Comparative and competitive advantage of cooperative cassava farmers under the Anambra state VCDP: Evidence from a policy analysis matrix
Obiekwe Ngozi Josephine
Obiekwe Ngozi Josephine
Department of Agricultural Economics, Nnamdi
Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
E-mail: nj.obiekwe@unizik.edu.ng
Obianefo Chukwujekwu Aloysius *
Obianefo Chukwujekwu Aloysius *
Corresponding
Author
Department of Agricultural Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
E-mail: obianefoca@gmail.com, Tel: +2347039134994
Nzeocha Chibuzo Chinwendu
Nzeocha Chibuzo Chinwendu
Department of Agricultural Economics,
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
E-mail: nzeochachinwendu@gmail.com
Anyikwa Friday Chikezie
Anyikwa Friday Chikezie
Department of Agricultural Economics,
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
E-mail: chikezieanyikwa1987@gmail.com
Ahaneku Chinwendu Evangel
Ahaneku Chinwendu Evangel
Department of Agricultural Economics,
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
E-mail: ce.ahaneku@unizik.edu.ng
Uchemba Victor Uzochukwu
Uchemba Victor Uzochukwu
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus, Nigeria.
E-mail: vu.uchemba@coou.edu.ng
Nwankwo Eucharia Chijindu
Nwankwo Eucharia Chijindu
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus, Nigeria.
E-mail: ec.nwankwo@coou.edu.ng
Received: 2026-02-10 | Revised:2026-03-17 | Accepted: 2026-03-17 | Published: 2026-04-14
Pages: 67-79
Irish potato culture: Good diversification in the collective gardens of onion producers in the Sudano-sahelian area of Cameroon
Pierre Dérik Sakatai*
Pierre Dérik Sakatai*
Corresponding Author
Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) Wakwa
(Adamawa), Cameroon.
And
Department of Agriculture, Animal, Husbandry and Derived Products,
National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Maroua, Cameroon.
E-mail: spierrederik@yahoo.com, Tel: (+237) 6978572 71/672006682
Pierre Metsena
Pierre Metsena
Department of Agriculture, Animal, Husbandry and Derived Products,
National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Maroua, Cameroon.
E-mail: pierremetsena@yahoo.fr
Joel Tize Koda
Joel Tize Koda
Department of Agriculture, Animal, Husbandry and Derived Products,
National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Maroua, Cameroon.
E-mail: tizekodjoel@yahoo.fr
Lysette Laure Chimi Nkombo
Lysette Laure Chimi Nkombo
Institute of
Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) Bagangté, Cameroon.
E-mail: claurelysette@yahoo.com
Received: 2026-01-29 | Revised:2026-03-05 | Accepted: 2026-03-17 | Published: 2026-04-09
Pages: 57-66
Antifungal activity of cassia, lemongrass, and oregano essential oils: an in vitro investigation on gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) growth inhibition
Isabel P. Lykken
Isabel P. Lykken
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Alma Laney
Alma Laney
Department of Biology, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058, USA.
E-mail: alaney@uvu.edu
Christopher R. Bowerbank
Christopher R. Bowerbank
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Tyler M. Wilson*
Tyler M. Wilson*
Corresponding
Author
D. Gary
Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
E-mail: tywilson@youngliving.com; Tel.: +1-801-669-4501
Received: 2026-02-24 | Revised:2026-03-15 | Accepted: 2026-03-17 | Published: 2026-03-25
Pages: 50-56
Farmers’ awareness and adoption of climate-smart farming in Nigeria: Determinants, barriers, and implications for food security
Nwojiji Cornelius Uchenna
Nwojiji Cornelius Uchenna
Naval
Headquarters, Armed Forces Complex, Area 7 Garki Abuja, Nigeria.
Emerald Geraldine Joy
Emerald Geraldine Joy
National
Root Crops Research Institute Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.
Nwafor Solomon Chimela*
Nwafor Solomon Chimela*
Corresponding
Author
National
Root Crops Research Institute Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.
E-mail:
Solomon.nwafor@nrcri.gov.ng, solomonnwafor8@gmail.com
Tel: +2347035245706
Received: 2026-01-20 | Revised:2026-02-17 | Accepted: 2026-02-18 | Published: 2026-03-19
Pages: 38-49
Impact of FOMI organo-mineral fertilizers on pH and organic carbon of the soils under tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L) production in Tanzania
Jacob Bulenga Lisuma*
Jacob Bulenga Lisuma*
Corresponding
Author
Research
Department, Tobacco Research Institute of Tanzania (TORITA), Box 431, Tabora,
Tanzania.
E-mail:
jacob.lisuma@torita.or.tz,jbulenga@gmail.com,
Tel: +255 787 166 493, +255755 504 506
Elimboto Ibrahim Muna
Elimboto Ibrahim Muna
Research Department, Tobacco Research Institute of Tanzania (TORITA), Box 431, Tabora, Tanzania.
