scholarly journals Analysis of Peasant Farmers in Rabbit Production in Sokoto State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman Bello
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Seasonal Pattern ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Disease Experience ◽  
Seasonal Heat ◽  
Peasant Farmers ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Small Holder

The study evaluated the analysis of peasant farmers in rabbit production in Sokoto south local government area in Sokoto state, Nigeria. The procedure involved multi stage sampling t echniques of the sample size and the use of questionnaire was employed. The entire respondents were rabbit farmers. This study examined current trend on small and ultra - small - holder rabbits units in Sokoto south of Sokoto state Nigeria. The methodology com bined questionnaire survey with on - farm monitoring and recording of data in relations to socio - economic characteristics of rabbits keepers, management, constraints and marketing outlets .the result obtained was presented in frequency and percentage table. The study shows that 70% were male while 30% were female. The study also review that 44%, 36%, 12% and 8%represent the ages of rabbits farmers of 25 - 35years, 36 - 45years, 46 - 45years and 56years and above respectively within the study area, it was also revie w that 64%, 20%, and 16% represent the marital status which includes that of single married and widow. the distributions of years of farmers experience in rabbits production is also represented by 20%, 40%, 10%, and 30% of 1 - 6years, 7 - 12years and 19 years and above of experience respectively. It also reveals that the source of breeding stocks by the farmers, i.e. from own stock, other farmers, market and research institutions which was represented by 40%, 20%, 36% and 4% respectively. And with respect to ho using many farmer place their cage outside the house (70%) and also the major disease experience by the farmer is manage (52%) which serves as one of constrains facing the rabbit farmer meanwhile mating of does follows seasonal pattern due to seasonal heat stress. About (52%) farmer noted that does perceptivity and conception rates were markedly low during the dry season. From this study it highly recommended that the farmer should put down the use of personal experience in putting the animal and the extens ion agent should reach out to the rabbit farmers for proper and adequate information and the farmer should make used of stocks from the research institute for stocks replacement/breeding.

scholarly journals STYLISTIC POTENTIAL OF GERMAN SYNTAX

2013 ◽  
pp. 312-316
Author(s):  
L. V. Fadeeva
Keyword(s):  
Current Trend ◽  
Sentence Structure ◽  
Grammatical Structure ◽  
Simple Sentence ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Written Form ◽  
Block Structures ◽  
Colloquial Speech ◽  
Normative Sentence ◽  
German Syntax

The article deals with the stylistic potential of German syntactic means, their expressive–stylistic and functional–stylistic features. The study sets out to reveal the expressive syntactic means. Disorder of a proper sentence structure makes its expressiveness. In contrast to a «syntactic tension», the article analyses a «syntactic loosening» of a normative sentence structure as a current trend in German syntax, as a source of syntactic expressiveness and the most productive instrument of simplification of a sentence structure. Thus, it assimilates to the structure of the everyday language. Syntactic «loosening» of a normative sentence structure is formed by a simple hypotaxis, a failure of closed–in constructions and a lack of grammatical agreement among sentence parts. The study is carried out in the context of historical dynamics. The renunciation of a difficult multi-stage hypotaxis but using of a simple sentence as block structures leads to expression saving and easily understanding. Each of the blocks has a large amount of information. Parts of the sentence are in the same line and are united with nominal juxtaposition. Their development is closely related to the nominalization trend. The influence of colloquial speech on the literary German and its written form, closing to natural speech lead to the renunciation of closed–in constructions. The author proves that the removal of grammatical structures isn't new for the modern literary German, but it presents the perfectly sound tendency. As a result of this study, there is a conclusion that the modification of the grammatical structure isn't the result of an abrupt shift or radical turn but it is a natural continuation of a dynamic process.

Contribution of sorghum to productivity of small-holder irrigation schemes: On-farm research in the Senegal River Valley, Mauritania

2013 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 72-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. García-Ponce ◽  
H. Gómez-Macpherson ◽  
O. Diallo ◽  
M. Djibril ◽  
C. Baba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Valley ◽  
Senegal River ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Small Holder

Litter size in the matebele goat and its effects on productivity

1993 ◽  
Vol 1993 ◽  
pp. 88-88
Author(s):  
L Majele-Sibanda ◽  
M.J. Bryant ◽  
L.R. Ndlovu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Litter Size ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Multiple Births ◽  
Cash Income ◽  
Small Holder Farmers ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
Peasant Farmers ◽  
Small Holder ◽  
Essential Food

