Aim of the study Assessing perception north western Ethiopia farmers’ on role potato in farming system Material and methods: Elders with different socioeconomic back grounds experience production were used for this study. A proportional allocation formula was employed. Data collected from both primary secondary sources. Primary sources data collected. The questionnaire constituted open ended qu...

Computing with words (CWW) techniques have been shown to be useful in the management of imperfect information. From the programmer’s standpoint, new tools are necessary to ease the use of these techniques within current programming platforms. This paper presents a step in this direction by describing a general framework that supports the implementation of applications dealing with fuzzy objects...

Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) irrigation can save water while maintaining rice yields, but in some countries its adoption by farmers remains limited. Key knowledge gaps include the effect of AWD on early vegetative vigor and its relationship with yield; the effects of AWD on yield and water use efficiency of local cultivars used by smallholder farmers; and the socio-economic factors influe...

The study examined various traditional communication media (TCM) used by rural farmers as sources of information to improve their production in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Data were drawn from a sample of one hundred and twenty (120) randomly selected farmers using a structure interview schedule. The obtained data were described with frequency and analyzed using chi-squar...