ABSTRACT Subject choice leading to post secondary school career choice for school leavers in Kenya has become more challenging in the light of competition for admissions to relevant University, tertiary institutions’ courses and access to job opportunities. Many students miss relevant placement for agricultural courses and employment opportunities due to wrong subject combinations in secondary school. The problem that was investigated was the reasons for the decline in enrolment in Agricul...
ABSTRACT The study examines the determinants of agricultural output based on the empirical evidence of the short-run and long-run interrelationships among capital expenditure on agriculture, inflation rate, external reserve, interest rate, average annual rainfall and food importation using agricultural output as dependent variable. Macroeconomics data from 1970 – 2012 were sourced from Central Bank Statistical Bulletin and National Bureau of Statistics publications of several years. Data we...
ABSTRACT This study examined perceptions of sending communities’ members with regards to causes of out-migration and its effect on agriculture from the perceptions of the non-migrants left behind in migrant sending communities in the Nanumba South District in the Northern Region, Ghana. Many studies in Ghana have focused on the causes and consequences of rural-urban migration in the destination communities without considering how the phenomenon affects the lives of the non-migrants lef...
ABSTRACTThis research work examined the impact of commercial Bank credit on Agricultural output in Nigeria using Macroeconomic variables (commercial bank credit and agricultural output). The broad objective of the study is to investigate the extent to which commercial bank credit had supported agricultural output Nigeria. The specific objectives are: (i) to determine the impact of commercial banks credit on agricultural output in Nigeria, and (i) to determine the impact of agricultural output...
ABSTRACT This research work examined the impact of commercial Bank credit on Agricultural output in Nigeria using Macroeconomic variables (commercial bank credit and agricultural output). The broad objective of the study is to investigate the extent to which commercial bank credit had supported agricultural output Nigeria. The specific objectives are: (i) to determine the impact of commercial banks credit on agricultural output in Nigeria, and (i) to determine the impact of agricultural outp...
ABSTRACT The project is on financing women co-operative Groups by Nigeria agricultural cooperative and rural development bank NACRDB with special references to Enugu state. The NACRDB, role in financing women co-operative groups is of significant important to the development and growth of the economy at large. However, certain factors mitigate the effective flow of this finance from the bank to the women cooperative. To find out these factors, a sample was drawn out of the population and 10 w...
ABSTRACT The project is on financing women co-operative Groups by Nigeria agricultural cooperative and rural development bank NACRDB with special references to Enugu state. The NACRDB, role in financing women co-operative groups is of significant important to the development and growth of the economy at large. However, certain factors mitigate the effective flow of this finance from the bank to the women cooperative. To find out these factors, a sample was drawn out of the population and 10 w...
Public and private investment in agricultural research and development (R&D) createspreconditions for the implementation of more advanced and better technologies. It enables theintroduction of new production processes and products which can result in higher earnings andpotential sectoral economic growth in Agriculture. Despite the fact that accelerated agriculturalresearch and development is a catalyst for the beginning of the long-run economic activity, itsimportance is not widely investigat...
This study explores the threats of climate change on agriculture and food security globally, focusing on Nigeria. Nigeria, as the most populous country in Africa, is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change on its agricultural sector. The research conducts a comprehensive literature review and synthetic analysis to identify the key factors that make Nigeria's food production systems susceptible to climate change. Nigeria's diverse climate, influenced by latitude, topography, win...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to evaluate the contribution of urban agriculture to household poverty alleviation in Morogoro municipality. A survey was conducted covering a sample of 100 households selected using a stratified random sampling procedure. The analytical techniques used were gross margin, Gini coefficient and coefficient of variation. The findings of the study showed that urban agriculture is practiced by people from all social demographic groups. The Gross margin analysis,...
ABSTRACT Successful and sustainable agriculture mainly depend on people’s participation, particularly the involvement of the most active and creative section of the population such as the youth. Nevertheless, issues relating to the youth and agriculture still remain largely unknown, especially in the Wa West District of Ghana. This study examined, inter alia, the benefits, challenges and prospects of youth participation in agriculture in the Wa West District by the application of the theo...
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,...
1.0INTRODUCTION 1.1GENERAL BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY A bank is an establishment where money and other valuable are kept in safety. Bank is also described as one of the source from which co-operative organizations and other business enterprises raise capital in the form of loans. The development of co-operatives domestic and international trade is largely dependent on the existence of a strong monetary system in which people have faith and confidence. In modern times, the banking system provide...
ABSTRACT Information and communication technology (ICT) is increasingly playing an important role in the economies of all nations. Educationists are advocating for the use of ICT in teaching and learning due to its potential to overcome many education problems such as, low learning achievement, and motivation. The performance of agriculture students in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations has not been satisfactory. Computer based-instruction has been shown to positively ...
This study analyzed the long-run impact of world oil prices on agricultural productivity in selected staple crops in Nigeria. The analysis was based on the input and output quantities of the crop sub-sector, which is the dominant sub-sector of agriculture of Nigeria. Secondary data which were sourced from secondary sources such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) annual statistical bulletin were use...