African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-82655173307	Performance of smallholder agriculture under limited mechanization and the fast track land reform...	Obi A., Chisango F.F.	2011	International Food and Agribusiness Management Review	14	4	None	Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, A...	Obi, A., Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag...	The Zimbabwean government has long been committed to expansion of agricultural production through...	Agribusiness management; Agricultural development; Agricultural mechanization; Fast track land re...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-68949113614	Improved rice variety adoption and its welfare impact on rural farming households in akwa ibom st...	Joshua Udoh E., Titus Omonona B.	2008	Journal of New Seeds	9	2	10.1080/15228860802087305	Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nige...	Joshua Udoh, E., Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa...	In this study cross-sectional data from 200 rice farmers were used to examine the various factors...	Adoption; Improved rice varieties; Nigeria; Rural farming household; Welfare	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80655140359	Self-perceived competencies assessment and human resource performance of zonal extension managers...	Ogunlade I., Idowu Oladele O., Agboga F.I.	2011	Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment	9	04-Mar	None	Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of...	Ogunlade, I., Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture,...	This study examined the perceptions of Zonal Extension Managers (ZEMs) in Agricultural Developmen...	Human resources management competencies; Human resources management performance; Nigeria; Work-re...	adult; agriculture; article; attitude; female; human; human relation; leadership; male; manager; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-36849031236	Impact assessment of university-based rural youths Agricultural Extension Out-Reach Program in se...	Akpoko J.G., Kudi T.M.	2007	Journal of Applied Sciences	7	21	None	Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello Un...	Akpoko, J.G., Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Faculty of Agriculture, A...	The concern about youths development borders on the believe that they constitute an important lab...	Crop yields; Farmers income; Impact assessment; Rural youths; University-based extension out-reach	Adoption level; Agricultural productions; Crop yield; Cropping seasons; Farmers income; Impact as...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80051567838	The farm decision role of price information from commodity exchanges: An ex-ante evaluation using...	Getnet K., Verbeke W., D'Haese M., Viaene J., D'Haese L.	2011	African Journal of Agricultural Research	6	15	None	Department of Agricultural Economics, Ambo University College, Ambo, Ethiopia; Department of Agri...	Getnet, K., Department of Agricultural Economics, Ambo University College, Ambo, Ethiopia; Verbek...	Farmers use different information to predict future returns upon which they base current decision...	Ethiopia; Market information; Prices; Quasi-rational expectation; Smallholders	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84874908954	Effect of supervisors' specialization on job performance of agriculture science teachers in Botsw...	Molefhe L., Oladele O.I.	2012	Life Science Journal	9	3	None	Department of Agricultural Economics, Education and Extension, Botswana College of Agriculture, U...	Molefhe, L., Department of Agricultural Economics, Education and Extension, Botswana College of A...	This paper examines the effect of supervisors' specialization on job performance of agriculture s...	Agriculture science; Botswana; Subject specialization; Supervision; Teachers	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84879304642	The impact of micro financing on poverty levels of rural women farm households in Abia State, Nig...	Ezeh C.I., Anyiro C.O.	2013	Journal of Central European Agriculture	14	2	10.5513/JCEA01/14.2.1245	Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension Abia State University, Umuahia Campus, Umuahia, A...	Ezeh, C.I., Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension Abia State University, Umuahia Campus...	This study determined the impact of micro-finance on poverty level of rural women farm households...	Impact; Micro-financing; Poverty levels; Rural women farm households	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84883464939	Modelling the impact of the 'fast track' land reform policy on Zimbabwe's maize sector	Kapuya T., Meyer F.H., Kirsten J.F.	2013	Development Southern Africa	30	3	10.1080/0376835X.2013.797232	Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, Pr...	Kapuya, T., Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of ...	Zimbabwe has recently gone through a widely criticised land reform process that is argued to be t...	land reform policy; maize; partial equilibrium model; Zimbabwe	agricultural production; land reform; maize; modeling; policy approach; reform process; Zimbabwe;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84880506856	Evaluating the performance of small scale maize producers in nigeria: An integrated distance func...	Aye G.C., Mungatana E.D.	2013	Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies	25	2	10.1111/rurd.12010	Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, Pr...	Aye, G.C., Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of P...	The study evaluates the performance of small scale maize producers in Nigeria using stochastic in...	None	crop production; data envelopment analysis; maize; numerical model; principal component analysis;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84861502765	The impact of agricultural innovation system interventions on rural livelihoods in Malawi	Mapila M.A.T.J., Kirsten J.F., Meyer F.	2012	Development Southern Africa	29	2	10.1080/0376835X.2012.675699	Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, So...	Mapila, M.A.T.J., Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, Universi...	This study, conducted in central Malawi, assessed the way a research intervention using an agricu...	agricultural innovation systems; enabling rural innovation; impact evaluation; Malawi; rural live...	capacity building; crop production; farming system; innovation; livestock farming; rural area; Ma...