A survey for the agro-ecological distribution of Pepper veinal mottle virus (PVMV) (Family Potyviridae, genus Potyvirus) its incidence and severity on cultivated pepper was conducted between 2003 to 2005 in six agro-ecological zones in Nigeria, comprising the major pepper producing areas of the humid forest, derived savanna, southern Guinea savanna, mid-altitude, northern Guinea savanna and Sud...

The recent empirical literature on economic sustainability of certified export crops shows that certification standards that enhance yields are important for improving farm revenues and farmer welfare. However, limited evidence exists on the impact of organic certification on the adoption of agro-ecological practices. In this study, we use unique farm-level data from Ghana to examine the impact...

Traditional agricultural practice and progressive improved technical implementation made our food system not only self-sufficient but also a potential surplus source. But continuous application of such latest techniques is damaging ecosystem as well become the reason for farmers’ debt. Excessive agro-chemicals has major behind soil water pollution. In order to ameliorate irreversible damage ada...

Neonicotinoid insecticides are a major group and the newest group among insecticides. They permeate the entire body of a plant and show excellent effects for the control of diseases and harmful insects. The history of neonicotinoid insecticides from development to their market release dates back to the late 1800s. Nicotine (Fig. 1), an alkaloid in tobacco leaves, is an early neonicotinoid insec...

This study assessed the nature and various assistance rendered to farmers by ATASP-1 in Sokoto State, Nigeria. A Multi stage random sampling technique was employed draw a sample of 240 respondents from sokoto. set structured questionnaires were used obtain information respondents. Descriptive statistics for data analysis. The result showed that majority (87.5%) male while female participating f...

Sugarcane sector has a strong impact as a wealth generator for Brazil. Several authors discuss the importance of quantifying an agro-industrial system. This article aims to analyze the development of the Brazilian sugarcane sector over the past five years and to assess whether the method of mapping and quantification of agribusiness systems (GESis) is a useful tool for analyzing the economic de...

Nathalie Berger,a Bertrand Dubreucq,a François Roudier,b Christian Dubos,a and Loı̈c Lepinieca,1 a Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, Unité Mixte de Recherche 1318 Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique–Agro-ParisTech, Saclay Plant Sciences, 78026 Versailles cedex, France b Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche...

considering the current upward drift in farm use all over the world, the russian agro-food market has immense possibilities to create such economic conditions under which the farming sector could develop dynamically. the increase in the grain production is of crucial importance for all agricultural branches. in this respect, the grain sector is russia’s strategically significant economic segmen...