Pub Date : 2023-10-31DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2273630
Birhanu Wolde, Awdenegest Moges, Rediet Grima
The combined impacts of land use/land cover (LULC) changes and climate change are significantly affecting soil and water ecologies, calling for proper natural resource management. The aims of this study were to assess the LULC dynamics between 1987 and 2050 and estimate the impact of LULC and climate changes (under two climate scenarios (RCP4.5 & RCP8.5)) on soil erosion rate in Sile watershed, Ethiopian rift valley lakes basin (ERVLB). A supervised method with maximum likelihood classification was applied in the ERDAS Imagine software for assessing the LULC of 1987, 2003, and 2020. A classified past LULC map serves as a baseline to predict 2050 LULC by considering different driver variables using Multi-Layer Perceptron Neural Network and Cellular Automata-Markov Chain Model integrated with TerrSet software. A revised universal soil loss equation model (RUSLE) has been used to compute an input parameter in ArcGIS to estimate the rate of soil loss. The input parameters were erosivity (R-factor), soil erodibility (K-factor), topography (LS-factor), conservation practice (P-factor), and cover (C-factor). The findings revealed that with the business-as-usual scenario, the substantial LULC alteration will be prolonged over the coming several years. The average soil loss under the RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios with a future 2050 LULC was predicted to be 56.48 t-ha−1 year−1 and 57.11 t-ha−1 year−1 and then it will be expected to increase 36.40% and 38.19%, respectively. In order to sustainably manage the natural resources, interventions in prioritized sub-watersheds have been suggested at present and for the future. Additionally, it needs ecological sound conservation policies and strategies to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change on soil erosion.
{"title":"Assessment of the combined effects of land use/land cover and climate change on soil erosion in the Sile watershed, Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes Basin","authors":"Birhanu Wolde, Awdenegest Moges, Rediet Grima","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2273630","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2273630","url":null,"abstract":"The combined impacts of land use/land cover (LULC) changes and climate change are significantly affecting soil and water ecologies, calling for proper natural resource management. The aims of this study were to assess the LULC dynamics between 1987 and 2050 and estimate the impact of LULC and climate changes (under two climate scenarios (RCP4.5 & RCP8.5)) on soil erosion rate in Sile watershed, Ethiopian rift valley lakes basin (ERVLB). A supervised method with maximum likelihood classification was applied in the ERDAS Imagine software for assessing the LULC of 1987, 2003, and 2020. A classified past LULC map serves as a baseline to predict 2050 LULC by considering different driver variables using Multi-Layer Perceptron Neural Network and Cellular Automata-Markov Chain Model integrated with TerrSet software. A revised universal soil loss equation model (RUSLE) has been used to compute an input parameter in ArcGIS to estimate the rate of soil loss. The input parameters were erosivity (R-factor), soil erodibility (K-factor), topography (LS-factor), conservation practice (P-factor), and cover (C-factor). The findings revealed that with the business-as-usual scenario, the substantial LULC alteration will be prolonged over the coming several years. The average soil loss under the RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios with a future 2050 LULC was predicted to be 56.48 t-ha−1 year−1 and 57.11 t-ha−1 year−1 and then it will be expected to increase 36.40% and 38.19%, respectively. In order to sustainably manage the natural resources, interventions in prioritized sub-watersheds have been suggested at present and for the future. Additionally, it needs ecological sound conservation policies and strategies to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change on soil erosion.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135929383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-31DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2263960
Prince Sasu, Dora Edinam Akorli, Raymond Asare, Victoria Attoh-Kotoku, Obed Adjei, Benjamin Adjei-Mensah, Rachida Adjima Tankouano, Frank Kweku Mintah, Antoinette S. Anim-Jnr, Michael Kwaku, Theophilus Owusu Ansah
{"title":"Comparative nutritional evaluation of the leaves of <i>Bambusa balcooa</i> (Beema) and <i>Oxytenanthera abyssinica</i> (A. Rich.) Munro bamboos, and the straws of AGRA and AMANKWATIA rice varieties","authors":"Prince Sasu, Dora Edinam Akorli, Raymond Asare, Victoria Attoh-Kotoku, Obed Adjei, Benjamin Adjei-Mensah, Rachida Adjima Tankouano, Frank Kweku Mintah, Antoinette S. Anim-Jnr, Michael Kwaku, Theophilus Owusu Ansah","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2263960","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2263960","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135929528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-31DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2273627
Chayot Gatdet
Pastoralism is used as a livelihood strategy across pastoral areas in Ethiopia, as it is in other parts of the world. However, studies on the pastoralism system in the Gambella Region of Ethiopia appear outdated. Therefore, a study was conducted to assess the current state of pastoralism in the Gambella Region of Ethiopia and identify the challenges faced by pastoralists. The study area and participants were then chosen using purposive and simple random selection approaches. Data from 156 respondents was collected using a mixed strategy, which included focus group discussions and an interview schedule. The result showed that 67.3%, 23.7%, and 9% of the respondents used the transhumance, nomadic, and semi-pastoral systems. Moreover, resource conflict (64.7%), floods (62.8%), livestock raiding (68%), poor infrastructure (65.4%), livestock diseases (64.1%), inadequate social services (50.6%), ignorance of the pastoral system (63.5%), and expansion of farm land (71.8%) were identified as the main constraints. The model result revealed that credit access, livestock size, household labor, and education status positively influenced pastoral practices, while dependency ratio, water access, and pasture access negatively affected pastoral practices in the study area. Therefore, pastoral practices were differently influenced in the study area.
