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Current Issue (Volume 01 - Issue 01, July - September, 2022)
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The Benefits of Year-Round Farmers’ Markets |
Authors: |
Wandra Arrington |
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International Journal of Latest Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (IJLRAVS), pp 01 - 09, Vol 01 - No. 01, July - September 2022 |
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Farmers’ markets have become a critical ingredient to our nation’s economy, food systems, and communities. Connecting the rural to the urban, farmer to consumer, and fresh ingredients to our diets, farmers’ markets are becoming economic and community centerpieces in both cities and towns across the U.S. There are over 8,600 markets listed in the National Farmers Market Directory, demonstrating the continuous demand for these community-oriented markets and the many contributions they make to the respective local economies.This article provides information on the main characteristics of farmers’ markets and the ways you can enjoy them in your community year-round. These markets benefit local farmers, vendors, consumers, neighbors, the community, and the local economy. |
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Farmers’ Markets, Farmers, Agriculture, Food Systems |
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Impact of Intensive Agricultural Training on Productivity of Smallholder Farmers: A Case Study of International Skill Acquisition Centre (ISAC), Nasarawa State, Nigeria |
Authors: |
Adetola Emmanuel Oduwole, Samson Olayemi Sennuga, Albert Glory Wilberforce & Ajuma Ebhohon |
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International Journal of Latest Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (IJLRAVS), pp 10 - 16, Vol 01 - No. 01, July - September 2022 |
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This study was carried out at the International Skill Acquisition Centre, Nasarawa State. The centeris a leading international training Center, offering advanced leadership, management, and capacity-building programs to both professionals and inexperienced personnel. The study‟s main objective is to determine the impact of intensive agricultural training on the productivity of smallholder farmers. Systematic and simple random sampling techniques were employed in sampling the 100 respondents for the study, while the researcher employed the use of questionnaires to collect data used for the study which were analyzed using descriptive statistics. From the result obtained from the analysis, the majority of the smallholder farmers who were beneficiaries of the ISAC agricultural training programme were female with an average age of 26.78 years. Most of them were unmarried with an average household size of 4.43. More than 79% of the respondents had at least a secondary school education. The farmers had an average farming experience of 9.59 years while the average farm size of the respondents is 2.97 hectares. The most accessible agricultural training programme to smallholder farmers in the study area were “water and crop management programmes” and “fish farming”. Also, the smallholder farmers were able to “develop basic knowledge and skill on aspects and procedures of agribusiness and produce” as a result of the ISAC agricultural training program in Nasarawa State was the highest among the respondents. Meanwhile, some of the major constraint faced by the smallholder farmers in accessing agricultural training in the study area is inadequate funds and quality facilitators. It was recommended that the government, non-governmental organization and other stakeholders should ensure factors that prevent smallholder farmers from participating effectively in training programs are considered when planning for any training activities. |
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Training, productivity, smallholder, farmers, skills |
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Title: |
Investigations on growth and yield responses of date palms (Phoenix dactylifera L.) to nitrogenous nutrition |
Authors: |
Fatima D.A. Salih, Elsadig H, Elsadig, Tagelsir I. M. Idris, Mohamed O. Jaffar |
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International Journal of Latest Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (IJLRAVS), pp 17 - 23, Vol 01 - No. 01, July - September 2022 |
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The study was conducted at Al-Bakheet village, Karima Locality, Northern State, Sudan. The aim of this study was to investigate the growth attributes, yield and fruit physical traits of 'Barakawi' date palm cultivar to urea (46%N) applications. The selected trees were of uniform growth and size. Urea treatments were 0 (control), 50, 100, and 150 g/palm applied in the first season only. Their extended effects were also considered in the succeeding season. The randomized complete block design was used with 4 replicates. The results showed that the urea applications were enhancive for both vegetative growth and yield, and in particular the 100g urea/palm was the most satisfactory treatment. Such finding is indicative of the importance of application of even small amounts of nitrogen to increase yield of date palms. |
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Date palm; Urea; Growth; Phoenix dactylifera; Yield. |
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Title: |
Analysis and Research on Insecticidal Effect of 200 mL/m3 Phosphine Fumigation under Nitrogen-rich and Hypoxia |
Authors: |
Yanguang Zhu, Yingwei Yu, Yiming Ma, Ning Qin, Xiaoping Yan, Jinying Chen |
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International Journal of Latest Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (IJLRAVS), pp 24 - 33, Vol 01 - No. 01, July - September 2022 |
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This thesis mainly studied the fumigation insecticidal effect of 200mL/m3 phosphine under different hypoxia conditions, the death law of pests and the comparison of drug resistance of different insect species to phosphine. The results showed that the fumigation insecticidal effect of 200mL/m3 phosphine gas under hypoxia with oxygen content of 2%, 3%, 4% and 5% was significantly better than that of 200mL/m3 phosphine gas under constant oxygen, and the average corrected mortality increased by more than 80%;When the oxygen content is more than 3%, the corrected mortality rate of the tested insects increases with the decrease of the oxygen content; When the oxygen content decreases to 3%, the corrected mortality rate reaches the maximum, and the corrected mortality rate of the tested insects decreases while the oxygen content continues to decrease;In terms of time, more than 80% of the tested insects in the hypoxia group were killed within 2 days and almost all died within 3 days; The tolerance to 200mL/m3 phosphine sitophilus oryzae was stronger than that of Rhizopertha dominica under hypoxia. |
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Hypoxic; Phosphine; Fumigation; Corrected Mortality Rate |
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Title: |
The Influence of Three Different Storage Methods on the Quality of Middle and Late Indica Rice |
Authors: |
Dandan Li, Xiaoxue Shan, Guangchao Xu, Zhihang Zhang, Xiaoping Yan, Tao Jiang, Jinying Chen |
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International Journal of Latest Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (IJLRAVS), pp 34 - 44, Vol 01 - No. 01, July - September 2022 |
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Middle and late indica rice was stored for a year using three typical storage methods（nitrogen controlled atmosphere, quasi-low temperature and conventional storage）to explore the influence of different storage methods on the commercial quality. The results showed that for any of the above storage methods, with the extension of time, the quality of both middle and late indica rice changed. The fatty acid value and crack rate grew, while the milled rice rate, head rice yield and taste score dropped with the extension of storage time. After one-year storage, the fatty acid value of conventional storage increased by 7.5mg KOH/100g on a dry weight basis, the fatty acid value of nitrogen controlled atmosphere storage increased by 1.6 mg KOH/100g on a dry weight basis and the fatty acid value of quasi-low temperature storage increased by 1.2 mg KOH/100g on a dry weight basis. The increase of the fatty acid value of conventional storage was the highest, 4.7 times that of nitrogen controlled atmosphere storage, 6.25 times that of quasi-low temperature storage. The milled rice rate and head rice yield of conventional storage dropped by 8% and 5.8% respectively, the milled rice rate and head rice yield of nitrogen controlled atmosphere storage dropped by 4.7% and 2.8% respectively and the milled rice rate and head rice yield of quasi-low temperature storage dropped by 2.7% and 2.2% respectively. The differences in the milled rice rate and head rice yield were significant. The drop of quasi-low temperature storage was the smallest, followed by nitrogen controlled atmosphere storage. The drop of conventional storage was the greatest. Thus, nitrogen controlled atmosphere storage and quasi-low temperature storage can slow down the aging of grains. On the other hand, quasi-low temperature storage can retain water to a certain degree, which is beneficial to the safe storage of middle and late indica rice. |
Keywords: |
middle and late indica rice; conventional storage; nitrogen controlled atmosphere storage; quasi-low temperature storage; quality |
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