Offa Local Government Area is one of the major sweet-potato growing areas of Nigeria. Sweet potato is grown mainly on smallholder farms and concentrated particularly in communities in Offa Local Government Area. This study randomly selected 90 small scale farmers purposively from 9 communities to investigate constraints to production, processing and marketing of sweet-potato. Data were collecte...

The study was taken to analyse the Shrimp Culture Business in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. performance of shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) culture business terms production, marketing, finance and also constraints faced by farmers analysed. Aquaculture were classified into small (1-2 ha), semi-medium (2-4 medium (4-10 ha) large (>10 ha). results revealed that average gross income earned Rs...

A major challenge faced by alfalfa growers during the past 30 years has been the increased emphasis on forage quality. The need to produce high-quality hay affects marketing and price, as well as yield and stand life. Demands for high-quality alfalfa by the marketplace have been relentless. Although crop yield is still the primary economic factor determining forage crop value per unit of land a...

This study investigated the effect of deficit irrigation at three management allowable depletion levels (MAD) 25%, 50%, and 75% on phytochemicals, ascorbic acid, antioxidant activity, glucose, fructose, and fresh and dry mass in two green leafy lettuce cultivars (Lollo Bionda and Vera) at harvest. Genotype response was observed during deficit irrigation on fresh and dry mass at harvest. Vera re...

INTRODUCTION Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L., Malvaceae) is a warm season annual fiber crop closely related to cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L., Malvaceae) and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L., Malvaceae) that can be successfully produced in a large portion of the United States, particularly in the southern states. As the commercial use of kenaf continues to diversify from its historical role as a co...

C quality is important to fruit and vegetable growers, buyers, and handlers. °Brix readings indicate soluble solids content. Since soluble solids represent a product’s potential sweetness (an aspect of quality), °Brix readings can interest many throughout the value chain. Three steps are required to make effective use of °Brix readings: (1) obtain accurate representative values; (2) become fami...

The adoption of cropping pattern in any region is an outcome of varied factors, which plays important role i.e. physical, social and economic factors. Some of these are changeable like prices, government policies, technology etc. and have operated very variously at different times. These factors have a combined impact on the decision making process of the farmer. Those which are not subject to ...

The population demographics of the eastern U.S has changed in recent years with an increase immigrants, particularly Asian and Hispanic origins. This trend motivated identification foods preferred by these ethnic communities 16 states region Washington, D.C., focusing on greens herbs. Over 100 herbs were identified as being food choices, from which 40 selected for further study, representing 10...