ABSTRACT The research work on the topic “Improving Agricultural Production Through Cooperative using Enugu North Local Government Area Cooperative as a case of study was carried out survey the programmes and policies constituted by government to mobilize peasant farmers into agricultural cooperative and functional ones more productive as a way of facilitating the attainment of self – sufficiency in agricultural productivity in the country. The general constraints that affect the achieveme...
ABSTRACT This research work is an empirical effort attempted to re-evaluate the impact of monetary policy on agricultural output with annual secondary data from 1980 to 2015 sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin. The ordinary least square techniques was employed for its estimation. The result shows that the independent variables interest rate, cash reserve ratio and deposit money bank credit to agriculture have significant impact on the Agricultural sector in Nigeria whi...
The main aim of this study was to assess the gender mainstreaming practices in Bungoma County, which is one of the 47 devolved units of government in Kenya. To achieve the study objectives, the study adopted a descriptive survey design. The approach allowed for triangulation of methods in order to collect and analyze both quantitative and qualitative data for reliability and validity of the findings. The study population comprised of the employees of Bungoma County. Considering the huge ...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1Background of the study Urbanization is the increasing number of people that live in urban areas, it predominantly results in physical growth of urban areas be it horizontal or vertical. Urbanization a closely linked to modernization: industrialization and the sociological process of rationalization (Urban Life, 2012). Urbanization can be describe as a specific condition at a set time i.e. the proportion of total population or area in ci...
Abstract Most governments in African societies are characterised by failure to address their electoral promises hence the degree of public service delivery is not all inclusive in the sense that it is mainly anchored on political affiliation while marginalising descending voices. It is against this background that this study seeks to assess the effects of party politics on public service delivery in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development. The agricultural sector...
ABSTRACT Clash of interests between custodians of government Forest Reserves (FRs) in Ogun State and farmers operating within them, often results in conflicts causing disruption of socio-economic activities and sometimes loss of lives. Information on the causes and effects of these clashes would better inform policy makers and forestry professionals on workable and sustainable land-use practice. Therefore, factors responsible for such conflicts and their effects were investigated. Seven hund...
Gombe 2018 Abstract Most countries strive to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) because of its acknowledged advantages as a tool of economic development. Africa – and Nigeria in particular – joined the rest of the world in seeking FDI as evidenced by the formation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), which has the attraction of foreign investment to Africa as a major component.The main objective of this study is to establish quantitative relationships among the ...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the perception of Landmark University Agricultural Students about farming as a means of future livelihood. A total of 120 students were randomly selected from Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University, Omu Aran. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from them. Data analysis was done using Frequency, pie chart...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to evaluate the extent to which wetland agricultural production allows the wetland ecosystems of the developing countries to be tempered with due to the increased human activities i.e. agro-production. Similarly, it allows us to establish quantitative relationships between anthropogenic activities and ecological responses. Effect of farming practices on wetlands in Kisumu District was determined through assessment of farmers’ environmental awareness....
Agriculture is the major and most certain path to economic growth and sustainability in Nigeria (Chigbu, 2008). According to Ikpi, Olayemi and Kadu (2002) agriculture encompasses all aspects of human activities – being the art, act, a cultural necessity and science of production of food (goods). All these simultaneously create another activity chain that satisfies social and economic needs (Chigbu, 2008).According to Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO, 2009) Nigeria is endowed with an ...
ABSTRACT '• The study examined The irrigated agriculture as a means of poverty alleviation in Pa ikon Kore, Iowa and Rafin Zurfi community in Gwagwalada area council of Federal Capital Territory - Abuja a. The study explores the conceptual and theoretical issues involved in irrigation impacts and their distribution across Locations and their implication for equity and poverty reduction strategies in an irrigation system. · It was conceived in three broad objectives namely (i) Identifying ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between foreign direct investment and Agricultural development in Nigeria Economy. Time series data were used for analysis and the time frame covered the period of 1986-2016. The data used were sourced from CBN statistical bulletin and world development indicators. The Jacque Bera statistics is used to analyse the data and to test the normality of the variables while the correlation matrix was employed to test for the correlati...
ABSTRACT This study focussed on assessing the impacts of seaweed farming on household income in Zanzibar. The study specifically, was set to meet three objectives, namely; assessing the status of seaweed farming, identify main players in seaweed farming and assessing the contribution of seaweed farming in households‟ income. A sample size of 75 respondents‟ method was employed. The Study was conducted in Matemwe Ward in Zanzibar and it employed a descriptive cross-sectional survey researc...
ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to examine the impacts of land degradation on agriculture in Dodoma. The study covered the villages of Zuzu and Nghonghonha. The first task was to examine the spread of land degradation and its effects on agriculture productivity. Secondly, was to determine the contribution of human activities in influencing the rapid growth of land degradation in Zuzu and Nghonghonha villages. The final task was to determine the efforts and strategies by the government to ...
ABSTRACT The study explored the extent to which gender, parental occupation and courses offered in the senior high school influenced the study of Agricultural Science. It also sought to identify the attitude of students towards Agricultural Science, determine the factors that influenced attitude of students towards the study of Agricultural Science and the possible ways to improve student's interest in Agricultural Science. Convenience sampling technique was employed to draw a sample of 120 ...