May 2019

Management of potato leaf miner in Uganda

The yield of potato, an important food security and income crop in Uganda is substantially affected by pests. A survey was carried out in south western Uganda, a major potato growing area to assess the distribution and severity of potato pests in June and July 2015. In addition, leaf miner management options such as pesticide use, yellow sticky traps and mulching were evaluated for effectiveness. Trials in leaf miner...

Author(s): Mwesige Rose, Alex Barekye, Etiang Joseph, Kwikiriza Gerald, Uzatunga Innocent and Kyarisiima Sarah  

May 2019

Determinants of the extent of adoption of maize production technologies in Northern Ghana

In spite of substantial investments in developing and disseminating improved maize production technologies by successive governments and several development partners, technology adoption in Ghana remains low. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that influence the extent of adoption of improved maize production technologies among farmers in northern Ghana. A Tobit regression model was used to analyse...

Author(s): Kwarteng Amaning Theophilus, Aidoo Robert and Sarfo-Mensah Paul  

May 2019

Market production and productivity: The effects of cash cropping on technical efficiency in staple crop production

To meet increasing food demand, most developing countries cannot rely on expanding the crop area, but will need to stimulate yield growth arising from increased factor productivity. This can be achieved through more efficient utilization of inputs to produce maximum output given existing technologies. Low productivity arising from technical inefficiency negatively impacts on household income and food security by...

Author(s): Proscovia R. Ntakyo, Marrit van den Berg and Johnny Mugisha  

May 2019

Allure of insect pest and diseases among three solanaceous crops viz. tomato, chilli and brinjal in Hamelmalo Agricultural College

The experiment was conducted in the Hamelmalo Agricultural College, Eritrea, from January 2017 to May 2017. This was done to study the attraction of major insect pest and diseases in three solanaceous crops (tomato, chilli and brinjal) grown singly and with mix cropping pattern. In Eritrea, solanaceous crops are important vegetables grown in different areas of the country.  Insect pest and diseases are the major...

Author(s): Tufail Ahmad, Syed Danish Yasin Naqvi, Lula Woldu, Tsega Brhane, Yacob Tsegay and  Yemane Haile