The Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) in East Africa hosts over thirty million inhabitants most of whom are classified as absolutely poor. The food security in the region is manifested in high levels of malnutrition, child mortality and high HIV and AIDS incidents. There is need for food diversifications. Food crops like pumpkins though indigenous in the region have no established position within the major food crops despite their rich nutritional potential and capability to provide a balanced ...
Abstract Workers in the informal economy have been identified to be at a higher risk of experiencing poverty as they growth old in developing countries. Due to their attitudes to saving, planning for old age and eroding family support. Well-designed social security programmes can help reduce both the risk by building resilience to shocks – safety nets. Although these exist there are still some challenges considering the rate of enrollment unto the formal social security available. Increas...
ABSTRACT About 60% of the Kenyan population is comprised of youth. Agriculture provides over 80% of employment opportunities and livelihood to Kenyans. However, while youth unemployment is rising, youth engagement in agriculture is declining. Kenya‟s service and industrial sectors have not created enough jobs for the youthful labour force. Declining youth engagement in agriculture has implications on household and national food and nutritional security, unemployment and underemployment whic...
ABSTRACT The study looked at the Factors affecting upland rice growing for improved livelihood among the people of Kakiri Sub County, Wakiso district. The study was guided by the following specific objectives; finding out the relationship between production of upland rice and the wellbeing of the natives, establish the extent to which the technology employed affects the amount of rice produced, establish the impact of rice growing on the environment and To identify the problem encountered in ...
ABSTRACT There is growing awareness about the efficacy of essential elements in the maintenance of good health and prevention of diseases. Zinc plays a vital role in wound healing, immune system, reproductive system and nervous system. Zinc wades off oxygen free radicals and also aid in metabolism of carbohydrates by assisting insulin to function. Chromium lowers blood sugar and also works with insulin in metabolization of sugar, while copper is required for conversion of body’s Fe into ha...
Abstract: Cellulases are the type of enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of cellulose and related oligosaccharide derivatives, is considered a potential tool for industrial saccharification of cellulosic biomass. The production of bio-based products and bioenergy from less costly renewable lignocellulosic materials would bring benefits to the local economy, environment, and national energy security. The processed enset (kocho and bulla) are rich in carbohydrates, and fiber and some mineral...
Abstract: Malawi’s economy is solely agricultural driven, yet the soils are continuously depleted of major nutrients threatening economic development, food and nutrition security. Besides poor agricultural practices, climate change is one of the major factors exacerbating soil and nutrient degradation in sub-Saharan Africa. Use of blanket fertilizer recommendations to nourish the depleted soils is worsening the situation as it often not matches with the requirement of the soil and maize, t...
ABSTRACT Securing adequate financing for oil and gas investments is a difficult task in the best of environments. In Africa, the task is more difficult on account of political, commercial and force majeure risks. These factors serve to limit the interest of international commercial banks, the main source of oil and gas finance in making long-term credit available for the region. This thesis examines the risk mitigation arrangements that can relief the fears of the international financial ins...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between insecurity and education service delivery in secondary schools in Mogadishu. The study objectives were to examine the level of insecurity, to identify the extent of education service delivery and finally to establish the relationship between insecurity and education service delivery in secondary schools in Mogadishu Somalia. The study was conducted from Mogadishu from 3 districts in Mogadishu. Questionnaires were ...
ABSTRACT Business today operates in a global environment. The flow of goods and services along the logistics chain in the port industry is critical for the survival of businesses. The study was based on the Analysis of the Supply Chain Security in Tema Port. The main objective of the study was to assess the applicability of some of the selected Supply Chain Security Programs in Tema Port. A number of Supply chain security programs were reviewed and one of these were identified as the ISPS Cod...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study is to determine how HIV/AIDS affects rural women`s production activities. The data were collected from two Divisions of Mvomero District in Morogoro. The specific objectives were, to identify and characterize the rural women`s production activities, to compare the time spent in household production activities before and after HIV infection, to determine the household production and income levels before and after HIV infection and to asses household e...
Abstract: This study aims to analyze the growth of the Kenyan private security sector, and to establish its role and impact on security in relation to the general elections. The case study is Nairobi County and the timeframe is from 2008 to 2018. The study includes determining the impact of the private security sector and its functions on security in Kenya. The research reviews previous studies with a view to establish academic gaps which the present study sought to bridge. Emanating from th...
ABSTRACT Commercial banks face severe concerns over mobile banking security issues due to substantial monetary losses on customers’ accounts. Most customers of commercial banks in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been losing vast amounts of money from their accounts to fraudsters and hackers, who are taking advantage of weak security controls. This has necessitated the present study to be conducted by proposing a mobile banking security framework based on Octave-small approach for com...
ABSTRACT The rapid increase of smartphone proliferation in Kenya has resulted in users being dependent on their phones for everyday activities. This increased interaction with smartphones has posed a significant threat to users’ privacy and security. The exposure to threats demonstrates a need to understand users’ security awareness and behavior when using their mobile phones. Therefore, this study sought to establish the level of security risk awareness and user behaviour among smartpho...
Abstract: The purpose of the study was to establish the level Information Security among End User in order to address the Human issue and its impacts on Information Security (IS) in organizations. Human errors likely to result into excessive security breaches than technical vulnerabilities (Hinson, 2003). Notable human errors include, deleting wrong file by mistake, entering wrong value, pull out the wrong plug by mistake and configuration mistakes can leave the network ports open, firew...