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Communal land use and the ‘tragedy of the commons’: Some problems and development perspectives with specific reference to semi‐arid regions of southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: E.A. Boonzaier --- Department of Social Anthropology, Republic of South Africa M.T. Hoffman --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa FionaM. Archer --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa A.B. Smith --- Department of Archaeology, Republic of South AfricaTraditional communal farming in southern Africa has often been described as unproductive and directly responsible for regional poverty and vegetation degradation. Each aspect of this argument rests on a set of unchallenged assumptions concerning the nature of communal farming. Studies... -
The national grazing strategy of the Republic of South Africa Objectives, achievements and future challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: P.F. du Toit --- Department of Agricultural Development, Republic of South Africa A.J. Aucamp --- , Republic of South Africa J.J. Bruwer --- Department of Agricultural Development, Republic of South AfricaOver the past few years various measures have been applied to address the problem of the retrogression of southern African rangelands. However, it has become apparent that many of these measures were ad hoc and not part of a long‐term... -
Importance of rainfall oscillations in agricultural planning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.L. du Pisani --- ,Evidence seems to indicate that the rainfall in the summer rainfall area of the RSA exhibits an oscillatory nature with a period of 16–20 years. To help maize farmers in planning for a dry or wet cycle the most recent... -
Die oplosbaarheid en mobiliteit van kalk in sand
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H. v.H. van der Watt --- Departement Grondkunde en Plantvoeding,Die oplosbaarheid, diffusie en loging van twee kalktipes is in 'n suiwer sandmedium bestudeer. Deur van sand gebruik te maak is die kompliserende effek van die uitruilfase van grond geëlimineer. Die uitwerking van byvoegings van KCl, NH4Cl, Na2EDTA, organiese materiaal... -
NUTRIENTS AND THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ESTUARINE AND COASTAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: S.W. Nixon --- Marine Ecosystems Research Laboratory, United States of America C.A. Oviatt --- Marine Ecosystems Research Laboratory, United States of America J. Frithsen --- Marine Ecosystems Research Laboratory, United States of America B. Sullivan --- Marine Ecosystems Research Laboratory, United States of AmericaRecent research on estuarine and coastal marine systems has revealed two particularly interesting things about nutrients and productivity. First is the observation that these areas are among the most intensively fertilized environments on earth. Second is the common finding that... -
The significance of gathering wild orchid tubers for orphan household livelihoods in a context of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: JoyceFX Challe --- Department of Research and Training, Mikocheni Agricultural Institute, Tanzania Anke Niehof --- Sociology of Consumers and Households Group, The Netherlands PaulC Struik --- Centre for Crop System Analysis, The NetherlandsWe investigated the role of gathering and selling the edible tubers of wild orchids by children orphaned by AIDS as one of their livelihood strategies, through a household survey administered to 152 households in three villages in the Southern Highlands... -
Effects of three agricultural by-products on cage culture growth performances of a landlocked population of Sarotherodon melanotheron (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in man-made Lake Ayame, Côte d'Ivoire
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NI Ouattara V N'Douba GG Teugels JC PhilippartIn man-made Lake Ayame, a 180-day cage culture feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of three agricultural by-products — chicken droppings, wheat bran and corn bran — on the survival rates, mean daily weight gain and feed conversion... -
Gender, famine and HIV/AIDS: rethinking new variant famine in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Andy GibbsAlthough making a large and rapid impact on our understandings of the interactions between famine and HIV/AIDS, the new variant famine hypothesis has had little critical scrutiny. This paper uses a case study of the Malawian food crisis of 2001/2002... -
KwaZulu-Natal commercial farmers' perceptions of and management responses to HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lyndon Gray --- Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, South Africa Stuart Ferrer --- Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, South Africa Gerald Ortmann --- Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, South AfricaThis study examines commercial farmers' perceptions of and management responses to the HIV epidemic, among a sample in KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa. The analysis is based on responses to a postal survey of commercial farmers belonging to KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural... -
