ABSTRACT However, research also revealed that, despite the fact that most traditional authorities regard other institutions as wearisome, they nevertheless seek assistance from these institutions when faced with conflicts involving external parties such as Jatropha companies. The research also focused on the socio-economic benefits that farmers stand to gain from Jatropha. This emanated from the fact that many researchers question the claimed benefits of Jatropha and believe that the current ...
ABSTRACT Urban agriculture is defined as the practice of farming within the boundaries of towns or cities. It is one of the most common informal sector activities of urban dwellers in Enugu. Farming in this sense involves crop cultivation, animal rearing and fish farming. In this definition of urban agriculture, the location of farms plays the most important role. Approximately half of the residents in Enugu are involved in the practice. This is similar to the rates in other towns/cities in ...
GAS FLARING in Nigeria, the burning of natural gas associated with oil extraction, has been a prevalent practice. Natural gas brought to the surface, especially where there is no infrastructure to put this “associated gas” to productive use is burnt for disposal thus making it a wasteful and generally polluting practice. An economy that promotes carbon emission through flaring wastes valuable energy products, increases health disparities and fuels climate change, a far-cry from the Glob...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to assess the impact of jatropha farming on food security to small-scale farmers in Rukwa and Arusha regions. To achieve that objective, a simple random sampling was used to obtain jatropha famers. Two hundred and sixty (260) respondents were randomly selected; among them were 130 jatropha farmers, which involved 60 jatropha farmers from Monduli district and 70 jatropha farmers from Mpanda district. Other respondents included in the sample were non...
ABSTRACT This research was carried out to determine the optimum cocoyam density, time of cocoyam introduction and poultry manure rates for sustainable plantain/cocoyam mixture. The experiment was a 3x3x2 factorial arrangement fitted into a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with 18 treatment combinations replicated 3 times to give 54 experimental plots. The experiment was conducted in two phases; the first phase involved plantain and cocoyam planted the same time in the month of ...
Abstract: Depletion of soil fertility due to soil erosion and nutrient mining farming system leads to decline in soil productivity and subsequently crop yields. This study was initiated to assess soil fertility status and to determine micronutrient concentration in the tissues of maize and sorghum grown at Daro Labu district, Eastern Ethiopia. Twelve maize and twelve sorghum growing fields from four peasant associations (PA) were selected purposively. Field survey was conducted to collect ge...
ABSTRACT In this study, the use of purely inorganic filler materials to influence the mechanical properties of flexible polyurethane foam has been investigated. The fillers were calcite (CaCO3), dolomite (CaMg(CO))), and kaolin (ALSO(OH)) of volume fractions ranging from 0 - 40 wt%. Each of the filler content ranges was investigated at the following average particle size distributions: 0.06, 0.5, 3.5, 10, 20, and 841 um. The experiment was performed in a discontinuous foaming process based on...
Cross- sectional study on knowledge and practice of instrument sterilization amongst barbers around Fresco campus of Ebonyi state University Abakaliki, ABSTRACT Barber’s shop is a source of infections agents both blood borne and other infestation and the sure way to prevent this is through instrument sterilization after each customer. The aim of the study was to determine the level of knowledge and the practice of instrument sterilization amongst barbers at Presco campus.Descriptive resear...
ABSTRACT Co111positc soil samples were collected rnmlomly within Gwagwul8da, Kujc ami Kw;di 1 t.:n Councils or the Federal Capit:d Territory (FCT), /uja. The sarnpks were mwlyscd lr pH. percentage organic mutter, exchat1gcablc bases, cxchallgcahlc acidity. c!Tective cntion cxclwngc cnpacity (ICEC), perccnt;1gc base saluratioll, available lllclal clclllclltS, the toltd levels or COIICl'lltratiollS of the lllCtal clclllCiltS. chcrnical IJ·actiOIIS of 11lallgallCSC, LillC dctl:ity, te...
INTRODUCTION Interfacial tension between two immiscible fluids arises from the dissimilarity of the intermolecular forces between the molecules in the phases. According to Shen et al [1] Interfacial tension affects two-phase flow and displacement processes in porous media. Interfacial films could also contain ionizable groups such as asphaltenes, resins, organic acids and solids which affect the physical properties of emulsions and the solubility of some polar organic compounds at the oil-wa...
Abstract: Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) technologies hold potential to protect against climate risks, reduce nutrient depletion and enhance food security. In this paper, we study how exposure to dry spells influences use and use intensity of ISFM technologies, specifically focusing on maize-legume intercropping and organic manure. We use a four-round panel dataset collected from households in six Malawi districts over a period of nine years and merged with daily rainfall data f...
Abstract – The aim of this paper is to examine the perceptions of small-scale irrigation farmers (SSIFs) with regard to climate change and their adaptation strategies in terms of its effects. This study forms part of a broader regional project, namely the Southern Agricultural Africa Inter-Comparison and Improvement Project (SAAMIIP) on integrated regional climate assessment. In analysing the SSIF farm situation, meta-analysis was the selected methodological application. Farm-level data wa...
Abstract This project attempts to identify the implications of commercial pineapple farming in the Awutu-Effutu-Senya District for farm workers and communities. Primary data were gathered using questionnaires, interviews as well as observations made in the farms and communities. Secondary data sources included published and unpublished official documents, new papers and the Internet. The report concludes that although pineapple farms offer employment opportunities for both citizens and migra...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA Before the British arrived in the early nineteenth century, there were two major types of education in Nigeria. In the Islamic north, education was strictly religious in nature. In each Muslim community, a mallam drilled children as young as five years old in the teachings of the Qur'an and the Arabic alphabet. During the colonial era, larger cities set up more expansive Islamic schools that included subjects such as math and science. In 1913, these Isl...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION iAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ivTABLE OFCONTENTS viLIST OF TABLES viiiLIST OF FIGURES IxABSTRACT xCHAPTERONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.1 Background 11.1.1 The State ofthe Rangelands 21.2 Problem ‘Statement 41.3 Purpose of the Study 51.4 Objectives of the Study1.5 Research Questions 61.6 Scope ofthe Study 71.7 Significance ofthe Study 7vCHAPTER TWO .8LITERATURE REVIEW 92.1 Introduction 92.2 Definition ofrangelands 92.3 Characteristics ofrangelands 92.4 Herdin...