The Matebele goat is indigenous to the Gwanda-Thuli area of Matebeleland. It is relatively large in size compared to most goats of the tropics, males being around 65 cm at the withers and weighing more than 35 kg, and is similar to many of the goat breeds found in southern Africa.Goats are usually kept by poor small-holder farmers and are frequently found in regions with few resources where other livestock have difficulties in surviving. Goats are important to the subsistence and economic development of peasant farmers because goats are cheaper to procure than cattle and provide a constant supply of essential food (both meat and milk) and cash income throughout the year. However, goats have a low priority in most households and little attention is given to their husbandry and welfare. This hampers attempts to improve the productivity of the goats. The results reported here demonstrate the effects of multiple births in Matebele goats upon the overall productivity of the animals.

scholarly journals Factors That Influence Technical Efficiency of Sorghum Production: A Case of Small Holder Sorghum Producers in Lower Eastern Kenya

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evaline Chepng’etich ◽  
Sospeter Onchoke Nyamwaro ◽  
Eric Kiprotich Bett ◽  
Kwena Kizito
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Agronomic Practices ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Sorghum Production ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Small Holder ◽  
Arid And Semiarid

Majority of the rural households in Kenya depend on agriculture as a source of food and livelihood. Agricultural productivity has been declining due to many factors resulting in increased food insecurity in the country. Consequently, there is a renewed interest in promoting drought-tolerant crops such as sorghum which thrives in the arid and semiarid lands of the developing world. However, performance of sorghum production among the smallholder farmers has still remained low. This study was thus carried out to identify factors that influence technical efficiency of sorghum production among smallholder farmers in Machakos and Makindu districts of the lower eastern Kenya. Collected data on farm and farmer characteristics were analysed by use of descriptive statistics and Tobit model. Result highlights show that technical efficiency was influenced positively by formal education level of the household, experience in sorghum farming, membership in farmers associations, use of hired labour, production advice, and use of manure. Surprisingly household size, meant to enhance labour, had a negative influence. To increase technical efficiency, efforts should focus on improving information flows on agronomic practices. Farmers should also be encouraged to form and actively participate in various farmers associations, which enhance learning and pooling of labour resources, hence improving technical efficiency.

scholarly journals Determinant of agroforestry practices among small holder farmers in Oyo State Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 2107-2111
Author(s):  
O.O. Obadimu ◽  
O.S. Oke ◽  
O.A. Asunlegan ◽  
M.A. Alaje ◽  
D. Ojo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Excellent Result ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Small Holder Farmers ◽  
Small Holder ◽  
Agroforestry Practices

The multiplicity of agroforestry practices demand the choice of appropriate methods that will give the rural farmers an excellent result. Thus, this study analysed the factors determining the choice of agroforestry practices among small holder farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria. Primary data was obtained using multi-stage sampling technique. Structured questionnaire was administered to 250 selected small holder farmers to elicit relevant information and 211 was retrieved and used for this study. The findings revealed that most 55% of the farmers chose agrisilvicutural system while 33.2% and 11.8% of the farmers chose agrosilvopastoral and silvopastoral systems respectively. Most of the farmers were males 89.1%, with average age of 47years indicating they were relatively young with basic formal education. The average farm size of 3.34ha indicated that the study covered small holder farmers. The multinomial logit result showed that factors such as educational level, meeting attendance, type of labour used, household assets significantly determined the choice of agroforestry practices adopted by the farmers. The study therefore recommends the implementation of policies that promote more enlightenment on the benefits of agroforestry to both the educated and non-educated farmers to facilitate quick adoption, provision of incentives to farmers that attend meetings regularly and making available improved agroforestry methods and practices to enhance wider suitability of agroforestry practices.

scholarly journals Evaluating Constraints to Animal Traction Development and Sustainability in the Upper Noun Valley, North West Region Cameroon

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-63
Author(s):  
Nuipokoh Oscar Mboungho ◽  
Manu Ibrahim ◽  
Dongmo Solefack
Keyword(s):  
Small Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
North West ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Community Data ◽  
The Government ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
Sustainability Challenges ◽  
Sampling Procedures ◽  
On Farm

The principal aim of this study was to find out the reasons for the low adoption of animal traction in the Upper Noun Valley community. The general views were; to find out the level of animal traction adoption, to see its level of profitability, to examine its importance on agricultural sustainability and the overall constraints and benefits involved in animal traction. Combinations of multi-stage random and purposive sampling procedures were applied to obtain the needed information from oxen-farmers and institutions. A cross sectional data was collected and analysed from random sample of 90 oxen farmers within the Upper Noun Valley Community. Data were collected and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft Excel. The study revealed that small-scale farmers encountered several sustainability challenges from inappropriate implements, pasture difficulty, lack of training and repair centres, poor animal housing. Animal traction sustainability depends on its; affordability, flexibility, timeliness on farm and organic manure provision. In order to overcome the alarming food insecurity in Cameroon, both the government and stakeholders should regain consciousness on abandoned training centres, and minimum packages should be given to small-scale farmer as well as local blacksmiths and veterinary centres be provided at the Divisional level.

