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Pasture‐use patterns on dairy and beef farms in the natal midlands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: C.A.H. Heard --- , N.M. Tainton --- Department of Grassland Science, P.J. Edwards --- Late of Department of Agriculture (Natal Region),Pasture sites for each of the species grown are classified for both dryland and irrigated pastures in the Natal Midlands. Only six species viz. kikuyu, Italian ryegrass, Eragrostis curvula, Festuca arundinacea (tall fescue), Dactylis glomerata (cocksfoot) and Trifolium repens (white... -
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... -
Effect of planting date on the phenology, seed yield, and fatty acid composition of three sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) cultivars
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R.N. de Vos --- , J. Dreyer --- , J.D. Lea --- Department of Crop Science,Four planting dates (early October to mid-January) were used to obtain a range of environmental conditions for growing three sunflower cultivars. The effect of planting date on phenological development was small compared to that of genotype though the hybrid S0404... -
Die invloed van planttyd en plantdigtheid op die duurte en tempo van graanvul van mielies (Zea mays L.)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.P. Pretorius --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.J. Human --- Departement Agronomie, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaDie invloed van planttyd en plantdigtheid op die lengte van die graanvulperiode en die graanvultempo van mielies is in veldproewe ondersoek. Plantdigtheid het die periode en tempo van graanvul nie betekenisvol beïnvloed nie. Die graanvulperiode het betekenisvol toegeneem terwyl die... -
The effect of date of planting on the fibre properties of four cotton cultivars grown under irrigation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.I. Greeff --- , Republic of South Africa J.J. Human --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South AfricaThe effects of date of planting on the fibre properties of four cotton cultivars, Acala 1517–70, Albar 70C, Deltapine 5826 and Albacala CS-2, were investigated under irrigated conditions over a 3-year period near Groblersdal. Six dates of planting at fortnightly... -
Effect of planting time on yield and fruit size of open-planted strawberries in the Transvaal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.P. Human --- , Republic of South AfricaThe effect of three planting times (fortnightly intervals) on strawberry cultivars Selekta, Tioga, Parfaite and Rolinda was studied for two seasons. There was no cultivar × planting time interaction, and the yield of all cultivars was significantly reduced from earlier... -
Evaluering en kalibrering van CERES-Maize 2. Groeistadia voorspellings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.S. du Toit --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrka J. Booysen --- Departement Plantkunde, Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.J. Human --- Departement Agronomie, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaMidsomerdroogte tydens blom het 'n vernietigende effek op mielie-opbrengs. Deur die plantdatum te manipuleer kan die effek van midsomerdroogte op oesopbrengs verminder word. Gewasgroeisimulasiemodelle kan gebruik word om die optimum plantdatum per cultivar te bepaal. CERES-Maize se fenologiese voorspellingswaarde is... -
Effect of planting date of maize on damage and yield loss caused by the stalk borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.A. Ebenebe --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Republic of South Africa J. van den Berg --- , Republic of South Africa T.C. van der Linde --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Republic of South AfricaThe effect of the time of planting of maize on the incidence of infestation and yield loss caused by Busseola fusca (Fuller) was studied using five successive plantings (early November to early January) during the 1995/96 and 1996/97 growing seasons... -
Effect of planting density on dry matter partitioning in young ‘Laetitia’ / ‘Marianna’ plum trees grown in lysimeter tanks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. Wooldridge --- , Republic of South Africa C. Schutte --- , Republic of South AfricaThe effects of increasing planting density on young lysimeter tank-grown plum trees were investigated. Seasonal increases in stem circumference, and average shoot lengths, decreased significantly (P = 0.05) as the number of trees per 1.4 × 3.0 m tank increased... -
Effect of planting and harvesting dates on fungus-growing termite infestations in maize
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. van den Berg --- , South Africa H.F. Riekert --- , South AfricaFungus-growing termites (Microtermes spp. and Allodontermes spp.) damage maize roots and cause lodging. The pattern of attack, incidence of lodging, and the effect of planting and harvesting dates on damage and yield were studied in field trials over five seasons... -
Effect of watering and seedling density on field establishment and performance of pearl millet and sorghum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S. Mapfumo --- Department of Crop Science, Zimbabwe C. Chiduza --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa E.M. Young --- , UK F.S. Murungu --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa P. Nyamudeza --- , ZimbabweThe practice of transplanting seedlings from nurseries was used as a strategy to improve stand establishment in pearl millet and sorghum in a semi arid area of Zimbabwe. A nursery experiment evaluated three watering regimes namely, watering after depletion to... -
Effect of cultivar, seedling age and leaf clipping on establishment, growth and yield of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) transplants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S. Mapfumo --- Department of Crop Science, Zimbabwe C. Chiduza --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa E.M. Young --- , UK F.S. Murungu --- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, South Africa P. Nyamudeza --- , ZimbabweThis study explored the viability of intensifying pearl millet and sorghum production through use of nurseries and transplanting to address the problem of poor stand establishment. The experiments were carried out over two seasons, the 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 seasons in... -
Maize–planting date interaction and effect of Bt maize on European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner) (Coleoptera: Crambidae) damage
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M Obopile --- Department of Entomology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, USA RB Hammond --- Department of Entomology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, USA PR Thomison --- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, USAA study was conducted to determine the influence of planting date and transgenic maize on maize yield following stalk injury by European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner). Transgenic and non-transgenic maize hybrids with short- and full-season maturity were planted in... -
Genetic variation between ecotypic populations of Chloris roxburghiana grass detected through RAPD analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: W Ngoyawu Mnene J Hanson WN Ekaya JI Kinyamario P Mweki G Lall JW Stuth RH JamnadassChloris roxburghiana is an important rangeland grass in Kenya. In some areas it has disappeared due to land degradation resulting from overgrazing and drought. Efforts to re-introduce the grass through re-seeding using seeds from research stations have had little success... -
The effect of planting density on the wood quality of South African-grown Eucalyptus grandis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: F.S. MalanThis paper presents the results of a wood property and sawn board quality study performed on disc samples and sawlogs taken from a 23-year-old Eucalyptus grandis Nelder 1a spacing trial at J.D.M. Keet plantation near Tzaneen. Ten trees from each... -
A Survey of Tree Planting Practices in the Smallholder Farming Sector of Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: EnosM. Shumba --- Forest Research Centre, Zimbabwe Abisai Mushaka --- Forest Research Centre, Zimbabwe Joseph Muchichwa --- Forest Research Centre, ZimbabweGroup meetings and individual farm visits were used to establish current tree planting practices in the smallholder farming sector of Zimbabwe. The number of tree species planted in each of the eight districts studied ranged from nine to 27 with... -
Relationships between growth, mineral nutrition and site factors for Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Dehnh) planted in some communal areas of Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Abisai Mushaka --- Forest Research Centre, ZimbabweThe Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe has been implementing a Rural Afforestation Project since 1983. The main species promoted were the eucalypts, especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Dehnh). A survey of twenty-seven woodlots of E. camaldulensis with ages between I and 10 years... -
Staining roots to determine root growth potential of Pinus taeda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Janusz Zwolinski --- Forestry Programme, South Africa CurtM. Peterson --- Department of Botany and Microbiology, USA Colin Dyer --- , South AfricaRoot growth potential (RGP) consists of two components: elongation of existing roots and initiation of new roots. Currently, RGP is determined on planting stock from which any “white roots” present at the start of the test are removed. This study... -
Rectangular Espacement Does Not Cause Stem Ellipticity in Eucalyptus grandis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Brian Bredenkamp --- Natal Forestry Research Centre, Department of Environment Affairs,Eucalyptus grandis grown with varying degrees of rectangularity of growing space showed that stem ellipticity could not be attributed to proximity of nearest neighbours. Stem ellipticity was markedly orientated along wind directions prevailing in the Eastern Transvaal. Extreme rectangularity of... -
Farmers' tree planting and access to germplasm in the southern highlands of Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Anders Aalbaek --- Department of Economics and Natural Resources,This article examines the effects ofinsufficient availability of planting material on farmers' tree planting in the southern highlands ofTanzania. Patterns in scale of farmers' tree planting, species preferences, and experienced availability of planting material are investigated and compared with past... -
Effect of planting depth on growth of open-rooted Pinus elliottii and Pinus taeda seedlings in the United States
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: Curtis L. VanderSchaaf --- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, USA David B. South --- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, USAThree studies in the Coastal Plain of Georgia were remeasured 7 or 8 years after planting to determine the effects of planting depth on field performance of open-rooted seedlings [root-collar diameter (RCD) ≤ 5 mm]. Average planting depth (i.e, shoot... -
The effect of applying prophylactic measures on the post-planting survival of Pinus patula in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: R. G. Mitchel --- , J. Zwolinski --- Forestry Programme, N. Jones --- Forestry Programme, T. Coutinho --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology,The observed survival of Pinus patula seedlings and cuttings has, on many occasions, been inadequate in nurseries and after field planting in South Africa. There have however, been several reports that survival can be improved if a fungicide is applied... -
Early growth and survival of Acacia galpinii after planting in a semi-arid environment in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Mlambo --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe P. Nyathi --- National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe P. Milo --- National University of Science and Technology, ZimbabweAcacia galpinii grows naturally on the riverbanks and smaller drainage lines in semi-arid areas ofSouthern Africa. Trial planting of the species as a decorative tree commenced in 1993 along urban roads in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Early growth and survival of the... -
Re-use of seedling containers and Fusarium circinatum association with asymptomatic Pinus patula planting stock
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Andrew R Morris --- Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa Gerda Fourie --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Izette Greyling --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Emma T Steenkamp --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Nicoletta B Jones --- Sappi Forests, Shaw Research Centre, South AfricaFusarium circinatum is a pathogen causing serious post-planting mortality of Pinus patula seedlings in southern Africa. Containerised planting stock that is asymptomatic but associated with F. circinatum in the nursery is thought to be the cause of this problem. The... -
Landscape, complicity and partitioned zones at South Africa Forest and Lubya in Israel-Palestine
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Heidi Grunebaum --- Centre for Humanities Research, South AfricaIn the historical and ideological contests of settler colonial conquest, the making of “landscape” out of land and territory is a powerful instrument in the visual and discursive constructions of nationalist perspectives. This article examines one such site, the Jewish... -
Effect of Planting Material and Variety on Productivity and Survival of Napier Grass (pennisetum purpureum schumach) in the Coastal Lowlands of Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. Ramadhan --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya M. N. Njunie --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya K. K. Lewa --- Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, KenyaA study to determine a suitable planting method for multiplication of planting materials of Napier grass varieties was done at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Msabaha in coastal lowland (CL) agro-ecological zone 4 (CL4). The experimental design was split-plot... -
Potential of Adelaide, Cradock and Middelburg, South Africa, for out-of-season onion production using different planting materials and planting dates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Marina Jordaan --- Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Horticultural Research, South Africa Gesine M Coetzer --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South Africa James Allemann --- Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, South AfricaOut-of-season onion production is used to produce onions for the early market (April to September) when onion prices peak. No information with regard to this production method is available for the Eastern Cape. Field experiments were therefore conducted in Adelaide,... -
An assessment of the forest regeneration potential of the taungya system of farming in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ismail O Azeez --- Department of Forest Resources Management, Nigeria Labode Popoola --- Department of Forest Resources Management, Nigeria Idowu O Shulamite --- Department of Forest Resources Management, NigeriaBalancing forest regeneration and meeting food and fibre needs of Nigeria’s ever-increasing population challenges is imperative to her sustainable development. Two methods of artificial forest regeneration practiced in Oyo State, Nigeria to meet these challenges are direct planting and taungya... -
Productivity of non-heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) under different agronomic management factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Innocent Maseko --- University of South Africa, South Africa Yacob G Beletse --- Agricultural Research Council–Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute, South Africa Noluyolo Nogemane --- University of South Africa, South Africa Christian P du Plooy --- Agricultural Research Council–Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute, South Africa Tatenda R Musimwa --- Crop Science, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi --- Crop Science, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaProductivity of non-heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis) was evaluated at Roodeplaat over two winter seasons (2012 and 2013). Agronomic factors considered were plant density, nitrogen level, irrigation frequency and planting date. Irrigating thrice or once a week... -
Increased planting density as a means for improving Pinus elliottii lumber stiffness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Gideon M Froneman --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa C Brand Wessels --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South AfricaFaster growth and reduced harvesting ages are causing a reduction in the stiffness of lumber from South African grown pine plantations. The objective of this study was to determine whether increased planting densities of Pinus elliottii would result in improved... -
Socio-economic determinants of smallholder plantation sizes in Ghana and options to encourage reforestation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Richard Osei --- Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, Germany Stefan Zerbe --- Faculty of Science and Technology, Italy Volker Beckmann --- Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, Germany Aristotle Boaitey --- Geoinformation for Natural Resources and Environmental Management (GeoNAREM), GhanaReforestation, particularly in the tropics, is of crucial importance for the environment as well as society. However, small planting areas and low participation of smallholder farmers in tree planting programmes often obstruct realisation of set planting area targets. In this... -
Seed mix type but not planting method or seed priming affect grassland restoration outcomes: a greenhouse trial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Stuart Demmer --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Michelle J Tedder --- School of Life Sciences, South Africa Kevin P Kirkman --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaCommercial seed mixes and various mechanical planting methods have been implemented to overcome barriers to successful restoration of degraded grasslands but their effectiveness in aiding the restoration process has been understudied. Harvested seed must be cleaned of chaff to allow... -
Influence of tillage, fertiliser regime and weeding frequency on germinable weed seed bank in a subhumid environment in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Nilton Mashavakure --- School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Zimbabwe Arnold B Mashingaidze --- School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Zimbabwe Robert Musundire --- School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Zimbabwe Edson Gandiwa --- School of Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation, Zimbabwe Christian Thierfelder --- CIMMYT – International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre, Southern Africa Regional Office, Zimbabwe Victor K Muposhi --- School of Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation, Zimbabwe Ezekia Svotwa --- School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, ZimbabweMinimum tillage (MT) under conservation agriculture (CA), fertiliser application and weeding frequency influence weed seed-bank dynamics in cropping systems. A study was conducted at the Chinhoyi University of Technology farm, Zimbabwe during the 2014/15 and 2015/16 cropping seasons to investigate... -
The effect of planting density on the stem form of Pinus patula trees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: RA Charlton --- , South Africa Z Naghizadeh --- , South Africa A Kunneke --- , South Africa CB Wessels --- , South AfricaIn this study the effect of planting density on the stem form of Pinus patula trees was investigated. Four different spacing treatments of 403, 1 097, 1 808, and 2 981 stems per hectare (spha), and four stem form properties... -
Current status of technology-use for plantation re-establishment in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Muedanyi M Ramantswana --- , South Africa Michal P Brink --- , South Africa Keith M Little --- , South Africa Raffaele Spinelli --- , Italy Paxie WC Chirwa --- , South AfricaPlantation re-establishment is a key component of silviculture as it deals with the creation of a suitable environment when planting or seeding a stand. Re-establishment practices include slash management, site preparation, marking and preparation of a planting position, planting, fertilisation... -
Perspectives and drivers of modernisation of silviculture re-establishment in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Muedanyi Ramantswana --- , South Africa Michal Brink --- , South Africa Keith Little --- , South Africa Raffaele Spinelli --- , Italy Paxie Chirwa --- , South AfricaEfficient and cost-effective re-establishment practices are important parts of any sustainable forest re-establishment programme. Re-establishment activities include residue management (post-harvest slash), preparation of a planting position, planting, fertilisation and vegetation management. In South Africa, these activities are largely labour intensive,... -
Comparative Analysis of technical efficiency of wheat production in row planting and broadcasting methods: Empirical evidence from southern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Assefa Ayele --- , Kassa Tarekegn --- ,A Cobb–Douglas stochastic production frontier was used to analyze the technical efficiency of wheat producers under row planting and broadcasting methods in Hadiya zone, southern Ethiopia. The estimated results of the Cobb–Douglas frontier model show that the mean technical efficiency... -
Density effect on growth variables of eucalypt clones in a Nelder wheel experiment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Franciele Alba da Silva --- , Brazil Sylvio Péllico Netto --- , Brazil Alexandre Behling --- , Brazil Henrique Soares Koehler --- , Brazil Ataídes Marinheski Filho --- , Brazil Cláudio Cerqueira --- , BrazilNelder’s systematic design enables studies of tree plantation spacing in relatively small areas, which is of great interest for forest planning. However, dependence between observations can arise with this method, making it difficult to use classic statistics for evaluating an... -
Effect of plant spacing and cutting intensity on the morphology and productivity of forage cactus [Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.]
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Claudia Maciel Ferreira --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil Marcio Vieira da Cunha --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil Mércia Virginia Ferreira dos Santos --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil Alexandre Carneiro Leão de Mello --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil Djalma Cordeiro dos Santos --- Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco, Brazil Maria da Conceição Silva --- Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco, Brazil Janerson José Coelho --- Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, BrazilThe forage cactus cultivar Mexican elephant ear (MEE) [Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.] has been widely used in the semi-arid of Brazil because of its resistance to carmine mealybug. Therefore, it is necessary to establish planting and harvesting management strategies for... -
The impact of planting dates and hybrid selection on sunflower seed yield and oil content
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Safiah Ma’ali --- Agricultural Research Council–Grain Crops, South Africa Nicolene Cochrane --- Agricultural Research Council–Biometry, South Africa William Makgoga --- Agricultural Research Council–Grain Crops, South Africa Jan Erasmus --- Agricultural Research Council–Grain Crops, South AfricaSuitable planting dates and hybrid selection are crucial in optimising yield, component traits and oil production in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). In South Africa, there is limited information on the effects of planting dates on currently available sunflower hybrids in... -
Spillover effects of tree-planting programmes on household tree planting for fuelwood and livelihoods in non-urban areas of Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Yusuph John Kulindwa --- Moshi Co-operative University, TanzaniaA spillover effect of tree planting programmes (TPs) and of the independent planting of trees for fuelwood by forest-dependent households is that deforested areas in developing countries have not been restored due to the high demand for fuelwood, which outstrips... -
Factors influencing participation in the planting for food and jobs programme: Empirical evidence from maize farmers in Ejura Sekyedumase, Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Addison Kwasi Akowuah --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana John-Eudes Andivi Bakang --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Fred Ankuyi --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Akua Yeboah Oduro-Owusu --- Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Ghana Collins Osei --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana Solomon Asirifi --- Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Ghana Pascal Benson Atiglah --- St Francis’ College of Education, GhanaPlanting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) as a development intervention has come with many successes. However, the recent concerns about its gradually dwindling prospects call for academics to study farmers’ participation and motivation, focusing on the Ejura Sekyedumase Municipality in...