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77955778908	The impact of the water rights system on smallholder irrigators' willingness to pay for water in ...	Speelman S., Farolfi S., Frija A., D'Haese M., D'Haese L.	2010	Environment and Development Economics	15	4	10.1017/S1355770X10000161	Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium; CI...	Speelman, S., Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gen...	Water rights are currently receiving increased attention from scholars and policymakers due to th...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84871309978	Theoretical performance simulation of a high pressure agro-forestry swirl nozzle	Taiwo A., Oje K.	2012	International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering	5	4	10.3965/j.ijabe.20120504.00	Department of Agricultural Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B. 4000, Og...	Taiwo, A., Department of Agricultural Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M....	Equations of dynamic systems in droplet distribution at high pressure and boundary value flows in...	Agro-forestry; Performance coefficient; Simulation; Spray cone angle; Swirl chamber diameter; Swi...	Agroforestry; Performance coefficients; Simulation; Spray cone angle; Swirl chambers; Swirl-nozzl...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84859044666	Impact of Agricultural Extension Services on Cocoyam Production in Ogun State, Nigeria	Olagunju F.I., Adesiji G.B.	2011	Journal of Agricultural and Food Information	12	04-Mar	10.1080/10496505.2011.588937	Department of Agricultural Economics, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria...	Olagunju, F.I., Department of Agricultural Economics, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, O...	This study measured the impact of extension services on cocoyam production in Ogun State by compa...	cocoyam farmers; cocoyam production; extension; Nigeria	Colocasia esculenta	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84862224502	Impact of Migrant Remittances on the Welfare of Arable Crop Farm Households in South Eastern Nigeria	Nwaru J.C., Iheke O.R., Onyenweaku C.E.	2011	Human Ecology Review	18	2	None	Department of Agricultural Economics, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria	Nwaru, J.C., Department of Agricultural Economics, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umud...	This study attempted to examine the impact of migrant remittances on the welfare of arable crop f...	Farm Households; Migrant Remittances; Welfare	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33749617437	Integrated ecological economics accounting approach to evaluation of inter-basin water transfers:...	Matete M., Hassan R.	2006	Ecological Economics	60	1	10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.12.010	Department of Agricultural Economics, National University of Lesotho, P.O. Roma, 180, Lesotho; Ce...	Matete, M., Department of Agricultural Economics, National University of Lesotho, P.O. Roma, 180,...	This study developed a generalised analytical framework that can be applied to integrating enviro...	Ecological social accounting matrix (ESAM); Human wellbeing; Inter-basin water transfers (IBWT); ...	ecological economics; economic development; social development; sustainability; water resource; A...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34248170244	The national agricultural land development programme in Nigeria: Impact on farm incomes in Oyo an...	Idowu E.O.	2006	Land Reform, Land Settlement and Cooperatives	None	2	None	Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria	Idowu, E.O., Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria	The study assesses the impact of the National Agricultural Land Development Programme on farm inc...	None	agricultural development; agricultural land; assessment method; income distribution; Africa; Nige...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-66349125904	Impacts of balanced nutrient management systems technologies in the northern Guinea savanna of Ni...	Akinola A.A., Alene A.D., Adeyemo R., Sanogo D., Olanrewaju A.S.	2009	Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment	7	2	None	Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; International...	Akinola, A.A., Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria...	As part of a major effort to address soil fertility decline in West Africa, a project on balanced...	BNMS-manure; BNMS-rotation; Nigeria; Northern Guinea savanna; West Africa	fertilizer; protein; agricultural worker; article; caloric intake; crop; crop production; food se...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77950178352	On biodiversity impact assessment: The rationale, conceptual challenges and implications for futu...	Wale E., Yalew A.	2010	Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal	28	1	10.3152/146155110X492326	Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness (SASA), P ...	Wale, E., Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness ...	This paper highlights the need for and the conceptual challenges/issues in exercising biodiversit...	Biodiversity; Biodiversity impact assessment; EIA	biodiversity; decision making; environmental impact assessment; project assessment	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84908210702	Patterns and Impact of Public Expenditure on Agriculture: Empirical Evidence from Benue State, Ni...	Ani D.P., Biam C.K., Kantiok M.	2014	Journal of Agricultural and Food Information	15	4	10.1080/10496505.2014.958933	Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria	Ani, D.P., Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria; Bia...	This study assessed the budgetary allocation to agriculture in Benue State. Secondary data were c...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33846102133	Socio-economic analysis of the impacts of avian influenza epidemic on households poultry consumpt...	Obayelu A.E.	2007	Livestock Research for Rural Development	19	1	None	Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan Oyo state, Nigeria	Obayelu, A.E., Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan Oyo state, Nigeria	The paper presents a theoretical and an empirical study of avian flu epidemic in Nigeria. A rapid...	Avian flu; Epidemic; Poultry; Socio-economic	Animalia; Apoidea; Aves; Basidiomycota; Bos taurus; Gastropoda; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Sus scrofa	None	View

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