ABSTRACT In modern agriculture, inorganic fertilizers are commonly being used to supplement soil nutrients, to promote plant growth, to increase crop productivity and also improve food quality. Fertilizer adoption in Uganda in small holder agriculture is among the lowest in comparison with other Sub-Sahara African countries. This study was carried out to investigate the adoption of inorganic fertilizers for crop production in Soroti district by identifying the common types of inorganic fertil...
PROPOSAL It has because very imperative to examine the role of commercial Bank in financing of A agricultural projects PLC, (1999 – 2003), is s topic so crucial that interested parties in the work many. It is very vital considering the role of commercial banks in general and first Bank in particular play in financing of Agricultural. Project in Enugu state, in sustaining the Economy. This creditable role being played by the above bank in sustaining the economy of Enugu state and the ...
Abstract: Many smallholder farmers in the developing world live in adverse poverty, and rely on agriculture as their primary source of income and household food. In Zambia agriculture production is the main activity for people in rural areas of the country. The study evaluated the effects of climate-smart practices; Gliricidia sepium Alley cropping, conservation agriculture Basin, Ripping and conventional agriculture cropland on selected physicochemical properties of soil and crop productivi...
ABSTRACT The study examined determinants of farmer participation in agriculture micro insurance in Zimbabwe specific reference to peri urban area in Harare. The study was promoted by low uptake of agriculture insurance products being experienced by companies offering agriculture micro insurance. There was need in the market to develop a product that is affordable due to the informalised nature of the Zimbabwean sector. There is need to reach to the poor households and mitigate their level of ...
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ABSTRACT The study was about conflict and Employee performance in an organization case study of Sameer Agriculture and Livestock fresh Diary Uganda (1967) Limited. The purposes of this study was to establish relationship between conflicts and employee performance, to find out what forms of conflicts existing at in Sameer Agriculture And Livestock fresh Diary Uganda (1967) Limited. The Objectives of this Study were to find out what forms of conflicts existing in Sameer Agriculture And Livestoc...
ABSTRACT Sabbatical legislation in the book of Leviticus is a set of land laws capable of promoting agricultural productivity and the welfare of the people. Previous studies on Sabbatical legislation in Leviticus have focused on land acquisition and distribution, neglecting various mistranslations that led to their misinterpretations. This anomaly changed the understanding of the concept of rest, which originally applied more to the human agentive utilisation and welfare agenda in ancient Isr...
Agriculture is the backbone to Kenya’s economy. This fact justifies the need to integrate agriculture in the school curriculum, in order to equip the learners with problem- solving skills for self-sufficiency. Low performance of students in agriculture subject has become an issue in Rachuonyo North District, and therefore, factors influencing performance of the students needed to be understood, in order to seek practical ways of supporting the students to improve in their performance i...
ABSTRACT In developing economics like Nigeria agro – allied industries are high in numbers, because it is the major source of both revenue to the government and job opportunities for the citizens. In Nigeria, agriculture apart from being the main strain of the economy, it has been recognized as the highest absolver of the labour force in the country. However, an unsustainable exploitation of Agricultural and agro-allied activities in the country, like logging of word, deforestation, bu...
AFRICA REGIONAL FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN The idea of a school of information science for English speaking African countries was conceived at UNESCO in 1973, revived at Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in 1980, and usefully bold to the meeting of commonwealth Head of Universities, held in Hong Kong, in March 1981. In January 1983, a four man team of Experts visited many African universities in order to recommend to UNESCO and IDRC the best loca...
ABSTRACT The negative effect of Climate Change (CC) on agriculture across Africa has been well established. This underscores its global policy interest. In Nigeria, crop farming is climate dependent and farmholders often employ measures that are sub-optimal against climate risk. This raises the vulnerability of farming to CC uncertainty. For a long time, knowledge of CC perception by farmholders dominated the existing literature. However, information on economic estimates of damages and resp...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study is to examine the impact of farming methods on food security in Uganda. It was guided by three specific objectives that were to investigate the forms of farming in Nyakwea Sub-county, to find out the relationship between farming and food security in Nyakwea Sub-county as well as to investigate the measures to address food security in Nyakwea Sub-county. Literature review was done by reviewing related literature on study variables as put forward by diff...
ABSTRACT Small-scale farmers are the centre of concern about globalization because they are the largest employment and small business group among the world‟s poor. More than 80% of Kenyans live in the rural areas and earn their livelihoods in agricultural-based activities. More than 50% of Kenyans live below the poverty level and struggle to meet their basic needs. Therefore the purpose of this study was to analyze of poverty alleviation initiatives among small-scale farmers in rural Naivas...
The study sought to find out the climate change effects on food security, and the community coping strategies in Gikindu Division in Murang’a County. The study was in response to the profound climate change effects over the years leading to depressed rainfall and increased temperatures exposing the farmers to the risk of diminished returns from the production activities. Gikindu area sits on a low agro-ecological zone five and six which is prone to persistent crop failure attributed to the ...
This study was designed to determine the effect of visual-aided instruction on students’ achievement in Agriculture in Junior Secondary schools. Two specific purposes, research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Quasi-experimental research design was adopted and the population for the study was 2,620 Junior Secondary School two (JSS2) students in Lafia metropolis, Nasarawa State, out of which 284 were sampled using purposive sampling technique. The instrument for data colle...