Role of Pigeonpea Cultivation on Soil Fertility and Farming System Sustainability in Ghana by S. Adjei-Nsiah

“…Mineral fertilizer is sparingly being used by smallholder farmers because of prohibitive cost. Grain legumes such as pigeonpea can play a complementary or alternative role as a source of organic fertilizer due to its ability to enhance soil fertility. …”
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EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURAL SECTOR: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA by IME OKON UTUK, ANIEFIOK BENEDICT UDO, BONIFACE LINUS AKPAN, EDEDET BASSEY EDUNO, INIGBEHE MICHAEL OKON

“…At the same time, climate-smart agricultural innovations to conserve water such as solar-powered drip irrigation and rainwater harvesting should be concentrated on to help farmers cope with droughts. Also, farmers can cut emissions by improving fertilizer use. …”
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Response of Yield and Quality Attributes to Plant Spacing In potato Growing. by Ekyatuheire, Maryusita

“…Therefore, it was recommended that farmers practice spacing since plant height was associated with high yields but there was a need for participatory sharing of experiences by experts, traditional farmers, and extension workers to make informed decisions on the optimal spacing.…”
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Study of Financial Management Behavior Based on Financial Self-Efficacy and Financial Literacy in Small-Scale Agribusiness Development by Fithriah Napu, Dedy Takdir Syaifuddin

“… Farmers are important actors in agribusiness development. …”
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Reasons for decline and measures to promote Nili Ravi buffalo in its breeding tract by M. Gururaj, Krishan Ahuja, F..C. Tuteja, N. Saxena

“…Milk production performance, family pride and docile nature were the main reasons for most (~70%) of the selected farmers to keep Nili Ravi buffalo. However, frequent reproductive problems, less resale value, and off-breed characteristics (white patches) were the primary reasons that forced dairy farmers to shift from Nili Ravi to Murrah buffalo. …”
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Pumpkin and watermelon production constraints and management practices in Uganda by Fred B. Masika, Titus Alicai, Hussein Shimelis, Gabriel Ddamulira, Shahasi Y. Athman, Perpetua Ipulet, Morgan Andama, Arthur K. Tugume

“…Results Pumpkins and watermelons were grown by 85.7% and 14.3% of respondent farmers, respectively. The constraints as ranked by the farmers were pests, diseases, drought, high transport and labour costs. …”
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Supply-Side Practices and Constraints of the Kola Nut (Cola nitida (Vent) Schott. and Endl.) Value Chain in Ghana: A Descriptive Evidence by Frederick Amon-Armah, Solomon Sefa Oduro, Eric Kofi Doe, Moses Asani, Daniel Nyadanu, Sampson Konlan

“…This study fills the research gap by describing the practices and constraints of farmers, processors, and marketers of kola nut in Ghana. …”
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Impact of Livelihood Diversification on Rural Households’ Food and Nutrition Security: Evidence from West Shoa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Firafis Haile, Jema Haji Mohamed, Chanaylew Seyoum Aweke, Terefe Tolessa Muleta

“…Conclusions: Involving smallholder farmers in livelihood diversification reduces poverty, food insecurity, and unemployment. …”
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The importance of genotyping within the climate-smart plant breeding value chain – integrative tools for genetic enhancement programs by Ana Luísa Garcia-Oliveira, Rodomiro Ortiz, Fatma Sarsu, Søren K. Rasmussen, Paterne Agre, Asrat Asfaw, Moctar Kante, Subhash Chander

“…This review article aims to address how these new technologies can provide a better support to smallholder farmers.…”
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Effects of Adoption of Agricultural Technologies on Irish Potato Yield in Ol Kalou Sub-County Kenya: Application of Endogenous Switching Regression Model by David Kihoro, Geofrey Kingori Gathungu, Rael Nkatha Mwirigi, Vicky Nyambura Wairimu

“…However, despite the high potential of about 30 tonnes per hectare (ha), smallholder farmers in Kenya realize low Irish potato yields ranging from 4-8 tonnes per ha due to limited uptake of agricultural technologies. …”
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SACCOs and Agricultural Production in Uganda: A Case Study of Kitenga Village in Kebisoni Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Nitwikiriza, Racheal

“…The study revealed the effects of the SACCOS loans on agricultural development in the Kebisoni sub-county, Rukungiri district and these included helping farmers to send their children to school and empowering the marginalized families, boosting food production, offering advisory services to farmers, SACCOS offering educative programs to farmers about better methods of farming, provision of emergency housing loans, SACCOS helps in Saving and mobilization, poverty reduction and strengthening of economic resilience, promote agribusiness enterprise. …”
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¬¬Effect of Soil and Moisture Conservation Technologies on Growth and Grain Yields of Climbing Beans in Lake Mulehe Sub-catchment South-Western Uganda. by Kushaba, Laban Katende

“…Sample studies of 100 farmers that were randomly selected were employed to identify the predominant soil and moisture conservation technologies using an observation checklist. …”
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Economics of Bulk Storage Techniques: Maize and Cowpea Storage in Ghana by John K. Bidzakin, Osei Yeboah, Issah Sugri, Anil Graves, Dadson Awunyo-Vitor

“…High postharvest loss is one of the major challenges faced by farmers in many African countries in their efforts to achieve food and nutrition security. …”
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The Effect of Innovation Application on the Competitiveness of Small Pig Farm in Mekong Delta, Vietnam by Nguyen Hoang Qui, Budi Guntoro

“…The findings revealed that predominantly male farmers, with an average age of 50 and a mean experience of 10 years. …”
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Effects of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Technologies on the Productivity of Sorghum in the Drier Parts of Upper Eastern Kenya by Hezron Mogaka, Shadrack Kiprotich

“…Further, the findings reveal that farmers who adopted ISFM technologies recorded increased sorghum productivity. …”
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Production Constraints and Improvement Strategies of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Genotypes for Drought Tolerance by Gabriel V. Nkomo, Moosa M. Sedibe, Maletsema A. Mofokeng

“…L) is an important leguminous crop largely grown by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa for food security and animal feed. …”
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Effects of COVID-19 on Coffee Market Participation of Smallholder Coffee Producers’ in Godere District, Southwestern Ethiopia by Temesgen Kabeta, Mabiratu Dangia

“…Most of the farmers were not effectively getting financial services from aid organizations and government to mitigate the impact on their livelihood. …”
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Permanência e sucessão no meio rural: o caso dos jovens de Santana do Livramento/RS by Raquel Breitenbach, Alessandra Troian

“…Structured questionnaires containing open and closed questions were applied to young people, children of farmers, who attended high school, in a total of59 rural youth, aged between 14 and 19 years. …”
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FTIR Analysis of Pesticide Active Ingredients into Seasonal Vegetables: Ensuring Food Safety and Raising Awareness by Md. Mejbah Uddin Mithu, Sadia Akter Shormela

“…The study involved four fruit vegetables (Eggplants, Tomatoes, Bitter gourd, Green-bean) and 11 different pesticides used by farmers. The results showed that the most widely applied pesticides were moderately toxic WHO class II pesticides. …”
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Evolution Dynamics of Agricultural Internet of Things Technology Promotion and Adoption in China by Fang Wu, Junhai Ma

“…For investigating the relationship between the government and farmers, this study builds an evolutionary game model and finds that increases of cost subsidy, farmers’ negative feedback, government’s positive feedback, and chemical agriculture cost can make the model evolve toward the strategy set: farmer adoption and government support. …”
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