International Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2019

  • Women and Land Tenure Security: The Nigerian Experience

    Remi Adeyemo, Michael Kirk, Olaitan Olusegun

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 41-47
    Received: Jan. 29, 2019
    Accepted: Mar. 11, 2019
    Published: Mar. 27, 2019
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    Abstract: This study investigated the farm level efficiency and farm income among tenure secured and unsecured women farmers in Osun State, Nigeria. Structured questionnaires were used to obtain information from one hundred and fifty farmers. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, stochastic frontier and farm budget analyses. Results from the f... Show More
  • Evaluation of the Determinants of Smallholder Famers’ Participation in Agricultural Extension in Western Ethiopia

    Firdisa Birru Goshu

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 48-54
    Received: Jan. 31, 2019
    Accepted: Mar. 06, 2019
    Published: Mar. 27, 2019
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    Abstract: The study brought new estimates of determinants of smallholder farmers’ decision to participate in agricultural extension service in Western Ethiopia using 2017/18 farm household survey data. Multi-stage proportionate random sampling technique wasused to collect farm data of 360 households of which 245 farm households are participants and the remai... Show More
  • Structure, Conduct and Performance of Groundnut Markets: The Case of Fogera Woreda, South Gondar Zone of Amhara Regional State

    Wubalem Gobie, Teshale Wolde Amanuel, Tewodros Tefera

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 55-69
    Received: Feb. 17, 2019
    Accepted: Mar. 22, 2019
    Published: Apr. 26, 2019
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    Abstract: This paper looks at and assesses the structure, conduct and performance of groundnut markets in Fogera Woreda, South Gondar Zone of Amhara Regional State. Households and traders concerned in groundnut were interviewed for obtaining primary data. The study was conducted by incorporating from two kebeles of 175 groundnut producing households and seve... Show More
  • Evaluation of the Impact of Partnership Program on the Technical and Economic Efficiency of Irrigation Water Use for Moroccan Citrus Farms

    Nassreddine Maatala, Aziz Fadlaoui, Philippe Lebailly

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 70-79
    Received: Feb. 13, 2019
    Accepted: Mar. 19, 2019
    Published: Apr. 29, 2019
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    Abstract: A public-private partnership (PPP) in irrigated area is a mode of collaboration and governance that allows the Moroccan Government to entrust the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of irrigation equipment to a private enterprise. In this research, we want to estimate technical efficiency of farms, the technical and economic ... Show More
  • Constraints of Agricultural Input Supply and Its Impact on Small Scale Farming: The Case of Ambo District, West Shewa, Ethiopia

    Tilahun Kenea, Ahimed Umer, Zinabu Ambisa

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 80-86
    Received: Feb. 17, 2019
    Accepted: Mar. 25, 2019
    Published: Apr. 29, 2019
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    Abstract: Agriculture is a principal economic activity mainly for those developing countries. This study was intended to analyze the impact of agricultural input supply on small scale farming in the study area; to examine the trends and forms of farming practiced by the farmers, to identify the farm input constraint existed in the study area, to assess input... Show More