ABSTRACT Conventional feed, which uses fishmeal is expensive and expected to be limited in the future due to potential decline in capture fisheries. Researchers have suggested the use of insects such as the Black Soldier Fly larvae (BSFL) as an alternative to fishmeal in fish feed. The major objective of the study was to ascertain the financial viability of BSFL meal and BSFLbased fish feed production and fish farmer’s acceptance of BSFL-based fish feed. Indicators such as Net Present ...
ABSTRACT Field experiments were conducted in 2016 and 2017 cropping seasons at the University of Education Winneba, Faculty of Agriculture Education, Mampong in the forest-savannah transitional zone of Ghana. The study was to evaluate the growth and yield response of two onion varieties to integrated nutrient management in the transional zone of Ghana. The treatments used were 10 t/ha Cow Dung, 10 t/ha Poultry Manure, 300 Kg/ha NPK, combination of half rate animal manure and half rate ...
ABSTRACT Vegetable production is one of the economic activities of farmers in the Northern Region of Ghana. It is an income generating activity from which most farmers meet their livelihood outcomes. Despite the fact that some of the vegetable farmers receive extension services from MoFA Agriculture Extension Agents with the expectations that yields of their vegetable would increase and their livelihood outcomes would have improved, the farmers still record low yields. This study therefore ai...
This study was conducted in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria, to identify and determine some characteristics of local chickens. A total of 530 adult chickens of both sexes and 111 fresh eggs were carefully examined at seven administrative council wards of the local government. About 43.00% of the birds observed were male while 57.00% were females. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was employed to carry out descriptive statistics on qualitative and quan...
A study was conducted in Bekwarra, Cross River State-Nigeria, to assess the production and management profile of indigenous chickens. A total of 208 households were painstakingly sampled across seven administrative council wards of the local government. Data obtained were subjected to Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) analysis. Results showed that majority of indigenous Nigerian chickens are reared and survive under traditional scavenging system (64.40%), semi-intensive (29.80%) a...
ABSTRACT Oil spillage is of critical concern in Nigeria because of the problems of pollution and associated disturbances. it is therefore necessary to study the effects of oil pollution on fish using clarias gariepinus, a widely cultured fish species in the tropics.
ABSTRACT Field experiments were conducted in 2016 and 2017 cropping seasons at the University of Education Winneba, Faculty of Agriculture Education, Mampong in the forest-savannah transitional zone of Ghana. The study was to evaluate the growth and yield response of two onion varieties to integrated nutrient management in the transional zone of Ghana. The treatments used were 10 t/ha Cow Dung, 10 t/ha Poultry Manure, 300 Kg/ha NPK, combination of half rate animal manure and half rate ...
ABSTRACT Two field experiments were conducted at the Multipurpose Crop Nursery of the University of Education, Winneba, Mampong – Ashanti during the 2015 and 2016 cropping seasons from August to November, 2015 and June to September, 2016 respectively. The objective of the study was to determine the organic and inorganic fertilizer effects on the growth and yield of cabbage (Brassica oleraceae var capitata), and incidence of pest in the forest transition agro – ecological zone of ...
ABSTRACT A Ferric Acrisol (Toje series) under three land use systems namely, natural fallow (forest), a Leucaena leucocephala woodlot and a cultivated plot were studied. Soils from profiles and surface horizons were evaluated to determine the effect of management systems on variability in soil properties and soil quality. A combination of field study and laboratory analyses was carried out. In all, 15 profile samples and 75 grid samples taken from a 12 m x 12 m area at intervals of 3 m each b...
ABSTRACT Development effectiveness measures project relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability. The MiDA project lacked empirical data to indicate the extent to which it has achieved development effectiveness and improved the welfare of farmers in the study area. The study investigated the determinants development effectiveness of the MiDA project in the Effutu Municipality of Ghana. Descriptive survey design, random sampling technique and structured interview schedules ...
ABSTRACT Four biological experiments were conducted to investigate the influence of season, daylength, dietary protein concentration and artificial insemination on production and reproductive traits, egg characteristics, and blood and semen characteristics of pearl Guinea fowls (Numida meleagris). The first, second and third experiments were of 52 weeks duration each and utilized a total of 60 and 60 and 24 Guinea fowls, respectively and the fourth was of 26 weeks duration carried out on 36...
ABSTRACT Ghana’s forest resources base is shrinking at such an alarming rate. It has been estimated that about a third of Ghana’s forest have disappeared in 17 years between 1955 and 1972 whilst the average annual rate of deforestation since the turn of the century has been estimated at 750 sq. km. Forest resources constitute the source of livelihood for about 70% of Ghanaians and the loss of forest resources at such rate has a great effect on the livelihoods of these people most of whi...
ABSTRACT The research was carried out in two locations namely: Soil Research Institute, Kwadaso and Wenchi Agri. Research Institute, Wenchi. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. Treatments in the first and second trials consisted of two factors: three levels of fertilizer (0-15-30 N-P2O5-K2O kg ha-1,), and four cassava based cropping systems. The behaviour of component crops in three row arrangements was evaluated in the third trial...
ABSTRACT The genetic diversity in 100 cassava accessions collected from eight regions of Ghana was assessed using morphological and molecular characterisation. Both qualitative and quantitative morphological traits were used to assess variability in the accessions. Canonical discriminant analysis of morphological data showed that quantitative traits detected more variability than qualitative traits. A set of 1 0 random sequence 1 0 mer oligonucleotide primers selected from among eighty th...
ABSTRACT The study investigated access to agricultural production resources and its effect on the household food security of smallholder women farmers in the Techiman Municipality and Offinso North District of Ghana. The study was a descriptive correlation research. A validated interview schedule was used to solicit primary data from three hundred (300) women farmers. Data were analyzed using univariate and parametric statistics. The major findings were that, farmers’ level of access to a...