ABSTRACT Projects are the lifeblood of the economy; they are regarded as an essential source of growth, employment, entrepreneurial skills, innovation and economic and social cohesion. If projects in the informal sector in developing countries are taken into account, however, their contribution to growth will be more significant. That is why Rural Sector Support Project (RSSP) has been initiated with an aim of revitalizing the rural economy. This thesis entitled “The evaluation of Rural Sec...
ABSTRACTThe purpose of the study was to establish the impact of Decentralization inpoverty alleviation in Lotuke Sub County, Abim District. The specific objectiveswere to: examine the poverty levels, establish the challenges facingdecentralization in poverty alleviation programmes in improving the livelihood,examine the impact of decentralization in poverty alleviation programmes inimproving the livelihood; and establish the Effective ways of implementingdecentralization programmes in poverty...
ABSTRACT Project management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources in such a way that these resources deliver all the work required to complete a project within defined scope, time, and cost constraints. The main purpose of the study was to analyze determinants influencing performance of Agricultural projects with special reference to the NALEP projects in Ruiru District. The target population was 41 NALEP projects. Descriptive research design was adopted in the study. The res...
Abstract: Maize-legume cropping systems are practiced under conventional practice (CP) which has resulted in soil degradation and frequent crop failure, which may be slowed or reversed with conservation agriculture (CA). Traditional plant tissue sampling and analysis is time taken and destructive method; whereas optical sensor techniques in particular, normalized difference vegetative index (NDVI) are an instantaneous, non-destructive, and quantitative assessment. CA can improvesoil health a...
AB~TRAC~ Awareness of the importance of environmental conservation has become more and more central to the thinking of the oil industiy worldwide. Integration of development and environment throughparticipatoiy approaches was the main objective ofthe UnitedNations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio Janeiro-Brazil in 1992.Principle 4 of the Rio Declaration puts it clear “in order to achieve sustainable developmen4 environmental protection shall coijstitute an integral p...
ABSTRACT The developing world is challenged with a large number of persons involved in less productive and vulnerable employment. Ghana is not an exemption. This limits the country’s effort towards a successful achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, particularly Goals 1, 8 and 10 which relate to ‘no poverty’, ‘decent work and economic growth’ and ‘lower inequality’, respectively. This study broadly examines the role of employment in explaining welfare in Ghan...
Abstract: Rain water harvesting has been practiced for many years and has positively impacted life, agriculture and economy. Despite its known benefit, the adoption of rainwater harvesting is slow in the Mohamud Haybe district, and water scarcity remains a major constraint to life and economic development in the district. This study was conducted to assess rain water harvesting technologies (RWHT) and determinants that affect the adoption of rain water harvesting in Mohamoud Haybe district, ...
A RESEARCH WORK PRESENTED TO THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES, DEPARTMENT OF PURCHASING AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENT RESEARCH PROPOSAL TITLE PAGE DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONE 1.0Introduction 1.1Background of the study 1.2Statement of problem 1.3Objective of the study 1.4Significance of study 1.5Research hypothesis 1.6Limitation of the study 1.7Definition of terms. CHAPTER TWO 2.0Literature review 2.1Purchasing (What is Entails) 2.2Types of ...
Fish a good source of Protein is susceptible to contamination because of their soft tissues and the aquatic environment. They can be contaminated at any point from farm to fork via many means. It is a major public health concern that consumers assume that fish caught fresh from the wild or processed is totally safe. This study therefore seeks to evaluate the human safety in consuming freshly caught fish from dams in Ekiti State and processed fish from Ekiti environs by assessing and comparing...
ABSTRACT Limited access to accurate and timely market information continues to be a major impediment in the marketing of farm produce by farmers in Manga Sub-County, Nyamira County, Kenya. This limited access to market information has led to high cost of marketing and emergence of middlemen. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have the potential to assist in addressing this problem by creating awareness, linking and distributing information on marketing. It is evident that farme...
ABSTRACT 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 ...
ABSTRACT The study focused on the impact of micro-finance institutions on the performance of small and medium enterprises in the post conflict in the democratic republic of Congo (DRC) Bunia Town The findings shows that Poor people have little or no access to financial services that most of us take for granted, Lack of access to affordable loans on the consumer side is a major hurdle in providing loan services that benefits the, Reliable and affordable loan. services are the underpinning of m...
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ABSTRACT The failure of past attempts to develop aquaculture in Ghana has been of concern to many people. Relevant constraints identified included fmgerling shortages, low economic returns from the industry, inadequate tested extension messages among others. In recent years. The Water Research Institute and the Directorate of Fisheries have made some efforts to solve the immediate problems of inadequate seed supply and stunted growth of tilapia in ponds due to excessive reproduction. Pilot ha...
Abstract: The study was carried out to assess the genetic variability and association Using Morphological Markers among faba bean genotypes. Faba bean have a long tradition of cultivation in old world agriculture, being among the most ancient plants in cultivation and also among the easiest to grow. Utilizing a selection of faba bean that have variation in their morphological attributes. Twelve faba bean genotypes were evaluated in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replicati...