The increasing consequences of climate change and persistent low farm-level productivity on the livelihood security of cocoa farmers have become a growing concern, thereby calling for empirical research findings to support ...

Rice is consumed by over half of the world’s population and accounts for 19% of calorie intake. Biotic stresses cause substantial yield losses in rice. Rice blast and Rice yellow mottle disease (RYMD) are the two main ...

Research was carried out on okra leaf curl disease (OLCD) and its whitefly vector in the three agro-ecological zones of the Volta and Oti regions. The study evaluated the prevalence and severity of the disease, the level ...

Framed through the correlational research design, this study examined the psychological sense of community, work attitude (i .e., job satisfaction and employee commitment) and technological pedagogy as predictors of ...

Pedogenic information is of utmost importance in addressing food security issues and future projections of soils. The University of Cape Coast recently acquired 419 acres of land at Twifo Wamaso purposely for commercialization ...

The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, collaborated with the Japan International Cooperation Agency in the Sustainable Development of Rainfed Lowland Rice Production project to meet the ...

Cocoa bean quality is influenced by preharvest and postharvest factors. Rapid evaluation is therefore required to aid in decision-making. In this study, four experiments were performed separately using a completely randomized ...

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a staple in sub-Saharan Africa. It is an important source of starch. Production is, however, constrained by many factors. Forty-three accessions were assessed for morphological and ...

The series of experiments reported in this work considered the possibility of utilising hatchery waste as replacement for fish meal in grower finisher diet. An initial survey in the Greater Accra region estimated that ...

Agricultural production and yields of farms in Ashanti Region are perceived as generally low because most farmers produce crops, using traditional methods or low resource technologies. This situation can be overcome or ...