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Valorisation des sous produits de conservie: cas des graines de tomates

Amalou, D.; Ait Ammour, M; Ahishakiye, B.M.; Ammouche, A. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

Les graines de tomates sont les constituants majeurs des déchets de l’industrie de transformation des fruits de tomate, elles représentent 0,5%du poids du fruit et contiennent entre 18 et 30% de lipides sous forme d’huile. L’objet de ce travail est l’extraction et la caractérisation...

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Value Chain Analysis of Indigenous Vegetables from Malawi and Mozambique

Chagomoka, Takemore; Afari-Sefa, Victor; Pitoro, Raul - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

Several studies have shown that indigenous vegetables have high market potential and contribute substantially to household incomes. Until quite recently however, research into development of indigenous vegetables were neglected by the scientific and donor community. With a resurgence of their...

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Labor-savings of Roundup Ready Maize: Impact on Cost and Input Substitution for South African Smallholders

Regier, Gregory K.; Dalton, Timothy J. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

Ready® (RR) maize use significantly less child, female, and male labor than non- RR producers, resulting in lower costs in … RR maize producers have $102.44 (30%) lower costs per maize plot after taking into consideration the inverse Mills ratio … can be attributed to RR maize after isolating the effect of RR maize on total cost by disentangling the lower costs …

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Impact de la production de semence riz sur le rendement et le revenu des ménages agricoles : une étude de cas du Bénin

Arouna, Aminou; Diagne, Aliou - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

Face aux difficultés d’approvisionnement des producteurs en semences de qualité et en quantité suffisante, la production des semences certifiées du riz a été décentralisée et ramenée à la base avec l’implication des producteurs. Ainsi, les producteurs ont été formés et agréés...

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Value Chain Analysis of Smallholder Snap Bean Production in Kirinyaga County, Kenya

Odero, D.O.; Mburu, John I.; Ackello-Ogutu, Chris; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

The paper aims to analyze the snap bean value chain and assess the competitiveness of small farmers and how the value-added benefits are shared by various participants of the value chain in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. We find that farmers had the lowest share of value added among the chain...

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Price Variability, Co-integration and Leadership in the Market for Locally Produced Rice: A Case Study of Southwest Zone of Nigeria

Mafimisebi, Taiwo Ejiola; Agunbiade, B.O.; Mafimisebi, O.E. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

Most studies on local rice in Nigeria were geared toward increasing production, consumption or competitiveness. Achieving these requires a study on extent of pricing contacts in the market for local rice. Secondary data consisting of urban monthly retail price series in the six southwest states...

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Commercialization of Under-Utilized Plant Species in Zimbabwe: The Case of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) in Mutoko District

Mujeyi, Kingstone; Chamunorwa-Mujeyi, Angeline - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

Jatropha curcas L. (or physic nut), a previously underutilized tree species in smallholder farming systems, is fast gaining formal recognition as a very important tree crop in improving rural livelihoods. The Government of Zimbabwe is vigorously promoting the growing of Jatropha in marginal...

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Exploring use of livestock wealth and social capital by pastoral and agro-households in ASALs as insurance against 1 climate change and variability risks: A case study of Samburu D...

Nganga, Stanley Karanja; Bulte, Erwin H.; Giller, Ken; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

We explore households coping and adaptation strategies to climate change and variability in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) using data collected from 500 households across Samburu District; Kenya. We hypothesised that as we move from wet to dry areas, households’ accumulate livestock wealth,...

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Adoption of Genetically Modified Crops in South Africa: Effects on wholesale maize prices

Abidoye, Babatunde O.; Mabaya, Edward - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

The ability of genetically modified (GM) crops to increase yields and reduce use of pesticides is well established. Based on food security needs and the central role of agriculture, Africa may stand to benefit from green biotechnology given the low agricultural productivity and the looming food...

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The Role of Varietal Attributes on Adoption of Improved Seed Varieties. The Case of Sorghum in Kenya

Gesare Timu, Anne; Mulwa, Richard; Okello, Julius J.; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

This paper examines the effect of variety attributes on adoption of improved sorghum varieties in Kenya. Using data from 140 farmers, the paper uses a multivariate probit to identify variety-specific drivers of adoption. The results on the perception of farmers variety attributes show that...

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