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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Maize production"”.
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Energy in the Corn Belt: Is Maize Production Sustainable?
… innovation has transformed agricultural production. Corn production methods changed from a sustainable, nutrient recycling production system to one reliant on imported fossil energy inputs. Located in the Western Corn Belt, Union County, South Dakota was chosen as the study area. Changes …
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Water management practice for maize production in Chinchimane, Zambezi region, Namibia
… on water needs for crops in general and maize in particular, since maize is a staple crop in the selected study area. CROPWAT, a software which uses the Penman-Monteith approach to compute reference evapotranspiration, crop water needs and irrigation requirements, was employed in this …
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Optimizing non-flooded landscape units to support maize production in the Zambezi region, Namibia
… factors as well as their land suitability for maize production in space and time given the prevailing climatic conditions has not been investigated. At the same time our understanding of how small-scale farmers in the region incorporate soil and climate factors into their crop production …
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A holistic assessment for benchmarking the sustainability of maize production in the US Midwest
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The impact of farm input subsidies on economic efficiency of maize production in Malawi
… with these efficiencies of 12, 271 smallholder maize farmers from 2010 IHS3 dataset in Malawi. Descriptive statistics, stochastic frontier approach as and a Cobb-Douglas production function were applied. Yield responsiveness to production inputs was estimated by computing input elasticities. The …
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APPLYING HAZARD ANALYSIS CRITICAL CONTROL POINT (HACCP) PRINCIPLES TO MITIGATE AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION IN MAIZE PRODUCTION IN GHANA
<p>Aflatoxin contamination in maize or corn has a significant health risk, production risk, and economic losses in Ghana's agricultural sector. This study uses the hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) principle to estimate the cost and benefit of aflatoxin prevention in maize production. …
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Evaluation of maize production and marketing performance: A case study of Mbeya rural district, Mbeya region, Tanzania
… in Mbeya rural district to evaluate the production and marketing performance of maize produce. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the economic profitability of maize grown by small-scale farmers, identify existing maize marketing channels and the roles played by key …
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Agricultural change in the Northern Province of Zambia, 1948-1978 : a case study of maize production in Kasama District
… Governments between 1948 and 1978. The focus is maize production in Kasama District. There has been misplaced emphasis on the agricultural potential of Northern Province. By analyzing the indigenous agriculture in Kasama District and the agricultural policies and practices of the colonial …
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Agricultural change in the Northern Province of Zambia, 1948-1978 : a case study of maize production in Kasama District
… Governments between 1948 and 1978. The focus is maize production in Kasama District. There has been misplaced emphasis on the agricultural potential of Northern Province. By analyzing the indigenous agriculture in Kasama District and the agricultural policies and practices of the colonial …
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Chickpea nitrogen fixation, rhizosphere nutrient concentration and contribution of residual nitrogen to improve maize production in response to biochar application in three different soil types
… is a major challenge affecting agricultural production around the world in the twenty-first century. Alternative approaches including the use of biochar and the introduction of legumes that will fix nitrogen though the process of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) are essential for improving …
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The impact of microfinance on agriculture productivity: a case study of smallholder maize farmers of Namwala district in Zambia.
… productivity based on the setup of smallholder maize farmers of Namwala district. The paper employed a mixed method approach. The sample size that was used in the study was hundred (141) respondents comprising of 70 farmers who had accessed microcredit as the treatment group and 71 farmers who …
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The impact of microfinance on agriculture productivity: a case study of smallholder maize farmers of Namwala district in Zambia.
… productivity based on the setup of smallholder maize farmers of Namwala district. The paper employed a mixed method approach. The sample size that was used in the study was hundred (141) respondents comprising of 70 farmers who had accessed microcredit as the treatment group and 71 farmers who …
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Pinpointing production constraints faced by female-headed households in rural Malawi
… households face unique constraints to maize production in Malawi is presented. A simulation is performed on the first-order equations of smallholder maize production functions and predicted marginal products are tested against observed input-output price ratios to detect input …
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Impacts of Father Input Support Programme ob beneficiaries: The case of Gwembe District
… the program is producing commensurate impacts on maize production by the farmers who benefit from the program. Data for the study was collected through a structured questionnaire administered to a sample of 600 farmers in Gwembe District. Though 600 copies of questionnaire were administered, 570 …
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A tripartite study on Bayesian estimation of photosynthetically active radiation, impacts of future climate, and adaptation strategies on crop production: a spatial model framework for the Eastern Kansas River Basin
… needed to tackle climate risk impacts on crop production in the EKSRB. As climate warms with its negative impacts, producers in the region continually look out for the latest management and adaptation options to optimize crop production, while saving resources. Traditional methods for …
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Fishing, Farming, and Animal Husbandry in the Early and Middle Neolithic of the Middle Yellow River Valley, China
… to millet agricultural origin in this region is maize production at higher latitude in eastern North America in Late Woodland period. Second, fishing had remained very important in the Wei River Valley before and after millet agriculture and pig husbandry became the dominant mode of subsistence, …
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Maize streak virus (MSV) diversity in Uganda and the assessment of gene silencing as a tool for development of resistance to MSV
Maize streak virus (MSV: Family Geminiviridae, Genus Mastrevirus) is the causal agent of maize streak disease (MSD) that contributes significantly to low maize yields in Africa, thereby threatening food security of sub-Saharan Africa’s poorest people. In Uganda, MSD has been identified as one of …
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Climate change and global crop yield: impacts, uncertainties and adaptation
… adversely affects major areas of crop production and lower income countries, the latter appear likely to face larger reduction in crop yields. Second, I coordinated the first global gridded crop model intercomparison study, comparing simulations of crop yield and water use under climate …
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Investigating variation in the response of photosynthetic traits to ozone pollution in maize
… to crops, currently reducing Midwest U.S. maize production by up to 10%, yet there has been very little effort to adapt germplasm for ozone tolerance. Ozone enters plants through stomata, reacts to form reactive oxygen species in the apoplast, and ultimately decreases photosynthetic carbon …
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Evaluation of Soil Fertility and Performance of Maize(Zea Mays L.)in Small Holders Maize Farms in Namtumbo District, Ruvuma Region.
Maize yield in Namtumbo district is low and ranges from 1-2 t/ha in most small holders farms as compared to 7-10 t/ha reported in other parts of Tanzania. The yield is below the crop potential productivity due to low use or not using fertilizers completely. The objectives of the study were to …
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