{"title":"The pastoralism system in South-Western Ethiopia: The practices, constraints, and determinants in Itang Special district, Gambella Region","authors":"Chayot Gatdet","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2273627","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2273627","url":null,"abstract":"Pastoralism is used as a livelihood strategy across pastoral areas in Ethiopia, as it is in other parts of the world. However, studies on the pastoralism system in the Gambella Region of Ethiopia appear outdated. Therefore, a study was conducted to assess the current state of pastoralism in the Gambella Region of Ethiopia and identify the challenges faced by pastoralists. The study area and participants were then chosen using purposive and simple random selection approaches. Data from 156 respondents was collected using a mixed strategy, which included focus group discussions and an interview schedule. The result showed that 67.3%, 23.7%, and 9% of the respondents used the transhumance, nomadic, and semi-pastoral systems. Moreover, resource conflict (64.7%), floods (62.8%), livestock raiding (68%), poor infrastructure (65.4%), livestock diseases (64.1%), inadequate social services (50.6%), ignorance of the pastoral system (63.5%), and expansion of farm land (71.8%) were identified as the main constraints. The model result revealed that credit access, livestock size, household labor, and education status positively influenced pastoral practices, while dependency ratio, water access, and pasture access negatively affected pastoral practices in the study area. Therefore, pastoral practices were differently influenced in the study area.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135929526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Financial analysis of apple ( <i>Malus domestica</i> ) production in Darchula district of Nepal","authors":"Krishna Raj Pandey, Madhav Prasad Neupane, Yagya Raj Joshi, Asmita Paudel, Sushil Khatri","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2272490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2272490","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136103010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruta Chalepensis (fringed rue) has been used for therapeutic and aromatic purposes. However, using this plant as a natural additive in animals is scarce. A seven-week study was conducted to determine and elucidate the effects of fringed rue as a feed additive on broiler chickens growth performance and carcass characteristics. The average weight (40.08 ± 0.42 g) of 144 unsexed, day-old broiler chickens was arranged in a completely randomized design into four treatment groups. Each treatment group was divided into three replicates of twelve birds. Four treatments feed containing ground fringed rue leaves at different levels of T1 (basal diet+ the antibiotics Flavomycin at 1 g kg−1); T2 (basal diet + 60 g kg−1, T3 (basal diet + 120 g kg−1), and T4 (basal diet + 180 g kg−1. DM Intake was considerably high (P < 0.05) in the T3 group than in the antibiotics control group broilers. As a result, T3 groups have better improvement (P < 0.05) in final body weight, BW gain, and ADG compared to the antibiotics control in all phases. There were high improvements (P < 0.05) in dressing percentage, breast, thigh muscle, and drumsticks for chickens fed T3 and T2 than in the control group. Generally, supplementation of fringed rue up to 120 g kg−1 has no adverse effects on broiler chickens.
