This document provides information about an agricultural development team and the state of Indian agriculture. The team is coordinated by Aslam Shaikh and has 4 members. Agriculture plays a major role in India, providing over 65% of livelihoods and accounting for 27% of GDP. India ranks highly globally in many agricultural areas such as being the largest producer of milk, pulses, and the most irrigated area. The document then outlines key milestones and issues in Indian agricultural development as well as current policy frameworks and focus areas.
Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy, with over half of Indians employed in the sector. India is a leading global producer of many agricultural products, ranking first in production of milk, pulses, jute and second in rice, wheat, sugarcane, groundnuts and more. However, agricultural productivity in India is low due to issues like government subsidies that discourage investment, overregulation, inadequate infrastructure and technology, and inefficient water allocation. There is a need to boost agricultural growth to 4-4.5% to sustain employment and livelihoods in India where agriculture remains important.
This document proposes the "Right to Rural Service Guarantee Act" to address several issues facing Indian agriculture. It would create a structured system from the national to local level to ensure efficient implementation of government schemes and delivery of services to farmers. This would help reach benefits to 80% of small/marginal farmers currently excluded. It would also address problems like food waste and lack of storage by improving facilities and monitoring the system. Promoting techniques like zero budget farming and increasing awareness are highlighted as low-cost sustainable solutions to boost productivity while protecting the environment. The act could cost around 589 crore initially but help increase farmer incomes and GDP while reducing inflation and malnutrition over time.
Veterinary Paraprofessionals serve a critical role for reaching smallholder farmers that do not have access to veterinarians for their livestock. However, they face a number of challenges due to lack of further training opportunities, remote and challenging work environments leading to little supervision and mentoring, and in particular weak veterinary input supply chains limiting access to quality veterinary pharmaceuticals. The project will aim to address these key bottlenecks.
The document provides an overview of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) and the Integrated Farm Management Component (IFMC) project in Bangladesh. It discusses the history and roles of DAE, as well as the objectives, activities, and gender considerations of the IFMC project. The IFMC project aims to increase agricultural production through farmer field schools and farmer organizations. It emphasizes the empowerment of female and male farmers and ensuring their equal participation in project activities. The project also focuses on nutrition education and improving nutrition outcomes for women and children.
Costs and benefits analysis of feed technologies promoted by the East Africa ...ILRI
This document summarizes a study on the costs and benefits of various feed technologies promoted by the East Africa Dairy Development Project in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. Key findings include:
1) Labor constitutes the largest cost of producing all feed technologies. Leguminous feeds like calliandra and lucerne showed the highest profit margins.
2) Napier grass had the highest yields but lowest profit margins due to its low market price.
3) Most farmers dedicate a small proportion (12-13%) of their land to fodder production.
4) Making hay resulted in losses for farmers in all countries studied, due to high costs of materials and production.
WORKSHOP
Linkages of Agriculture, Nutrition and Economic Development
Co-Organized by IFPRI, UPNG, INA, Australian National University, and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
JUN 12, 2019 - 09:00 AM TO 12:30 PM +10
This document provides information about an agricultural development team and the state of Indian agriculture. The team is coordinated by Aslam Shaikh and has 4 members. Agriculture plays a major role in India, providing over 65% of livelihoods and accounting for 27% of GDP. India ranks highly globally in many agricultural areas such as being the largest producer of milk, pulses, and the most irrigated area. The document then outlines key milestones and issues in Indian agricultural development as well as current policy frameworks and focus areas.
Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy, with over half of Indians employed in the sector. India is a leading global producer of many agricultural products, ranking first in production of milk, pulses, jute and second in rice, wheat, sugarcane, groundnuts and more. However, agricultural productivity in India is low due to issues like government subsidies that discourage investment, overregulation, inadequate infrastructure and technology, and inefficient water allocation. There is a need to boost agricultural growth to 4-4.5% to sustain employment and livelihoods in India where agriculture remains important.
This document proposes the "Right to Rural Service Guarantee Act" to address several issues facing Indian agriculture. It would create a structured system from the national to local level to ensure efficient implementation of government schemes and delivery of services to farmers. This would help reach benefits to 80% of small/marginal farmers currently excluded. It would also address problems like food waste and lack of storage by improving facilities and monitoring the system. Promoting techniques like zero budget farming and increasing awareness are highlighted as low-cost sustainable solutions to boost productivity while protecting the environment. The act could cost around 589 crore initially but help increase farmer incomes and GDP while reducing inflation and malnutrition over time.
Veterinary Paraprofessionals serve a critical role for reaching smallholder farmers that do not have access to veterinarians for their livestock. However, they face a number of challenges due to lack of further training opportunities, remote and challenging work environments leading to little supervision and mentoring, and in particular weak veterinary input supply chains limiting access to quality veterinary pharmaceuticals. The project will aim to address these key bottlenecks.
The document provides an overview of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) and the Integrated Farm Management Component (IFMC) project in Bangladesh. It discusses the history and roles of DAE, as well as the objectives, activities, and gender considerations of the IFMC project. The IFMC project aims to increase agricultural production through farmer field schools and farmer organizations. It emphasizes the empowerment of female and male farmers and ensuring their equal participation in project activities. The project also focuses on nutrition education and improving nutrition outcomes for women and children.
Costs and benefits analysis of feed technologies promoted by the East Africa ...ILRI
This document summarizes a study on the costs and benefits of various feed technologies promoted by the East Africa Dairy Development Project in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. Key findings include:
1) Labor constitutes the largest cost of producing all feed technologies. Leguminous feeds like calliandra and lucerne showed the highest profit margins.
2) Napier grass had the highest yields but lowest profit margins due to its low market price.
