Comments on: Does Farm Size Really Matter For High Agricultural Productivity in Africa?

By: Akubia Sylvester

Akubia Sylvester — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:06:52 +0000

Actually the size of the field doesn’t necessarily determine the quantity of produce.
A sizeable farm which is properly maintained following the necessary cultural practices can yield more crops or harvest than a large size farm.

By: K. Afrane Okese

K. Afrane Okese — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 16:50:30 +0000

In reply to Lela Winston. Definitely. Well said Lela.

By: Lela Winston

Lela Winston — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 16:20:14 +0000

You make a good point. But farmers need to access capital from other sources to create opportunities to increase those inputs for more productive yields.

By: K. Afrane Okese

K. Afrane Okese — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:45:40 +0000

In reply to Michael Bemis. Good point Michael, and thanks for the Cuban reference.

By: Michael Bemis

Michael Bemis — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 14:17:00 +0000

For the small farm, there are only so many hours in the day and only so many hands to do the work.
Subsidies and mechanization won’t necessarily make a difference.
Learning more about good soil and crop management practices will make a difference.
The Cuban experience is instructive. When the chemicals went away some fifty years ago, they learned how to farm organically.
Yes, it took time but today they feed more people with better quality food from the same farming footprint that used chemical a half century ago.

By: Vovolytic Vovo Dono

Vovolytic Vovo Dono — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:28:29 +0000

from my experience as a young farmer both matters very much

By: Alfred Owusu

Alfred Owusu — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 07:20:24 +0000

No please but how you put the best agronomic practices in place.

By: Joan H-Greenleafseer

Joan H-Greenleafseer — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 00:20:17 +0000

In reply to K. Afrane Okese.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UDwbOHRSi8
you need to see this and show your people.

By: K. Afrane Okese

K. Afrane Okese — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 20:29:14 +0000

In reply to Joan H-Greenleafseer. Thanks Much love and blessings to you too Joan, for supporting farming in Africa.

By: Joan H-Greenleafseer

Joan H-Greenleafseer — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:56:23 +0000

In reply to K. Afrane Okese. Thanks I hope you have people interested in growing their food as a means of living for the changes that will happen to the planet will change many way things are done to be able to survive. Much love and blessings to you Afrane and your people.