International Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2020

  • Intensity and Determinants of Rural Poverty in Banja District of Awi Zone, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia

    Desalegn Teshale Woldie, Jema Haji, Abule Mehare

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2020
    Pages: 49-62
    Received: Mar. 25, 2020
    Accepted: May 11, 2020
    Published: May 29, 2020
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Agricultural Economics and Its Related
    Abstract: Poverty is one of the most serious problems of human deprivation and a complex phenomenon. Ethiopian government have been implementing different poverty reduction programs and strategies to fight extreme hunger and poverty. The struggle to reduce rural poverty at household level is a continuing challenge. This study was conducted in Banja district ... Show More
  • Agriculture Trade Scenario in India and Its Global Comparisons

    Priyanka Mahajan

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2020
    Pages: 63-70
    Received: Feb. 21, 2020
    Accepted: Apr. 03, 2020
    Published: Jun. 17, 2020
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    Abstract: Indian economy has undergone structural changes over time with the anticipated decline in the share of agriculture in GDP. Despite a fall in its share from 55.1 percent of GDP in 1950-51 to 15.35 percent in 2015-16, the importance of agriculture has not diminished mainly for two reasons. First, country achieved self-sufficiency in food production a... Show More
  • Determinants of Farmers’ Confidence Level in the Financial Sector of Ghana: A Case of the Ejura Sekeredumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region

    Yenibehit Nanii, Awoyemi Abiodun Emmanuel, Akorsikumah Eli Andreaws, Akurugu Sumaila, Adongo Azure Simon, Adam Umar, Alhassan Abdul Fataw

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2020
    Pages: 71-79
    Received: May 02, 2020
    Accepted: May 26, 2020
    Published: Jun. 17, 2020
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    Abstract: This paper adopted the PPO model to examine determinants of the confidence level of farmers on the financial institutions using 274 randomly selected farmers from Ejura Sekeredumase Municipality. About 44.9% of the farmers reported not having confidence in the financial institutions of the country, 21.9% were somehow confident in the sector, 17.5% ... Show More
  • Regional Differences in Technology Gap Ratio and Efficiency in African Agriculture: A Stochastic Metafrontier Analysis

    Abraham Amoussouga Gero

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2020
    Pages: 80-88
    Received: May 26, 2020
    Accepted: Jun. 09, 2020
    Published: Jun. 20, 2020
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    Abstract: Agriculture plays an important role in the African continent’s growth. However, regions’ characteristics differences explain different types of production technologies use leading to a technological gap which delays these regions’ economic convergence. This article uses the stochastic metafrontier analysis based on a new approach for Technical Effi... Show More