Application of a direct toxicity assessment approach to assess the hazard of potential pesticide exposure at selected sites on the Crocodile and Magalies rivers, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: TM Ansara-Ross --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa V Wepener --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa PJ van den Brink --- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management, The Netherlands MJ Ross --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South AfricaThe potentially hazardous effects of agricultural pesticide usage in the Crocodile (west) Marico catchment were evaluated using the Danio rerio and Daphnia pulex lethality, Selenastrum capricornutum growth inhibition and the Ames mutagenicity plate incorporation assays. Hazard assessment categories are proposed... -
Responses of the Serengeti avifauna to long-term change in the environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Anthony RE Sinclair --- Beaty Biodiversity Research Centre, Canada Ally Nkwabi --- Serengeti Biodiversity Program, Tanzania Simon AR Mduma --- Beaty Biodiversity Research Centre, Canada Flora Magige --- Department of Zoology and Wildlife Conservation, TanzaniaIn this paper we examine how climate change interacts with other disturbances to alter the functioning of a tropical ecosystem, the Serengeti in Tanzania. Tropical Africa has increasing temperatures and changes in rainfall. Long-term data have shown how the avifauna... -
Green economy and innovation: compressive strength potential of blended cement cassava peels ash and laterised concrete
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: EE Agbenyeku --- Department of Civil Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South Africa FN Okonta --- Department of Civil Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, South AfricaThis work highlights the incorporation of two locally available materials, cassava peels ash (CPA) and laterite, in concrete production for construction purposes. The abundance of these materials in West Africa paved the way for this study. The effect of partial... -
Innovation and agricultural exports: the case of sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Monika Korzun --- School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), Canada Bamidele Adekunle --- School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), Canada Glen C. Filson --- School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), CanadaThe multifaceted nature of agricultural innovation makes it evident that technological, industrial, human and economic factors define and redefine agricultural innovation within new cultural and technological contexts. Juxtaposing the African condition to the earlier understanding of the cross-cultural dimensions of... -
Contribution of innovation intermediaries in agricultural innovation: the case of agricultural R&D in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Athman H. Mgumia --- Tanzania Commission of Science and Technology, Directorate of Innovation, Tanzania Amon Z. Mattee --- Sokoine University of Agriculture, TANZANIA Beatus A.T. Kundi --- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, TanzaniaWith the current global economic reforms and advances in science, the move has been towards privatisation of the agricultural knowledge infrastructure. However, inadequate capacity of agricultural entrepreneurs and the diversity in the characteristics of the agricultural technologies have created market... -
Digestive parameters and energy assimilation of Cape porcupine on economically important crops
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Kerushka R Pillay --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Amy-Leigh Wilson --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Tharmalingam Ramesh --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Colleen T Downs --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaTo better understand how Cape porcupines are able to successfully occupy many agricultural lands, we studied their digestive parameters and energy assimilation when fed three economically important agricultural crops (potatoes [Solanum tuberosum], sweet potatoes [Ipomoea batatas] and butternut [Juglans cinerea])... -
Diatoms as water quality indicators in the upper reaches of the Great Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Holmes --- School of Biological Sciences, South Africa JC Taylor --- School of Biological Sciences, South AfricaThis study focused on the spring-fed upper reaches of the economically important Great Fish River with the aim of determining if diatoms could be used for biomonitoring in semi-arid conditions in southern Africa. Five sites were monitored monthly from 2010... -
Estimation of stability-related soil properties using mid-infrared spectroscopy for non-agricultural land use in Lake Victoria basin, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. K. Waruru --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Kenya K. D. Shepherd --- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya G. M. Ndegwa --- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya A. Sila --- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya P. T. Kamoni --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), KenyaMethods for rapid and accurate soil tests are needed for stability-related soil properties, which are valuable for non-agricultural land use. The study tested the applicability of mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy for rapid estimation of selected stability-related soil properties. Two sample sets,... -
