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    Fish Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Improved Information and Communication Technologies During COVID-19: A Case of Ibadan, Nigeria
    Canadian Center of Science and Education ; 2022
    In:  Journal of Agricultural Science Vol. 14, No. 2 ( 2022-01-15), p. 113-
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    In: Journal of Agricultural Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, Vol. 14, No. 2 ( 2022-01-15), p. 113-
    Abstract: Coronavirus has disrupted aquaculture activities at all levels. The pandemic has had effect on farmer & rsquo;s input, output, market, revenue, and contact with Extension officers. To reduce the growing effect of the pandemic, the use of Information Communication Technologies has become necessary as farmers can get easy access to extension agents and monitor farm activities while reducing exposure to the virus. Hence, this research was conducted to determine fish farmer & rsquo;s willingness to pay for improved Information Communication Technologies in bridging the gap caused by the Coronavirus outbreak. The study used cross-sectional survey with data collected from Ibadan, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 40 farmers. Primary data was analysed using StataSE13.0 and the results revealed that; 80% of farmers were affected by Coronavirus and acknowledged that Information Communication Technologies play a role in their activities (55%). The probit regression revealed that the scale of operation, age of farmer, household size, status in the household, and usage of Information Communication Technologiess were found to be statistically significant determinants of farmer & rsquo;s willingness to pay. These points to the fact that improved Information Communication Technologies are relevant to sustain aquaculture output in the face of Coronavirus. The study recommends that the government, the ministry for aquaculture, and stakeholders in aquaculture should support small-scale in the form of training, credit and provision of support systems to help them acquire and use improved ICTs.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1916-9760 , 1916-9752
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.5539/jas.v14n2p113
    Language: Unknown
    Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Adoption of electronic commerce by agribusiness small medium enterprises in the upper east region of Ghana
    Academic Journals ; 2022
    In:  Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics Vol. 14, No. 3 ( 2022-08-31), p. 79-94
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    In: Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, Academic Journals, Vol. 14, No. 3 ( 2022-08-31), p. 79-94
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2006-9774
    Uniform Title: English
    URL: Journal
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
    DOI: 10.5897/JDAE2022.1350
    Language: Unknown
    Publisher: Academic Journals
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Effects of business to business e-commerce adoption on competitive advantage of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises
    Centre of Sociological Research, NGO ; 2019
    In:  Economics & Sociology Vol. 12, No. 1 ( 2019-3), p. 80-99
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    In: Economics & Sociology, Centre of Sociological Research, NGO, Vol. 12, No. 1 ( 2019-3), p. 80-99
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2071-789X , 2306-3459
    URL: Journal
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.14254/2071-789X
    DOI: 10.14254/2071-789X.2019/12-1/4
    Language: Unknown
    Publisher: Centre of Sociological Research, NGO
    Publication Date: 2019
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    Access to credit and farmland abandonment nexus: The case of rural Ghana
    Wiley ; 2022
    In:  Natural Resources Forum Vol. 46, No. 1 ( 2022-02), p. 3-20
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    In: Natural Resources Forum, Wiley, Vol. 46, No. 1 ( 2022-02), p. 3-20
    Abstract: Credit has been identified as an essential tool to improve poor households' livelihood. Therefore, for rural farm households to improve their welfare and invest in productive agriculture activity, access to credit must be promoted. This paper examines how credit accessibility influences rural farm households' farmland abandonment reduction in Ghana. Using survey data collected from four regions in Ghana, the endogenous switching regression (ESR) model, and the problem confronting index (PCI) model were employed in the estimation. The findings revealed that households with access to credit are more likely to not abandon their farmland than a random farmer from the sample. Also, different household groups showed a heterogeneous impact of credit on farmland abandonment. Our findings provide policy implications to reduce farmland abandonment. For example, the negative credit accessibility impact on farmland abandonment implies that government and policymakers should target policies (e.g., improving the rural financial market) that will motivate farmers to reduce farmland abandonment.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0165-0203 , 1477-8947
    URL: Issue
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1111/narf.v46.1
    DOI: 10.1111/1477-8947.12233
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    AR 10100
    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Co-application of compost or inorganic NPK fertilizer with biochar influences soil quality, grain yield and net income of rice
    Elsevier BV ; 2022
    In:  Journal of Integrative Agriculture Vol. 21, No. 12 ( 2022-12), p. 3600-3610
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    In: Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Elsevier BV, Vol. 21, No. 12 ( 2022-12), p. 3600-3610
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2095-3119
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2022.07.041
    Language: English
    Publisher: Elsevier BV
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Multifaceted applicability of drones: A review
    Elsevier BV ; 2021
    In:  Technological Forecasting and Social Change Vol. 167 ( 2021-06), p. 120677-
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    In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier BV, Vol. 167 ( 2021-06), p. 120677-
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0040-1625
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120677
    Language: English
    Publisher: Elsevier BV
    Publication Date: 2021
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    Sonication, osmosonication and vacuum-assisted osmosonication pretreatment of Ghanaian garlic slices: Effect on physicochemical properties and quality characteristics
    Elsevier BV ; 2021
    In:  Food Chemistry Vol. 343 ( 2021-05), p. 128535-
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    In: Food Chemistry, Elsevier BV, Vol. 343 ( 2021-05), p. 128535-
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0308-8146
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128535
    Language: English
    Publisher: Elsevier BV
    Publication Date: 2021
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    Women diagnosed with HIV and unknown HIV status perceived susceptibility to cervical cancer and perceived benefits of cervical cancer screening in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2021
    In:  BMC Women's Health Vol. 21, No. 1 ( 2021-10-17)
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    In: BMC Women's Health, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 21, No. 1 ( 2021-10-17)
