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Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
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Regional resilience in peripheral South Africa: The Northern Cape case

Town and Regional Planning, 2020
The role of regional policy mechanisms towards increased regional resilience is widely recognised, but limited consideration is given to the impact of these mechanisms in, specifically, the peripheral region. In reaction hereto, this article explores the
Mariske van Aswegen , Francois Pieter Retief , Ernst Drewes   +2 more
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
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The radioactive contamination of ground and surface water near a uranium mine in Malawi

Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
Ground and surface water in the uranium mining area of Kayelekera in Malawi was assessed for concentration levels of radioactive metals. Potential health risks associated with the intake of these metals in drinking water from various sources were also ...
L. J. Majawa, O. A. Jegede, V. M. Tshivhase, B. T. Chobeka, T. D. Mokgele   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamics of the Natural Regeneration of Vegetation in an Anthropized Forest in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa [PDF]

, 2022
Kouame Jean Marc Kouman, Akoua Tamia Madeleine Kouakou, Kouassi Bruno Kpangui, Issouf Bamba, Yao Sadaiou Sabas Barima, Jan Bogaert   +5 more
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Toward climate-smart agriculture in West Africa: a review of climate change impacts, adaptation strategies and policy developments for the livestock, fishery and crop production sectors

Agriculture & Food Security, 2016
Many projections of the impact of climate change on the crop, livestock and fishery production sectors of African agriculture are reported in the literature.
R. Zougmoré, S. Partey, M. Ouédraogo, Bamidele O. Omitoyin, T. Thomas, A. Ayantunde, P. Ericksen, M. Said, A. Jalloh   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

MACROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN WEST AFRICA COUNTRIES

Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance
The study examined the impact of macroeconomic fundamentals, international trade and economic growth in West African countries. The study utilized secondary data obtained from the World Development Indicators.
Kayode David Kolawole
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Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source