Strengthening Capacity for Agribusiness Development and Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Suresh Chandra Babu --- Capacity Strengthening Program, USA Rupak Manvatkar --- World Food Programme, Italy Shashidhara Kolavalli --- Ghana Strategy Support Program, GhanaIn sub-Saharan Africa, agribusiness has a major role to play in the transformation of the agricultural sector. The demand for high-value food products is increasing, creating an opportunity for the production and export of these goods. To capture the benefits... -
Community-based agricultural interventions in the context of food and nutrition security in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M. Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, C. Witten --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, S. Drimie --- Regional Coordinator, RENEWAL,Despite South Africa being a food-secure country in terms of aggregate food availability, it is listed by the World Health Organization as one of 36 high-burden countries, home to large numbers of stunted children. Recent findings, in the context of... -
Methods for assessing the impact of research on innovation and development in the agriculture and food sectors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ludovic Temple --- Cirad Umr Innovation, France Estelle Biénabe --- Cirad Umr Innovation, France Danielle Barret --- Cirad-Dgdrs, France Gilles Saint-Martin --- Cirad-Dgdrs, FranceThe need for technological transition and the context of the privatization of public research funding both challenge the evolution of methods to assess the impact of research in the agricultural and food sectors. We analyze this evolution through a literature... -
Sustainable agriculture practices and livelihoods in pro-poor smallholder farming systems in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Clifton Makate --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Zimbabwe Marshall Makate --- Department of Economics, USA Nelson Mango --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, UgandaClimate variability and change threaten and impact negatively on biodiversity, agricultural sustainability, ecosystems, and economic and social structures – factors that are all vital for human resilience and wellbeing. To cope with these challenges, embracing sustainability in food production is... -
Analytical Review of African Agribusiness Competitiveness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Suresh Chandra Babu --- International Food Policy Research Institute, USA Mahika Shishodia --- International Food Policy Research Institute, USAAgribusiness has a major role to play in the transformation of the agricultural sector in Africa. With the demand for high-value food products increasing across the world, there is an opportunity for an increase in income/employment through the production and... -
Seasonal variations in the diet and food selection of the Algerian hedgehog Atelerix algirus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Chafika Mouhoub-Sayah --- Laboratoire de Zoologie Appliquée et d’Ecophysiologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Algeria Hafsa Djoudad-Kadji --- Laboratoire de Zoologie Appliquée et d’Ecophysiologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Algeria Florian Kletty --- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, France André Malan --- Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, France Jean-Patrice Robin --- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, France Michel Saboureau --- Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, France Caroline Habold --- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, FranceThe Algerian hedgehog Atelerix algirus is an insectivorous species. However, the exact composition of its natural diet remains largely undetermined, especially in relation to seasonal variations in food availability. From March to November, we simultaneously analysed the composition of 180... -
Socio-economic and Institutional Factors Influencing Uptake of Improved Sorghum Technologies in Embu, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: EL Chimoita --- Department of Agricultural Economics, Kenya CM Onyango --- Department of Crop Science and Protection, Kenya JP Gweyi-Onyango --- Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kenya JW Kimenju --- Department of Crop Science and Protection, KenyaFarmers’ socio-economic status and institutional support play a complementary role in influencing adoption of various improved agricultural value chain technologies. Despite considerable research efforts towards improving sorghum production and commercialisation to improve farmers’ socio-economic wellbeing in Kenya, a marginal number... -
Technology adoption typology and rice yield differentials in Ghana: Principal component analysis approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Franklin Nantui Mabe --- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, Ghana Samuel Arkoh Donkoh --- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences, Ghana Seidu Al-Hassan --- Central Administration, GhanaThis study used primary data obtained from rice farmers in Guinea Savannah Zone (GSZ), Forest Savannah Transition Zone (FSTZ) and Coastal Savannah Zone (CSZ). Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to classify farmers into technology adopters. The study used Welch’s... -
