ABSTRACT The study endeavored to investigate the "Impact of Fish Farming on People's Income in Lumino Sub County, Factors that hindered the proper growth and development, strategies designed to improve on the performance of maximum production, and the relationship between fish farming and economic development. The study was conducted in Lumino Sub County in Busia district, eastern part of Uganda Four research questions were designed as a guide to the study. These were; 1. What are the Impact...
Abstract The paper engages the contradiction wherein in the face of unemployment in its several strands young people in cocoa farming communities in Southwest Nigeria exhibit strong aversion for farming activities. Anchored on Rational Choice Theory and Ethno-methodology the study adopted the qualitative data collection techniques including In-depth Interviews, Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussions. Findings show that prospects for out-migration to urban centres to undertake o...
The large scale maize farming is often faces diverse risks that undermine the financial viability of the farming venture. These risks include variability in prices occasioned by changes in market factors, risks of pests, climate change, theft, low yield and poor seed quality. These risks work to undermine the financial performance of the large scale maize farming. This study sought to examine the manner in which enterprise risk management practices impacts on the financial performance of comm...
ABSTRACT The study analyzed small-scale cassava-based farmers’ demand and utilization for microfinance banks credit in Imo State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: examine the socio-economic characteristics of small-scale cassava-based farmers; determine the amount of credit demanded and obtained by small-scale cassava-based farmers; estimate the factors influencing the amount of credit demanded by small-scale cassava-based farmers; estimate the determinants on the amount of cred...
ABSTRACT The study serves to provide an assessment of impediments to agricultural development in Nyazvidzi small scale farming area with special attention being placed upon the relationships between the farmers and all agricultural stakeholders whom they interact with, rural livelihoods systems, infrastructure, the natural environment, agricultural production and marketing. The information was gathered and analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. The target sample f...
ABSTRACT There are so many farmers in Nigeria with good products, the kind that someone somewhere wants to buy, but one of many problems that buyers face is that they have no access to the poultry producers or don’t even know those products exits. Now, Bello Gostu Farms App is an app that is developed to tackle the aforementioned. The purpose of the app is to enable users to surf through and find the available products from all parts of the nation. Also, to tackle the issue of “insufficie...
ABSTRACT Banana production is important due to the role it plays in the economy of Kenya. It provides income to the farmers; generate job opportunities and boost food security in the country. Banana is ranked as the fourth most valuable crop in the world after maize, wheat and paddy. In some Eastern and central parts of Kenya banana plantations have replaced coffee plantation which was formerly the main source of income to the farmers in the region. Nevertheless, despite the important roles ...
TABLE OF CONTENTSlii~DEDICATION ivLhSTOFADREVIATIONS~__~_~~TAILEOFCONTENT5~,,~,_~_~viiAbsti~ct__~,__ xiiCHAPTERONE__~_.~,~__~INTRODUCTION ~~__~_~_jLO General hitroduction 2LI Background to the study ~_21.2 Statement ofthe problem~.__~13Objectives_.._~_..~~___41.3,1 Main objective 41. 3.2 Spec~ftc Objectives 41.4Scope~__~_415 Significance ofthe study.,~_1.6Limitadonsofthesuidy..__~_5LITERA~RE1,7 Conclusion,,,,,,,,,,,,,,REVIEW_...._,.,,,,,,,,,,~6~2.1 Introduction232.3.1InformationTypes of~infor...
CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Background of the Study Every organization employs staffs and creates personnel records. Staffs is one of the organizations most important, and usually most expensive assets. Like any other asset, staff is a resource that must be deployed to maximum advantage. The proper management of personnel records can make a significant contribution to this objective by ensuring that information is available to take decisions and to protect the right both of the state and individuals. Mor...
ABSTRACT Fish farming continues to be the fast growing animal production industry and this rate of expansion must continue if aquaculture was to satisfy global demand for fish products. Kitui County which is largely arid and semi-arid land has not been left out in ensuring that fish farming develops to bridge the gap as a source of alternative livelihood to the local community. The main objective of the research study was to determine marketing strategies of commercial fish farming in Kitui C...
ABSTRACT Interrogative structures exist in all languages of the world and the use of interrogatives is a central activity in human communication. This dessertaiion seeks to explore the phenomenon of interrogatives as it obtains in Dagara, a dialect of Dagaare spoken in the Upper West Region of Ghana within the framework of the Basic Linguistic Theory as contained in Dixon (2012). The focus of this thesis is to identify and describe the typology of the interrogative clauses in Dagara and the s...
ABSTRACT This research was conducted to asses the contribution of grape farming to the improvement of livelihood of grape growers in Dodoma. The research was guided by three specific objectives; to identify characteristics of households involved in grape growing, to assess the impacts of grape farming to the livelihood of grape farming and to identify strategies to increase contribution of grape farming to the livelihood improvement. Methodology (data for the research was collected from 52 g...
Abstract: The need to enhance food production and the efforts by stakeholders to introduce newfarming innovations in addition to enhancement of agricultural extension servicesin farming areas of Kenya is largely under reported. This study was undertaken at YattaDivision of Kitui County to assess new maize farming technologies, diffusion andadoption by farmers in Yatta Division. Specific objectives were to identify maize farmingtechnologies that exist in Yatta, to identify factors determining...
ABSTRACT The decision by the government of Ghana to diversify the agricultural sector through the Medium Term Agricultural Development Programme (MTADP), led to the establishment of the World Bank Funded Agricultural Diversification Project in 1991. The project sought to identify some agricultural products for development and promotion of which pineapple was the most prominent because of its high yield and export value. Government and other organizations have since encouraged pineapple ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine how the practice of conservation farming is impacting on household food security in Gwanda District. In particular, it examines four pillars of food security which are: food availability, accessibility, utilization and stability. Particular attention was given to also examine the extent of conservation farming on food security. A sample of 20 farmers under conservation farming was selected to as respondents. The major objective of the study was...