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ACREAGE RESPONSE OF SUGARCANE TO PRICE AND NON PRICE FACTORS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
Saddiq, Muhammad; Fayaz, Muhammad; Hussain, Zahid; … - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 2, 3
This study analyzed 42 years’ time series data from 1970-2011 for the acreage response of sugarcane to price and non-price factors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Data was tested for major expected problems of time series i.e. Autocorrelation and Stationarity. For autocorrelation Durban h...
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ECONOMICS OF DAIRY FARMING IN TURKEY
Bor, Özgür - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 2, 4
In this study dairy farming activities in Turkey are employed to prove that small-scale agricultural production is disappearing rapidly due to costly investment and mechanization needs. For that purpose the cost structure and the investment needs in starting a dairy farm are analyzed. The...
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LABOUR-USE EFFICIENCY BY SMALLHOLDER YAM FARMERS IN ABIA STATE NIGERIA: A LABOUR-USE REQUIREMENT FRONTIER APPROACH
Anyiro, Chidozie Onyedikachi; Emerole, Christopher Ogbonna - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 1
Production of yam is a labour intensive set of activities especially in the Tropics. In Eastern Nigeria this is done by small farmers at subsistent level due to inadequate and short supply of labour. This study examined labour-use efficiency by smallholder yam farmers in Abia State, Nigeria. A...
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AN EXPLORATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT OF CITRUS INDUSTRY IN TANZANIA: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM MUHEZA DISTRICT, TANGA REGION
Makorere, Robert - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 2, 2
The paper stresses on understanding factors affecting development of citrus industry in Tanzania particularly in Muheza District, in Tanga region. Citrus fruit is one of the most important crops in Muheza District of Tanga region in Tanzania particularly in improving rural farmers’...
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PROFIT EFFICIENCY IN BROILER PRODUCTION: EVIDENCE FROM GREATER ACCRA REGION OF GHANA
Tuffour, Michael; Oppong, Boahen Atta - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 2, 1
The study examines profit efficiency and its determinants in broiler production in the context of profit maximization as an incentive for optimum production. The study uses the stochastic frontier approach with the application of the Cobb – Douglas profit function. A cross sectional data...
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IMPACT OF MARKET-DETERMINED EXCHANGE RATES ON RICE PRODUCTION AND IMPORT IN NIGERIA
Ammani, Aliyu Aishat - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 1
Rice is an economically important food security crop, cultivated in almost all of Nigeria’s 36 States. Nigeria spends more than 356 billion naira (2.24 billion US dollars) annually on rice import. This paper set out to analyze the trend in rice production, productivity, import, value of...
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DAIRY TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS ON LIVEHOODS OF DAIRY PRODUCERS IN CENTRAL ETHIOPIA
Melesse, Kassahun; Jemal, Jeilu - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 1
A survey was conducted in 2012 to assess the impact of dairy technologies on the livelihood of dairying households in Ada’a and Lume districts of central Ethiopia. A total of 108 dairy farms were interviewed using structured questionnaire. Dairying has significant contribution as a...
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AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN ODISHA: ARE THE DISPARITIES GROWING?
Patra, Rabinarayan - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 2, 3
In the recent years India’s agricultural sector has experienced significant changes in institutional and policy interventions and productivity at the national and sub-national levels. But although overall production has increased growth has slowed down, inter-state and intra-state...
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OPERATIONAL RESULT THROUGH VARIABLE COSTING: AGRICULTURAL AND POULTRY PRODUCTION
Castanheira, Luis Gustavo; Oliveira, Neuza Corte de; … - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 2, 3
The objective of this work is to apply the variable costing method in an agricultural (maize production) and poultry …, develops temporary maize crops and also undertakes poultry farming. The result, obtained under a comparative unit analysis of … the contribution margin, in which chicken farming was done per unit and the maize crop was evaluated in bushels, detected …
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECTING GROUNDNUT PRODUCTION IN SABONGARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
Usman, Ibrahim; Taiwo, Ayinde Bintu; Haratu, Dauda; … - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 1
Groundnut an important oil seed crop provides significant sources of cash through the sales of seed, cakes, oil and haulms. Groundnut plays an important role in the diets of rural populations. Groundnut pod yields from farmer’s field are low, averaging about 800 kg per ha, less than...
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