3) Most farmers dedicate a small proportion (12-13%) of their land to fodder production.
4) Making hay resulted in losses for farmers in all countries studied, due to high costs of materials and production.
WORKSHOP
Linkages of Agriculture, Nutrition and Economic Development
Co-Organized by IFPRI, UPNG, INA, Australian National University, and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
JUN 12, 2019 - 09:00 AM TO 12:30 PM +10
1. Project 106511 aims to promote underutilized indigenous vegetables in Nigeria for food security and livelihood resilience through cross-border cooperation between universities in Nigeria and Canada.
2. The project has developed improved agronomic practices for indigenous vegetables through on-farm research, training over 500 farmers, and radio campaigns.
3. Preliminary findings show the economic potential of indigenous vegetables, with farmers realizing profits of over 3,000 naira every two weeks through applying the project's recommended practices.
Cassava farmers' perception of cassava initiative implication for cassava tr...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on cassava farmers' perceptions of a cassava initiative in Nigeria. Some key findings include:
1) The study assessed 290 cassava farmers who had been members of a cassava growers association for at least 10 years.
2) Most respondents were male (72.8%), married (76.9%) with a mean age of 48.4 years. Many relied on farming as their primary income (65.5%) and had at least a secondary education (53.8%).
3) The cassava initiative was favorably perceived by 55.2% of respondents. Respondents felt issues like training on export quality standards and subsidized agrochemicals needed
Informing sustainable and resilient development of pastoral and agro-pastoral...ILRI
Presented by Berhanu Gebremedhin, Mengistu Woldehanna, Fiona Flintan, Barbara Wieland and Jane Poole at the Workshop on Developing Dryland Areas in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 7-8 March 2019
1) Rice production was introduced to Rwanda in the 1950s and has increased from 3,549 hectares in 2000 to 12,000 hectares currently, with 62,000 small-scale farmers cultivating average plots of 0.2 hectares.
2) The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) was introduced to Rwanda in 2006 and has led to substantial yield increases in pilot zones, from 4 tonnes/hectare to over 7 tonnes/hectare on average.
3) SRI principles adopted in Rwanda include using younger seedlings, less seed, compost as fertilizer, and manual weeding.
This document summarizes the NiCanVeg Project 106511, which aims to promote underutilized indigenous vegetables in Nigeria for food security and livelihood resilience. The project conducts research on best agronomic practices for indigenous vegetables, trains farmers - especially women, and raises awareness through radio campaigns. Key findings include improved seed treatment, cutting and planting techniques that increase yields and profits for farmers, and empowerment of women smallholder farmers through training and cooperative groups. Radio outreach of the project's research has generated interest across southwest Nigeria in the nutritional and economic benefits of indigenous vegetables.
This document summarizes the preliminary experiences from implementing the Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Systems for Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project in Mozambique. It discusses the goals of promoting conservation agriculture and increasing yields through maize-legume systems. It describes the initial trials conducted in 6 communities, challenges faced around weed management, equipment functionality, and extension training, and lessons learned that will inform future project activities.
Impacts of Adoption of Climate Smart Technologies on Income among Agro-Pastor...ESD UNU-IAS
Impacts of Adoption of Climate Smart Technologies on Income among Agro-Pastoralists Communities in Marsabit County, Kenya
Ann Gudere, E. Wemali, and E. Ndunda (RCE Greater Nairobi)
12th African RCE Regional Meeting
28-30 November, 2022
Initiating sustainable agricultural systems through CA in Mozambique: prelimi...Joanna Hicks
This document summarizes the preliminary experiences from implementing the Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Systems for Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project in Mozambique. It describes the project sites, implementation process, achievements and challenges during the first season. Key successes included high harvest rates, improved yields and farmer motivation. Major challenges were lack of crop residues, termite infestation, weed management difficulties, and needs for improved extension training and equipment. Lessons learned will inform future programming to expand conservation agriculture adoption.
Cassava plays an important role in improving food security and reducing poverty in rural areas. Despite its importance, its production in Senegal remains low compared to other African countries. Nowadays, it is confronted with numerous constraints. It is in this context that a study was conducted on the cassava production system in the Thiès "cassava granary" region, with the objective of examining farmers' cultivation practices. It was conducted in eight communes located in the department of Tivaouane, some of which are located in the Niayes agro-ecological zone and others in the central-northern groundnut basin. Surveys were conducted among the largest cassava producers in these communes. Analysis of the results showed that cassava is only grown in the rainy season with the same cultivation practices that have been used for years. Of the five varieties listed by the President of the Senegalese Cassava Interprofession, only four are grown in the areas surveyed. The Terrasse (43%) and Kombo (36%) varieties are grown more by our respondents in the Niayes area. Soya (75%) and Wallet "Parydiey" (20% of our sample) dominate in the central-northern groundnut basin.
This document summarizes a study on cassava production systems in the Tivaouane department of Senegal. Key findings include:
- Cassava is an important crop for food security but production in Senegal remains low compared to other African countries.
- The study examined farming practices through surveys of 85 producers in 8 communes across two agro-ecological zones.
- Analysis showed cassava is only grown during rainy season with traditional cultivation methods. Four of five recommended varieties were grown, with different varieties preferred in each zone.
