This study assessed the economics of groundnut production in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Structured questionnaire was used to generate primary data for the study. Descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis, and double-log production function were employed in...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/30705
Aims: To compare the adherence to pesticide safety standards by small scale vegetable farmers from rural and urban districts in Ghana. Place and Duration of Study: Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) (Urban District) in Greater Accra Region and Kwaebibirim District (KD) (Rural Dist...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/32804
Rice blast caused by Pyricularia oryzae is one of the most important diseases in rice growing areas of the world. Fifty two rice genotypes including one susceptible check, Basmati C-622, were evaluated to find out new sources of resistance and assess their diversity based on the...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31709
Fenugreek seeds were evaluated for diosgenin content and productivity which can be useful for pharmaceutical industries and farmers. Statistical significance was tested by ANOVA (n=5) followed by comparisons of means by DMRT (p≤0.05). Fenugreek seeds were grown in the experimenta...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/32527
Aims: Rural Savings and Credit Cooperatives are important financial institutions in remote villages of Ethiopia offering avenues for savings and credit for farmers and the poor. The aim of this study was to find out the determining factors of farmers’ cash-savings in rural cooper...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/32262
The floriculture sector is growing in Ethiopia; currently, Ethiopia is the second largest rose exporter in Africa and the sixth in the world. The aim of this study is to review the Ethiopian floriculture industry and their impact on the environment. Flowers are produced in modern...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31884
The efficacy of the extracts of leaves of castor (Ricinus communis) on flea beetle (Nisotra gemella), ravaging sorrel (Hibiscus sabdariffa), was performed in the laboratory of Phytochemistry of the Faculty of Sciences (Loyola University of Congo). The insects were captured on the...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/32274
The study was carried out to assess the distribution of soil micronutrients at Bakalori Irrigation Project, Zamfara State. Three local government areas; Maradun (Upper slope), Talata Mafara (Middle slope) and Bakura (Lower slope) were purposively sampled along Sokoto River. Three...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/30777
The study was aimed at determining the social economic status, fish processing and packaging methods of female fish processors in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. One hundred and eighty well structured questionnaires were administered to the women fish...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31673
A lysimeter is an equipment used to collect and measure soil water that drains below the root zone from a pasture or agriculture field. According to methods of measuring water content, lysimeter devides into weighing lysimeter and non-weighing lysimeter. The weighing lysimeters p...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/32492