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This study examined the determinants of household food security in Borno State. Multistage simple random sampling procedure was used in the drawing of sample. Structured questionnaires and focus groups discussions were used in collecting data for the study. Data were collected from 500 households in 18 villages in six Local Government Areas, of the region between 2008 and 2009. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistic and probit regression model.

The main objectives of the study are to examine the trends in area, production and productivity of Bengal gram in Andhra Pradesh over a period of 1987-88 to 2006-2007. Compound growth rates of area, production and productivity were estimated by fitting semi log trend equation. Decomposition of output growth of groundnut was examined by fitting component analysis model. The compound growth rates of area production and productivity of Bengal gram over the period shows positively significant. The study also confirms the magnitude of variability in production of Bengal gram.

Growing concerns of meeting the energy demands and parallel pursue of sustainable development in Ghana have shifted attention to renewable energy sources including biofuel. Land-based investments are therefore increasingly becoming attractive in Ghana and, over the years, many foreign direct investments have acquired large parcels of land for biofuel crop production. However, the current system of planning in Ghana is not ready to the remits of sustainable development from energy perspective and landscape approach evidenced by the lack of policy and institutional arrangement.

A study was taken up with the main objective of identifying and analyzing the adoption of package of practices by the Chilli farmers as recommended by the scientists of ANGRAU. It was conducted in 2013 with a sample of Sixty (60) farmers in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Cent per cent of the respondents fell in the category of fully adopted with respect to time of harvest. 80.00 per cent of the respondents fully adopted recommended doses of fertilizers; while the remaining 20.00 per cent fell in the category of partially adopted.

Some of the promising lines/ varieties of Rice Research Institute, Kala Shah Kaku, including approved fragrant (Basmati) rice variety i.e. Shaheen Basmati and NIAB-IR9, were used to assess interactive efficacy of parboiling on these varieties/lines and practical expediency of using standardized parboiling technique for improving nutritional, milling and cooking qualities of these lines/ varieties.

The purpose of this project was to determine the meaning of the potassium, boron and zinc on the nitrogen content and relation between the rate of nitrogen content and kenaf fiber yield. Two varieties of kenaf, namely; FHH 925 and 4383, were planted on 26 September 2013. Different levels of potassium as muriate of potash, boron as boraxand zinc as zinc chloride applied to the plants. The samples selected from five plants in each plot and nitrogen contents in core and bast fibers analyzed.

A field experiment was conducted to study the incidence of corynespora leaf spot of blackgram (Corynespora cassiicola) with other foliar diseases during kharif and rabi 2012-13 at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Lam, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

Yellow rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (PST), is one of the most important diseases threatening wheat productions around the world. Yellow rust population from Nepal was characterized for its frequency and combination of virulences using world, European and supplemental differential sets under standard glasshouse conditions at Institute National de la Recherché Agronomique (INRA), France. A total of 62 revived isolates which were collected during 2008 were analyzed. Isolates were differentiated into six pathotypes (N1 to N6).

Withania somnifera (L.) commonly known as “Ashwagandha” is one of the promising herb with important multiple medicinal properties. The main active principle which is therapeutically known as Withanolides and steroidal lactones. The present study was aimed to investigate to effect of three arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi - Glomus mosseae, G. fasciculatum and G. macrocarpum to enhance the production of fresh and dry weight, primary and secondary metabolites as compared to uninoculted Withania somnifera.

Much of the traditional theoretical and empirical literature concentrated mainly on developed and emerging economies neglecting the need for developing countries to build technological capabilities in enhancing export growth and global competitiveness. Using survey questionnaire on Uganda and The Gambia’s fish industry in December 2013 to conduct comparative analysis to assess the performance of fish SMEs, we employ Chi-Square t-test to examine statistical difference and levels of significance on fish SMEs’ financial access, exports and research and development (R&D).