Comparison of Land use Practices and Their Limitations in Five Agrarian Commu...ijtsrd
A survey of land use practices was conducted in five agrarian communities in eastern Nigeria to obtained current dominant land uses in area and identify the farmer constraints the farmers face in order to proffer solutions so that the farmers can improve on their income and livelihood. Male farmers dominate the farming population with 52 against female farmers. Crop farming is the dominant land use type in all the five locations. Major crops grown are rice, yam, cassava, maize, pigeon pea and okra with rice ranking first in importance in all the locations except at Anaku where it was ranked second to yam probably due to the predominating traditional religious worshiping observed in the area. All farmers are classified as smallholders as the average farm holding was 6 ha. Other general land uses include residential housing, schools ,churches, markets, roads, mills etc Flooding of farms and farm road erosion are major land limitations because during the rains poor drainage characterize more the 95 of the areas and most farms are submerged. Input constraints include lack of mechanization equipment and agrochemicals including mineral fertilizers. Use of high mounds and raised beds and ridges up to 100 cm were recommended to control the flood where other arable crops other than rice are grown. Government intervention on input provision is apt to help the farmers boost their production. Asadu, C. L. A. | Onyeme, E. | A. N. Asadu "Comparison of Land use Practices and Their Limitations in Five Agrarian Communities in Southeastern Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-2 , February 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd21552.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/21552/comparison-of-land-use-practices-and-their-limitations-in-five-agrarian-communities-in-southeastern-nigeria/asadu-c-l-a
Conflicts between Cassava Farmers and Cattle Herdsmen in Ndokwa West Local Go...BRNSS Publication Hub
This paper studied the conflicts between cassava farmers and cattle herdsmen in Ndokwa West Local
Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Six farmers each from the six communities that make up the
local government were selected using random sampling techniques, and this gave a total sample size
of 36 respondents. Interview schedule was used for data collection, and descriptive statistics such as
frequency, mean score, and standard deviation were used in analyzing the data. The results showed that
78.1% of the respondents were male and the mean age was 43 years. However, 63.5% of the respondents
were married while the majority (84.4%) of the respondents was full-time farmers. Destruction of crop
with a mean score (2.94), raping of farmers (2.87), killing and wounding of farmers (2.81), burning
of rangeland (2.75), blockage of routes by farmer (2.72), blockage of water point by farmers (2.72),
environmental pollution (2.66), and killing of cattle by farmers (2.28) were seen as the cause of conflict
while the use of bamboo fence with a mean score (2.94), help from the village youths (2.88), increase
of farm size (2.81), staying late in the farm (2.53), supplementary occupation (2.41), and temporary
relocation of farmers from home were used by the farmers as coping strategies for conflict management
Conflicts between Cassava Farmers and Cattle Herdsmen in Ndokwa West Local Go...BRNSS Publication Hub
This paper studied the conflicts between cassava farmers and cattle herdsmen in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Six farmers each from the six communities that make up the local government were selected using random sampling techniques, and this gave a total sample size of 36 respondents. Interview schedule was used for data collection, and descriptive statistics such as frequency, mean score, and standard deviation were used in analyzing the data. The results showed that 78.1% of the respondents were male and the mean age was 43 years. However, 63.5% of the respondents were married while the majority (84.4%) of the respondents was full-time farmers. Destruction of crop with a mean score (2.94), raping of farmers (2.87), killing and wounding of farmers (2.81), burning of rangeland (2.75), blockage of routes by farmer (2.72), blockage of water point by farmers (2.72), environmental pollution (2.66), and killing of cattle by farmers (2.28) were seen as the cause of conflict while the use of bamboo fence with a mean score (2.94), help from the village youths (2.88), increase of farm size (2.81), staying late in the farm (2.53), supplementary occupation (2.41), and temporary relocation of farmers from home were used by the farmers as coping strategies for conflict management.
Author: Erika Styger
Title: Scaling Up Climate-smart Rice Production in West Africa
Date: February 11, 2016
Presented at the Issues in African Development Weekly Seminar Series
Venue: Uris Hall, Cornell University
The study assessed the socio economic variables of cashew farmers in Oyo State. Two towns within
Ibarapa East Local Government Area (Temidire and Eruwa) were purposively sampled. These areas are known
for the cultivation, production and marketing of this crop. A total sampling frame of fifty-six respondents was
used.
This study reviews and documents available literature on the potential yields of crops such as rice,cassava,maize, e.t.c in Nigeria. The study was done with a view to shedding light on the agriculture production possibility frontier for planning purposes.
Contract Farming and Gender Equity in African Landscapes (CONGENIAL)IFPRIMaSSP
Contract Farming and Gender Equity in African Landscapes (CONGENIAL) examines the impacts of including wives in contract farming schemes in Malawi. It uses a randomized controlled trial design to compare outcomes between treatment households where wives were included in soya contracts and control households. Preliminary findings show higher soya cultivation, yields and sales among treatment households. The study aims to test hypotheses around whether including wives improves outcomes for firms, farms and families, or has no significant impacts. It collects data through surveys with husbands and wives to measure various economic, productivity and well-being indicators.
The Consumer Price Index for Uganda increased from 3.7% in March 2022 to 4.9% in April 2022. Food prices increased the most, driven by increases in the prices of sugar, maize flour, rice, refined oil, tomatoes, and other foods. Housing and utilities prices also increased significantly, with rises in cement, firewood, gas, and other items. However, some goods saw price decreases, such as clothing materials, children's garments, and health products like fever medications. Inflation was highest in Gulu at 6.9% due to large rises in housing and utilities and recreation costs. Inflation was lowest in the center region at 3.8% as accommodation and personal
1. Project 106511 aims to promote underutilized indigenous vegetables in Nigeria for food security and livelihood resilience through cross-border cooperation between universities in Nigeria and Canada.
2. The project has developed improved agronomic practices for indigenous vegetables through on-farm research, training over 500 farmers, and radio campaigns.
3. Preliminary findings show the economic potential of indigenous vegetables, with farmers realizing profits of over 3,000 naira every two weeks through applying the project's recommended practices.
