This study was undertaken to investigate the impact of microfinance on agricultural productivity by smallholder farmers in Makurdi Metropolis of Benue State, Nigeria. Data were randomly collected from 120 farmers consisting of 60 credit beneficiaries (CB) and 60 non-credit beneficiaries (NCB) by which were analyzed through descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. The results of ...

The study was conducted in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The major thrust of this study is to assess the adoption rate of technology in Fadama III project, Adamawa State, Nigeria. Fadama III is being implemented in 20 Local Government Areas (LGA) of Adamawa State. In its four years of operation, Fadama III project has realized significant impact on household access to new and proven technologies. The...

the study was conducted in adamawa state, nigeria. the major thrust of this study is to assess the adoption rate of technology in fadama iii project, adamawa state, nigeria. fadama iii is being implemented in 20 local government areas (lga) of adamawa state. in its four years of operation, fadama iii project has realized significant impact on household access to new and proven technologies. the...

This article assesses the achievement of land reform in South Africa with respect to the number of beneficiaries relative to rural employment and the demand for land and increases in livelihoods and agricultural output. Even though there are islands of success, for the past twenty years the Land Reform Programme has not satisfied these criteria. Implementation has been poor and farm workers’ an...

Empirical evidence from a set of land reform beneficiaries suggests that Zimbabwe’s land reform was successful: the internal rate of return to the land reform project is high, settlers accumulated substantial amounts of assets, and they increased their agricultural productivity substantially over time. This evidence contradicts the general notion that land reform was a failure, a notion support...

Soil degradation is increasingly becoming a problem for agricultural production due to poor practices. The search solutions this phenomenon has led producers adopt sustainable land management (SLM) strategies proposed by projects and programs. This study aims evaluate the effect of SLM measures on economic efficiency maize who are beneficiaries Projet de Résiliences aux effets des Change...