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Benefit Sharing Systems In Protected Areas In Uganda A Case Study Of Murchsion Fall National Park

This part, the researcher talked about the Benefit Sharing System in protected areas of Uganda and conservation challenges to Murchison Falls National Park, the objectives like activities of communities that affect the resources of the park, challenges faced by the park and the recommendations for the way forward for the management. The design to carry out the study is qualitative and quantitative, findings on the three research questions as discussed in chapter four, conclusions in cha...

Communication Skills And Quality Assurance Inthe Hospitality Industry In Uganda Case Study: Munyonyo Speke Resort Hotel

ABSTRACT  Whereas hotels have embarked on customer care as a means of curbing customer loyalty , huge market share , increased profits among others ,not much effort has been put on the traits and influencing factors that lead to yield of effective actions and practices of these activities that occur during customer care. Basing on the fact that this sector employs 90% labour intensive techniques of production constant communication is mandatory and owing to demand of quality output, capital ...

Customer Care And Organisational Performance Of Selected Tour And Travel Companies In Kampala-Uganda

ABSTRACT  The study intended to establish the relationship between Customer care and organisational performance of selected tour and travel companies in Kampala, Uganda. it was guided by the following objectives; (a) To determine the profile of the respondent (b) to determine how communication influences the organizational performance; (c) to examine how time taken by customers before being served influences organizational performance; (d) To determine how staff etiquette influences the orga...

Tourism Activities And Destinations' Development (A Case Study Of Ngorongoro Conservation Area-Northern Tanzania)

ABSTRACT The study on Tourism Activities and Destination Development was carried out in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania with specific _aims of finding out tourist activities carried out as well as their effects and challenges on the local community. To comprehend this problem the study reviewed literature on the main variables through use of an explorative research design which observed both qualitatively and quantitative approaches administered on a sample of 60 who included the co...

Impact Of Improved Poultry Production Technologies Among Smallholder Indigenous Chicken Farmers In Kakamega And Makueni– Kenya

ABSTRACT Indigenous chicken (IC) farming contributes to the livelihoods of many smallholder farmers in Kenya. It constitutes 80% of the poultry population in Kenya. Kakamega and Makueni are Counties where most of smallholder farmers rear IC. However, IC production has been constrained by several bottlenecks including; unimproved genotype, diseases and increased mortalities resulting in low productivity. A strategy by scientists and stakeholders, production technologies such as; improved indi...

Determination of Best Time to Introduce Finisher Diets in Broiler Chickens in Humid Tropics.

ABSTRACT This experiment was conducted to determine the best time to introduce finisher diets in the humid tropics. Four treatments (3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th week) were tried in this study that lasted for 9 weeks. A total of one hundred and eighty birds were used for the experiment. The birds were randomly assigned into 4 treatments that were replicated three times with 15 birds in each replicate. The following were measured, growth performance, carcass quality and cost benefit analysis....

Effects of Fertilizer, Lime and Organic Manure on the Nodulation and Growth of Soybean (GLYCYNE MAX(L) MERRILL) in South Eastern Nigeria

A BST RA CT Green house experiment was conducted to study the effects of organic manure, lime and inorganic fertilizer on the nodulation and growth of Soybean (Glycine max(L) merrill) on an acid ultisol in southeastern Nigeria. The organic manure was poultry manure, the lime was commercial lime and the inorganic fertilizer was NPK(15 : 15: 15). There were 7 treatments and a control. The treatments were 100kg/ha inorganic fertilizer (NPK 15: 15: 15)(F1 );200kglhainorganicfertilizcr(NPK 1...

The Effect of Forage to Concentrate Ratios on the Performance of West African Dwarf Goats

ABSTRACT The effect of forage to concentrate ratios on the peiformance of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats was studied at the Livestock Unit of the Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike for 56 days to determine the optimum combination of forage to concentrate ratio that best support the growth of goat. Twelve WAD goats comprising eight castrated bucks and four does aged between 4 -6 months and weighing between 4.0kg to 8.0kg with an average weight of 6.17kg were used for the study. T...

