Problems that adversely affect total dependence on either organic or mineral fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa include high cost and scarcity or mineral fertilizer and increases soil acidity, nutrient imbalance and physical degradation of soil. Organic manure is not often available in sufficient...

This study was carried out in Upper East Region of Ghana, Talensi-Nabdam districts, to assess how farmers perceive soil erosion problems and the causes that trigger soil erosion problems, identify the existing soil conservation practices adopted by farmers on their farms and examine the...

The study focused on the analysis of production and marketing constraints of tomato among rural farmers in Talensi Nabdam district of Upper East Region of Ghana. A total of 100 respondents were interviewed using questionnaire. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics to describe the...

This study was carried out in Talensi Nabdam District of Upper East Region of Ghana to assess the effect of soil conservation on the yield of millet and groundnut among farmers. Random sampling was used to select 50 farmers from seven communities namely Belungu, Kongo, Damolgo, Zalerigu,...

This study was conducted in Talensi and Nabdam districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana. Much of the tomato is being cultivated in these districts and yet the poorest with low income. The study was therefore conducted to investigate the determinants of poverty among tomato farmers. Pwalugu,...

Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy of Ghana. The Government has given special attention to the sector to play a leading role in the economic development of the country. The role of the sector is an engine of economic development and depends upon other things on sustainable use of the...

Climate change is a threat to agriculture and food security because of the loss in food production through crop failure and increase in disease and mortality rate of livestock. One of the main elements of climate change for agriculture is the variability in rainfall and temperatures that...

Soil erosion is one of the most important forms of land degradation that threatens continued and sustained agricultural production in Ghana. The most severely affected areas are the three northern regions especially Upper East Region, where large tracts of land have been destroyed by water...

This study examines the production trend for maize, millet and rice in the Kassena Nankana East District between 2001 and 2013. The production of maize starts to increase between 2001 and 2002 and a marginal decrease (-3%) between 2002 and 2003 and reduce drastically (-51%) between 2004 and...