Agricultural Issues
Government Support Services for Agric Sector Not Targeting Women
Government is being urged to address gender disparities in the agricultural sector as investments in the sector are not reaching women farmers regarding the provision of support services. [more]
Agric Growth Expected to Slow Globally in Next Decade – Report
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) say they expect a slower global agricultural production growth in the coming decade. [more]
Report
Household Responses to Livelihood Transformation in Peri-Urban Kumasi
Journal of Sustainable Development; Vol. 6, No. 6, 2013
This study examines household responses to livelihoods transformation in the Kumasi Peri-urban area. The study identifies both farm and non-farming livelihood strategies as the main livelihood strategies households adopt in the study communities. [more]
Willingness of Farmers to Adopt Rice Intercrops in the Lake Victoria Crescent Agro-ecological Zone of Uganda
Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare, Vol. 3, No. 6, 2013
Intercropping, particularly with legumes, is a food security and soil fertility management strategy of small-holder resource-poor farmers in Sub-Sahara Africa. Understanding the extent of and factors affecting farmers’ willingness to adopt intercropping practices is central to decisions to promote this practice. This report assesses the socio-economic factors affecting the farmers’ choice to adopt an emerging rice intercrop technology in the Lake Victoria Crescent Agro-ecological Zone of Uganda. [more]
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