Cassava farmers' perception of cassava initiative implication for cassava tr...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on cassava farmers' perceptions of a cassava initiative in Nigeria. Some key findings include:
1) The study assessed 290 cassava farmers who had been members of a cassava growers association for at least 10 years.
2) Most respondents were male (72.8%), married (76.9%) with a mean age of 48.4 years. Many relied on farming as their primary income (65.5%) and had at least a secondary education (53.8%).
3) The cassava initiative was favorably perceived by 55.2% of respondents. Respondents felt issues like training on export quality standards and subsidized agrochemicals needed
Informing sustainable and resilient development of pastoral and agro-pastoral...ILRI
Presented by Berhanu Gebremedhin, Mengistu Woldehanna, Fiona Flintan, Barbara Wieland and Jane Poole at the Workshop on Developing Dryland Areas in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 7-8 March 2019
1) Rice production was introduced to Rwanda in the 1950s and has increased from 3,549 hectares in 2000 to 12,000 hectares currently, with 62,000 small-scale farmers cultivating average plots of 0.2 hectares.
2) The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) was introduced to Rwanda in 2006 and has led to substantial yield increases in pilot zones, from 4 tonnes/hectare to over 7 tonnes/hectare on average.
3) SRI principles adopted in Rwanda include using younger seedlings, less seed, compost as fertilizer, and manual weeding.
This document summarizes the NiCanVeg Project 106511, which aims to promote underutilized indigenous vegetables in Nigeria for food security and livelihood resilience. The project conducts research on best agronomic practices for indigenous vegetables, trains farmers - especially women, and raises awareness through radio campaigns. Key findings include improved seed treatment, cutting and planting techniques that increase yields and profits for farmers, and empowerment of women smallholder farmers through training and cooperative groups. Radio outreach of the project's research has generated interest across southwest Nigeria in the nutritional and economic benefits of indigenous vegetables.
This document summarizes the preliminary experiences from implementing the Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Systems for Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project in Mozambique. It discusses the goals of promoting conservation agriculture and increasing yields through maize-legume systems. It describes the initial trials conducted in 6 communities, challenges faced around weed management, equipment functionality, and extension training, and lessons learned that will inform future project activities.
Impacts of Adoption of Climate Smart Technologies on Income among Agro-Pastor...ESD UNU-IAS
Impacts of Adoption of Climate Smart Technologies on Income among Agro-Pastoralists Communities in Marsabit County, Kenya
Ann Gudere, E. Wemali, and E. Ndunda (RCE Greater Nairobi)
12th African RCE Regional Meeting
28-30 November, 2022
Initiating sustainable agricultural systems through CA in Mozambique: prelimi...Joanna Hicks
This document summarizes the preliminary experiences from implementing the Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Systems for Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project in Mozambique. It describes the project sites, implementation process, achievements and challenges during the first season. Key successes included high harvest rates, improved yields and farmer motivation. Major challenges were lack of crop residues, termite infestation, weed management difficulties, and needs for improved extension training and equipment. Lessons learned will inform future programming to expand conservation agriculture adoption.
Cassava plays an important role in improving food security and reducing poverty in rural areas. Despite its importance, its production in Senegal remains low compared to other African countries. Nowadays, it is confronted with numerous constraints. It is in this context that a study was conducted on the cassava production system in the Thiès "cassava granary" region, with the objective of examining farmers' cultivation practices. It was conducted in eight communes located in the department of Tivaouane, some of which are located in the Niayes agro-ecological zone and others in the central-northern groundnut basin. Surveys were conducted among the largest cassava producers in these communes. Analysis of the results showed that cassava is only grown in the rainy season with the same cultivation practices that have been used for years. Of the five varieties listed by the President of the Senegalese Cassava Interprofession, only four are grown in the areas surveyed. The Terrasse (43%) and Kombo (36%) varieties are grown more by our respondents in the Niayes area. Soya (75%) and Wallet "Parydiey" (20% of our sample) dominate in the central-northern groundnut basin.
This document summarizes a study on cassava production systems in the Tivaouane department of Senegal. Key findings include:
- Cassava is an important crop for food security but production in Senegal remains low compared to other African countries.
- The study examined farming practices through surveys of 85 producers in 8 communes across two agro-ecological zones.
- Analysis showed cassava is only grown during rainy season with traditional cultivation methods. Four of five recommended varieties were grown, with different varieties preferred in each zone.
