INTRODUCTIONUrbanization refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas or the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas and the ways in which each society adapts to the change. It is predominantly the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people begin living and working in central areas (Wikipedia). The United Nations projected that half of the world's population would live in urban areas at the end of 2038. It is predicted ...
ABSTRACT Agro-forestry has continued to receive increasing attention from researchers and policy makers especially in coffee farming systems but there is lack of sufficient evidence on its role in productivity and profitability of coffee farming in Kenya. There is also lack of empirical evidence on whether factors that influence adoption of shade technology have the same effect on productivity and profitability of coffee. The general objective of the study was to examine the adoption of agro...
ABSTRACT Agriculture is considered the backbone of the Kenyan economy since it contributes to approximately 25 percent of the gross domestic product. It earns a significant amount of foreign exchange since it provides for all food supplies in the country in addition to creating employment to almost 70 percent of the entire population in either a direct or an indirect manner. The study therefore focused on evaluating Agricultural credit as well as its effect on small scale farm production in T...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of vocabulary teaching and learning towards the improvement of learners’ English language skills in Urban West Zanzibar. The study was guided by three objectives. The first objective was to identify the various VLS that the English language teachers use in teaching vocabulary in the English language classroom. The second objective was to assess the extent to which vocabulary teaching and learning helps in improving the En...
ABSTRACT The survey was undertaken to examine occupational diversification among rural women in Anambra State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study identified various areas of occupational diversification among rural women; ascertained reasons for occupational diversification; ascertained modes of occupational entry for each occupational area; ascertained the influence of human capital attributes on occupational diversification; and identified problems faced by rural women in occupational diversi...
ABSTRACT Peri-urban areas as the interface between urban and rural regions are currently experiencing enormous changes due to the extension of urban activities. The rapid growth of newly built environment and the apparent transformations of socioeconomic structure reveal how these areas become contested regions. It is recognized that peripheral areas have many disadvantages to accommodate the agglomeration of urban functions. As a result, the rapid pace of in-migration has been reshaping lan...
ABSTRACT The indiscriminate dumping of urban wastes in surface water bodies in urban and semiurban areas in Nigeria has become a growing menace to humans and natural ecosystem. This study tried to access the effect of urban waste on Mmiriocha river quality located in Abakpa, Enugu state. Water samples were collected at four different points considering various human activities that generate and discharge wastes into the river such as abattoir, raw sewage from homes, open dumps along the river...
ABSTRACT Semi-arid peri-urban environment holds great potential for dairy development to meet the high demand for milk and become a livelihood support strategy. In support for dairy production, forage technologies were promoted among dairy farmers in order to improve the performance of the sector and contribute to poverty reduction. However, the level and determinants of adoption of selected forage technologies in relation to dairy production is still unknown. To address this, 150 dairy farme...
Abstract: Semi-arid peri-urban environment holds great potential for dairy development to meet the high demand for milk and become a livelihood support strategy. In support for dairy production, forage technologies were promoted among dairy farmers in order to improve the performance of the sector and contribute to poverty reduction. However, the level and determinants of adoption of selected forage technologies in relation to dairy production is still unknown. To address this, 150 dairy far...
ABSTRACT The study focused on examining the contribution of Street Vending to the empowerment of women in Gweru Urban District. The rise of street vending is closely linked to the rise of the informal economy in contemporary Zimbabwe. The death of the formal industry marked the beginning of the Street vending business in Zimbabwe and Gweru in Particular. The collapse of the formal industry is attributed to a number of economic and political factors which include the adoption of unpopular Eco...
Abstract: The main objective of this study was to examine the influence of refugee integration on the socio-economic development of Nairobi County in Kenya. The study had several specific objectives which included: to examine the social activities that refugees in Nairobi County are engaged in, to find out the social contribution of refugee integration in Nairobi County, to find out the economic contribution of refugee integration in Nairobi Count This research took an exploratory survey des...
Urban sprawl is a phenomena experienced around most big cities. Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, has caused this effect to the surrounding towns as most people want to settle around the town area for various reasons. Kamulu town is one such area where population pressure from Nairobi city has caused movement of persons into settling. Currently, there has been increased population in Kamulu town, which in turn has led to changes in land use patterns from the large tracts of ranch to smaller...
ABSTRACT School safety is an essential and invaluable element of the schooling process. Certainly no sound and significant learning can happen in a dangerous and risky environment to learners and teachers. It is of vital importance therefore that stakeholders in education promote school environments that are safe and protected to facilitate increased enrolment, retention and completion, leading to attainment of educational goals. The role of schools apart from providing education and co-curri...
ABSTRACT Malnutrition is among the serious health problems affecting infants, children and women of reproductive age in Tanzania. Various approaches have been adopted to address this problem. Such approaches include; importation of food, food aid and medical treatment. Despite these efforts, however, millions of Tanzanians particularly women and children continue to suffer from one or more forms of malnutrition. Agriculture has been currently taken as great measure to harness malnutrition am...
ABSTRACT Globally, food security continues to be a complex phenomenon that people across all fields have to manage. In developing countries of which Ghana is part of, the number of people who are food insecure keeps increasing. Little attention has been given to households in the rural areas of the agro-ecological zones and how their occupation influences food security. This study seeks to examine the relationship between occupation and food security in the agro-ecological zones in rural Ghan...