REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS (RAAE) Acta Oeconomica et Informatica ISSN 1336-9261 www.roaae.org The Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics is an international scientific journal, published by the Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia and the Association of Agricultural Economists in Slovakia. The RAAE provides a forum for scholarly work in agricultural economics; rural and regional development; development economics; agricultural and food policy; management, marketing, finance in agriculture and food processing. The RAAE is a scholarly open access, double blind peer-reviewed international journal published electronically twice a year. The RAAE welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. Research articles are freely available immediately on publication with no charges to authors or readers. Editors Lubica BARTOVA, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra – Executive Editor Elena HORSKA, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra Jan POKRIVCAK, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra Iveta ZENTKOVA, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra Editorial board members Peter BIELIK, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra Pavel CIAIAN, European Commission, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Sevilla, Spain Csaba CSAKI, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary Dusan DRABIK, Wageningen University, The Netherlands Jan FALKOWSKI, University of Warsaw, Poland Peter FANDEL, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra Jarko FIDRMUC, Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen, Germany Libor GREGA, Mendel University, Brno Ján HRON, Czech Agricultural University, Prague Zuzana KAPSDORFEROVA, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra Chantal LE MOUËL, INRA, Rennes, France Alan MATTHEWS, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Alessandro OLPER, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy Tomas RATINGER, Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Fred RUPPEL, Eastern Kentucky University, USA Eugenia SEROVA, FAO, Rome, Italy Johan F. M. SWINNEN, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium Nirundon TAPACHAI, Kasetsart University, Bangkok Loren TAUER, Cornell University, USA Monika TOTHOVA, FAO, Rome, Italy Publishers: Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak Republic Web site: http://www.fem.uniag.sk/en/ Association of Agricultural Economists in Slovakia Web site: https://spu.fem.uniag.sk/fem/apes/ Volume, Issue: 21, 2 Publishing date: 1.11.2018 RAAE contact E-mail: [email protected] Phone number: +421 376414147 LICENSE: Creative Commons Attribution License (cc-by) REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS (RAAE) Acta Oeconomica et Informatica ISSN 1336-9261 RAAE Vol 21, No. 2. Published: 1.11.2018, pages 136, Number of articles: 14 CONTENTS IMPACT OF FLOWER CULTIVATION ON FARMERS LIVELIHOOD IN SOME SELECTED AREA OF BANGLADESH M.W.A. SETU, I.B. ISLAM, M.S. ALI, M.H.K. SUJAN, H.M.S. ISLAM PAGES: 3 - 11 REGULAR ARTICLE | PUBLISHED ON: 06.06.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.03-11 UTILIZATION OF INDIGENOUS ARABLE CROP STORAGE AND PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA H. F. B. FABORODE, A. O. AJAYI PAGES: 12 - 21 REGULAR ARTICLE | PUBLISHED ON: 10.06.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.12-21 ANALYZING SMALLHOLDERS AGRICULTURAL COMMERCIALIZATION IN BURKINA FASO. THE ROLE OF TRANSACTION COSTS AND HOUSEHOLDS ASSETS Sugrinoma Aristide OUEDRAOGO, Ramatu Mahama AL-HASSAN, Ditchfield P. K. AMEGASHIE, Pam ZAHONOGO , Daniel Bruce SARPONG PAGES: 22 - 31 REGULAR ARTICLE | PUBLISHED ON: 28.07.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.22-31 UNDERSTANDING THE MULTIPLE SOURCES DRIVERS OF AGRICULTURAL INCOME AMONGST SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN SOUTHERN MALI Bandiougou DEMBELE, Hillary K. BETT, Isaac Maina KARIUKI, Marjorie Le BARS PAGES: 32 - 40 REGULAR ARTICLE | PUBLISHED ON: 08.08.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.32-40 FARM TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION BY SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN GHANA Benjamin Tetteh ANANG PAGES: 41 - 47 REGULAR ARTICLE | PUBLISHED ON: 09.08.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.41-47 DRIVERS OF ADOPTION INTENSITY OF IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AMONG RICE FARMERS: EVIDENCE FROM NORTHERN GHANA Joseph Agebase AWUNI, Shaibu Baanni AZUMAH, Samuel Arkoh DONKOH PAGES: 48 - 57 REGULAR ARTICLE | PUBLISHED ON: 27.08.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.48-57 DETERMINANTS OF INCOME PATTERNS OF TOMATO FARMERS IN GHANA Daniel AIDOO-MENSAH PAGES: 58 - 70 REGULAR ARTICLE | PUBLISHED ON: 27.08.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.58-70 IMPLICATIONS OF CRUDE OIL EXTRACTION ON AGRICULTURE AND LIVELIHOOD IN OIL PRODUCING RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NIGERIA Inibehe George UKPONG, Ekemini OBOK PAGES: 71 - 77 REGULAR ARTICLE | PUBLISHED ON: 08.10.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.71-77 ANALYSING DAIRY OPERATIONS WITH THE INTERACTIVE MODEL OF A DAIRY FARM Miroslav ZAHRADNIK, Jan POKRIVCAK, Marian TOTH PAGES: 78 - 86 DISCUSSION PAPER | PUBLISHED ON: 09.10.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.78-86 COMPETITIVENESS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AGRI-FOOD TRADE IN RELATION TO THE EU MARKET Katarína BARATHOVA, Artan QINETI PAGES: 87 - 93 REGULAR ARTICLE | PUBLISHED ON: 10.10.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.87-93 THE ALLEVIATION OF VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY THROUGH STAPLE FOOD FORTIFICATION IN GHANA Shu WANG, Wojciech J. FLORKOWSKI, Manjeet S. CHINNAN, Anna V.A. RESURRECCION, Daniel B. SARPONG PAGES: 94 - 102 REGULAR ARTICLE | PUBLISHED ON: 19.10.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.94-102 IMPACT OF HIGH YIELDING WHEAT VARIETIES ON FARM INCOME OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN ETHIOPIA Regasa DIBABA, Degye GOSHU PAGES: 103 - 112 REGULAR ARTICLE | PUBLISHED ON: 23.10.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.103-112 GENDER PERSPECTIVES OF THE DETERMINANTS OF CLIMATE ADAPTATION: THE CASE OF LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION IN NORTHERN GHANA William ADZAWLA, Abou KANE PAGES: 113 - 128 REGULAR ARTICLE | PUBLISHED ON: 31.10.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.113-128 A PRELIMINARY QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF RURALITY IN ROMANIA AND THE IMPACT OF COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY SUBSIDIES Nicola GALLUZZO PAGES: 129 - 136 REGULAR ARTICLE | PUBLISHED ON: 01.11.2018 | DOI: 10.15414/raae.2018.21.02.129-136 .