Agulhas long-billed lark (Certhilauda brevirostris) densities, population estimates and habitat association in a transformed landscape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Celeste de Kock --- Department of Continuing Education, United Kingdom Alan TK Lee --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South AfricaThe effects of agricultural landscape transformation and subsequent habitat associations have been little studied for the Agulhas long-billed lark (Certhilauda brevirostris), a regionally threatened species in the Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa. Point count surveys were conducted throughout the Overberg... -
Supporting innovation through a multi-level platforms approach: A case study of the South African fresh fruit industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Richmore Dondofema --- , South Africa Sara S. (Saartjie) Grobbelaar --- , South AfricaAgricultural innovation platforms have become recognized as a key mechanism through which to stimulate innovation for inclusive development (I4ID) by serving as a space for agricultural stakeholders to engage, and to develop and diffuse agricultural innovations. This study investigates how... -
Ranging behaviour of Long-crested Eagles Lophaetus occipitalis in human-modified landscapes of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Machawe I Maphalala --- , South Africa Ara Monadjem --- , Eswatini Keith L Bildstein --- , South Africa Shane McPherson --- , South Africa Ben Hoffman --- , South Africa Colleen T Downs --- , South AfricaThe ranging behaviour of raptors in human-altered environments, such as agricultural and suburban landscapes, is becoming increasingly important for conservationists in the context of unprecedented high rates of anthropogenic land use change. We studied the movement ecology of adult Long-crested... -
Evaluation of agribusiness performance in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Chukwuma Otum Ume --- , Germany Anslem Anibueze Enete --- , Nigeria Anthony Nwajesus Onyekuru --- , Patience Ifeyinwa Opata --- , NigeriaIn Nigeria, agribusiness has a major role to play in the transformation of the agricultural sector. Little is known about the key performance indicators relevant to the agribusiness sector. This article employed the latest World Bank Enterprise Survey data to... -
The wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella, Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) could establish in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tamryn S Venter --- , South Africa Mark P Robertson --- , South Africa Davina L Saccaggi --- , South Africa Katelyn T Faulkner --- , South AfricaBiological invasions by agricultural pests can have serious negative impacts, including decreases in crop yield and economic losses. The MT-1 and MT-8 genotypes of the wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella) (hereafter ‘WCM’ refers to these two genotypes) are globally distributed... -
The use of sustainable agricultural methods amongst smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: David Bese --- , South Africa Elliot Zwane --- , South Africa Priviledge Cheteni --- , South AfricaThere is increasing concern over the role that modern agricultural methods play in the degradation and destruction of natural resources such as water, soil, forests, and microorganisms, and the wider environment. Modern agricultural production methods, though they are effective at... -
Moringa oleifira noise: Science or quackery and the way forward
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Margaret Huruma Mollel --- , Republic of South Africa Munyaradzi Mujuru --- , Republic of South Africa Vuyo Mjimba --- , Republic of South Africa Nicolas Darangwa --- , Republic of South Africa Richard Nyanzi --- , Republic of South AfricaThe moringa tree is a rising star in South Africa where it is increasingly playing a variety of social and economic roles, especially among the rural poor. Also known as the horseradish tree, moringa has been referred to as the... -
An exploratory study into the establishment of agricultural innovation platforms to improve agricultural efficiency in Hwedza district, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Innocent T. Mahiya --- , South AfricaAfrica has suffered a series of challenges around food insecurities which are partly explained by inefficient agricultural systems. The agricultural innovation platforms have been popularized in Africa and Zimbabwe in particular as part of the answer to the many agricultural... -
Analysis of farmers’ food price volatility and Nigeria’s growth enhancement support scheme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joseph I. Uduji --- , Nigeria Elda Nduka Okolo-Obasi --- , Nigeria Simplice Anutechia Asongu --- , CameroonFood prices in Nigeria have become significantly higher and more volatile since 2012. The purpose of this research was to find out what affects farmers’ participation in the growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) in the country. We determined the effect... -
