The accurate diagnosis of trypanosome infection and control of trypanosomosis remain challenging problems to cattle production in Ghana and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, two PCR methods, based ...

A study was conducted to evaluate the potential of organic amendments in managing sodic soils for crop production. Soils sampled from Cape Coast industrial area, opposite Ameen Sangari Industries Limited, were used in ...

Carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide are two important greenhouse gas that contribute to global warming. Farmers in Northern Ghana rely on mineral fertilizers mainly sulphate of ammonia, urea and NPK compound fertilizers to ...

The study analyses the subscription to the drought index insurance policy among cereal farmers in the Northern Region of Ghana. The survey design and a choice experiment were used to elicit the hypothetical drought insurance ...

The study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of biochar and poultry manure in improving the fertility of a strongly weathered soil and the yield of lettuce. In two separate experiments. Three rates (0. 39 and 65 t ha-1 ...

Studies on the management of leaf blight disease on taro by Phytophthora colocasiae were conducted in the Eastern District of Ghana. The studies comprised a survey to assess the prevalence of the disease, production practices ...

The purpose of the study was to analyse the value-added activities along the pineapple value chain in selected districts in the Central Region. The study employed the descriptive survey design while interview schedules ...

The study examined the factors influencing the repayment of MOFA micro-credits in the Central Region of Ghana using a descriptive-correlation design. A multi-stage random sampling procedure was used to obtain data for the ...

To explore effective ways to decrease soil CO2 emission and increase soil carbon storage and grain yield, field experiments were conducted on two upland rice soils (Lixisol and Gleyic Luvisol) in northern Benin. ...

There has been concerns raised recently by some individuals and groups following negative media reports about the possible use of child labour in cocoa production, particularly reports of forced child labour on cocoa ...