Maize is the staple food of most households in sub-Saharan Africa. The adoption of stress-tolerant maize varieties … projects. The performance of the identified methods was assessed through the perceptions of 150 maize-farming households using …

This paper examines the relationship between trading activity and returns volatility in white maize futures listed on …

result found a significant difference (.001; .002) in the profit efficiency among young males and females rice and maize … attention given to young female rice and maize producer-marketers given that cost of agrochemical and improved seed varieties … significantly affect their profitability. Young females engaged in the rice and maize value chains could benefit from setting up …

This study examined the determinants and impacts of mobile money (MM) usage on maize productivity and poverty … access, input access, and social networks. MM usage is also significantly associated with increased maize productivity and a … reduced poverty likelihood. Farmers who chose to use MM services increased their maize productivity by about 124 kg/acre and …