Chalepensis(穗状芸香)已被用于治疗和芳香目的。然而，将这种植物用作动物的天然添加剂是很少的。通过为期7周的试验，确定和阐明棱叶芸香作为饲料添加剂对肉鸡生长性能和胴体特性的影响。选取平均体重(40.08±0.42 g) 144只无性别日龄肉鸡，采用完全随机设计分为4个处理组。每个处理组分为3个重复，每组12只。4个处理饲粮中添加不同T1水平的芸香叶(基础饲粮+抗生素黄霉素1 g kg−1);T2(基础饲粮+ 60 g kg - 1)、T3(基础饲粮+ 120 g kg - 1)、T4(基础饲粮+ 180 g kg - 1)。T3组肉鸡DM采食量显著高于抗生素对照组(P < 0.05)。结果表明，T3组在终末体重、体重增重和平均日增重方面均较抗生素对照组有较好的改善(P < 0.05)。T3和T2组鸡的屠宰率、胸肌、大腿肌和鸡腿均较对照组有显著提高(P < 0.05)。一般情况下，添加120 g kg - 1的穗状芸豆对肉鸡没有不良影响。
{"title":"Effect of fringed rue ( <i>Ruta chalepensis</i> ) leaf as feed additives on growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens","authors":"Yonatan Kassu Yesuf, Abera Anja Zema, Melese Mengistu Mejab","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2274170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2274170","url":null,"abstract":"Ruta Chalepensis (fringed rue) has been used for therapeutic and aromatic purposes. However, using this plant as a natural additive in animals is scarce. A seven-week study was conducted to determine and elucidate the effects of fringed rue as a feed additive on broiler chickens growth performance and carcass characteristics. The average weight (40.08 ± 0.42 g) of 144 unsexed, day-old broiler chickens was arranged in a completely randomized design into four treatment groups. Each treatment group was divided into three replicates of twelve birds. Four treatments feed containing ground fringed rue leaves at different levels of T1 (basal diet+ the antibiotics Flavomycin at 1 g kg−1); T2 (basal diet + 60 g kg−1, T3 (basal diet + 120 g kg−1), and T4 (basal diet + 180 g kg−1. DM Intake was considerably high (P < 0.05) in the T3 group than in the antibiotics control group broilers. As a result, T3 groups have better improvement (P < 0.05) in final body weight, BW gain, and ADG compared to the antibiotics control in all phases. There were high improvements (P < 0.05) in dressing percentage, breast, thigh muscle, and drumsticks for chickens fed T3 and T2 than in the control group. Generally, supplementation of fringed rue up to 120 g kg−1 has no adverse effects on broiler chickens.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136019316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-30DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2273634
Erlangga Erlangga, Owen Machuku, Clint Jun Dahino
{"title":"A review article on the impact and challenges of mobile phone usage on agricultural production in Africa","authors":"Erlangga Erlangga, Owen Machuku, Clint Jun Dahino","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2273634","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2273634","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136103312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-27DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2271237
Innocent N. Okwunodulu, Anselm U. Onwuzuruike, Gladys-Peace U. Chima, Felicia U. Okwunodulu
This study explored the influence of spicing akamu powder and paste with uda and uziza on the viscosity and mouth feel of the gruel for postnatal mothers in Nigeria. White and yellow maize were separately spiced during steeping (72 h) and milling. The slurry obtained was dewatered to obtain the spiced pastes. Half paste of each batch was oven dried at 60°C and milled. Functional properties of dried akamu pastes, proximate composition of the paste and their correlation factors were conducted with standard analytical methods. The functional results were; water absorption capacity (142.33–149.50 g/ml), oil absorption capacity (104.64–118.60 g/m), emulsion activity (20.52−31.21%), foam capacity (12.45–17.27%) and least gelation capacity (4.00–8.00). Proximate results were; moisture content (47.03–47.12%), crude protein (7.06–7.40%), fat (1.92–2.42%), fibre (3.31–3.49), ash (2.18–2.23%) and carbohydrate (36.07–38.28%). Both functional and proximate compositions were improved and correlated significantly at 0.01% levels.The use of both spices is feasible for spicing akamu powder production for postnatal mothers.
