ABSTRACT This research is an attempt to assess the impact of grassroots participation on the adoption and diffusion of agricultural innovations packages (especially improved onions seeds) at Jebel Marra Rural Development project, Central Darfur State- Sudan. Moreover to assess the effect of personal characteristics: mainly: education and social status on the adoption of innovations, In addition to agricultural extension Services and programme. The Study selected Jebel Marra area and focusing ...
ABSTRACT Agribusiness in Malawi is still in the early stages of development and is associated with insufficient value addition. Farmers‟ ability to produce outputs in quantities and quality forms that are marketable and commercially viable is limited by a number of factors. Lack of sufficient storage and processing facilities as well as inadequate skills are some of the notable constraints. As a way of enhancing the competitiveness of the rural agribusiness actors and ultimately raising th...
ABSTRACT Agriculture continues to be the key driver of the Kenyan economy. However, the sector faces challenges in production due to frequent and prolonged droughts. This calls for farmers to adopt more drought-tolerant crops like cassava. Cassava farmers face a number of socioeconomic and institutional factors that influence their production decisions. This study sought to contribute to improved food security of smallholder farmers in rural areas by improving production policies through det...
ABSTRACT This research examined the Chitora gardens project implemented by Shurugwi Partners and how it has responded to climate change impacts while empowering rural communities in Chitora ward 1, Shurugwi District. Qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection were used. Collection of data was done through the use of questionnaire surveys, interviews, focus group discussions and observations. A total of 42 questionnaires were administered to project members where respondents who h...
ABSTRACT In developing countries, 70% of the population lives in rural areas and of these 75% are smallholder producers who derive their livelihoods primarily from agriculture. Kenyan smallholder dairy producers constitute 80% of the dairy producers and they produce about 80% of total milk production and 70% of the total milk marketed. Therefore, smallholder dairy producers have their livelihoods majorly dependent on dairy farming. Thus, commercializing smallholder dairy value chain will be a...
ABSTRACT This study has intended to assess the contribution of tourism industry in social economic development in Tanzania. A cross sectional research design was adopted; a sample size of 113 respondents was obtained through a purposive and non-purposive sampling techniques. The study has used both quantitative and qualitative methods for data analysis. Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version21 and Excel software were used to analyze the data. Findings have revealed that, game-...
ABSTRACT Non-farm activities are widespread and thought of as an important source of income and employment for some rural and peri-urban dwellers. This study sought to investigate rural non-farm livelihood diversification among farmers in the Sunyani West District. Cross-sectional survey design was used and data were collected from 251 farmers for the purpose of analysis. An interview schedule and FGD guide were used for collection of the data. The data were analyzed with descriptive statis...
This study analyzed the effects of government agricultural reforms on Nigeria’s Agricultural Development with the specific objectives of assessing agricultural programmes and policies in Nigeria, identifying the challenges impeding the implementation of these programmes, determining the contribution of agriculture to the country’s economy over the last three decades (1980-2018), examining the trend in agriculture budgetary allocation over the last three decades (1980-2018) and proffer pos...
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONThe impact of population growth on agriculture and natural resource management has been debated at least from the time of Reverend Thomas Malthus . Although the dismal predictions of Malthus regarding the inability of agricultural production to keep pace with population growth have not come to pass. The consequences of population growth on economic development nave attracted the attention of economists ever since Adam Smith wrote his Wealth of Nations. Adam Smith wrote,...
ABSTRACT This research is aimed at small-scale industries development in Anambra state: problems and prospects. Small-scale industries are those industries that are privately owned by its owners in a purely personalized way without a formalized management structure. Small-scale industries are needed for speedy growth and development especially for abilities to boost the larger industries, social infrastructure, agriculture etc. Small-scale enterprises are however faced with a lot of problem...
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYAgriculture is defined as “the cultivation of land for the purpose of producing food for man, feed for animal and fibre or raw material for industrial companies. It also includes the processing marketing of crops. In other words, it embraces all activities involved in the primary and controlled production of plant and animals, such as fishing, forestry, farming, livestock, poultry and small scale industries connected with processin...
Over the past three decades, there has been increasing recognition of irrigation development as a source of sustainable poverty reduction. This argument is rooted in the fact that poverty is endemic among food crop producers in the rural areas. The central argument has been that, if the poor have access to water throughout the year, they would be able to produce two or three times in a year, especially in the savannah regions. Thus, accelerating the provision of irrigation infrastructure is o...
ABSTRACT This study determined the role & some sector programs in poverty reduction in Rwanda: A case study of Rwamagana District. The objectives of the study were to establish the role of rural roads in poverty reduction, to find out the role of primary health care in poverty reduction and to find out the role of agriculture extension services in poverty reduction in Rwanda. This study employed a case study design to determine the role of some sector programs in poverty reduction in Rwanda...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ixABSTRACT xCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11 .1 Background information 11 .1.1 Strategic issues ofthe scheme to Farmers Cane Growers AssociationsMlSSlON 2l.1.2TheSACCOS 41.2 Statement ofthe Problem 51 .3 Research Objectives 71.3.1 General research objective 71.3.2 Specific research objectives 71.4 Research Questions 71.5 Significance ofthe Study 81.6 Scope ofthe Study 81.7 Limitations ofthe Study 91...
Abstract the study was about the problems of improving agricultural technology in peasantry societies in uganda; a case study of Ngetta sub county, lira district. The study was based on the following three objectives; to establish modernisation strategies of improving agricultural technology in peasantry societies, to establish the problems affecting modernisation strategy in peasantry societies and to examine the relationship between agriculture modernisation and food production in peasantry...