Comparison of Land use Practices and Their Limitations in Five Agrarian Commu...ijtsrd
A survey of land use practices was conducted in five agrarian communities in eastern Nigeria to obtained current dominant land uses in area and identify the farmer constraints the farmers face in order to proffer solutions so that the farmers can improve on their income and livelihood. Male farmers dominate the farming population with 52 against female farmers. Crop farming is the dominant land use type in all the five locations. Major crops grown are rice, yam, cassava, maize, pigeon pea and okra with rice ranking first in importance in all the locations except at Anaku where it was ranked second to yam probably due to the predominating traditional religious worshiping observed in the area. All farmers are classified as smallholders as the average farm holding was 6 ha. Other general land uses include residential housing, schools ,churches, markets, roads, mills etc Flooding of farms and farm road erosion are major land limitations because during the rains poor drainage characterize more the 95 of the areas and most farms are submerged. Input constraints include lack of mechanization equipment and agrochemicals including mineral fertilizers. Use of high mounds and raised beds and ridges up to 100 cm were recommended to control the flood where other arable crops other than rice are grown. Government intervention on input provision is apt to help the farmers boost their production. Asadu, C. L. A. | Onyeme, E. | A. N. Asadu "Comparison of Land use Practices and Their Limitations in Five Agrarian Communities in Southeastern Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-2 , February 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd21552.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/21552/comparison-of-land-use-practices-and-their-limitations-in-five-agrarian-communities-in-southeastern-nigeria/asadu-c-l-a
Conflicts between Cassava Farmers and Cattle Herdsmen in Ndokwa West Local Go...BRNSS Publication Hub
This paper studied the conflicts between cassava farmers and cattle herdsmen in Ndokwa West Local
Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Six farmers each from the six communities that make up the
local government were selected using random sampling techniques, and this gave a total sample size
of 36 respondents. Interview schedule was used for data collection, and descriptive statistics such as
frequency, mean score, and standard deviation were used in analyzing the data. The results showed that
78.1% of the respondents were male and the mean age was 43 years. However, 63.5% of the respondents
were married while the majority (84.4%) of the respondents was full-time farmers. Destruction of crop
with a mean score (2.94), raping of farmers (2.87), killing and wounding of farmers (2.81), burning
of rangeland (2.75), blockage of routes by farmer (2.72), blockage of water point by farmers (2.72),
environmental pollution (2.66), and killing of cattle by farmers (2.28) were seen as the cause of conflict
while the use of bamboo fence with a mean score (2.94), help from the village youths (2.88), increase
of farm size (2.81), staying late in the farm (2.53), supplementary occupation (2.41), and temporary
relocation of farmers from home were used by the farmers as coping strategies for conflict management
Conflicts between Cassava Farmers and Cattle Herdsmen in Ndokwa West Local Go...BRNSS Publication Hub
This paper studied the conflicts between cassava farmers and cattle herdsmen in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Six farmers each from the six communities that make up the local government were selected using random sampling techniques, and this gave a total sample size of 36 respondents. Interview schedule was used for data collection, and descriptive statistics such as frequency, mean score, and standard deviation were used in analyzing the data. The results showed that 78.1% of the respondents were male and the mean age was 43 years. However, 63.5% of the respondents were married while the majority (84.4%) of the respondents was full-time farmers. Destruction of crop with a mean score (2.94), raping of farmers (2.87), killing and wounding of farmers (2.81), burning of rangeland (2.75), blockage of routes by farmer (2.72), blockage of water point by farmers (2.72), environmental pollution (2.66), and killing of cattle by farmers (2.28) were seen as the cause of conflict while the use of bamboo fence with a mean score (2.94), help from the village youths (2.88), increase of farm size (2.81), staying late in the farm (2.53), supplementary occupation (2.41), and temporary relocation of farmers from home were used by the farmers as coping strategies for conflict management.
Author: Erika Styger
Title: Scaling Up Climate-smart Rice Production in West Africa
Date: February 11, 2016
Presented at the Issues in African Development Weekly Seminar Series
Venue: Uris Hall, Cornell University
The study assessed the socio economic variables of cashew farmers in Oyo State. Two towns within
Ibarapa East Local Government Area (Temidire and Eruwa) were purposively sampled. These areas are known
for the cultivation, production and marketing of this crop. A total sampling frame of fifty-six respondents was
used.
This study reviews and documents available literature on the potential yields of crops such as rice,cassava,maize, e.t.c in Nigeria. The study was done with a view to shedding light on the agriculture production possibility frontier for planning purposes.
Contract Farming and Gender Equity in African Landscapes (CONGENIAL)IFPRIMaSSP
Contract Farming and Gender Equity in African Landscapes (CONGENIAL) examines the impacts of including wives in contract farming schemes in Malawi. It uses a randomized controlled trial design to compare outcomes between treatment households where wives were included in soya contracts and control households. Preliminary findings show higher soya cultivation, yields and sales among treatment households. The study aims to test hypotheses around whether including wives improves outcomes for firms, farms and families, or has no significant impacts. It collects data through surveys with husbands and wives to measure various economic, productivity and well-being indicators.
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The Consumer Price Index for Uganda increased from 3.7% in March 2022 to 4.9% in April 2022. Food prices increased the most, driven by increases in the prices of sugar, maize flour, rice, refined oil, tomatoes, and other foods. Housing and utilities prices also increased significantly, with rises in cement, firewood, gas, and other items. However, some goods saw price decreases, such as clothing materials, children's garments, and health products like fever medications. Inflation was highest in Gulu at 6.9% due to large rises in housing and utilities and recreation costs. Inflation was lowest in the center region at 3.8% as accommodation and personal
The Consumer Price Index for Uganda increased to 3.7% for the 12 months ending in March 2022, up from 3.2% in February. This was driven by price increases in furnishings, clothing, recreation, transport, housing, restaurants, and personal care. However, information and communication and health prices decreased. Monthly inflation rose to 0.8% in March from 1% in February due to higher food and furnishings prices. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, increased to 3.6% annually in March. Annual goods inflation rose to 5.3% while services inflation increased to 1.4%. By region, Gulu saw the highest annual inflation of 5.5% and Kampala the lowest
- Maize, cassava, banana-food, and beans are among the major crops cultivated in Uganda.
- Production of most crops decreased in 2019 compared to 2018 due to less area planted and lower yields.
- Crops are primarily used for household consumption, but are also sold unprocessed or processed.
The document summarizes preliminary findings from the Uganda National Panel Survey conducted by UBOS. Key findings include:
- Primary teachers in government schools have higher qualifications than those in other schools, though many are still untrained or unlicensed. Teacher absenteeism is highest in upper primary levels and among male teachers. Common reasons for absenteeism include being sick, collecting salary, or absent without reason.
