agribusiness SMEs
Content Effects of Communal Conflicts on Agricultural Programmes in Southeast, Nigeria
NigeriaC.N. Odom G.N. Umeh J.O. Enyigwe
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The study analysed the effects of communal conflicts on agricultural programmes in Southeast Nigeria using 405 respondents selected through a multistage sampling procedure involving random and purposive sampling techniques. Data were collected from p...