Seasonal variation and drivers of zooplankton, macroinvertebrate and littoral fish communities from irrigation ponds in a semi-arid region in the Eastern Cape (South Africa)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: L Mofu --- , South Africa T Dalu --- , South Africa RJ Wasserman --- , South Africa DJ Woodford --- , South Africa D Khosa --- , South Africa OLF Weyl --- , South AfricaIrrigation ponds are increasingly abundant globally, particularly in water-stressed countries with limited natural surface waters, yet knowledge of their ecology is limited. Here, we assessed zooplankton, macroinvertebrate, and littoral fish communities from irrigation ponds located in the Sundays River Valley... -
Agricultural advisory and extension service approaches and inclusion in reaching out to Kenyan rural farmers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ann N. Kingiri --- , KenyaEfficient agricultural advisory and extension service (AES) is poised to lead to improved agricultural productivity as farmers utilize information and knowledge to optimize their use of limited resources. However, the role of AES has progressively evolved due to the changing... -
Access to credit and agricultural sector performance in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Romanus Osabohien --- , Nigeria Anita Mordi --- , Nigeria Adeyemi Ogundipe --- , NigeriaThis study examined how agricultural sector performance will be enhanced in Nigeria through access to credit. The study engaged a time series data sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin and the World Development Indicators (WDI) of... -
Households’ nonfarm livelihood participation and agricultural inputs investment: Evidence from northern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Haile Tewele Berhe --- , EthiopiaEvidence shows that nonfarm livelihood activities are an important source of income for rural households and they may interact with farm activities in different ways. This article attempts to examine the investment linkage in which evidence is scarce in the... -
Rural infrastructure and production efficiency of food crop farmers: Implication for rural development in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso --- , Nigeria Saidat Adebola Daud --- , Nigeria Luke Okojie --- , Nigeria Abiodun Olusola Omotayo --- , South AfricaThis study investigated the impact of rural infrastructure on production efficiency of food crop rural farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria. A total of 160 farming households from 20 communities in Abeokuta and Ilaro in Ogun State Agricultural Development Programme (OGADEP)... -
Adoption and perceptions of biogas: Empirical evidence from rural households of Melani village in Raymond Mhlaba municipality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lindiwe Ngcobo --- , South Africa Ajuruchukwu Obi --- , South Africa Sampson Mamphweli --- , South Africa Siphe Zantsi --- , South AfricaRenewable energies, which include biogas, have been identified as a possible panacea for the energy challenges faced by the poor and can potentially ensure that they obtain cheaper energy that is more accessible and environmentally sustainable. However, its adoption and... -
Smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to mitigate the effect of drought on maize production in OR Tambo District municipality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Brian Muroyiwa --- , Lesotho Nasiphi Masinda --- , South Africa Abyssinia Mushunje --- , South AfricaThere is evidence that climate variability has affected agriculture and the expectation is that the situation will get worse over time. This study examined smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to mitigate the effects of drought on maize production in OR Tambo... -
The financial and social efficiency of rural cooperatives in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Collin L. Yobe --- , South Africa Stuart R. D. Ferrer --- , South Africa Maxwell Mudhara --- , South AfricaIdentifying the type of organization for achieving social efficiency for agricultural development remains a challenge. In this study, the relationship between the financial and social efficiency of South African agricultural cooperatives was examined. Data, comprising 1788 agricultural cooperatives, were obtained... -
Blockchain for agricultural sector: The case of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Roberto Mavilia --- , Italy Roberta Pisani --- , ItalyNew technologies are playing a fundamental role in the postmodern era of globalization where interpersonal interactions at the international level and the exchange of goods, services, information and capital are the basis of all activities. The agriculture sector is constantly... -
Factors enhancing agricultural productivity under innovation technology: Insights from Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Francis Andrianarison --- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Cameroon Cyrille Bergaly Kamdem --- University of Yaounde II Soa, Cameroon Blaise Che Kameni --- University of Yaounde II Soa, CameroonThis paper analyzes the impact of innovation adoption, namely, improved seeds or modern equipment and examines the effects of farmer education, access to credit, and land tenure security on agricultural productivity in Cameroon. We take advantage of a nationally representative... -
Do government agricultural policies affect production and export of cocoa in Ghana?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hadrat Yusif --- , Ghana Emmanuel Nii Oseku Ntreh --- , Ghana Daniel Sakyi --- , Ghana Samuel Tawiah Baidoo --- , GhanaThe contributions of the agricultural sector to economic growth of developing countries of which Ghana is no exception cannot be overemphasized. Despite the sector being the mainstay of the Ghanaian economy, it is still confronted with several challenges. As a... -
