Journal of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics (JASAE)

Abstract : The study analysed the effect of risk and management strategies on vegetable production in Asa Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria. Data were collected from 120 vegetable farmers, and covering 3 communities within Asa Local Government Area in the State using a well-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Gross margin, Discriminant analysis and Regression analysis were used in the study. The study revealed that the mean age of the vegetable respondent was 46 years, with the male vegetable farmers (77.5%) outnumbering the female (22.5%) vegetable farmers in the State. Majority of the respondents had primary education with the average farming experience of 14 years. An average area of 0.30 ha was cultivated by the vegetable farmers. The sources of risks identified among the respondents were natural risks, social risks, economic risks, production risks and marketing risks. The study further revealed that vegetable production is profitable in the study area. The strategies employed at combating the risks and management skills in vegetable production by the farmers were diversification of the system, non farm business, crop planning and time security, adoption of new technology. It is recommended that introduction of a more comprehensive agricultural insurance scheme and introduction of improved technology can ameliorate the effect of risks on vegetable farmers. Also, public intervention can facilitate better risk management through improved information system..
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Abstract : Automation in agriculture is increasingly popular; more and more AIoT applications are applied to reduce human labor. In this paper, we share a study on classifying agricultural products by image processing based on artificial intelligence. Each agricultural product will be put through the feed system and identified for size, color, sweetness and sour before evaluating quality..
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Abstract : Tomato fruit edible berry of the plant is production value in the country. The lack of key plant nutrients was one of the reasons for the low tomato yield in Western Samar. This study was conducted and hypothesized the level of crab meal (CM) as a soil amendment enhances and improves the growth and yield of tomatoes, and evaluates the effect of CM soil properties. The pot experiment was laid out in a single factor which was arranged in RCBD with five treatments and replicated three times. The treatments include the following: T1 – Control; T2 – 25g CM + 10 kg soils-1; T3 – 50g CM + 10 kg soils-1; T4 – 75g CM + 10 kg soils-1; and T5 – 100g CM+ 10 kg soils-1. In contrast, the initial analysis of CM was found to have a high amount of available phosphorus (P), a high amount of exchangeable potassium (K), and a high amount of calcium (Ca) but had a low amount of nitrogen (N). The performance of tomato horticultural growth characteristics application of T2 was significantly (p <0.05) influenced by taller height, more leaves, wider leaves, and longer leaves; earlier-to-flower, fresher, and denser; and high yield. In conclusion, T2 (13.30 t/ha) application to tomatoes had a significant (p <0.05) effect on fruit yield..
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Abstract : This can be used as a supplement to suit the nutrient needs of local plants like cabbage. In light of the harmful environmental repercussions of improper swine blood waste disposal and the use of chemical fertilizers. Pots were placed and positioned inside the safe framework, and each pot was filled with 15 kg of soil-1. The five treatments were assigned as follows: T1-control; T2-60 grams of BM; T3-120 grams of BM; T4-180 grams of BM; and T5-240 grams in each of the 15 kg of soil-1 pots. This research looked into the impacts of blood meal (BM) on the chemical characteristics (pH, OM%, N%, avail. phosphorus, and exch. potassium) of degraded upland soil, as well as the effects on cabbage production potential. The results demonstrate that all of the treatments have a pH range in the pH soils that were fairly acidic. Furthermore, it has a moderate organic matter (OM) percentage of at least 2% and the lowest nitrogen (N) percentage (< 0.15), both of which were sufficient to maintain stable N availability to plants in the range of 0.11-0.14. For most crops, a very low phosphorus content of less than < 25 ppm was predetermined as a critical deficiency level. The potassium level was also at an all-time low of <150. Finally, based on the marketable yield calculated from the computation, T3 was significantly (p< 0.05) affected as the best level of BM in the treatment, whereas T2 had a similar effect. Cabbage has created a larger ball of T3 as a result of the higher temperatures, regardless of whether the heads were properly formed or merely sparse..
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Abstract : Permanently frequent utilization of fertilizer posed problems in soil fertility that hinder farmers’ crop production due to excessive soil erosion and rapid leaching of essential nutrients. It aimed to evaluate the effect of SRF-PB (Slow releases fertilize- Plastic bottles) on the chemical properties of soil and the yield potential of green bell pepper. It was assigned as chemical soil samples were organic matter (OM), pH, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P2O5), and potassium (K2O). The experiment was laid out in RCBD with seven treatments and three replications, respectively. The results were collected T0-control, T1-water-soluble fertilizer application (WSF), T2-commercial controlled-release fertilizers (CRF); and SRF-PB of 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% with T3-T6 holed portion in the treatments, respectively. The soil pH of treatments applied with control, commercial CRF, and SRF-PB technology ranges from medium acidic (T0 and T2 -T6) and slightly acidic (T1). OM content, on the other hand, was found to be low among the treatments (T0-T4 and T6) and desired with T5 of the percentage treatments. The N level suggests that all sites reach a relatively low range. The phosphorus was high in T1-T5, and sufficient in T0 and T6 observed treatments. The potassium was acceptable in decreasing T0 and T2, slowly increasing at high T6, and excessive in swiftly increasing T1 and T3-T5. In contrast, the significantly (p <0.05) highest yielding findings revealed that using T2 increased fertilizer efficiency, with T6 having a higher root density and a higher harvest yield. In terms of increasing green bell pepper yield, T6 might be a viable alternative to commercial T2..
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