grains (95 Results)
On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Consumer risk perception of vitamin A deficiency and acceptance of biofortified rice in the Morogoro region of Tanzania
TanzaniaDomonko, Emmanuel S. McFadden, Brandon R. Mishili,...
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Vitamin A deficiency is still a challenge in many African countries, including Tanzania. Survey data were gathered in Tanzania to determine consumers’ risk perceptions of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and severe visual impairment. A contingent valuation...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Impact of membership of seed-producer cooperatives on commercialisation among smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Ethiopia
EthiopiaGemechu, Abera Jaleta, Moti Zemedu, Lemma & Beyene...
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Low agricultural commercialisation due to low productivity and a lack of access to and use of improved seeds are common features of smallholders in the Ethiopian highlands. Seed-producer cooperatives (SPCs) were established and strengthened in these...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Do data envelopment and stochastic frontier analyses produce similar efficiency estimates? The case of Ghanaian maize production
All CountriesShamsudeen Abdulai, Shamsudeen Abdulai, Samuel A....
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This study applied stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) to examine the technical efficiency of maize production in northern Ghana using cross-sectional data from 360 maize farmers for the 2011/2012 cropping season....

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
How low is the price elasticity in the global cocoa market?
All CountriesAndras Tothmihaly
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The high volatility of the world cocoa price makes the millions of African cocoa farmers highly vulnerable to poverty. A large volatility in the value of an agricultural commodity is linked to the inelasticity of its supply or demand. Therefore, we t...

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Estimating profit, input demand and output supply elasticities in rice production: Evidence from Vietnam
NigeriaPhuc Trong Ho, Pham Xuan Hung & Phuong Thi Minh Ng...
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Understanding rice farmers’ responses to market prices is essential for policy makers to design effective policies to better manage input demand and rice supply. This paper applies duality theory to derive the elasticities of input demand and output...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Food security gains from the adoption of improved maize varieties among smallholder households in Uganda: A panel analytical framework
UgandaRonald Walusimbi, Fredrick Bagamba, Brian Ogenrwot...
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This study investigated the food security effect of the adoption of improved maize varieties among farming households in Uganda using four waves of the Uganda National Panel Survey (UNPS) spanning the period 2013 to 2020. The panel data regression an...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Impact of the adoption of residue retention on household maize yield in northern Zambia
ZambiaSulinkhundla Maseko, Selma T. Karuaihe, and Damien...
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Evaluating the impact of agricultural practices helps policymakers and farmers in their decision-making. In Zambia, most households depend on agricultural activities, in particular maize production. This paper examines the impact of the adoption of r...

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Technology adoption and technical efficiency in maize production in rural Ethiopia
EthiopiaAbebayehu Girma Geffersa, Frank W. Agbola & Amir M...
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Farm efficiency analysis provides significant insights into farms’ potential to enhance agricultural productivity. This article reports on an investigation of technology adoption and technical efficiency (TE) in the Ethiopian maize sector. We estimat...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Assessment of the financial inclusion–gender–welfare nexus among smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria
NigeriaOE Ayinde, AO Olarewaju, MJ Miranda, KF Omotesho &...
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This study investigates the relationships between financial inclusion, gender and household welfare. We used baseline data collected from a randomised control trial survey of maize farmers in Nigeria and computed multidimensional indices for financia...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Evaluation of Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth under Fertilizer Treatment in Tectona grandis (Linn. F.) Based Agroforestry System in Southeast Nigeria
NigeriaA.I. Onyenso K.A. Nwobodo A.M. Yakubu N.O. Egba
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Maize (Zea mays L.) is the staple food crop grown by most smallholder farmers in Nigeria and its productivity and production are affected by the decline in soil fertility. Research was conducted to evaluate maize growth in a Tectona grandis-based agr...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Determinants of Child Labour Participation in Rice Production: A Case Study of Ebonyi State, Nigeria
NigeriaC.U. Nwaobiala J. Chukwu O.C. Azubuike
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The study analyzed determinants of child labour participation in rice production activities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A purposive and multistage sampling procedure was used to select 120 respondents. Data for the study were collected through a struct...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Grain yield performance of spring maize under different agroecological zones
All CountriesSandesh Thapa & Sara Rawal
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Maize is an important cereal crop which ranks second in production after rice in Nepal with an increasing demand for livestock and poultry ration but declining in production. This experiment was conducted to screen top- and stable yielding maize hybr...