ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess contribution of soil and water conservation practices on household food security and income in East Usambara highlands, Tanzania. Purposive sampling procedures were used to obtain six representative villages. In each village, 40 respondents were randomly selected leading to a sample size of 240 respondents. Structured and non-structured interview questions were used to collect data. Data collected by using questionnaires were supplemented by field o...
Diversification is a necessity in rural areas, where farming alone rarely provides sufficient means of survival. Conceptualisation of livelihood diversification as plurality of activities from past studies is too narrow. Rather, livelihood diversification should be conceived in terms of the interplay of ability, assets and activities. Therefore, livelihood diversification among rural households in southwestern Nigeria was investigated. Multistage random sampling technique was used to sel...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the contribution of rice farming to household income and food security in the Doho sub-county Butalejja District. The cross-sectional method was used in the study. The survey sample consisted of 50 respondents all of who hailed from rice growers. These were selected using a random sampling method. The primary data for the study was collected using questionnaires administered to the respondents that were selected for the study, tables, graphs, a...
ABSTRACT This study on factors contributing to food insecurity to smallholder farmers was carried out in Mbulu district, Manyara region from September to December 2010.The purpose was to analyze the food situation; identifying limiting factors for optimal food production and to identify various coping strategies employed by smallholder farmers in a situation of food insecurity in the study area. Data for this study was obtained by cross-sectional design whereby random sampling was used to se...
ABSTRACT The fact that evaluating economic performance of irrigation schemes are important and therefore needed at regular intervals is actually the motivation behind this study. Major objective of the study is to provide information that can be used to improve performance of the Farmer Managed Irrigation Schemes in Tanzania in terms of; economic returns to farmers, water use efficiency and productivity, operation and maintenance and sustainability of the schemes. The study area covered thre...
Abstract Rice farming has received considerable attention in developing countries and particularly in Kenya due to its impact on smallholders’ income and food security. Irrigated rice is the largest consumer of water and its sustainability is threatened by water shortage. This has necessitated the development of alternative irrigation water systems that use less water with high yields such as the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). This study sought to evaluate the effects of (SRI) on fa...
Abstract: This study was initiated with the general objective of analyzing the supply and performance of wheat markets in Digelu- Tijo District of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. The specific objectives of the study were to identify wheat market chain and actors’ role, to analyze performance of wheat markets and to identify factors determining supply of wheat by smallholder farmers. In this study, both primary and secondary data were used. A total of 123 sample households, and 24 traders were con...
Abstract: Vegetables play significant role in income generation and improving nutritional status in Ethiopia and Habru district in particular. However, the development of vegetable subsector faces various marketing problems in Habru district. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze vegetables (onion and tomato) market chain in Habru district. Both primary and secondary data were used for the study. A random sample of 147 vegetable producer households and 53 vegetable traders were used to gene...
ABSTRACT The emergence of Abuja as urban centre today is traceable to the quest for a new capital city for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Being a new artificial creation, it should be expected that the inhabitants whose land had been acquired for the development of the new capital city be justly compensated and resettled . However, since the promulgation of the enabling Decree that created the new federal capital in 1976, the question of resettlement and compensation to the original inhabit...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Arusha City, Tanzania. The aim of the study was to analyse the socio-economic factors that influence urban households’ choice of primary cooking fuel and its share to the total household expenditure. The specific focus of the study were (i) to investigate households’ cooking fuel(s) consumption pattern (ii) to analyse factors affecting households’ choice of cooking fuel (iii) to examine households’ cooking fuel consumption intensity (iv) to develop ...
The findings on urban food security in Manzini reported in this paper are based on data from the 2008–2009 AFSUN Urban Food Security Household Survey. We wish to thank the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for funding the study through the UPCD Tier One Program, the eight geography students at the University of Swaziland who administered the survey, the Deputy Prime Minister of Swaziland and his office, and the Ministers of Housing and Urban Development, Education, and Agricu...
ABSTRACT Marine pollution is one of the main anthropogenic factors identified globally to affect the estuarine and coastal ecosystems. One of the recipients of pollutants is the mangroves since they are intercepting between land and ocean. In recent years, the mangrove forests have been proposed for use as natural wastewater treatment wetlands. This is based on research findings conducted in countries like China. However, before promoting the use of natural mangrove as pollution buffers, the ...
Abstract The study sought to examine the role of ORAP, an operational NGO in improving water and sanitation to the people of Umguza District. The objectives were to explore the water and sanitation situation in the area before the intervention of ORAP and to offer solution on how water and sanitation could be improved in peri-urban areas. Household questionnaires were administered addressing the housing conditions in which the residents lived, water supply and quality, the sanitation situatio...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This feasibility study on the establishment of a Poultry Farm is based on the Survey made by Ogah Innocent Ojiya and the business. Which will be wholly owned by him. The proposed name of the Poultry farm will be Vrabil Poultry Farm and will concentrate on sales of birds and its products. When the farm grows to maturity we shall be supplying birds and its products to different Quick Services restaurant, Large and Small Markets resident populaces alike, in South West Nigeria. ...
ABSTRACT Poverty reduction has become a paramount concern in the international development arena because of the large number of people affected by it globally. The study investigates how the entrepreneurial activities of petty traders with respect to their social and human capital can contribute to the reduction of poverty. Using a cross-sectional survey data, the study built a social capital index, estimated the income level and employed a probit regression model in finding out the effects o...