The agenda of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal and the international Energy Agency tailored towards addressing the global crisis of climate change mitigation (depletion of the Ozone layer is of great concern due to the adverse effect of carbon emission activities which has proven to be pungent, lethal, non-degradable with zero socio-economic relevance). Hence, this research study under a feasibility check investigated the possibility of synthesizing green ferrofluid from pl...
ABSTRACT Urban agriculture plays a significant role in national development by contributing towards food security, employment creation, poverty alleviation, and ecologising the “artificial” urban systems. However, it is associated with diverse negative impacts to people and the biophysical environment. Further, though generally illegal in Kenya, the practice continues unabated, being a survival strategy for the low income bracket. This study aimed at assessing its status with view of enco...
ABSTRACT The study on which this thesis is based sought to investigate roles of different stakeholders influencing the use of mobile phones in communicating agricultural information in Tanzania. The study arose from the fact that, while information is becoming an important ingredient in agriculture, farmers in Tanzania lack access to agricultural information something which greatly constrains efforts to improve agricultural development. One good thing is that, mobile phone technology which is...
The agenda of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal and the international Energy Agency tailored towards addressing the global crisis of climate change mitigation (depletion of the Ozone layer is of great concern due to the adverse effect of carbon emission activities which has proven to be pungent, lethal, non-degradable with zero socio-economic relevance). Hence, this research study under a feasibility check investigated the possibility of synthesizing green ferrofluid from pl...
Abstract This paper explores how the knowledge of mathematics can be applied to the development of agriculture, the importance and how mathematics application on the farm could improve agricultural development. Mathematical applications can enhance agricultural development in many ways. Through simple measurements, the farmer can estimate the number of hectares cultivated per annum, his profit and loss margin per annum etc. Mathematics has enabled farming to be more economically efficient and...
Abstract Agriculture forms the backbone of the economy in most developing and developed countries. Its production has increased significantly over the last three to four decades. In 2018, it contributed to about 4% of global gross domestic product (GDP), and in 2020, it accounted for 35 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) and 65 percent of foreign exchange earnings in Kenya. It’s also a primary source of raw materials for both national and international industries. However, its per...
ABSTRACT The role of productivity in general and agricultural productivity in particular in hastening the pace of economic growth cannot be underestimated. There is an ever rising need for increases in food supply, given the incessant increases in population and a dwindling supply of farmland that can only emanate from growth in productivity rather than increases in input usage. The study examined the total factor productivity measure and the factors influencing it in Ghanaian agriculture by...
Abstract Smallholder farmers often bundle different sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) practices to boost crop yield and address soil fertility challenges. However, there is a dearth of empirical studies that investigate farmers’ adoption of SAI bundles and their subsequent impacts. Using data from a three-wave panel survey of smallholder maize-legume producers in Kenya, we examine the adoption and payoffs from 10 SAI practices clustered into five dominant groups. We use a rand...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in two wards Kolero and Kasanga of the South Uluguru Mountains in the Morogoro Region to assess factors influencing the adoption of conservation agriculture. In this study the level of adoption was assessed, the contribution of conservation agriculture in agricultural productivity was identified, and the influence of socio-economic factors and institution factors in adopting conservation agriculture were identified. The methodology involved a cross-sectional ...
The paper investigated the influence of socioeconomic variables on agricultural productivity ofsome selected arable crops in Imo State, Nigeria.Structured questionnaire were used to collect datafrom 92 respondents using purposive samplingprocedures. Furthermore, descriptive andeconometric tools such as the means, frequency,percentage, ANOVA and ordinary least squaremultiple regressions analysis were used to analyzethe data. Majority (77.2%) of the respondentswere females, with a mean age of 5...
ABSTRACT The research work on “The Problems and Prospects of Lending to Small Scale Agricultural Producers in Bank of Agriculture. For the research work to be adequately understood, the researcher introduced the subject matter highlighting the statement of general problem. This project also touched on the research objectives, scope of study and significance of the study, the research went further to review related literatures on the subject matter. Due to time constraints, the researcher ha...
ABSTRACT In western Uluguru Mountains, professionals have introduced soil and water conservation (SWC) practices which, if properly followed, would conserve the soil and promote agriculture. Various high value crops (HVC) promotion interventions and others which could serve as incentives were executed to aid attainment of this objective. Despite these efforts, today, in most fields we see more of annual ridges, the conventional farming practice which is not effective in SWC and other forms o...
ABSTRACT The Central Province of Zambia contains the majority of the nation’s malnourished children, despite being the most productive province in terms of Agriculture. Most studies focused on household food consumption rather than the linkages between agriculture performance and nutrition outcomes of the population. In light of this knowledge gap, this study focused on the linkage between nutrition and agriculture. The study assessed the extent to which the Ministry of Agriculture in Zambi...
Abstract Agricultural mechanization embraces the use of tools, implements, and machines for a wide range of farm operations from land preparation to planting, harvesting, omfarm processing, storage, and marketing of products while soil degradation is defined as the process which lowersthe current and/or the potential capability of soil. This study was therefore to assess the degree of mechanized agriculture and its role in soil degradation in Moiben division in Uasin Gishu district, Rift Va...
ABSTRACT This study on Land Use Consolidation and Socio-Economic Livelihoods of Farmers carried out in Cyuve Sector, Musanze District sought to analyse the contribution of Land Use Consolidation towards the socio-economic livelihoods of farmers in Rwanda The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to assess the crops grown before and after land use consolidation; to determine the yield and profitability of crops grown before and after land use consolidation; to identity the pro...