ABSTRACT A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in Mvomero district using a randomly selected sample of 112 households participating in wetland and non-wetland activities. Three villages were purposively selected in the area whereby interviews were conducted using questionnaire and PRA tools. Specific objectives were to assess the contribution of wetland products to total household cash income, assess the contribution of wetland products to household food security and to determine ...
ABSTRACT Groundnut rosette disease (GRD), transmitted naturally by aphids, Aphis craccivora, is the most destructive viral disease of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Nigeria and causes serious yield losses to farmers. The narrow genetic base among groundnuts has impeded efficient utilization for development of host resistance to GRD. Studies were undertaken in Nigeria to: (i) ascertain farmers‘ knowledge of and preferences for rosette resistant genotypes; (ii) assess the genetic divers...
ABSTRACT Alkalinity stress is one of the most important abiotic stresses limiting rice production in irrigated systems. Alkalinity stress during seedling stage widely affects irrigated rice production of Office du Niger in Mali. The development of rice cultivars that tolerate alkalinity stress condition has been hindered by the lack of an elaborate breeding program. The objectives of this study were: (i) to evaluate and validate production constraints and varietal preferences of rice farmers...
ABSTRACT The aim of the research was to determine the occurrence of antibiotic residues in milk in Gweru. The population consisted of twenty-eight farmers. Ten farmers were randomly selected from the population. The average volume that the farmers supply to dairy processing companies was twenty thousand liters during the time of sampling. Raw milk was sampled in two hundred and fifty mls sterile sample bottles. The samples were frozen up to the time of analysis. Detection and quantitation of ...
THE CAUSES AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF HERDSMEN-FARMERS CONFLICT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA By Afeez Tijani Osumah Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Phone: + (234) 07065020634, E-mail: [email protected] Abstract The paper attempt to ascertain the rationale on mass exodus of herdsmen southward part of the country and to determine the causes of the clashes between the herdsmen-...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in the Yilo Krobo district to investigate the potentials and constraints of the rapidly growing mango plantations in the area. A total of forty (40) famers were randomly selected from five (5) communities in the district for the study. Descriptive statistics, matrix ranking, Net Present Value and Benefit Cost Ratio were the main techniques used to analyze the results. The result shows that the farmers grow as many as eleven (11) varieties of mango of whic...
Abstract Africa is under pressure from climate stresses and is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In Kenya, agriculture is the backbone of the economy making it an important contributor to food security of rural households. Currently crop productivity is being affected by continued climate variations and decline in soil fertility. Adaptation to climate change requires to be given high and urgent priority for sustainable crop production. A study was conducted in Mavuria ward,...
Abstract: Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the most widely cultivated and globally traded tropical and subtropical fruit trees in the world. It is one of the most popular, widely cultivated and commonly consumed fruit in Ethiopia. However, the postharvest loss of mango is high in Ethiopia in general and in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia in particular. Identified ecotypes with better quality for growers as well as for consumers are not available in Harari region, eastern Ethiopi...
ABSTRACT This study assessed dry season farming profitability and examines farming practices and their influence on the environment. Dry season farming practices identified from the literature were irrigation practices, land preparation, tillage practices and use of agrochemicals. A cross sectional design was adopted as quantitative data was collected from respondents. Five (5) communities along the White Volta River in the Bawku West District were purposively selected based on their proximit...
ABSTRACT Aquaculture in Kenya is diverse with uncharacterized fish strains under varying production and management systems. This study characterized the smallholder aquaculture systems and analyzed the growth and survival of the African catfish (Clariasgariepinus) fingerlingsin the former Eastern Province of Kenya. The study also mapped the smallholder aquaculture value chain and identified the main challenges therein. Information on the value chain, fish production and management was collat...
ABSTRACT Objective: The study assessed resource-use efficiency among fish farmers in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. Methods: A multi stage sampling technique was used to select 50 fish farmers for the study. Data were collected during 2013 production cycle. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine the effects of variables determining the quantity of fish harvested. Allocative efficiency of resources used in raising fish was determined using marginal value product ...
ABSTRACT Nature provides ecosystem services (ESs) which benefit humans for socio-economic development. However, ecosystems degradation has impacted negatively on people’s livelihood leading to increasing global concern to rethink on sustainable conservation-livelihood mechanisms. Lake Naivasha basin has been undergoing ecosystem degradation threatening ecological functional capacity to provide ESs. As a result, it has increased food insecurity, poverty levels, decreased income and destabili...
ABSTRACT Rodents often damage crops throughout the growing season, from germination to harvest, thus making it difficult to understand its cumulative effects for crops such as rice that are able to partially compensate. This study examines response of rice yield to rat damage in farmer’s fields and simulated rat damage in irrigated and rain-fed rice (Oryza sativum L.) in Morogoro, one of Tanzania’s granary areas. The study was conducted at Hembeti village in Mvomero district from Septembe...
ABSTRACT In Togo, rice (Oryza sativa L.) is mainly cultivated on highly weathered acid soils where plant-available phosphorus is generally deficient due to the inherent low P availability of acid soils. Suboptimal and unbalanced P fertilizer rates used by rainfed rice farmers in Togo is often the main cause for low yields. The blanket P fertilizer recommendation applied to the rainfed lowland rice acid soils is outdated and thus, does not take into account the current fertility status of the ...
ABSTRACT In developing countries like Tanzania, Draught Animal Power (DAP) technology could be appropriate technology which many farmers can afford as a first step from using a hand hoe before stepping forward for using a tractor in agricultural activities. This study intended to determine factors hindering the adoption of draught animal power innovation under Participatory Agricultural Development and Empowerment Project (PADEP) at Handeni district. Five villages were used to get a total of...