ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of The Zimbabwean Fast Track Land Reform in promoting agriculture development to mitigate poverty. The study targets the beneficiaries to establish the relationship between land reform programme and agriculture production and it is an assessment of how the beneficiaries of Insiza district have performed in terms of agriculture production after the implementation of the policy. The theoretical framework suggests the land of a nation is for the peopl...
ABSTRACT This research is based on “The effectiveness of World vision in rural sustainable development in Bugesera district, the Eastern province of Rwanda”. The study was guided by three objectives namely: to investigate the influence of World vision Rwanda on sustainable development activities in Bugesera district, to examine the Role of World vision Rwanda in promoting Unity, Reconciliation and Peace Building in portion sustainability of development in the area of study, and then, to...
This research examines four environmental factors influencing women farmers’ adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) in Nakuru County, Kenya. About 30% of environmental problems in the world, and particularly in the study area emanate from poor agricultural practices. CA is currently being promoted as a better practice than the conventional farming methods because CA has been found to result in optimum agricultural production. In addition to resulting in better agricultural yields, CA pro...
Broadcast digitalization with its enormous benefits to the broadcasting industry will improve the quality of content of programs delivered by television stations. Africa has a switchover date of June, 2017. For Nigerians to have access to television broadcast once the switch over is completed, they must purchase high definition television sets or the set-up box. The awareness among urban dwellers in Nigeria have resulted in households switching to receiving digital broadcast transmission by p...
ABSTRACT Governments promote the use of cooperatives to enhance development of smallholder farmers. However, challenges are inevitable and this study investigated factors responsible for the collapse of agricultural cooperatives in Manicaland province of Zimbabwe, and developed propositions for use on a larger scale. Five cooperatives drawn from Mutasa and Chimanimani districts were chosen using purposive sampling based on overall performance of the cooperatives as main criterion (shown by a...
ABSTRACT This study was meant to generate information on the effectiveness of Beach Management Units on sustainable fishery management on Lake Victoria. The study intended specifically to; assess the status of fishery practices, examine institutional and managerial challenges and suggest mechanisms to make the BMUs sustainable. The study was conducted in the Musoma Rural District‟s BMUs. A total of three BMUs (Kigeraetuma, Mugango and Etaro) were involved in the study. Data were collected ...
ABSTRACT Agricultural knowledge and skills acquired by Agricultural science students in Senior High Schools in Ghana is very crucial in developing the career pathways of students after successful completion of their course of study. The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of Project-Based learning on acquisition of Agricultural knowledge and skills in Senior High Schools in the Volta Region. Using multi-stage sampling techniques such as purposive and stratified random sampling ...
Abstract: The invasive fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis poses a major threat to the production and trade of mango in sub-Saharan Africa. Farmers devise different innovations to manage the pest in an attempt to minimize yield loss and production costs while maximizing revenues. Using survey data obtained from Embu County, Kenya, we analyzed farmers’ knowledge and perception as regards the invasive fruit fly, their innovations for the management of the pest, and the determinants of their adopti...
ABSTRACT Community based tourism is among the several alternatives to mass tourism that are considered to be more sustainable. The genesis and growth of Community Based Tourism Initiatives (CBTI) in the 1990s was based on their prospective ability to augment community support for wildlife conservation, while ensuring that local community participate and benefit from tourism development. However, a number of CBTIs in Kenya have failed to produce benefits substantial enough to meet community ex...
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 East African farmers have been facing low crop productivity as indicated by low yields of major staples, maize and rice, leading to food insecurity. As a result, the respective governments have offered solutions such as the introduction of high yielding maize and rice varieties. Farmers have expanded their farms into productive areas such as wetlands in an attempt to increase output to counter the effects of climate change complications, population pressure, and the declining product...
The Agricultural Sector is important for supplying foods to the world's population. A country's resourcefulness in developing its agricultural sector is an indication of its ability to provide sufficient food for its population. In Ghana, agriculture involves crops, fisheries, livestock and all other related activities. However despite its role, food security still remains a challenge in the Wa West district. The study sought to find out the role and nature of Agricultural extension services ...
EXTENDED ABSTRACT In Tanzania, limited attention has been channeled towards the assessment of the fertility status of the soils in areas perceived as suitable for agricultural activities, mainly crop production. In the absence of reliable soil fertility data and information, agricultural land use, and in particular crop production has resulted in very low yields of most of the crops, with subsequent land degradation. The Solomon Mahlangu Campus (SMC) farm – Sokoine University of Agricultu...
Abstract The study reviews how the interplay of socio-economic dynamics shaped policy decisions since 2000. Research findings suggest that the spirit of policy decisions bear the imprint of the prevailing macro dynamics. A climate of siege and anxiety has prevailed since 2000, when the State was in economic crisis, policy interventions were mainly contractionary and low note on local ownership social acceptance. After 2009, into the GNU and its aftermath, policy making was under highly untena...
Abstract The paper reports tile potentials of media mix in use for agricultural information dissemination as applied to dissemination of information on forest conservation and sustainable land use practices in three southwestern states of Nigeria. It covered enclaves in Sliasha and Oluwa forest reseives in Oshun and Ondo states respective&, as well as settlements surrounding Old Oyo fictional Park h Oyo State. Z'ie media considered were traditionai and eierironic/prinnt Primary data were sour...