The objective of the study was to assess factors affecting market participation of agro-forestry smallholder farmers in Uganda. Primary data on household, farm and marketing characteristics were collected from 153 far...The objective of the study was to assess factors affecting market participation of agro-forestry smallholder farmers in Uganda. Primary data on household, farm and marketing characteristics were collected from 153 farming households using a semi-structured, pre-tested questionnaire. The determinants of market participation were assessed using the Probit model. Descriptive statistics showed that a combination of crop, livestock and tree products were marketed by farmers. The main products included maize, cassava and coffee （crops）; firewood and poles （tree products）; and birds and goats （livestock products）. Results from the Probit model showed that farm size, household size, education level, access to credit and extension visits had positive and statistically significant effects on market participation of farmers in agro-forestry products＇ markets. Age of farmer had a negative and statistically significant effect on the participation. Emphasis on improving the quality and coverage of extension services, extending credit facilities to farmers and intensifying agro-forestry training among farmers are suggested as avenues to enhance participation of farmers in agro-forestry products＇ markets.展开更多
This paper considers the edge-connectivity and the restricted edge-connectivity of replacement product graphs, gives some bounds on edge-connectivity and restricted edge-connectivity of replacement product graphs and ...This paper considers the edge-connectivity and the restricted edge-connectivity of replacement product graphs, gives some bounds on edge-connectivity and restricted edge-connectivity of replacement product graphs and determines the exact values for some special graphs. In particular, the authors further confirm that under certain conditions, the replacement product of two Cayley graphs is also a Cayley graph, and give a necessary and sufficient condition for such Cayley graphs to have maximum restricted edge-connectivity. Based on these results, we construct a Cayley graph with degree d whose restricted edge-connectivity is equal to d + s for given odd integer d and integer s with d 5 and 1 s d- 3, which answers a problem proposed ten years ago.展开更多
Let （M, g） be an n-dimensional Riemannian manifold and T2M be its second- order tangent bundle equipped with a lift metric g. In this paper, first, the authors con- struct some Riemannian almost product structures ...Let （M, g） be an n-dimensional Riemannian manifold and T2M be its second- order tangent bundle equipped with a lift metric g. In this paper, first, the authors con- struct some Riemannian almost product structures on （T2M, g） and present some results concerning these structures. Then, they investigate the curvature properties of （T2M, g）. Finally, they study the properties of two metric connections with nonvanishing torsion on （T2M, g： The//-lift of the Levi-Civita connection of g to TaM, and the product conjugate connection defined by the Levi-Civita connection of g and an almost product structure.展开更多
文摘The objective of the study was to assess factors affecting market participation of agro-forestry smallholder farmers in Uganda. Primary data on household, farm and marketing characteristics were collected from 153 farming households using a semi-structured, pre-tested questionnaire. The determinants of market participation were assessed using the Probit model. Descriptive statistics showed that a combination of crop, livestock and tree products were marketed by farmers. The main products included maize, cassava and coffee （crops）; firewood and poles （tree products）; and birds and goats （livestock products）. Results from the Probit model showed that farm size, household size, education level, access to credit and extension visits had positive and statistically significant effects on market participation of farmers in agro-forestry products＇ markets. Age of farmer had a negative and statistically significant effect on the participation. Emphasis on improving the quality and coverage of extension services, extending credit facilities to farmers and intensifying agro-forestry training among farmers are suggested as avenues to enhance participation of farmers in agro-forestry products＇ markets.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61272008 and 11571044)University Natural Science Research Project of Anhui Province (Grant No. KJ2016A003)Scientific Research Fund of Anhui University of Finance & Economics (Grant No. ACKY1532)
文摘This paper considers the edge-connectivity and the restricted edge-connectivity of replacement product graphs, gives some bounds on edge-connectivity and restricted edge-connectivity of replacement product graphs and determines the exact values for some special graphs. In particular, the authors further confirm that under certain conditions, the replacement product of two Cayley graphs is also a Cayley graph, and give a necessary and sufficient condition for such Cayley graphs to have maximum restricted edge-connectivity. Based on these results, we construct a Cayley graph with degree d whose restricted edge-connectivity is equal to d + s for given odd integer d and integer s with d 5 and 1 s d- 3, which answers a problem proposed ten years ago.
文摘Let （M, g） be an n-dimensional Riemannian manifold and T2M be its second- order tangent bundle equipped with a lift metric g. In this paper, first, the authors con- struct some Riemannian almost product structures on （T2M, g） and present some results concerning these structures. Then, they investigate the curvature properties of （T2M, g）. Finally, they study the properties of two metric connections with nonvanishing torsion on （T2M, g： The//-lift of the Levi-Civita connection of g to TaM, and the product conjugate connection defined by the Levi-Civita connection of g and an almost product structure.
