Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice

Maize supply is limited by the structural and institutional constraints that have persisted despite market reforms in the State. The resultant effect is that smallholder subsistence farmers remain mostly outside the mainstream exchange economy, unable to take advantage of the exchange economy. Using data collected from 600 randomly selected maize farmers,... Continue here

Angular leaf spot (ALS) and Anthracnose (ANT) are important diseases of common bean in Ethiopia. This study was conducted to pyramid resistant genes for ALS and ANT diseases into advanced line and to evaluate isolines against ALS and ANT using marker assisted selection in combination with phenotypic selection. The parent AND277 donor of Phg-1 and Co-14 genes for... Continue here

Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) is a bio-fortified crop that is a rich source of beta-carotene (pro-vitamin A) which is necessary for combating the problems related to vitamin A deficiency (VAD). There is an increasing demand by farmers for production and consumption of improved OFSP varieties in the study areas. In order to respond to farmer requests,... Continue here