E-mail: elimboto.ibrahim@torita.or.tz, elimboto2017@gmail.com
Geofrey Vicent Gama
Geofrey Vicent Gama
Research Department, Tobacco Research Institute of Tanzania (TORITA), Box 431, Tabora, Tanzania.
E-mail: geofrey.gama@torita.or.tz
Rogath Peter Kisoka
Rogath Peter Kisoka
Training & Technology Transfer Dept, Tobacco Research Institute of Tanzania (TORITA), Box 431, Tabora, Tanzania.
E-mail: rogath.kilosa@torita.or.tz, rogathkisoka@gmail.com
Elly Simon Maerere
Elly Simon Maerere
Research Department, Tobacco Research Institute of Tanzania (TORITA), Box 431, Tabora, Tanzania.
E-mail: elly.maerere@torita.or.tz, ellymaerere@gmail.com
Joel Loitu Meliyo
Joel Loitu Meliyo
Agronomic Research and Technology Transfer Dept, Itracom Fertilizer Ltd P.O Box 1299 Dodoma, Tanzania.
E-mail: joelmeliyo15@gmail.com
Kenneth Francis Masuki
Kenneth Francis Masuki
Agronomic Research and Technology Transfer Dept, Itracom Fertilizer Ltd P.O Box 1299 Dodoma, Tanzania. E-mail: kennymasuki@gmail.com
Elias Niyongabo
Elias Niyongabo
Agronomic Research and Technology Transfer Dept, Itracom Fertilizer Ltd P.O Box 1299 Dodoma, Tanzania. E-mail: eliasnniyongabo@gmail.com
Macédoine Nsabiyumva
Macédoine Nsabiyumva
Agronomic Research and Technology Transfer Dept, Itracom Fertilizer Ltd P.O Box 1299 Dodoma, Tanzania. E-mail: nsabmac1132@gmail.com
Catherine Senkoro
Catherine Senkoro
Agronomic Research and Technology
Transfer Dept, Itracom Fertilizer Ltd P.O Box 1299 Dodoma, Tanzania.
E-mail: cathysenkoro@gmail.com
Received: 2026-01-10 | Revised:2026-01-31 | Accepted: 2026-02-02 | Published: 2026-03-06
Pages: 30-37
Harnessing Bacillus subtilis C6 as a bioprotective starter: A strategy for histamine mitigation and product quality in fermented Parkia biglobosa
Oyinlola Kubrat Abiola*
Oyinlola Kubrat Abiola*
Corresponding
Author
Department of
Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
E-mail: bibimola.abiola@gmail.com; Tel: +2347038257540
Abubakar John
Abubakar John
Department of
Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
E-mail: habujohn23@gmail.com
Received: 2025-11-14 | Revised:2025-12-21 | Accepted: 2025-12-22 | Published: 2026-01-30
Pages: 20-29
Predicting the weight of bread pastry fermented with yeast strains and their hybrid genotypes
Mervat Ibrahim Kamal *
Mervat Ibrahim Kamal *
Corresponding Author
Department
of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, 60 El Gomhoureya St.,
EL Mansoura, EL Dakahleya Governorate, Egypt.
E-mail:
dr_mervat@mans.edu.eg,
Tel: +002-01008665560
Received: 2024-10-15 | Revised:2024-12-04 | Accepted: 2024-12-18 | Published: 2026-01-26
Pages: 01-19
The mixture compost, vivianite and pyroclastite powders: Better organo-mineral fertilizer to stimulate the biosynthesis of nutrient elements of maize (Zea mays L.)
Mohamed Awal*
Mohamed Awal*
Corresponding Author
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere, PO BOX.
454, Cameroon.
E-mail: awalmohamed1990@gmail.com; Tel: +237 696096254
Tchuenteu Tatchum Lucien
Tchuenteu Tatchum Lucien
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere, PO BOX. 454, Cameroon.
Megueni Clautilde
Megueni Clautilde
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere, PO BOX. 454, Cameroon.
Received: 2025-08-20 | Revised:2025-09-18 | Accepted: 2025-09-22 | Published: 2025-10-07
Pages: 193-205
Genotype by environment interaction, path analysis, and yield stability of climate-resilient DroughtTEGO maize hybrids
Muhyideen Oyekunle*
Muhyideen Oyekunle*
Corresponding
Author
Institute for
Agricultural Research (IAR) Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria.
E-mail: moyekunle@abu.edu.ng,
Tel: +234 805 988 4805
Julius Pyton Sserumaga
Julius Pyton Sserumaga
National
Agricultural Research Organization, National Livestock Resources Research
Institute, P.O. Box 5704, Kampala, Uganda.
E-mail: j.serumaga@gmail.com
Rabiu Salisu Adamu
Rabiu Salisu Adamu
Institute for
Agricultural Research (IAR) Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria.
