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Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics
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Open Access journal
ISSN (Print) 2006-9774
Published by Academic Journals

[33 journals]

Assessing the determinants of farm households’ choice of livelihood
diversification strategies in Sub Zoba Debarwa, Eritrea
- Abstract: Smallholder rural farm households face increasing pressure to diversify their livelihood strategies to supplement their meager and unstable agricultural productivity. The objective of the study was to assess the determinants of smallholder rural farm households choice of livelihood diversification strategies in sub-Zoba Debarwa, Zoba Debub, and Eritrea. Data were collected from 201 randomly ...
  PubDate: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +010
Vertical market linkages between smallholder African indigenous vegetables
farmers and other market actors in Bungoma County
- Abstract: The study aimed at determining the vertical market linkages that exist between smallholder African indigenous vegetable (AIV) farmers and other actors in Bungoma County, Kenya. Multistage sampling was employed to identify a sample of 384 respondents. Primary data collection was accomplished through observations and interviews using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire. Data were analyze...
  PubDate: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +010
Characterising agricultural holdings in Uganda: Inputs to improving policy
formulation
- Abstract: This manuscript shows a characterisation of critical agricultural household features that are fundamental for performance of agricultural activities in Uganda. Data from the 2018 Annual Agricultural Survey show that these households are exposed to a series of circumstances that make agriculture a challenging enterprise to undertake, but at the same time essential for subsistence. These chall...
  PubDate: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +010
Effect of sustainable land management (SLM) measures disseminated by the
climate change resilience through sustainable land management project on
the economic efficiency of maize producers in the communes of Malanville
and Kouandé in northern Benin
- Abstract: Soil degradation is increasingly becoming a problem for agricultural production due to poor production practices. The search for solutions to this phenomenon has led producers to adopt sustainable land management (SLM) strategies proposed by projects and programs. This study aims to evaluate the effect of SLM measures on the economic efficiency of maize producers who are beneficiaries of the...
  PubDate: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +010
Effect of coronavirus on students’ food security status: A case of
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
- Abstract: Coronavirus is a novel virus that hit the world starting from developed countries to under-developed countries. Ghana is amongst the countries in Africa that observed some level of confinement by their government leading to the shutdown of various institutions including schools. The resulting impact of the policy saw students being more vulnerable to food insecurity and related issues. This ...
  PubDate: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +010
Exploring the drivers of technical efficiency in Senegal’s
agricultural production sector
- Abstract: Most agricultural farmers in Senegal make limited use of key agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, certified seeds, irrigation, mechanization and pesticides. Such situation happens in a context where most farmers are exposed to droughts, land degradation, and erratic climatic shocks. These factors typically lead to negative effects on technical efficiency, and therefore unfavorable outcom...
  PubDate: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +010
Determinants of agricultural commercialization in smallholder farmers in
Zimbabwe: The case of Zhombe North Rural District
- Abstract: Agricultural commercialization raises farm incomes and improves living standards in African farming populations. Despite its importance, it remains low in Africa. Limited studies in agricultural commercialization have explored different tools for analysis given the agricultural commercialization indicators with zeros and fractions. This paper addresses methodological issue and adds literatur...
  PubDate: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +010
Adoption of electronic commerce by agribusiness small medium enterprises
in the upper east region of Ghana
- Abstract: Technological evolution has triggered more advanced market-based approaches to the transfer of goods, services, and information. In Ghana, Agribusiness small-medium enterprises electronic commerce adoption is concentrated in Accra and Kumasi. This study spotting the research gap in Agribusiness small-medium enterprises electronic commerce adoption selected the Upper East Region for the study...
  PubDate: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +010
Impacts of cassava whitefly pests on the productivity of East and Central
African smallholder farmers
- Abstract: A key constraint to smallholder cassava production systems in Africa is the cassava whitefly pest species. These pests are a group of several cryptic species within Bemisia tabaci that cause direct damage to cassava and vector viruses that cause disease. We employ a farm-level stochastic production frontier (SPF) model to determine the impacts of the cassava whitefly pests on the productivit...
  PubDate: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +010
Diffusion of water harvesting for rainfed agriculture in sub-Saharan
Africa: Case of zaï practice in Burkina Faso
- Abstract: After the droughts of the 1970s, the so called za technique (small water harvesting pits), which is a water harvesting technique, has been promoted to farmers in several Sahelian countries to allow rainfed crops to adapt to dry spells. Its temporal diffusion remains a subject of little research. This study highlights the determinants of za diffusion in the Sahelian and Sudano-Sahelian zones ...
  PubDate: Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +010