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Studies of Growth and Stand Structure in Plantations of Pinus patula
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: Y. de Villiers --- , A. van Laar --- Faculty of Forestry,Mensurational data collected for management inventories were used to obtain estimates for the parameters of equations with age, and in other cases with age, stand density and site index as predictor-variables, growth and stand structure characteristics as dependent variables. The... -
The South African labour market and the incubation of small businesses in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Zeleke Worku --- Business School, Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaSince April 1994, the South African Government and the trade unions have been working together as a means of realising sustained economic growth and development, job creation and the alleviation of poverty among the unemployed youth. The uneasy relationship between... -
Understanding the role of forests in rural household economies: experiences from the Northern and Western provinces of Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Edward Mutandwa --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Rwanda Richard Kanyarukiga --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, RwandaForests have conventionally been seen as a source of products for sustaining resource-poor households. Nonetheless, forest management strategies have often not been designed to meet these pressing needs. The objectives of this research were to examine the contribution of forest... -
Adoption of agrochemical management practices among smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gideon Danso-Abbeam --- SAEES – Discipline of Agricultural Economics, South Africa Lloyd J. S. Baiyegunhi --- SAEES – Discipline of Agricultural Economics, South AfricaThis study explores smallholder cocoa farmers’ adoption decisions of agrochemical inputs in the Ghanaian cocoa industry using farm-level data collected from a sample of 838 farm households in four cocoa producing regions. Multivariate probit and Tobit models were used to... -
Factors affecting the choice of marketing outlet selection strategies by smallholder farmers in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bongiwe Porrie Dlamini-Mazibuko --- Discipline of Agricultural Economics, South Africa Stuart Ferrer --- Discipline of Agricultural Economics, South Africa Gerald Ortmann --- Discipline of Agricultural Economics, South AfricaThis paper explores smallholder vegetable farmers’ marketing channel selection decisions using data collected from a sample of 140 farmers from Manzini and Hhohho regions of Swaziland. Multivariate probit analysis was applied to examine the determinants of marketing channels participation. The... -
How do firms combine different types of innovation? A multivariate probit approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: George Abuchi Agwu --- Department of Economics and Development Studies, Nigeria Tobechi Agbanike --- Department of Economics and Development Studies, Nigeria Nkechinyere Uwajumogu --- Department of Economics and Development Studies, Nigeria R. Anuli Ogbuagu --- Department of Economics and Development Studies, NigeriaWhen previous studies relate innovation behaviours to firm heterogeneity, they consider mainly product and process innovations. In this paper, we consider a wider range of types of innovation that firms could combine to form different innovation strategies. Using the multivariate... -
Does conservation agriculture technology reduce farm household poverty? Evidence from rural Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdul Nafeo Abdulai --- , Ghana Awal Abdul-Rahaman --- , GhanaThis study examines the adoption and impact of conservation agriculture on farm household poverty in Zambia using both provincial and average poverty lines, given that the poverty line is a key driver to the determination of household poverty. We probe... -
Information acquisition and adoption of conservation agriculture by smallholder farmers in South-West Nigeria: Recursive bivariate probit estimation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Seyi Olalekan Olawuyi --- , South Africa Abbyssinia Mushunje --- , South AfricaThe persistent use of traditional farming practices and cultivation of low yielding variety of crops on scattered small farmland holdings by agrarian farming households in Nigeria has put pressure on land and water resources, consequently leading to depletion of soil... -
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... -
Reducing poverty through use of irrigation: Evidence from rice farming in Benin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gbetondji Melaine Armel Nonvide --- , BeninAn emerging body of literature has claimed that poverty is multidimensional and therefore the unidimensional measure cannot serve as a good proxy for poverty. The actual debate is about the inclusion of other dimensions in the poverty analysis framework. Regarding... -
Drivers of youth participation in maize value addition in Gulu district, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Martin Maku --- Gulu University, Uganda Enos Kitambo --- Gulu University, Uganda Basil Mugonola --- Gulu University, UgandaThis study focused on drivers of youth participation in maize value addition in Gulu district. The study identified the socioeconomic characteristics of the participating and non-participating youth and further ascertained the drivers of youth participation in maize value addition. A... -
A gendered approach to determinants of adoption of cassava-legume intensification technology and its impact on households’ poverty status in innovation platforms of Southwestern Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adewumi Titus Adesiyan --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Imole Rafael Olaniyan --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Hyeladi Ibrahim Gaya --- University of Maiduguri, Nigeria Ayodeji Damilola Kehinde --- Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaThe scourge of poverty has spread over Nigeria. Efforts to address the problem have yielded no tangible results. This study investigated a gendered approach to determinants of adoption of cassava-legume intensification technology and its impact on households’ poverty status in... -
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...