ABSTRACT This study was conceived in regard to the empirical reality that farming in Enugu State, as it applies to all parts of Southeastern Nigeria, is constrained by the adverse effects of climate change. It was therefore, considered necessary to conduct an assessment of smallholder farmers’ awareness to climate change, their adaptation strategies, the associated costs and returns, underpinning, and constraints to their adoption of the identifies adaptation strategies. This study assessed...
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of land degradation on agricultural land use, planning and management in Kalama Division, Machakos County; and specifically determined farmers’ considerations of land suitability for selected types of agricultural land uses in varying cropping zones, investigated farmers’ local environmental knowledge of land degradation indicators and finally documented farmers’ land management strategies and practices for soil and water c...
Small scale potato enterprises play a central role in creation of jobs and wealth creation for 3.8 million potato farmers along the potato value chain in Kenya. Although, potato roduction and marketing emerges as a promising farm enterprise that can contribute to increased incomes fosmallholder potato farmers. There is little or lack of mpetitiveness among potato farmers.This study intended to fill this knowledge gap by determining the effect of entrepreneurial behaviour on the competitive ad...
Abstract This study investigated the role of newspapers’ frames on public perception of Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) during the wrong patient brain surgery crisis. To be specific, the study examined the most prevalent crisis frame featured during KNH wrong-patient brain surgery crisis. Second, it examined whether the four newspapers’ (The Daily Nation, The Standard, People Daily, and The Star) coverage of KNH wrong-patient brain surgery crisis was reported negatively or positively (v...
Abstract Fingerprint emerged as an important system within the security agencies, government offices and court of law in the late 19th century, when it replaced anthropometric measurements as a more reliable method for identifying persons. No two fingerprints have ever been found identical in billions of human and automated computer comparisons. Fingerprint is thus claimed to outperform DNA and all other human identification systems. However, genetic mutation and effect of certain drugs have...
ABSTRACT This study examined the media coverage of women leaders in political and non-political spaces. The study identified the frames used in news coverage and the degree to which the representations reinforce the theoretical assumptions that the media engage in symbolic annihilation in representing women leaders. Again, the study sought to discover the reason behind the frames from the perspective of the journalist. The research also analysed the perceptions of the women leaders towards ...
ABSTRACT Drug availability, distribution andcontrol are majorly concern in health development as drugs constitute an important aspect of health development technology (Silverman, Lydecker and Lee, 1990). In Nigeria particularly since the mid 1980’s shortage of drugs and other technologies have become pervasive threats to the medical care system (Ohuabunwa, 2002), the major problem however seems to lie within the drug distribution and control channel. The sum total of the effect is the incre...
Abstract: The general study objective was to assess the effect of devolved governance in strengthening food security Mandera County. The study was guided by the following research questions: How does devolved governance affect provision of credit facilities to farmers in their pursuit to supporting food security in Mandera County? What is the effect of devolved governance on capacity development of farmers in enhancing food security in Mandera County? Lastly, how does devolved governance aff...
Abstract This study ascertained the socioeconomic determinants of farmers’ knowledge on soil and water conservation technologies in Dry zones of Central Highlands of Kenya involving 400 farming households. Results showed that the majority of the farmers had inadequate knowledge on the use and benefits of soil and water conservation technologies. The socio-economic factors that influence knowledge levels of the knowledge-intensive technologies were education level, gender, perceptions on so...
Abstract The study investigated the factors influencing adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia (Macadamia spp.) among small-scale farmers in Embu County, Kenya. Data was collected from a sample of 384 small-scale farmers obtained through multistage sampling procedure in ten sub-locations. Binary Logit model was used to determine the effect of selected institutional and socio-economic factors on adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia. The results revealed that education level (wald=...
Abstract Productivity of rangelands in Kenya is affected by increasing crop farming especially in more fertile range areas. Among the key factors driving the encroachment of crops on rangelands are the changing opportunities brought about by markets. We hypothesize that the existing market inefficiencies characterizing livestock markets, especially the price disincentives that livestock producers face, are major risks rangelands face. To analyze the effect of livestock market conditions on r...
Abstract: The need to diversify the economy so as to ensure sustainable economic growth has been of great concern. Accelerating productivity in agriculture is seen as one of the alternatives to support the diversification initiatives by the government and drive growth in Botswana. This study discusses the factors contributing to increased long term agricultural productivity and hence its subsequent impact on growth in the short. The study employs the vector error correction model and annual ...
INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Agriculture, man’s oldest profession which used to be Nigeria’s Chief foreign exchange earner, has been neglected over the years because of the discovery of oil. This factor has led to the disappearance of most mineral resources in the country like the groundnut pyramind of the north, the cocoa sacks of the west nad the palm oil drums of the East.Not only, the hard currency accruing from agricultural export gone but the population which continued...
ABSTRACT This Study examines the performance evaluation of natural gas utilization in Power generation as strategy for reducing Gas flaring in Nigeria. The evaluation method comprises of use of Modular Gas Technology (MGT) plant for flare gas capture and processing, use ofthe processed gas in Turbine for power generation andappraisal of investments on MGT plant that consider profitability as well as time value of money. Technical performance of this technology was evaluated in te...