American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2023

  • Performance Evaluation of Improved Plantain Banana (Musa spp.) Varieties in West Hararghe Zone, Eastern Ethiopia

    Gezahegn A ssefa, Sintayehu Girma, Dereje Deresa

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2023
    Pages: 176-180
    Received: 18 October 2022
    Accepted: 9 November 2022
    Published: 9 October 2023
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    Abstract: Fruit crops are widely grown in West Hararghe Zone by small households and plays significant role for income generation and nutrition. Plantains are cooking type’s banana producing fruits that remain starchy at maturity and need processing before consumption. Even though the environment is suitable for the production of fruit, the productivity of t... Show More
  • The Delay in the Demographic Transition Perpetuates Rural Poverty in Madagascar

    Ramasy Razafindratovo Heritiana

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2023
    Pages: 181-189
    Received: 6 October 2022
    Accepted: 25 January 2023
    Published: 14 October 2023
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    Abstract: In several Asian and African countries, economy and demography have not evolved in parallel over the last hundred and fifty years: the second having gone much faster than the first, and JP Guengnat stipulates that population issues are still insufficiently integrated into the public policies of States, but, accelerating the demographic transition a... Show More
  • Impacts of Intra-Seasonal Rainfall Variability and Cropping Practices on Cereal Yields in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Kaboré Pamalba Narcise, Sanon Moussa, Ouédraogo Amadé, Barbier Bruno, Barro Albert

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2023
    Pages: 190-202
    Received: 23 August 2023
    Accepted: 27 September 2023
    Published: 14 October 2023
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    Abstract: West African Sahel is one of the most exposed areas to the adverse effects of climate variability. All the agricultural production systems are affected, exposing local populations to food insecurity and poverty. This study aimed to assess the impacts of intra-seasonal rainfall variability and cropping practices on cereal yields in the North Central... Show More
  • Research Article

    Application of the PIF Method in Seed Multiplication in Xanthosoma sagittifolium L. Schott: Effect of the Mass of the Corm Fragment and Realization of the Field Transfer Test

    Djeuani Astride Carole, Amama Amama Benjamin, Mbouobda Hermann Désiré, Tiki Antoine Marie Kévin, Adounga Samuel Brice, Nyimiebolo Bengono Audrey Maguy, Manuela Diobe Motassy, Nshanji Jones, Niemenak Nicolas

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2023
    Pages: 203-211
    Received: 1 September 2023
    Accepted: 27 September 2023
    Published: 28 October 2023
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    Abstract: The unavailability of seeds is a real problem for farmers growing Xanthosoma sagittifolium L. Schott plants. To propose palliative solutions, this work aimed to produce seeds of X. sagittifolium by the PIF method. The growing medium during the production of the PIF plants was a mixture of wood shavings and sawdust (1: 1). 60 fragments of rhizomes f... Show More