- Health workers in government health centers have higher qualifications than non-government facilities, though staffing shortages remain. Government health worker absenteeism is high, especially for lower level workers, with being sick a primary reason given.
- The survey aims to monitor national development programs and policies through annual collection of socio
The document summarizes the key findings of Uganda's 2019 Annual Agricultural Survey conducted by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics. It provides an overview of the survey including its objectives to monitor agricultural sector indicators, methodology using a two-stage stratified sampling of households across regions, variables covered on crops, livestock, and household characteristics, challenges faced during implementation, and structure of the final report. The survey aims to provide data on agricultural production, prices, markets, incomes and technologies to inform policymaking for Uganda's agricultural sector and monitor progress towards national development goals.
The Building Blocks of QuestDB, a Time Series Databasejavier ramirez
Talk Delivered at Valencia Codes Meetup 2024-06.
Traditionally, databases have treated timestamps just as another data type. However, when performing real-time analytics, timestamps should be first class citizens and we need rich time semantics to get the most out of our data. We also need to deal with ever growing datasets while keeping performant, which is as fun as it sounds.
It is no wonder time-series databases are now more popular than ever before. Join me in this session to learn about the internal architecture and building blocks of QuestDB, an open source time-series database designed for speed. We will also review a history of some of the changes we have gone over the past two years to deal with late and unordered data, non-blocking writes, read-replicas, or faster batch ingestion.
Analysis insight about a Flyball dog competition team's performanceroli9797
Insight of my analysis about a Flyball dog competition team's last year performance. Find more: https://github.com/rolandnagy-ds/flyball_race_analysis/tree/main
State of Artificial intelligence Report 2023kuntobimo2016
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a multidisciplinary field of science and engineering whose goal is to create intelligent machines.
We believe that AI will be a force multiplier on technological progress in our increasingly digital, data-driven world. This is because everything around us today, ranging from culture to consumer products, is a product of intelligence.
The State of AI Report is now in its sixth year. Consider this report as a compilation of the most interesting things we’ve seen with a goal of triggering an informed conversation about the state of AI and its implication for the future.
We consider the following key dimensions in our report:
Research: Technology breakthroughs and their capabilities.
Industry: Areas of commercial application for AI and its business impact.
Politics: Regulation of AI, its economic implications and the evolving geopolitics of AI.
Safety: Identifying and mitigating catastrophic risks that highly-capable future AI systems could pose to us.
Predictions: What we believe will happen in the next 12 months and a 2022 performance review to keep us honest.
ViewShift: Hassle-free Dynamic Policy Enforcement for Every Data LakeWalaa Eldin Moustafa
Dynamic policy enforcement is becoming an increasingly important topic in today’s world where data privacy and compliance is a top priority for companies, individuals, and regulators alike. In these slides, we discuss how LinkedIn implements a powerful dynamic policy enforcement engine, called ViewShift, and integrates it within its data lake. We show the query engine architecture and how catalog implementations can automatically route table resolutions to compliance-enforcing SQL views. Such views have a set of very interesting properties: (1) They are auto-generated from declarative data annotations. (2) They respect user-level consent and preferences (3) They are context-aware, encoding a different set of transformations for different use cases (4) They are portable; while the SQL logic is only implemented in one SQL dialect, it is accessible in all engines.
#SQL #Views #Privacy #Compliance #DataLake
Global Situational Awareness of A.I. and where its headedvikram sood
You can see the future first in San Francisco.
Over the past year, the talk of the town has shifted from $10 billion compute clusters to $100 billion clusters to trillion-dollar clusters. Every six months another zero is added to the boardroom plans. Behind the scenes, there’s a fierce scramble to secure every power contract still available for the rest of the decade, every voltage transformer that can possibly be procured. American big business is gearing up to pour trillions of dollars into a long-unseen mobilization of American industrial might. By the end of the decade, American electricity production will have grown tens of percent; from the shale fields of Pennsylvania to the solar farms of Nevada, hundreds of millions of GPUs will hum.
The AGI race has begun. We are building machines that can think and reason. By 2025/26, these machines will outpace college graduates. By the end of the decade, they will be smarter than you or I; we will have superintelligence, in the true sense of the word. Along the way, national security forces not seen in half a century will be un-leashed, and before long, The Project will be on. If we’re lucky, we’ll be in an all-out race with the CCP; if we’re unlucky, an all-out war.
Everyone is now talking about AI, but few have the faintest glimmer of what is about to hit them. Nvidia analysts still think 2024 might be close to the peak. Mainstream pundits are stuck on the wilful blindness of “it’s just predicting the next word”. They see only hype and business-as-usual; at most they entertain another internet-scale technological change.
Before long, the world will wake up. But right now, there are perhaps a few hundred people, most of them in San Francisco and the AI labs, that have situational awareness. Through whatever peculiar forces of fate, I have found myself amongst them. A few years ago, these people were derided as crazy—but they trusted the trendlines, which allowed them to correctly predict the AI advances of the past few years. Whether these people are also right about the next few years remains to be seen. But these are very smart people—the smartest people I have ever met—and they are the ones building this technology. Perhaps they will be an odd footnote in history, or perhaps they will go down in history like Szilard and Oppenheimer and Teller. If they are seeing the future even close to correctly, we are in for a wild ride.
Let me tell you what we see.
End-to-end pipeline agility - Berlin Buzzwords 2024Lars Albertsson
We describe how we achieve high change agility in data engineering by eliminating the fear of breaking downstream data pipelines through end-to-end pipeline testing, and by using schema metaprogramming to safely eliminate boilerplate involved in changes that affect whole pipelines.
