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Farm Households’ Livelihood Diversification into Agro-processing and Non-agro-processing Activities: Empirical Evidence from Ghana

open access: yesInformation Management and Business Review, 2014
This study seeks to identify the types of agro-processing and non-agro-processing activities in the Upper West Region of Ghana and the factors influencing households’ choice of diversification into each of these groups of activities as livelihood strategies. The study employs the multinomial logit model to identify the determinants of diversification.
John K.M. Kuwornu, Moses Dumayiri
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Growth and Prospects of Agro-Processing Industries in Punjab

open access: yesTurkish Economic Review, 2015
Present study attempts to examine the growth and prospects of agro-processing industries in Punjab in the post liberalization period. Punjab that used to perform reasonably well in terms of industrialization, few years back, is today facing the industrial crunch owing to obvious reasons.
Rajiv KHOSLA, Sharanjit S. DHILLON
openaire   +4 more sources

The quality change of Yunnan Xinping pickles during fermentation

open access: yesShipin yu jixie, 2022
Objective: This study aimed to obtain the best fermentation time of Yunnan traditional Xinping pickles. Methods: Sensory evaluation and texture measurement of Xinping pickles under different fermentation times were carried out, and the pH value and ...
WANG Xin-rui   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors influencing access to agro-processing training for small-scale crop farmers in Gauteng province of South Africa

open access: yesAgriculture & Food Security, 2022
Background The agricultural economy has little room for emerging farmers and there is no strong support system available for the small-scale farmers venturing in agro-processing.
Danisile Leonah Mthombeni   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The contribution of epiphytic microbiota in oat and Italian ryegrass to silage fermentation products and bacterial community structure of whole-crop maize

open access: yesChemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, 2023
Background The purpose of this research is to study the contribution of epiphytic microbiota in fresh oat (OT), Italian ryegrass (IR) and whole-crop maize (MZ) to silage fermentation products and bacterial community structure of MZ.
Siran Wang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soymilk residue (okara) as a natural immobilization carrier for Lactobacillus plantarum cells enhances soymilk fermentation, glucosidic isoflavone bioconversion, and cell survival under simulated gastric and intestinal conditions [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2016
Cell immobilization is an alternative to microencapsulation for the maintenance of cells in a liquid medium. However, artificial immobilization carriers are expensive and pose a high safety risk.
Xia Xiudong   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Effect of Ultrasonic Treatment on Vitis vinifera L. Cell Wall Pectin Components

open access: yesShipin gongye ke-ji, 2023
In order to clarify the content and structural changes of different pectin fractions in grape cell walls under ultrasonic treatment, the grapes were treated with different ultrasonic time and ultrasonic power in this study, and the content of pectin ...
Yiwen YANG   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors affecting smallholder farmers' participation in agro-processing industry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The aim of the study was to identify smallholder farmers participating in agro-processing and factors influencing their choice of participation. The study was conducted in Gauteng Province on a randomly purposive selected sample of 102 smallholder ...
Khoza, T.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

An investigation of the contribution of processed and unprocessed agricultural exports to economic growth in South Africa

open access: yesCogent Economics & Finance, 2019
The paper attempts to empirically test the contribution of unprocessed and processed agriculture of exports to economic growth in South Africa. The study used time series data which spanned from 1986 to 2012. A Johansen cointegration approach was used to
Courage Mlambo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of growth stage on Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) silage fermentation from microbiological perspective

open access: yesChemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, 2023
Background Italian ryegrass is a temperate climate crop, which is widely cultivated in the winter fallow paddy fields of subtropical China. The utilization efficiency of Italian ryegrass depends greatly on its growth stage at harvest.
Xuejing Yin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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