Ghana’s pineapple innovation history: An account from stakeholders in Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipal Assembly
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Daniel Adu Ankrah --- School of Agriculture, University of Ghana, GhanaDespite the pineapple fruit contributing significantly towards Ghana’s non-traditional export, the empirical space deficiently accounts for innovations within the sector. This article addresses prime questions that beg answering such as: the origin of innovations, when, how, what conditions facilitate adoption... -
Towards a conceptual framework for measuring innovation in the agricultural sector in sub-Saharan developing countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yasser Buchana --- Human Science Research Council, South Africa Moses M. Sithole --- Human Science Research Council, South AfricaDespite the importance and benefits of measuring innovation in businesses, standard methods for innovation measurement, such as the Oslo Manual, largely exclude the agricultural sector. As a result, innovation scholars in developing countries struggle to develop knowledge to understand innovation... -
Do farmer-actor interactions in the agricultural innovation system drive technological innovation adoption in Ghana?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Justina Adwoa Onumah --- CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Felix Ankomah Asante --- University of Ghana, Ghana Robert Darko Osei --- University of Ghana, Ghana Peter Asare-Nuamah --- University of Environment and Sustainable Development, GhanaThe low level of technological innovation adoption among farmers has been a development concern. However, not much attention has been paid to how agricultural innovation system actors contribute to the adoption of technological innovations among farmers. This paper, therefore, analyzed... -
Determinants of smallholder livestock farmers’ adoption decisions of improved fodder technologies in Insiza District
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Trymore Nhundu --- , Zimbabwe Edward Mutandwa --- , Zimbabwe Jayne Stark --- Resilience Knowledge Hub, Mercy Corps, Zimbabwe Tafireyi Chamboko --- , Zimbabwe Arthur Tinashe Vambe --- , ZimbabweThe study investigated the factors that influence the extent of the use of fodder technologies in the Insiza District of Zimbabwe, as well as the reasons for their low adoption and the lower participation of women than men in fodder... -
Agricultural credit guarantee scheme fund and oil palm production in Nigeria: A vector autoregressive (VAR) approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Elaigwu Christopher Ogbanje --- Nasarawa State University, Nigeria Eberechukwu Johnpaul Ihemezie --- University of Nigeria, NigeriaOil palm has been identified as one of the key agricultural products that can diversify Nigeria’s economy. However, its production and export have been hampered by capital constraints. Consequently, the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF) was introduced to encourage... -
Impact of agricultural land-use on functional feeding groups of Afrotropical Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera in the Kat River, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Frank Chukwuzuoke Akamagwuna --- Rhodes University, South Africa Oghenekaro Nelson Odume --- Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa Nicole Bertine Richoux --- Rhodes University, South AfricaDespite Africa experiencing a substantial rise in inadequately managed agricultural practices, studies examining the effects of these activities on the functional organisation of macroinvertebrates in tropical streams are underdeveloped. The responses of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPTs) functional feeding groups... -
Occurrence of aflatoxins and aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus spp. associated with groundnut production in subsistence farming systems in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: E. Ncube --- Agricultural Research Council-Grain Crops Institute, Private Bag X1251, South Africa B.C. Flett --- Agricultural Research Council-Grain Crops Institute, Private Bag X1251, South Africa C. Waalwijk --- Plant Research International B.V., Netherlands A. Viljoen --- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaAflatoxins are carcinogenic mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus spp. in groundnut kernels. Forty-six groundnut samples were collected from subsistence farmers in three provinces of South Africa, namely KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Mpumalanga (MP) and Limpopo (LP), in 2006 and 2007. Aflatoxin levels of... -
Rethinking radical veld improvement: a sustainable approach to grazing land restoration?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: KP Kirkman --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaRadical veld improvement (RVI), a concept explored in southern Africa during the mid to late 1900s, aimed to intensify agricultural landscapes by enhancing veld productivity by incorporating productive forage grasses or legumes, soil nutrient enrichment, or a combination of both... -
Effects of eucalypt and black wattle biochars from vacuum pyrolysis on sandy soil quality and cauliflower yield
