ABSTRACT Computers have been in existence for some time. Personal computers have emerged in the early eighties and changed substantially the way corporations perform their functions. Large quantity of application software, tools making the computer more useful, have been developed over the years. Different classes that describe application software, such as "Spreadsheets", "Word Processors" and "Data Bases", are now as much a part of our vocabulary as "fax" and "cellular phone" machines. A...
ABSTRACT Despite the policy interest of the Ethiopian government to expand teff (Eragrostis tef), wheat and chickpea production for exports, domestic consumption and food and nutritional security for the rural poor the production system is not adequately market-oriented and productivity is at its lowest level. Besides, there is dearth of information on how limited resources in crops production are being used so as to optimize outputs in the country. Thus, this study was conducted to assess re...
ABSTRACT Agriculture is one of the major economic activities in Tanzania. The sector links crops cultivation, forest, fishing and livestock production. Livestock contributes seven percent of the total Gross Domestic Product and poultry production contributes 1.8% only. Poultry farming present an interested case and continue to play an important role in the context of food demand resulted by high population and mounting land constraint. On the other hand, Poultry sector is still underutilized...
ABSTRACT The study examined the costs and returns of vegetable crops production in Delta State, Nigeria. The objectives were to describe the socio-economic characteristic of vegetable crops farmers, identify the major vegetable crops cultivated and the production system adopted in the study area, examine the effect of socio-economic factors on output of vegetable crops production, determine the structure of costs, returns and therefore profitability of vegetable crops production, examine the ...
Table of ContentsDedicationApprovalAcknowledgementTable of Contents vList of Acronyms viiiCHAPTER ONE iINTRODUCTION1.1 Background of the Study 11.2 Case study description 21.3 Statement of the problem 31.4 Objectives 41.4.1 Main Objective 41.4.2 Specific Objectives 41.5 Justification 41.6 ScopeCHAPTER TWO 6LITERATURE REVIEW 62.1 Introduction 62.2 Management Information Systems 6V2.3 Web-based Management Information Systems ,‘i2.3.1 Characteristics of Web-based Management Information Systems...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION .................................................................................................................. i APPROVAL ....................................................................................................................... ii DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..........................................................................
Abstract Grain legumes play a significant role in smallholder farming systems in Africa because of their contribution to nutrition and income security and their role in fixing nitrogen. Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) serves a critical role in improving soil fertility for legumes. Although much research has been conducted on rhizobia in nitrogen fixation and their contribution to soil fertility, much less is known about the distribution and diversity of the bacteria strains in different a...
Abstract: The ability to transfer power in HVAC (High Voltage Alternating Current) system has undergone limitation by reactance when compared with the fact that systems of HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) can be accumulated to thermal limitation of the conductor. The transfer of power capabilities in HVDC and HVAC systems are compared with reference to their performance in different situations. Technological analysis conversion of existing alternating current (AC) lines into direct curre...
ABSTRACT Feeding poultry farming in most developed countries, like Nigeria, is still manually carried out as high level of human involvement is required.
Abstract: The study aimed at characterizing of scavenging and intensive chicken production and marketing system in Lume district, East Shoa Zone, Oromia Region. Random samplings were employed to select sample kebeles based on chicken population and purposively select respondents. Administration of pretested questionnaire were employed on three kebeles and 90 respondents’ from scavenging chicken keepers, 10 intensive farms keeping exotic chicken and 30 middle men (chicken and egg collectors...
Abstract, The purpose of this project was to develop a Supermarket management system for Dejavour Supermarket Limited. The researcher collected data through interviewing the company’s employees and customers/clients met at the Supermarket’s main branch, and observing how the previous system was functioning from where I based myself to come up with the project report and system. Because of the nature of this study, data was further collected from secondary sources like literature review. R...
Abstract, The purpose of this project was to develop a Supermarket management system for Dejavour Supermarket Limited. The researcher collected data through interviewing the company’s employees and customers/clients met at the Supermarket’s main branch, and observing how the previous system was functioning from where I based myself to come up with the project report and system. Because of the nature of this study, data was further collected from secondary sources like literature review. R...
ABSTRACT The evidence over a negative relationship between farm size and productivity in large global literature is largely dependent on a narrow range of farm sizes excluding medium and large scale farms. This study was carried out to determine the relationship between farm size and agricultural productivity over a wider range of farm sizes across maize cropping systems in maize producing districts of Tanzania Mainland. Specifically, the study attempts to: (i) estimate the farmers‟ total f...
Abstract The Ghanaian transit system poses certain challenges to users, as it usually has passengers waiting at bus stops for a bus to their destination, for an unknown amount of time because there is no means of tracking the buses. The system is also problematic as passengers usually argue with bus conductors for change, when payments are made in high denominations, because there are no cashless payment methods available. This makes planning of journeys difficult to users of this system. Exi...
Bodies of water provide essentials for both human society as well as natural ecosystems. To expand the services these water provide, hybrid food-energy-water systems can be designed. This paper reviews the fields of floatovoltaic (FV) technology (water deployed solar photovoltaic systems) and aquaculture (farming of aquatic organisms) to investigate the potential of hybrid floatovoltaic-aquaculture synergistic applications for improving food-energy-water nexus sustainability. The primary moti...