This study analyses the factors affecting farmers’ participation in agricultural research and rural extension programs Sussundenga district-Mozambique. We applied a questionnaire to 140 maize producers 18 technicians (extension agents researchers). Fieldwork was carried out February March, 2018. Logit binary regression, descriptive statistics content analysis were used analyze data. The results...

Background Since 2014 the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has funded 13 Clinical Data Research Networks (CDRNs) around the country to support large-scale comparative effectiveness research and pragmatic clinical trials. To provide guidance for future recruitment efforts among CDRNs this study described differential willingness to participate in weight-related research by bo...

A large percentage of farmers do not respond to mail surveys. To gain insight into why farmers do not respond and how to improve response rates, a three-step research design was developed. First, an initial survey, based on in-person interviews with 15 farmers, was sent to 100 farmers. Second, farmers who did not respond to this mail survey were contacted by phone to investigate the reasons for...

introduction food security over the past decade was one of the main objectives of rural development policies in many countries. agricultural policies such as productive improvement, conservation and utilization of water and land resources are being considered in the heart of development projects. among these initiatives to achieve improved quality of infrastructure, environment and welfare is t...

Contract farming has gained in importance many developing countries. Previous studies analysed effects of contracts on smallholder farmers’ welfare, yet mostly without considering that different types contractual relationships exist. Here, we examine associations between contract and farm household income the oil palm sector Ghana, explicitly differentiating two contracts, namely simple marketi...

the study was designed to investigate the comparative analysis of agricultural credit users and non-users among cassava farmers in ohafia local government area of abia state. a sample of 50 credit users and 50 non-credit user cassava-based farmers were selected by multistage random sampling technique. data were collected with a well structured questionnaire administered to a total of 100 random...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The sheer volume of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) has presently been generated in Vietnam, posing a growing concern regarding its impact can have on the environment and human health. Therefore, the need for developing policies and regulations towards the environmentally sound management of e-waste is becoming crucial. Although the municipa...

The study was designed to investigate the comparative analysis of agricultural credit users and non-users among cassava farmers in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. A sample of 50 credit users and 50 non-credit user cassava-based farmers were selected by multistage random sampling technique. Data were collected with a well structured questionnaire administered to a total of 100 random...