Crop promotion is critical for market creation and rural growth in Africa. How to achieve this for crops, other than major staples (e.g., maize) and traditional export crops (e.g., tea), remains a problem since most African countries tend to focus policy attention to major staples and traditional...
Chianu, J.N.
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Ohiokpehai, O
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Adesina, A.A.
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Groot, Hugo de
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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[Promoting a versatile but yet minor crop : Soybean in the farming systems of Kenya]
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Promoting a versatile but yet minor crop : Soybean in the farming systems of Kenya
Slash-and-burn agriculture continues to expand in many parts of the forest zone of Cameroon. One alternative land use to slash-and-burn system is alley farming. This paper quantifies, using an econometric model, the factors determining farmers’ adoption and use of alley farming variants in southw...
Adesina, A.A.
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Mbila, D.
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Nkamleu, G.B.
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Endamana, D.
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[Econometric analysis of the determinants of adoption of alley farming by farmers in the forest zone of southwest Cameroon]
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Econometric analysis of the determinants of adoption of alley farming by farmers in the forest zone of southwest Cameroon
Low use of chemical inputs has been cited as a major factor limiting productivity growth of agriculture in most of sub-Saharan Africa. A wide range of variables influence adoption of such input. It is important to understand the role of these factors to ensure the development and implementation o...
Nkamleu, G.B.
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Adesina, A.A.
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[Determinants of chemical input use in periurban lowland systems: bivariate probit analysis in Cameroon]
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Determinants of chemical input use in periurban lowland systems: bivariate probit analysis in Cameroon
This paper analyzed the factors that affect the adoption of chemical fertilizers by rice farmers in Côte d'lvoire using a Tobit model. The results show that the major factors that positively influence farmers' use of fertilizers in rice fields are cultivation of lowlands, use of mechanization, fa...
Adesina, A.A.
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[Factors affecting the adoption of fertilizers by rice farmers in Cote dIvoire]
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Factors affecting the adoption of fertilizers by rice farmers in Cote dIvoire