scholarly journals Consumer Attitudes for Asian Vegetables in Direct Markets

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 500-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Alan Walters ◽  
Kurt T. Range ◽  
Bradley H. Taylor ◽  
Wanki Moon
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Attitudes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Point Of Purchase ◽  
Marketing Systems ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Direct Market

Because the demand for Asian vegetables is rapidly increasing in the United States, these crops may provide local market growers new revenue opportunities with high returns per acre. However, consumer attitudes and purchasing habits regarding Asian vegetable crops are poorly understood. Therefore, consumers were surveyed in two direct-market venues (on-farm and farmers market) to measure their familiarity and preferences for Asian vegetables. Attributes that may influence buying decisions such as purchase frequency, consumption behavior, and knowledge of preparation and use were measured. Respondents were generally not familiar with fresh Asian vegetables. Although greater than 80% consumed less than 5 lb per year and less than once per month, the consumers surveyed expressed a strong interest to learn more about these vegetables. Consumers purchased Asian vegetables most often at supermarkets (29.4%) and restaurants (28.1%), and much less at local direct markets (12.5%). Results also indicated that Asians as well as consumers with higher income levels were most likely to consume these vegetables. Thirty-eight percent of consumers strongly indicated that the availability of recipes for various Asian vegetables at direct markets would increase the likelihood for purchase; thus, the opportunity exists to add these vegetables to local production and marketing systems, if recipes were made available at the point-of-purchase.

scholarly journals Access to Credit and Constraint Analysis: The Case of Smallholder Rice Farmers in Ghana

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisha Kwaku Denkyirah ◽  
Ahmed Abdul Aziz ◽  
Elijah Kofi Denkyirah ◽  
Ofori Obeng Nketiah ◽  
Elvis Dartey Okoffo
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Rice Production ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Coefficient Of Concordance ◽  
On Farm

The study assessed rice farmers’ access to credit and constraints in rice production in the Tolon District of Ghana. A total of 140 rice farmers were sampled for the study using multi-stage sampling technique. The probit model was used to estimate the factors that affected rice farmers’ access to credit. The Kendall’s coefficient of concordance was used to assess the constraints in rice production. The results of the study revealed that majority of the rice farmers accessed credit from family and friends and invested the credit into non-agricultural activities. The probit result revealed that age, marital status, member of farmer based organization, extension visit, record keeping and farm income were the significant variables that influenced rice farmers’ access to credit. The results also revealed that high cost of inputs and pest were the most pressing institutional and technical constraints in rice production, respectively. The study recommends that credit should be converted to physical inputs and other services and delivered to farmers to help minimize credit diversion from the farm sector. Rice farmers should be encouraged to form farmer groups and keep records of farming activities considering the fact that it positively influenced farmers’ access to credit. Subsidies should be provided on farm inputs. Effective ways of eliminating pest on rice fields should be developed since it was a major challenge facing the rice farmers in their production.

scholarly journals DISTRIBUSI PENDAPATAN RUMAH TANGGA PETANI DI KABUPATEN KARANGANYAR

Agro Ekonomi ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Umi Barokah ◽  
Dwidjono Hadi Darwanto ◽  
Supriyanto Supriyanto
Keyword(s):  
Income Distribution ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Farm Household ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Income Household ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
On Farm

The purpose of this research is to study the contribution of off-farm to income household and the effect of off-farm to income distribution between farm household. The location is choosen purposively based on the number of people as farmers, numbers and kind of industries and acessibility to reach economic centre. This research used multi stage sampling, the first was by cluster sampling, where all farm household from two village in Ngringo (kecamatan Jaten) and Tunggulrejo (kecamatan Jumantono) interviewed. And second stratified sampling based on farm size.The result showed that off-farm income (56,26 %) is greater than farm income (43,74 %). Off-farm income of small farmers (71,42 %) is greater than large farmers (45,18 %). Off-farm employment increased household income and the inequality of income tend to reduce. But off-farm employment is mainly for large farmers and close to the industrial area. In contrast, off-farm income increase inequality for small farmers in area far from industrial area

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