Abstract: The article “The Dynamics and Role of Gender in High-Value Avocado Farming in Kenya”, written by Beatrice Muriithi, Jane Kabubo-Mariara, was originally pub- lished electronically on the publisher’s internet portal on 12 November 2021 without open access. With the author(s)’ decision to opt for Open Choice the copyright of the article changed on 21 of December to © The Author(s) 2021 and the article is forthwith distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internati...
ABSTRACT. Agricultural biotechnology is gaining momentum in shaping production globally. It ranges from molecular diagnostics, vaccine technology, genetic modification and tissue culture. The study, however, focused on one aspect of agro-biotechnology, that is, the impact of tissue culture in banana plantlets on Banana productivity. The study contributes to the international debate on biotechnology and small scale farming. It argues that agricultural biotechnology, especially the use of tissu...
ABSTRACT This seminar studied and analyzed Water Pollution, the causes, the effects, the sources, types and control of Water Pollution in the societies water pollution occurred when pollutants were discharged directly or indirectly into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds, Water Pollution affected plant, and organisms living in this bodies of water. Water pollution was known to be caused by the following factors, sewage and wastewater, marine dumping industri...
ABSTRACT Khat farming in Embu County was introduced to replace the dwindling income from the coffee sector and cotton farming. Small scale farmers have increasingly cut down coffee stems and replaced them with Khat. The influence by the Meru khat farmers who grow the crop in large scale has greatly contributed to this. Khat growing in Embu County is associated with easy and quick economic value compared to coffee and other crops whose payment comes after a prolonged period. In Embu County Kha...
INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF STUDY Agriculture, from the beginning of time, the first concern of man has been food clothing and shelter in that order. Agriculture being one of the oldest industries, its origin can be traced to the earliest human societies. the existence of man fro the prehistoric era up to the era ancient civilization depended on the ability of the individual to hunt and gather food for consumption. Food was, however the basic source of life which provided him energy...
ABSTRACT The project examines factors influencing women's participation m agricultural production: evidence from small-scale farmers in Ekiti state, Nigeria. This project provides evidence that women play a significant role in agriculture through their influential participation. Multistage sampling technique was used for the selection of the 100 respondents used for this project through the help of Agricultural Development Programme Offices in Ado, Ikere and Ikole in Ekiti State. Both the p...
ABSTRACT The adoption and sustained use of Integrated Aquaculture and Agriculture depends strongly on the perception of the farmers which in turn can be largely influenced by the socioeconomic attributes of the farmers. This study therefore examined the socioeconomic characteristics of fish farmers in relation to their perception and willingness to adopt integrated fish-rice and pig production system in south eastern Nigeria. Abia and Imo States were purposely selected for the study because...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of anthropogenic activities on physiochemical properties of soils in Ezinihitte Mbaise L.G.A. Imo State. 36 soil samples were collected randomly at the depth of 0-5cm, 5-15cm, and 15-30cm. The samples were collected from four different locations, farmland, market area, play ground and forest. The samples were prepared and analyzed for physiochemical properties such as sand, silt, clay, pH, conductivity, organic carbon, moisture content...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of anthropogenic activities on physiochemical properties of soils in Ezinihitte Mbaise L.G.A. Imo State. 36 soil samples were collected randomly at the depth of 0-5cm, 5-15cm, and 15-30cm. The samples were collected from four different locations, farmland, market area, play ground and forest. The samples were prepared and analyzed for physiochemical properties such as sand, silt, clay, pH, conductivity, organic carbon, moisture co...
Abstract: This study was conducted on the Ngaoundaba Crater Lake sediments to infer provenance, weathering conditions, organic matter accumulation, and trace metal concentrations. Ngaoundaba Lake sediments were collected using a manual core sampler at 5 to 8 m water depth. Two sediment cores from the littoral and center of the lake were analyzed for grain size distribution, water content (WC), organic matter content, mineralogy, and major and trace element concentrations. The Ngaoundaba sedi...
Abstract: Biogas is eco-friendly alternative renewable energy source produced through anaerobic digestion of organic compounds. In this study, biogas production was evaluated from Cucurbita pepo leaves (CP) and cow dung (CD) co-digestion in five mix ratios under mesophilic conditions (38ºC) using batch digesters in the Botany Laboratory of Haramaya University. Total solid(TS) and Volatile solid(VS), organic carbon, and pH were measured before and after digestion, While carbon to nitrogen ra...
Abstract: Production of biogas through anaerobic digestion of organic waste materials provides an alternative environmentally friendly renewable energy. In this study, biogas production from codigestion of corn cob with cow dung in five mix ratios was evaluated under mesophilic condition (38ºC) using a batch digester for 30 days. In all substrates, VS, organic carbon, pH and C: N ratios were measured before and after digestion. The Parameters studied were total solids (TS), volatile solids ...
ABSTRACT The essential role of radiotherapy is to ensure detection and treatment of breast cancers using appropriate doses, these seem not to harm patients under review. Unintended detriments in the treatment and the risk of secondary cancers are mostly associated with delivering much higher doses than planned dose. This study focused on using phantoms for the determination, and comparison of planned doses with actual doses delivered to the breast, during radiation treatment. Adelaide phantom...
ABSTRACT BIOLOGICAL SULPHATE REDUCTION USING PRIMARY SEWAGE SLUDGE AS ENERGY SOURCE IN AN UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BED REACTOR Since the economics of biological sulphate reduction (BSR) are driven by the economics of the organic carbon source, the BioSURE® process has been developed as a low-cost effective system where primary sewage sludge (PSS) is used as the energy source. This research investigates the use of PSS for BSR in an upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor in detail in ord...
Abstract: Biogas is a well-established fuel that can replace firewood and electricity as an energy source for cooking, lighting, heating and for other purposes in developing countries. Moreover, biogas is a clean, environmental friendly and renewable form of energy generated when micro-organisms degrade organic materials in the absence of oxygen. The aim of this study was to evaluate biogas production potential of avocado fruit peel wastes and goat manure in combination or separately under a...