The interest of governments, international organizations, NGOs and the general public has recently been aroused by studies considering the use of existing agricultural technology, the use of innovations in such technology and the production of agricultural goods. The attention received by such studies ...
Is Marketing Board a Barrier or a Stimulant of Agricultural Production in West Africa? A Comparative Study of Ghana and Nigeria Cocoa Pricing Eras This study focuses on examining the marketing policies of cocoa in West Africa with specific interest in comparing the prices of cocoa during marketing...
This might be related to influences from Southeast Mauretania associated with the Late Tichitt tradition and the setting of the Ghana empire. As in the neighbouring Inland Niger Delta, this led to a diversified agricultural system that included several domesticated crops (rice, sorghum, fonio and ...
In this paper, we explore some of the key economic policy reforms in three lower-middle-income countries, namely: Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia. Also, we undertake a comparative analysis of the economic policy reforms in these countries. We... BN Iyke,NM Odhiambo - 《Interdisciplinary Journal of...
Bentley encouraging knowledge exchange - integrated pest management in Indonesia, Y. Winarto learning by improvization - farmers' experimentation in Mali, A. Stolzenbach experimenting farmers in Northern Ghana, D. Millar local knowledge formation and validation - the case of rice production in Central...
Agricultural Mechanization in Ghana. Insights from a Recent Field Study. IFPRI Discussion Paper 01729 International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC (2018) Google Scholar FAO, 2008 FAO Agricultural mechanization in Africa Time for action. Planning Investment for Enhanced Agricultural ...
The notion of food security is a global phenomenon that impinges on every human. Efforts to increase productivity and yields have historically degraded the environment and reduced biodiversity and ecosystem services, with the significant impact on the poor. Sustainable agriculture—farming in sustainable ...
Evaluation of alternative mosquito control measures on malaria in Southern Ghana 2021, Scientific African Citation Excerpt : The results show negative effects of alternative mosquito control measures on malaria prevalence of under 5 years children. The results on children aged 5 or less show that there...
Two other studies from Ghana and Nigeria, respectively, further indicated the importance of household income as an important correlate of household food insecurity (Atuoye et al., 2017; Owolade et al., 2013). Lower household income and expenditures, poorer education, lower-level employment, and...
Mensah AK, Frimpong KA (2018) Bio char and/or compost applications improve soil properties, growth, and yield of maize grown in acidic rainforest and coastal savannah soils in Ghana. Interna J Agron 2018:8 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/6837404 Mickan BS, Abbott LK, Stefanova K, Sol...