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CONTENT ANALYSIS OF NEWSPAPER COVERAGE AND FARMERS’ READERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL NEWS IN NIGERIA

Inadequate access to agricultural information contributes largely to low productivity among farmers in Nigeria. The print media has been especially implicated on its low coverage and provision of agricultural information, thus limiting readership among farmers. To validate this observation, the extent of coverage of agricultural news in print media and farmer’s readership were therefore assessed. Content analyses of Nigerian Tribune, New Nigerian, This Day, The Punch and The Comet new...

Perception Of Agricultural Education Lecturers On Farm Workshops In Rivers State Tertiary Institutions

The study investigated Perception of Agricultural Education Lecturers on Farm Workshops in Rivers State Universities. The study engaged all agricultural education lecturers in Rivers State Tertiary institutions. Therefore the sample size was 21 agricultural education lecturers. The instrument used in the collecting data was a questionnaire titled ‘‘Perception of Agricultural Education Lecturers on Farm Workshops (PAELFW)’’. The instrument was validated by two research experts and the ...

Monetary And Fiscal Policy Dynamics And Their Effects on Farm Credit And Agricultural Output in Nigeria (1983-2014)

ABSTRACT   The study analysed the monetary and fiscal policy dynamics and their effects on farm credit and agricultural output in Nigeria between the years (1983-2014). The specific objectives of the study were to analyse the effect of fiscal policy on agricultural output during military and democratic eras (1983-1999) and (1999-2014), analyse the effects of monetary policy on agricultural output, analyse the effects of monetary policy on farm credit (1983-1999) and (1999-2014), analysed t...

Impact of Healthcare Delivery on Agricultural Sector Output in Nigeria

ABSTRACT This research work is an empirical effort attempting to examine the impact of healthcare delivery on agricultural sector output using the ordinary least squares (OLS) with annual secondary data from 1980 to 2016 sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin and Index Mundi Database. The co integration and regression analysis of the variables were used to analyze the data .The result of this study shows the independent variables (life expectancy and mortality rate) have s...

The Influence of Farmer-To-Farmer Communication on Access to Agricultural Extension Services in the Garu-Tempane District

Abstract Information is a key resource for agricultural and rural development. Farmers require agricultural extension services to improve their agricultural productivity. However, this does not appear to happen as agricultural extension is constraint with limited number of agricultural extension agents, inadequate logistics for extension agents and late release of funds for extension activities. To contribute to improving agricultural extension services, this study seeks to determine the inf...

Students Perception of Practical Agricultural Science in Senior Secondary Schools in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State.

ABSTRACT The study investigate students perception of practical agricultural science in senior secondary in Ilorin west LGA, Kwara State The population for this study is made up of all Agricultural science students. The instrument used for this study was research design questionnaire and responses were elicited for the research, random sampling method was used to sample students offering agricultural science from each of the four schools involved in the study . Four research question and hyp...

Selected Socio-economic Factors Influencing Access To Agricultural Extension Services Among Pastoralists In Wajir County, Kenya

Agricultural extension services play an important role in boosting agricultural productivity worldwide. Despite concerted efforts by pastoralists in Wajir County to access agriculturalextension services delivered by agricultural public service providers, Non-Governmental  Organizations (NGOs) and private extension agents, the access to these services is inadequate. This has led to low levels of agricultural productivity, ultimately leading to high levels of poverty and food insecurity in...

Producer Organizations And Access To Agricultural Markets: The Case Of Mwanza Region In Tanzania

ABSTRACT In this study, the factors that influence rural producer organizations in facilitating smallholder farmers to access to agricultural markets were studied. The study used survey data from 120 smallholder farmers (86 members and 34 non-members of smallholder farmer organizations). The study sample was selected using a stratified random sampling technique based on a number of farmer organisations. The study employed a triangulation of data from both primary and secondary data sources. ...

An Analysis Of The Causal Relationship Between Agricultural Exports And Economic Growth In Namibia

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the Granger causality between agricultural exports and economic growth in Namibia over the period 1998 – 2016. The study used the simple pairwise Granger causality to determine the existence of such a relationship. An Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test was used to test for stationarity. The results of the study found that there was no causality running from either economic growth or agricultural exports as both variables are independent. Based on the finding...

WOODY SPECIES DIVERSITY AND CARBON STOCK POTENTIAL OF AGRI-SILVICULTURE OF FEDIS DISTRICT, EASTERN ETHIOPIA

Abstract: Previous vegetation studies and their ecosystem services have concentrated largely on natural ecosystems, with less emphasis on managed areas like agricultural systems. Moreover, the protection and conservation of vegetation would be not only successful in protected areas alone but also in the agriculture environment and surrounding it. More recently, human-altered ecosystems such as conventional agroforestry like agri-silviculture have become increasingly conscious of their abilit...

Impact of Wheat Cluster Farming on Productivity, Technical Efficiency, and Asset Building of Smallholder Farmers in Arsi Zone, Oromia Region of Ethiopia

Abstract: Agriculture is the main focus of Ethiopia's economic development. Wheat is one of the major cereal crops produced by smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Wheat demand is rising quickly in Ethiopia despite efforts to improve wheat production. Recently, to curb this problem, the government of Ethiopia has implemented a cluster farming system for high-potential agricultural commodities like wheat as a means of poverty reduction and smallholders’ income maximization. In light of the prob...

The Political Economy Of Export Crops In Ghana: A Study Of The Mango Industry

ABSTRACT The Ghana government in 1984 embarked on an economic recovery program where the country’s export crops were diversified and marketing liberalized. The diversification led to expansion in production and export of mango products. There has been a gap in ascertaining the impact of government agricultural policy on mango production and horticultural export crops promotion and agro-processing policy. Another gap is the limited literature on sociological contribution of commercial produ...

THE IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT (A CASE STUDY OF UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC)

INTRODUCTION In this present world, all nation want its rural urban areas to be developed, with this perspective policies are being formulated to ensure its achievement of that country.  For instance, in Nigeria a great number of people live in the rural areas and so the  federal, sate and local government are very much concerned in the issue of developing these rural areas.  Development  as it effects the rural people differs in many respects from those of the urban poor and poverty alle...

LAND USE LAND COVER DYNAMICS, LAND DEGRADATION AND POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES UNDER MIXED CROP-LIVESTOCK FARMING SYSTEM IN GALESSA WATERSHED AND THE SURROUNDINGS IN TH

Abstract: Land degradation is a global, ongoing and relentless problem diminishing the functions and services provided by land resources. The problem is most serious in tropical regions, high in population density and mainly dependent on subsistence agriculture. Ethiopia can be viewed as a vivid example of countries in these regions most affected by land degradation. Although its extent varies, the problem is widespread in all regions of the country. The highlands, originally endowed with ab...

The Impact Of Remittance Receipts On Agricultural Asset Accumulation: Evidence From Ghana

ABSTRACT In the remittance literature, the empirical relationship between remittance receipts and agricultural asset accumulation has not been fully explored, and no clear-cut findings have been established. This is even worse for the sub-Saharan region and particularly for Ghana where little or no studies have examined such connection. Most of the efforts are geared towards Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and Asian countries. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to explore the imp...


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