Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS)

formerly:
Der Tropenlandwirt. Beiträge zur tropischen Landwirtschaft und Veterinärmedizin,
Journal of Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics

The Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics is a peer reviewed journal that publishes papers and short communications dealing with research in the Tropics and Subtropics in the fields of plant production, animal nutrition and animal husbandry, soil science, agricultural economy and farm management, forestry and forest economy, veterinary hygiene and protection against epidemics.

Publishing House:
kassel university press GmbH

Publisher:
German Institute for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics (DITSL GmbH) — University of Kassel, Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences — Association for Sustainable Development (GNE mbH) — Association ‘Hochschulverband Witzenhausen’ e.V. (HVW) — Institute for tropical Agriculture e.V., Leipzig


Vol 123, No 2 (2022)

- issue in progress -

Table of Contents

Articles

Agripreneurial drive among women shea butter processors in Kwara State, Nigeria: the motivating factors and efficiency
Abraham Falola, Ridwan Mukaila, Sheu-Usman Oladipo Akanbi, Sheu Ahmad Olohungbebe, Oluwatobiloba Christianah Adeyeye
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175-187
Use of corncob biochar and urea for pakchoi (Brassica rapa l.) cultivation: Short-term impact of pyrolysis temperature and fertiliser dose on plant growth and yield
Agus Haryanto, Riri Megasepta, Febryan Kusuma Wisnu, Sandi Asmara, Udin Hasanudin, Wahyu Hidayat, Sugeng Triyono
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189-195
Comparison of linear discriminant analysis, support vector machine and artificial neural network in classifying Nigerian local turkeys based on plumage colours using biometric traits
Adeyemi Sunday Adenaike, Olanrewaju Similoluwa Oloye, Happiness Oshioghieme Emmanuel, Kazeem Olajide Bello, Christian Ndubuisi Obiora Ikeobi
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197-204
Agroecological transition in vegetable farming systems in southern Benin. Lessons from a diagnostic analysis
Claude-Gervais Assogba, Gbelidji T. Vodouhê, Bienvenu Adje, Anicet Dassou, Silvère D. Tovignan, Valentin Kindomihou, Simplice D. Vodouhê
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205-214
Malaria and pneumonia effects on rice, vanilla production and rural household income in Madagascar: case of the Sava region
Marilys Victoire Razakamanana, Martine Audibert, Voahirana Tantely Andrianantoandro
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215-224
Morphological characterisation of three indigenous Mozambican cattle populations
Félix João Manuel King, Cuthbert Banga, Carina Visser
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225-234
First report and population dynamics of the Tobacco Thrips, Thrips parvispinus (Karny) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on ridged gourd, Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxy in selected export fields in southern Ghana
Komlanvi Amouzou, Ken Okwae Fening, Walter Hevi, Ethelyn Echep Forchibe, Maxwell Kelvin Billah, Francis Onono Wamonje
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235-245
Prevalence of bovine mastitis and antimicrobial sensitivities of the bacterial causes in smallholder farms of Kisumu County, Kenya
Peter Njuguna Ndirangu, Alexander Kipruto Kipronoh, Erick Ouma Mungube, Irene Nafula Ogali, Sam Gichaba Omwenga, David Njoroge Ndung'u, Monicah Waihenya Maichomo
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247-255
Identification of socio-economic characteristics and farmers’ practices affecting rice (Oryza spp.) yields in Benin (West Africa)
Moudjahid Akorédé Wabi, Wouter Vanhove, Rodrigue Idohou, Achille Hounkpèvi, Romain Lucas Glèlè Kakaï, Patrick Van Damme
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257-271
Rural alternatives for local development: An intercultural analysis (case study from northern Ecuador)
Anita Krainer, Karla Alejandra Hidalgo Palma, Maria Matilde Conejo Males
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273-284