{"title":"Functional properties of <i>uda</i> ( <i>Xylopia aethiopica)</i> and <i>uziza (Piper guineenses)</i> spiced <i>akamu</i> powder correlated with the paste proximate composition intended for Nigerian postnatal mothers","authors":"Innocent N. Okwunodulu, Anselm U. Onwuzuruike, Gladys-Peace U. Chima, Felicia U. Okwunodulu","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2271237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2271237","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored the influence of spicing akamu powder and paste with uda and uziza on the viscosity and mouth feel of the gruel for postnatal mothers in Nigeria. White and yellow maize were separately spiced during steeping (72 h) and milling. The slurry obtained was dewatered to obtain the spiced pastes. Half paste of each batch was oven dried at 60°C and milled. Functional properties of dried akamu pastes, proximate composition of the paste and their correlation factors were conducted with standard analytical methods. The functional results were; water absorption capacity (142.33–149.50 g/ml), oil absorption capacity (104.64–118.60 g/m), emulsion activity (20.52−31.21%), foam capacity (12.45–17.27%) and least gelation capacity (4.00–8.00). Proximate results were; moisture content (47.03–47.12%), crude protein (7.06–7.40%), fat (1.92–2.42%), fibre (3.31–3.49), ash (2.18–2.23%) and carbohydrate (36.07–38.28%). Both functional and proximate compositions were improved and correlated significantly at 0.01% levels.The use of both spices is feasible for spicing akamu powder production for postnatal mothers.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136261892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-27DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2270276
Asrat Guja Amejo
The study is being done to assess the availability of feed dry matter (DM) from private holdings and communal lands in relation to livestock demand and to provide management solutions in a smallholder system in Gamo Gofa and Dawuro zones of south western Ethiopia. Data for the study were compiled by combining crop and livestock production information at the household level. The extents of community land cover and land utilisation were calculated using spatial contours in geographic information system (GIS) and field survey results. Monthly feed DM availability by land cover area (ha) was computed using data from the livelihoods early assessment and protection (LEAP) software derived from eight years of normalised differential vegetation index values. According to the study, private land generated 33% of the feed while common land produced 67%. Around 1,300 tonnes of DM were generated as livestock feed per year, with 47% coming from private property and the remaining 53% from communal land. When compared to the existing livestock population, the required amount of DM is only 62% of total supply, yielding a 38% surplus. However, feed shortages are prevalent in the region due to supply inconsistencies. Livestock requirements can be met by employing appropriate management strategies that preserve feed availability from varied land use types and land cover in times of scarcity. Planning and preserving feeds, training communities in the operation and use of available resources, and developing infrastructure for in-situ feed conservation throughout dry season will help smallholder livelihoods and the national economy.
{"title":"Estimation of feed dry matter supply in relation to land use and livestock requirements in southwestern Ethiopia","authors":"Asrat Guja Amejo","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2270276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2270276","url":null,"abstract":"The study is being done to assess the availability of feed dry matter (DM) from private holdings and communal lands in relation to livestock demand and to provide management solutions in a smallholder system in Gamo Gofa and Dawuro zones of south western Ethiopia. Data for the study were compiled by combining crop and livestock production information at the household level. The extents of community land cover and land utilisation were calculated using spatial contours in geographic information system (GIS) and field survey results. Monthly feed DM availability by land cover area (ha) was computed using data from the livelihoods early assessment and protection (LEAP) software derived from eight years of normalised differential vegetation index values. According to the study, private land generated 33% of the feed while common land produced 67%. Around 1,300 tonnes of DM were generated as livestock feed per year, with 47% coming from private property and the remaining 53% from communal land. When compared to the existing livestock population, the required amount of DM is only 62% of total supply, yielding a 38% surplus. However, feed shortages are prevalent in the region due to supply inconsistencies. Livestock requirements can be met by employing appropriate management strategies that preserve feed availability from varied land use types and land cover in times of scarcity. Planning and preserving feeds, training communities in the operation and use of available resources, and developing infrastructure for in-situ feed conservation throughout dry season will help smallholder livelihoods and the national economy.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136262235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-27DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2275410
Ahmet Emre Kandil, Halime Özdamar Ünlü
Biological nitrogen fixation is considered important to maintain agricultural sustainability. In this study, 2 different cowpea varieties were used consisting of 6 different treatments (seed inoculation, soil inoculation, nitrogen application, seed inoculation + nitrogen application, soil inoculation + nitrogen application, and control) to determine the effect of rhizobium inoculation on fresh cowpea yield and quality. The protein, total phenolic, β-carotene, chlorogenic acid, ascorbic acid, total and reducing sugar contents of fresh pods were investigated. Besides, parameters such as total fresh yield, pod width, pod length, and total chlorophyll in leaves were also investigated. As a result, it was determined that both rhizobium inoculation and nitrogen applications positively affected all parameters compared to the control treatment. Thus, rhizobium inoculation has the potential to be an alternative to nitrogen applications in fresh cowpea cultivation.