A quick poll on agility in changing pipelines from end to end indicated a huge span in capabilities. For the question "How long time does it take for all downstream pipelines to be adapted to an upstream change," the median response was 6 months, but some respondents could do it in less than a day. When quantitative data engineering differences between the best and worst are measured, the span is often 100x-1000x, sometimes even more.
A long time ago, we suffered at Spotify from fear of changing pipelines due to not knowing what the impact might be downstream. We made plans for a technical solution to test pipelines end-to-end to mitigate that fear, but the effort failed for cultural reasons. We eventually solved this challenge, but in a different context. In this presentation we will describe how we test full pipelines effectively by manipulating workflow orchestration, which enables us to make changes in pipelines without fear of breaking downstream.
Making schema changes that affect many jobs also involves a lot of toil and boilerplate. Using schema-on-read mitigates some of it, but has drawbacks since it makes it more difficult to detect errors early. We will describe how we have rejected this tradeoff by applying schema metaprogramming, eliminating boilerplate but keeping the protection of static typing, thereby further improving agility to quickly modify data pipelines without fear.
06-04-2024 - NYC Tech Week - Discussion on Vector Databases, Unstructured Data and AI
Discussion on Vector Databases, Unstructured Data and AI
https://www.meetup.com/unstructured-data-meetup-new-york/
This meetup is for people working in unstructured data. Speakers will come present about related topics such as vector databases, LLMs, and managing data at scale. The intended audience of this group includes roles like machine learning engineers, data scientists, data engineers, software engineers, and PMs.This meetup was formerly Milvus Meetup, and is sponsored by Zilliz maintainers of Milvus.
1. Uganda Bureau of Statistics
Annual Agricultural Survey 2019
Key Findings
Diana Nabukalu
Statistician – Crop Statistics
Department of Production and Environment Statistics
2. Uganda Bureau of Statistics
Household characteristics & Farm
practices
3. Distribution of Ag HHs
by ZARDI
ZARDI % AgHHs
Abi 7.3
Buginyanya 21.6
Bulindi 7
Kachwekano 4.4
Mukono 19.9
Ngetta 10.9
Nubin 2.7
Mbarara 5.3
Rwebitaba 12.6
Serere 8.4
Total 100.0
4. Sex of Ag Household Heads and ZARDI
60
72 74 77 78 79 79 82 82 85
78
40
28 26 23 22 21 21 19 18 15
22
Nabuin Abi Mukono Mbarara Serere Kachwekano Ngetta Rwebitaba Buginyanya Bulindi Uganda
Male Headed HHs Female Headed HHs
• In Uganda, about 8 in
every 10 Ag HHs are
headed by male
• The proportion is similar
in all ZARDIs Except in
NABUIN where it is 6
male headed against 4
female headed in every
10 Ag HHs.
5. Literacy of Agricultural
Household heads
75
42
19
61 64 66
76
67
73 75 73
68 68
Nabuin Serere Bulindi Buginyanya Ngetta Abi Kachwekano Mbarara Rwebitaba Mukono Uganda
Male Ag HH heads Female Ag HHs heads All Ag HH heads
• In Uganda, 68% of Ag HH heads
(about 7 in every 10) are literate i.e.
Can read and write any language.
• Within Sex analysis shows that the %
of literate female Ag HHHs (42%)
based on total female Ag HHHs is
less compared to their male (75%)
colleagues (based on total male).
• The Within ZARDI analysis shows
that Ngetta ZARDI (76%) had the
highest % of its Ag hh heads who
were literate, followed by Mbarara
(75%) while Nabuin (19%) had the
least.
6. Education level of Ag Households
Heads
9
36
15
59
49
57
32
15
28
Male Ag HH Heads Female Ag HH Heads All Ag HH Heads
No Education Primary Secondary and +
At national level, most Ag HH
heads (57%) had attained
primary education compared
to others levels.
• Within sex analysis shows
that more female Ag HH
heads (36%) had no
education compared to
their male counterparts
(9%) among members of Ag
HHs
7. Households heads engaged
mainly in Agricultural Activities (%)
66 66
70 72
84 86 86 86 88
93
77
Kachwekano Mbarara Mukono Buginyanya Bulindi Nabuin Ngetta Rwebitaba Abi Serere Uganda
• In Uganda, 77% of Ag HH heads (8 in
every 10) mainly engage in
agriculture as their main economic
activity.
• Within ZARDI analysis showed that;
Serere Area (93%) had the highest
percentage of the category, followed
by Abi (88%).
• Kachwekano with 66 percent had
the least in the category.
8. Trainings in the past 12 months
1
3
4 4 5 5
6
7
8 8
5
Serere Abi Mbarara Rwebitaba Nabuin Mukono Buginyanya Ngetta Bulindi Kachwekano Uganda
% of Ag HHs with at least a member trained on
agriculture
(in past 12 months)
• Overall, 5% of Ag HH had
atleast a member who
had received some
training in agriculture.
• Kachwekano andv
Bulindi ZARDIs with 8
percent had the highest
percentage of the
category.
• Serere with 1 percent
had the least in the
category.
9. Agricultural households by type of enterprise
Enterprise
• 2 in every 10 Ag hhs were engaged in
Only crop production (21.8%)
• 8 in every 10 Ag hhs were engaged in
Crop production and other ag
activities: (77.5%)
• Less than one percent were engaged
in Only other ag activities (0.7%)
Only crop
production, 21.8
Crop production
and other ag
activities, 77.5
Only other ag
activities, 0.7
1
26
39
23
38
17
52
61
49 20
68
18
0
14
24
14
3 0
14 18
Crop Livestock Aquaculture Apiculture Agroforestry
Distribution of Main purpose by Enterprise at national level
Only for sale Mainly for sale Mainly for own consumption Only for own consumption
10. Distribution of Ag activities by main purpose
1
26
39
23
38
17
52
61
49 20
68
18
0
14
24
14
3 0
14
18
Crop Livestock Aquaculture Apiculture Agroforestry
Only for sale Mainly for sale Mainly for own consumption Only for own consumption
• Most Crop farming HHs in
Uganda (68%) carry it out with
the purpose of mainly own
consumption.
