The role that agriculture should play in economic development has been recognised for years. In recent years, concern has been expressed over rising agricultural and food prices. The world market prices for major food ...

Due to the lack of information on the factors that affect the marketing of cowpeas in Senegal, this study investigates key aspects for the successful marketing of cowpeas in Senegal. The contribution this study makes lies ...

English: Literature shows that consumers and processors demand a particular good or product based on the utility they are able to derive from it, or on its ability to meet processing requirements. A riumber of studies ...

This study aimed at developing and applying a methodology for land use analysis through looking for a form of land use that provides sufficient and rising incomes to the agricultural population of East Hararghe Administrative ...

English: The replacement of farm tractors and availability of decision support models for assisting farmers in taking replacement decisions were studied. A literature survey, postal survey of farmers and interviews with ...

English: Variable-rate application technology based on soil potential and other field attributes is gradually replacing the standard rates of fertilizer application for individual cropping systems. In South Africa, ...

The main objective of this research was to develop models and procedures that would allow water managers to evaluate the impact of alternative water conservation and demand management principles in irrigated agriculture ...

The main aim of this study is to examine the impact of trade liberalisation on agriculture’s ability to contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction in South Africa. Several secondary objectives were examined that ...

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