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Fanners' Level of Satisfaction with Farm Inputs Services in Oyo State, Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Extension, 2015
The study investigated farmers' level of satisfaction with inputs support service. Data were collected on sources of farm inputs, preferred sources of inputs and levels of satisfaction with input services from randomly selected 136 fanners in the five ...
A B Ogunwale, E A Laogun, C O Oladosu
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Extent of delivery and utilization of farm advisory services of public and private extension service organizations in Meghalaya

open access: yesThe Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2022
The study was conducted during 2020–21 in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya with two organizations functioning therein, viz. Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) as public extension organization and Rural Resource Training Centre (RRTC) as private extension ...
NISHI SHARMA   +5 more
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Effect of farmer socio-economic characteristics on extension services demand and its intensity of use in post-conflict Liberia

open access: yesHeliyon, 2022
Farmers' demand for and use of agricultural extension services in post-conflict countries is key not only to agricultural productivity but for economic transformation and maintenance of peace.
Togba V. Sumo   +2 more
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Baseline study of growers’ constraints in the production of apple (Malus domestica) in Plateau State Nigeria

open access: yesAgriculture & Food Security, 2022
Background Including temperate fruits like apples in her production and export line is one of the many ways Nigeria, particularly, Plateau State, can diversify her economy and consequently address the issues of poverty, malnutrition, and hunger. However,
U. G. Osadebamwen   +2 more
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Semi-parametric analysis of agricultural production under dichotomy of inputs

open access: yesAgricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2018
Inputs used in agriculture play asymmetric roles during the production process. Growth inputs, i.e. water, nutrients, seed and soil environment, become a part of the biological growth of plants, whereas facilitating inputs, i.e.
Naveed IQBAL, Maqbool Hussain SIAL
doaj   +1 more source

Food security in HIV/AIDS response: Insights from Homa Bay, Kenya

open access: yesSAHARA-J, 2009
This paper examines the viability and effectiveness of a pilot farming initiative in reversing impacts of HIV/AIDS on the most affected households in Homa Bay, Kenya.
Dipankar Datta, James Njuguna
doaj   +1 more source

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES AND FARM INPUT SUPPLY LINKAGE IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2020
This study was carried out to examine the agricultural extension services and farm input supply linkage in Ogun State, Nigeria. Data was obtained from interviewing sixty farmers randomly in Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State.
Adefunke Fadilat Olawunmi AYINDE   +3 more
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Farm and farmer capital foster adoption of improved quality agrochemical inputs in the cotton-wheat zone of the Punjab, Pakistan

open access: yesJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2019
Adoption of yield-enhancing agricultural inputs fosters agricultural intensification in low-income countries. In Pakistan, initial adoption of agrochemicals is already widespread; the low quality of much of the inputs contributes to severe health ...
Muhammad Bilal, Jan Barkmann
doaj   +1 more source

Agricultural Inputs Subsidy in Nigeria: An Overview of the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS)

open access: yesActa Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2018
The Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) was initiated by the Nigerian government to boost agricultural production through the provision of ‘smart subsidies’ on some farm inputs to small‑scale farmers.
Amurtiya Michael   +2 more
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Assessing production efficiency by farm size in Rwanda: A zero-inefficiency stochastic frontier approach

open access: yesScientific African, 2022
This study investigates the relationship between farm size and technical efficiency for the production of maize in Rwanda. Since levels of technical efficiency tend to vary considerably across farms in sub-Saharan Africa, with a mixture of both ...
Jules Ngango, Seungjee Hong
doaj   +1 more source

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