Nutrient Composition of Trachurus trachurus (Atlantic Horse Mackerel) Smoked With Sawdust and Different Fire Woods (Dialium guineensis AND Pentaclethra macrophylla)

ABSTRACT Trachurus trachurus (Atlantic horse mackerel) was smoked with two different fire woods Di'alium guineensis and Pentaclethra macrohylla and sawdust using a traditional smoking kiln and a constructed sawdust stove sited in the fish farm of Michael Okpara University of agriculture Umudike. The frozen fish sample was weighed, eviscerated and washed properly with clean water. During smoking the temperature of the heat was taken, duration of smoking period was also noted in smoking p...

Market Age, Enterprise Size And Relative Efficiency In Broiler Production In Imo State Of Nigeria

The study focused on market age, enterprise size and relative efficiency in broiler production in Imo State . The main aim was to determine resource use efficiencies in broiler brooding and rearing enterprises as well as large-scale and small-scale outfits in the two enterprises. Using multi-stage sampling technique, the study area was zoned into three using the existing zoning arrangement of the Imo State Agricultural Development Programme (ADP). A total of nine L.G.As were randomly selected...

Agricultural Extension Needs Of Farmers In Telfaria Production And Marketing In Enugu North Agricultural Zone Of Enugu State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the agricultural extension needs of farmers in Telfaria production and marketing in Enugu north agricultural zone of Enugu state, Nigeria. Four Local Government Areas (LGAs) namely: Udenu, Nsukka, Igbo-Etiti and Uzo-Uwani were used for the study out of the six Local Government Areas that make up both Nsukka and Enugu zones of Enugu north agricultural zone. In each of these Local Government Areas, two town communities were purposefully selected ...

Managing Forest Wildlife For Human Livelihoods In The Korup-Oban Hills Region, West-Central Africa: A Multi-Agent Systems Model To Assess Socio-Economic And Ecological Sustainability

General Information Bushmeat consumption, the consumption of meat from wild forest animals, is an important part of livelihoods in rural West- and Central Africa. In the Congo Basin, bushmeat protein supply was estimated at 30 g person'1 day'1 (Democratic Republique of Congo) to 180 g person'1 day'1 (Gabon) (2002-2003). Based on extraction-production models it has been suggested that supply would drop by 81% by 2050 in a ‘no-change’ scenario of current extraction levels (Fa et al. 2003). ...

The Impact Of Occupational Health Hazards And Injuries On Livelihoods Of Affected Workers: A Case Of Kitwe District

The subject of occupational health hazards, accidents and injuries is becoming a major problem. Although they are on the rise, they are poorly documented in many parts of Zambia and thus inadequate information accessible to several stakeholders. Consequently, the socio-economic effects of workplace injuries are visibly on the increase too. Therefore, this study aimed to assess and determine the socio- economic impact of occupational health hazards and injuries on livelihoods of affected worke...

Climate Change Adaptation Measures Among Smallholder Farmers in Mvomero district, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT Climate change in Tanzania is emerging as one of the most important challenges among smallholder farmers who depend largely, if not solely, on rain-fed agriculture. Weather forecast and prediction indicate that drought and flood will be more frequent and inconsistent rainfall will be experienced. These changes will affect smallholder farmers, due to the fact that these farmers are more vulnerable because of limited resources and low knowledge on how to adapt to climate change impact...

Impact Of E-voucher Farmer Input Support Programme (Fisp) On Crop Productivity And Income Diversification Among Small Scale Farmers Of Lukanda Agricultural Camp In Kapiri Mposhi District In Z

In order to revamp agricultural production in Zambia, Government in 2002 introduced the. Farmer Input Support Programme whose aim was to improve small scale farmers’ access to maize based agricultural inputs. However, in 2015/16 season, the Ministry of Agriculture moved away from the conventional FISP and introduced an Electronic Voucher system which broadened the target inputs farmers were allowed to purchase beyond maize inputs only. The overall objective of this study was to assess ...


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