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Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel high yielding dual-purpose sorghum variety GDJ 1(Banas Surya) for semi-arid region of Gujarat

Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 2021
The new sorghum variety GDJ 1 (Banas Surya) breed through pedigree selection method from the cross between SPV 2113 × GFS 5 at Sorghum Research Station, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Deesa, Gujarat.
R. A. Gami*, R. N. Patel, P. R. Patel and S. K. Jain
doaj   +1 more source

Does social organisation shape crop diversity? A case study among Tharaka farmers in Kenya [PDF]

, 2012
Identifying the factors that influence crop diversity patterns in-situ is a major challenge for its conservation. Despite the role of farmers in the construction and management of crop diversity, social factors have been widely neglected in this approach.
Labeyrie, Vanesse, Leclerc, Christian
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Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques, Stevens Azima, Maurice Doyon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The correlation of starch composition, physicochemical and structural properties of different sorghum grains

Frontiers in Plant Science
The composition, structure, and physicochemical properties of starch in sorghum grains greatly influence the processing and quality of the final products.
Kuangye Zhang, Fulai Ke, Hanling Zhou, Jiaxu Wang, Zhenbing Ma, Fei Zhang, Yanqiu Wang, Zhipeng Zhang, Feng Lu, Youhou Duan, Han Wu, Linlin Yang, Zidan Yang, Kai Zhu, Jianqiu Zou   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differences in the Composition of Flavor Compounds of Nongxiangxing Baijiu Brewed from Different Varieties of Sorghum and Its Influencing Factors

Shipin gongye ke-ji, 2023
In two Baijiu-making distilleries, multiple batches of Nongxiangxing Baijiu were produced from four varieties of brewing sorghum. Using high performance gas chromatography, the flavor compounds in Baijiu samples were detected, and differences in their ...
Maoke LIU, Xinhui TIAN, Chengyuan LIU, Xiaowei JING, Sisi WANG, Xianlin NI, Xingyu ZHANG, Yuming TANG   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance of Sorghum Recombinant Inbred Lines (RIL) developed for rain-fed areas of Sudan [PDF]

Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade), 2015
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) is the most widely produced and consumed cereal crop in Sudan. However, productivity is low since the crop is produced in favorable and unfavorable environments where the crop suffers from drought stresses at
Hassan El Tayieb Ibrahim, Gamar Yasir Ahmed, Elzein Ibrahim Nour Eldin, Ali Asma Mohamed, Ahmed Tareg Eltybe   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sorghum Carotenoid Variation [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose The purpose of this research is to understand the heritability and genetic controls of sorghum grain carotenoids in order to develop a biofortification plan.
Bach, Tory, Bashir, Elfaddil, Cruet-Burgos, Clara, Rhodes, Davina   +3 more
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Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza, Ibtissem Taghouti, José María Gil Roig   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source