• WHILE, Most Ag HHs that
practice Livestock keeping
(52%) , Aquaculture (61%),
Apiculture (49%) have their
main purpose as Mainly sale
• Most households that
practiced Agro forestry did so
only for sale (38%)
11. Average holding size
Average Holding size
(Ha = 2.47 acres)
Abi 0.7
Buginyanya 0.8
Bulindi 1.8
Kachwekano 0.4
Mukono 1.4
Ngetta 2.6
Nabuin 1.2
Serere 1.4
Mbarara 1.5
Rwebitaba 0.8
Uganda 1.3
• Nationally, the average
holding size for Ag HHs
was 1.3 hectares of
land.
• By ZARDI, Ngetta
records the highest
average holding size,
with 2.6 Hectares per
Ag HH.
12. Distribution of parcels by use right
Owned
82%
Rented
11%
Other use
rights
7%
Parcels, by use right (%)
4 5 11 14
26 29
39 43 45 52
30
% parcels by presence of a legally recognized document to
certify the tenure rights
• In 2019, about 8 in every 10 ha of
parcels land used for agriculture were
owned by the Ag HHs. (Only 1 in every
10 ha was rented in)
• 3 in every 10 parcels had a legally
recognized document to certify tenure
rights
13. SDG indicator 5.a.1:
Men and women tenure rights
Ag Population with ownership or secure tenure rights
over ag land – SDG 5.a.1 part a
• Nationally 41% of adults in the Agric popn had
secure rights over agric land
• 5 in every 10 adult men have secure rights
over agric land
• 3 in every 10 adult women have secure rights
over agric land
Share of women among owners or right holders
– SDG 5.a.1 part b
• 4 in every 10 right holders are women
(39%)
52
30
41
0
50
100
Men Women Uganda
% adults (18+) in ag population with ownership or secure rights over ag
land , by sex
[SDG5a1-part a]
24
36 36
51
33 38
51
22
49
42 39
0
20
40
60
80
100
share of women among owners or rights holders [SDG 5a1 - part b]
14. Crop plots by sex of plot manager
3
4
9
3
5
2
1
2
3
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
4
10
4
3
3
5
92
91
87
91
90
94
90
94
93
92
91
Abi
Buginyanya
Bulindi
Kachwekano
Mukono
Ngetta
Nabuin
Serere
Mbarara
Rwebitaba
UGANDA
Solely Men Solely Women Jointly Men and Women
Ag crop plots by sex of plot
manager
• Most crop plots (91%) were
jointly managed
• Solely Men: 4%
• Solely Women: 5%
15. Ag HHs using irrigation in
at least one plot in 2019 (%)
0.3
2.1
2.3
3.1
4.0
4.4
5.0
5.3
5.5
8.0
4.6
0 20 40 60 80 100
Nabuin
Rwebitaba
Ngetta
Abi
Buginyanya
Serere
Mbarara
Bulindi
Kachwekano
Mukono
Uganda
% Ag HHs using irrigation in at least one plot
Percentage Ag HHs using
irrigation on at least one plot
• 5%
17. Input Use (II)
11
32
27
70
47
4 2
32
74
20
35
13
26
46
38
45
23
2
43
17
34 30
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
% Ag HHs using fertilizers and pesticides, by ZARDI
using fertilizes using pesticides
7
21
9
63
35
1 2
31
70
6
27
4
17 21 17 20
3 0 1 7
15 13
0 3 0
24
5 0 0 0 2 0 2
0
20
40
60
80
100
% Ag HHs by type of fertilizers used
only organic only inorganic both
10 23
5
0.3
0
20
40
60
80
100
% HHs using pesticides, by type of pesticide
Herbicides Insecticide Fungicides Rodenticides
• Nationally, 35% of Ag hhs reported
using fertilizers in 2019 an increase
from 25% in 2018
• Nationally, 30% of Ag hhs reported
using pesticides up from 22% in 2018
• 3 in every 10 hhs used only organic
fertilizers, 1 in every 10 hhs used only
inorganic fertilizers while 2 percent of
Ag hhs reported using both
18. Ag HHs that received extension services
in the previous 12 months (%)
13 14
9
17
13 14
7
5
13 13 12
4
6 7 5 5
9
0 1
3 5 5
Abi Buginyanya Bulindi Kachwekano Mukono Ngetta Nabuin Serere Mbarara Rwebitaba Uganda
2018 2019
• In 2019, the number of hh that
received extension services dropped to
5 percent from 12 percent in 2018.
• A similar downward trend can be seen
across all the ZARDIs
ZARDI: Zonal Agricultural Research & Development Institute; These are agro zones gazetted by the ministry of Agric
75% of the male ag households heads are literate (the denominator is the male ag household heads)
Training on farm management, mechanization, animal health, input use, marketing, value addition and processing
an individual is considered to have ownership or rights over the land, if s/he has a legal document in his/her name or if s/he enjoys alienation rights (can sell / can bequeath the land). Overall, data reveals that 41 percent of the adults living in Ag HHs are owners or right holders over agricultural land. Such percentage gets as high as 52 percent among the men, while it is 30 percent among the women.the share of women among owners/rights holders is 38 percent