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S Mncedi --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa JF Görgens --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa PA Swanepoel --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa AG Hardie --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaWoody invasive alien plants (IAPs), including black wattle (Acacia mearnsii De Wild.) and eucalypt species (Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.), present significant environmental challenges in South Africa. Biochar from these plants can enhance soil carbon sequestration and fertility. This study examines the... -
Influence of actors’ interactions under agricultural innovation system lens on the adoption of rice innovations in Mvomero district and Ifakara Town council
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sospeter Jibunge Charles --- University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaThis study addresses the gap in empirical evidence on how and to what extent interactions among numerous actors within the Agricultural Innovation System (AIS) can influence smallholder farmers’ adoption of rice innovations. The study employed a mixed-methods embedded design to... -
The agriculture productivity puzzle: Capital deepening and agricultural productivity in China
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Shigui Du --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Angathevar Baskaran --- Universiti Malaya, Malaysia V. G. R. Chandran --- Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaThis study investigates how capital deepening influences agricultural productivity among peasant households in China, considering heterogeneity across household types and regions. Using data from the China Family Panel Survey, we find that land size is negatively associated with land productivity... -
Determinants of adoption and intensity of mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from Arsi Zone
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gizachew Mengesha Abebe --- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Wondaferahu Mulugeta Demissie --- Ethiopian Civil Service University (ECSU), Ethiopia Markose Chekol Zewdie --- Bahir Dar University, EthiopiaMechanization has been recognized as a key thematic area by the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute for the period 2018–2030; however, research on its adoption determinants remains limited. This study examines the factors influencing the adoption and intensity of mechanization, focusing... -
Assessment of compliance level with the International Labor Organization child labour utilization regulation: Evidence from cassava farmers in Osogbo ADP Zone, Osun State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lateef Olatunbosun Jimoh --- Osun State University, Nigeria Timothy Olusola Agboola --- Osun State University, Nigeria Olaide Kamila Akintunde --- Osun State University, Nigeria Kaothar Modupe Idris-Adeniyi --- Osun State University, Nigeria Francis Oluwadamilare Ajayi --- Osun State University, Nigeria Festus Adelekan Oyeniyi --- Osun State University, NigeriaInvestigating the compliance level of International Labor Organization (ILO) regulation on child labour use among cassava farming households in Osogbo ADP Zone, Osun State, Nigeria, the study determines the factors influencing child labour usage among cassava farmers in the study... -
Three decades of research on olive mill waste: A patent citation analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ridha Mhamdi --- Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, TunisiaThis paper investigates the technological impact of research on olive mill wastes (OMW) by analyzing patent citations. Using a dataset of 2448 publications from Scopus, we identified 151 papers cited by patents. The results show a moderate correlation between academic... -
An estimation of liquidity effects of market microstructure changes in the Indian agricultural commodity market
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Sreekha Pullaykkodi --- Manipal School of Commerce and Economics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, IndiaThe effects of market microstructure change on the liquidity of the Indian agricultural commodity market are examined using 18 years of data by dividing it into different sub-samples. The study examines variations in market liquidity by conducting a year-wise analysis,... -
Reduced Blue Crane Grus paradisea breeding productivity in intensive agricultural landscapes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Christie A Craig --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa Bradley K Gibbons --- African Crane Conservation Programme, Endangered Wildlife Trust/International Crane Foundation, South Africa Tanya Smith --- African Crane Conservation Programme, Endangered Wildlife Trust/International Crane Foundation, South Africa Glenn I Ramke --- African Crane Conservation Programme, Endangered Wildlife Trust/International Crane Foundation, South Africa Peter G Ryan --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, South AfricaWe compare Blue Crane Grus paradisea breeding productivity in the Western Cape wheatlands in Overberg and Swartland (2018–2021), Karoo (2009–2011) and eastern grasslands (2009–2011 and 2013). Productivity was higher in the grasslands (0.95 fledglings/attempt, 95% CI = 0.86–1.30, n =...