    Abstract: Cervical cancer is an issue of global health concern, and it seems to be the next epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa after Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This study compared the perceptions of susceptibility to cervical cancer and benefits of cervical cancer screening among women diagnosed and those with unknown HIV status and determined the association between socio-demographic factors and HIV status. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with 600 women diagnosed with HIV and 600 women with unknown HIV status in the Central Region of Ghana. Convenience sampling was used and a structured interview schedule was the main data collection instrument. Data were analysed using frequencies, percentages, chi-square test and independent samples t-test. Results A high proportion of women diagnosed with HIV 94.8% (n = 569) and those with unknown HIV status 93.5% (n = 561) agreed that “screening can find cervical changes”. Also, 58.0% (n = 348) of women diagnosed with HIV agreed that they have been in polygamous relationships so they may get cervical cancer. There was a statistically significant association between marital status (X 2  = 167.071, p  = 0.001), religion (X 2  = 57.720, p  = 0.001), level of education (X 2  = 118.997, p  = 0.001), employment status (X 2  = 782.646, p  = 0.001) and HIV status. A comparison of the mean difference for women diagnosed and those with unknown HIV status in relation to perceived benefits of cervical cancer screening showed a statistically significant difference (t = 7.418, df = 1198, p  = 0.001). Nonetheless, there was no statistically significant difference in the means for women diagnosed and those with unknown HIV status regarding perceived susceptibility to cervical cancer (t = 0.935, df = 1198, p  = 0.351). Conclusions Women with HIV perceived higher benefits of cervical cancer screening. Perception of susceptibility to cervical cancer by women with and those without HIV need to be addressed in efforts to improve their health. Furthermore, interventions for women with HIV should consider some important sociodemographic factors.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1472-6874
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1186/s12905-021-01509-9
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2021
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    Developing Institutions and Inter-Organizational Synergies through Digitalization and Youth Engagement in African Agriculture: The Case of “Africa Goes Digital”
    MDPI AG ; 2023
    In:  Land Vol. 12, No. 1 ( 2023-01-07), p. 199-
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    In: Land, MDPI AG, Vol. 12, No. 1 ( 2023-01-07), p. 199-
    Abstract: As digitalization increasingly gains attention in the agriculture sector, many African youths are seizing the opportunity provided by digital technologies to engage in agriculture. While prior studies have started examining the intricacies of digitalization in agriculture, they have paid less attention to its implications for fostering institutions and inter-organizational synergies that can support and sustain the businesses of youth enterprises engaging with Africa’s agriculture. Against this backdrop, we undertook a qualitative case study to shed light on the development of a community of practice comprising youth enterprises engaging in agriculture through digitalization. Thus, we studied Africa Goes Digital (AFGD), a consortium of young African enterprises that rely on digital technologies and solutions to provide services to farmers across the African continent. The results showed that: (1) the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) played a pioneering role as a development agency in supporting enterprises with drones and training for agriculture, which led to the formation of AFGD; (2) two prevalent themes characterized the services offered by AFGD members; (3) AFGD brings members under one platform where they leverage WhatsApp for communication and knowledge sharing and Twitter to showcase success stories and form partnerships with each other to execute certain development projects with governments and development agencies; (4) the lack of regulations or the restrictive regulations on the use of drones are still problems that some members face, and the high costs of sensors and related drones are challenges for the members. Building on the results, we discuss the implications of digitalization for supporting African governments in meeting sustainability goals and conclude by describing the theoretical contribution of our study and promising future research directions.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2073-445X
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.3390/land12010199
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2023
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    Table_3.xlsx
    Frontiers Media SA ; 2022
    In:  Frontiers in Plant Science Vol. 13 ( 2022-11-16)
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    In: Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 13 ( 2022-11-16)
    Abstract: Improving grain yield potential in rice is an important step toward addressing global food security challenges. The meta - QTL analysis offers stable and robust QTLs irrespective of the genetic background of mapping populations and phenotype environment and effectively narrows confidence intervals (CI) for candidate gene (CG) mining and marker-assisted selection improvement. To achieve these aims, a comprehensive bibliographic search for grain yield traits (spikelet fertility, number of grains per panicle, panicles number per plant, and 1000-grain weight) QTLs was conducted, and 462 QTLs were retrieved from 47 independent QTL research published between 2002 and 2022. QTL projection was performed using a reference map with a cumulative length of 2,945.67 cM, and MQTL analysis was conducted on 313 QTLs. Consequently, a total of 62 MQTLs were identified with reduced mean CI (up to 3.40 fold) compared to the mean CI of original QTLs. However, 10 of these MQTLs harbored at least six of the initial QTLs from diverse genetic backgrounds and environments and were considered the most stable and robust MQTLs. Also, MQTLs were compared with GWAS studies and resulted in the identification of 16 common significant loci modulating the evaluated traits. Gene annotation, gene ontology (GO) enrichment, and RNA-seq analyses of chromosome regions of the stable MQTLs detected 52 potential CGs including those that have been cloned in previous studies. These genes encode proteins known to be involved in regulating grain yield including cytochrome P450, zinc fingers, MADs-box, AP2/ERF domain, F-box, ubiquitin ligase domain protein, homeobox domain, DEAD-box ATP domain, and U-box domain. This study provides the framework for molecular dissection of grain yield in rice. Moreover, the MQTLs and CGs identified could be useful for fine mapping, gene cloning, and marker-assisted selection to improve rice productivity.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1664-462X
    URL: Article
    URL: Article
    URL: Article
    URL: Article
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1035851
    DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1035851.s001
    DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1035851.s002
    DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1035851.s003
    DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1035851.s004
    Language: Unknown
    Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
    Publication Date: 2022
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