E-mail: rsadamu@gmail.com
Eric Ndou
Eric Ndou
Bayer Crop
Science, Petit, South Africa.
E-mail: eric.ndou@bayer.com
Yoseph Beyene
Yoseph Beyene
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), P.O. Box 1041-00621, Nairobi, Kenya. E-mail: beyene@cgiar.org
Sylvester Ojo Oikeh
Sylvester Ojo Oikeh
AATF, ILRI
Campus, P.O. Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
E-mail: s.oikeh@aatf-africa.org
Received: 2025-07-24 | Revised:2025-08-12 | Accepted: 2025-08-29 | Published: 2025-10-04
Pages: 181-192
Comparative performance of Beauveria bassiana and the fungal strain StF 1 as biological control agents of the brown rice planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stal)
Xiaolu Li
Xiaolu Li
Department
of Biomedicine of Zhongshan Torch Polytechnic, Zhongshan 528436, China.
E-mail: 570162508@qq. com
Yan Liu*
Yan Liu*
Corresponding Author
Department
of Biomedicine of Zhongshan Torch Polytechnic, Zhongshan 528436, China.
E-mail: liuyan1@zstp.edu.cn, Tel: +8613790731665
Ke Zhao
Ke Zhao
College
of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China.
E-mail: zkfish@163.com
Received: 2025-09-08 | Revised:2025-09-16 | Accepted: 2025-09-22 | Published: 2025-10-01
Pages: 170-180
Edible mushroom bioactive compounds in green nanotechnology: Applications in biomedical and environmental remediation
Adewoyin Abeke Grace
Adewoyin Abeke Grace
Department of Science Laboratory Technonology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State Nigeria.
Ogunsona Seun Barnabas
Ogunsona Seun Barnabas
Department of Science Laboratory Technonology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State Nigeria.
Oladipo Iyabo Christianah*
Oladipo Iyabo Christianah*
Corresponding
Author
Department of Science Laboratory Technonology, Ladoke
Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State Nigeria.
E-mail: icoladipo@lautech.edu.ng, Tel: +2308063408391
Oladipo Abigail Oluseye
Oladipo Abigail Oluseye
Department of Food Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State Nigeria.
Received: 2025-07-11 | Revised:2025-08-27 | Accepted: 2025-08-29 | Published: 2025-09-08
Pages: 160-169
Effect of irrigation scheduling on hot pepper yield and water productivity in Tembaro special district southern Ethiopia
Markos Habtewold*
Markos Habtewold*
Corresponding Author
Small Scale Irrigation Water Management Research Program, South Ethiopia Agricultural Research Institute, Areka Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box-79 Areka Ethiopia.
E-mail:-markokam@yahoo.com, Tel.: +251931318341
Demeke Mengist
Demeke Mengist
Small
Scale Irrigation Water Management Research Program, South Ethiopia Agricultural
Research Institute, Areka Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box-79 Areka
Ethiopia.
Received: 2024-07-11 | Revised:2024-08-28 | Accepted: 2024-08-29 | Published: 2024-11-26
Pages: 41-47
Polyphenolic profile, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of Tunisian cultivated sage (Salvia officinalis L.) extracts
Kheiria Hcini*
Kheiria Hcini*
Corresponding
Author
Biodiversity,
Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory (LR11ES09), Department of Life
Sciences, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis
2092, Tunisia.
And
Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, University Campus Sidi Ahmed Zarroug, University of Gafsa, Gafsa 2112, Tunisia.
E-mail: hcinikheiria@yahoo.fr, Tel: + 00216 49491686
Mouna Ben Farhat
Mouna Ben Farhat
Laboratory of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, Center of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, BP 901, Hammam-Lif 2050, Tunisia.
E-mail: mounabenfarhat@hotmail.fr
Monia Bendhifi Zarroug
Monia Bendhifi Zarroug
Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory (LR11ES09), Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunisia.
E-mail: moniazarroug@gmail.com
Samiha Kahlaoui
Samiha Kahlaoui
Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory (LR11ES09), Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunisia.
E-mail: sameh_kahlaoui@yahoo.fr
Sondes Stambouli-Essassi
Sondes Stambouli-Essassi
Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory (LR11ES09), Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunisia.
E-mail: sondes.stambouli@fst.utm.tn
Received: 2025-01-05 | Revised:2024-10-24 | Accepted: 2024-10-25 | Published: 2024-11-26
Pages: 34-40
Heterosis in bread dough fermentation using chimeric genomes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Mervat Ibrahim Kamal
Mervat Ibrahim Kamal
Corresponding
Author
Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, 60 El Gomhoureya St., EL Mansoura, EL Dakahleya Governorate, Egypt.
E-mail: dr_mervat@mans.edu.eg, Tel: +002-01008665560
Received: 2024-09-25 | Revised:2024-10-23 | Accepted: 2024-10-28 | Published: 2024-11-01
Pages: 16-33
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