{"title":"Effect of rhizobium inoculation on yield and some quality properties of fresh cowpea","authors":"Ahmet Emre Kandil, Halime Özdamar Ünlü","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2275410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2275410","url":null,"abstract":"Biological nitrogen fixation is considered important to maintain agricultural sustainability. In this study, 2 different cowpea varieties were used consisting of 6 different treatments (seed inoculation, soil inoculation, nitrogen application, seed inoculation + nitrogen application, soil inoculation + nitrogen application, and control) to determine the effect of rhizobium inoculation on fresh cowpea yield and quality. The protein, total phenolic, β-carotene, chlorogenic acid, ascorbic acid, total and reducing sugar contents of fresh pods were investigated. Besides, parameters such as total fresh yield, pod width, pod length, and total chlorophyll in leaves were also investigated. As a result, it was determined that both rhizobium inoculation and nitrogen applications positively affected all parameters compared to the control treatment. Thus, rhizobium inoculation has the potential to be an alternative to nitrogen applications in fresh cowpea cultivation.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136262648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-24DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2270799
Raj Chaudhary, Hom Nath Giri, Nama Raj Bhusal, Shimran Dahal, Pratima Timalsina, Niraj Bhandari
To solve the current shortcomings in the marketing channel of ginger (Zingiber officinale) and the subsequent value addition along the channel, a value chain analysis is required. A household survey of producers and in-person interviews with traders were conducted in one of the municipalities (Rampur municipality) and three different rural municipalities, namely Nisdi, Purbakhola, and Bagnaskali of Palpa district, with the sole purpose of analyzing the ginger value chain. For the analysis, a total of 97 ginger growers and 10 traders were surveyed. Interviews with traders, processors, and middlemen were also required to determine the value chain and the cost of ginger at each stage. The difference between farm gate pricing and retailers’ prices was determined to be NPR. 40. With an average B:C ratio of 1.06, the findings showed that ginger production was a financially viable business in the study area of the Palpa district. To enhance ginger production and production areas, the government should give producers financial support. According to the Cobb-Douglas production function, the scalability of ginger production increased at a decreasing rate. As the sum of the regressions of all the inputs in the regression function was found to be 0.895, the gross return would rise by roughly 89.5% of all the inputs listed in the production function were increased by 100%. The PMAMP’s zone office for ginger and turmeric should offer farmers technical support to help them deal with disease and pest issues and market information.
{"title":"An analysis of the ginger value chain in palpa, Nepal","authors":"Raj Chaudhary, Hom Nath Giri, Nama Raj Bhusal, Shimran Dahal, Pratima Timalsina, Niraj Bhandari","doi":"10.1080/23311932.2023.2270799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2270799","url":null,"abstract":"To solve the current shortcomings in the marketing channel of ginger (Zingiber officinale) and the subsequent value addition along the channel, a value chain analysis is required. A household survey of producers and in-person interviews with traders were conducted in one of the municipalities (Rampur municipality) and three different rural municipalities, namely Nisdi, Purbakhola, and Bagnaskali of Palpa district, with the sole purpose of analyzing the ginger value chain. For the analysis, a total of 97 ginger growers and 10 traders were surveyed. Interviews with traders, processors, and middlemen were also required to determine the value chain and the cost of ginger at each stage. The difference between farm gate pricing and retailers’ prices was determined to be NPR. 40. With an average B:C ratio of 1.06, the findings showed that ginger production was a financially viable business in the study area of the Palpa district. To enhance ginger production and production areas, the government should give producers financial support. According to the Cobb-Douglas production function, the scalability of ginger production increased at a decreasing rate. As the sum of the regressions of all the inputs in the regression function was found to be 0.895, the gross return would rise by roughly 89.5% of all the inputs listed in the production function were increased by 100%. The PMAMP’s zone office for ginger and turmeric should offer farmers technical support to help them deal with disease and pest issues and market information.","PeriodicalId":10521,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Food & Agriculture","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135265636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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