Abstract This research work deals with the Development of a National Social Security Numbering System (NSSN). A typical Social Security Number (SSN) is a 9-digit number configured and assigned to citizens and legal migrants of a country for the purpose of uniquely identifying them to aid easy administration of a nation. In principle, a National Social Security Number can be used to track citizens, permanent residents, temporary residents, legal emigrants for the purpose of work, taxation, g...
ABSTRACT Food poisoning with mycotoxins produced by fungi is a global food safety issue. The consumption of mycotoxin-contaminated foods is responsible for several foodborne diseases outbreak worldwide. While peanuts are an important crop with both economic and nutritional significance in tropical and subtropical regions, their vulnerability to aflatoxin contamination, for example, makes them unsuitable for human consumption. This study aimed at assessing the aflatoxin contamination of local...
ABSTRACT This study is concerned with the evaluation of the price levels of food items in various markets across Ghana. The objective was to determine the main dimensions along which to identify specific markets in which items are high-priced and those that are low-priced. To this end, data on prices in 2008 of fifteen food items in 100 selected markets from all the regions of the country were obtained from the Statistical, Research and Information Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agri...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine the motivation and attitude towards work among kitchen staff in senior high schools (SHSs) within the Kwawu East District. Specifically, it involved an examination of the motivational needs of the staff, the strategies used to motivate kitchen staff and the factors influencing job attitudes of staff. A cross-sectional design was adopted to survey 42 kitchen staff and seven school Principals. Interview schedules were used to collect data from the kitchen...
ABSTRACT Drying, a process for food preservation involves subjecting a food commodity to high temperatures that aid in the removal of moisture thereby making the food shelf stable. The objective of this study was to design a greenhouse type solar dryer that would be used for the drying of cassava and other foods and evaluate the characteristics of the dried products. The rationale behind this study was that open sun drying has been the method of drying over the centuries but it is subjected ...
ABSTRACT This study focused on safety and health implications of food from food outlets at Nyika growth point. The purpose of the study was to evaluate safety and health hazards associated with food from food outlets. Records of the Bikita Rural District Council indicated that from 2006 to 2014, the number of food outlets increased by more than 100%. Cases of food borne illnesses increased by at least 100% according to the records of the Bikita District Hospital. A cross-sectional survey was ...
This study sought to assess the influence of security agency organizational factors on the implementation of community policing strategy in Njoro Sub-County. It sought to establish the level of community policing strategy implementation by security agencies, and investigate the influence of two aggregate organizational factors (organizational structure and management styles) on the implementation of community policing. The study was guided by the contingency theory and diffusion of innov...
An analysis of economic effects of Neglected and Underutilized crops (NUACs) in Kenya, case of yam in Embu County. ABSTRACT Nations in Africa i.e. Kenya has great potential of realizing their goal of eradicating poverty and hunger in all its forms and everywhere through the neglected and underutilized crops i.e. yams Dioscorea spp (Berchie, 2009) but have been adversely aggrieved by institutional failure, policies without the clear framework of the institutions capability to ...
ABSTRACT The mona monkey (Cercopithecus mona) is an arboreal Old World primate that depends on forest resources for its sustenance. Due to anthropogenic activities, forest covers are fast declining globally. The foods of the mona monkey in degraded habitats need to be understood in order to strategically plan for its conservation. This study determined the food and nutritional ecology of mona monkeys in three locations in Southwest Nigeria; an urban area, the University of Lagos (UNILAG); a s...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between labor turnover and organization productivity of Kampala private security firms. The private security industry of Uganda has faced organizational productivity issues since their inception (Kajubu, 2013). The study was guided by specific objectives which included; to establish the effect of employee resignation on organizational productivity in private security firms, to determine the effect of employee death on organ...
ABSTRACT The term refugee connotes dejection and hopelessness especially for the vulnerable groups such as children, women and the physically challenged. The plights of refugees are often worsened by the fragile economies of host countries particularly in Africa, rise in numbers of refugees globally and the decline in donor support for humanitarian assistance. Nonetheless, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) which is the main body of the UN responsible for humanitarian a...
ABSTRACT This thesis is a result of a study carried out to determine farmers ‘gendered modes of adaptation and coping strategies to droughts and how these modes of adaptation can lead to gender inequality in times of droughts in Olukonda constituency in Oshikoto region. The northern regions of Namibia experienced severe droughts in the 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016 seasons. In Oshikoto region where this research was undertaken, the impact of droughts on livelihoods was more pr...
Rice is a staple food and the main source of calories and proteins for more than half of the world population. Its increasing demand in Africa made it a commodity for food security and poverty reduction. Rice ranks third in Kenya’s staple food after maize and wheat. Its consumption has been growing rapidly due to urbanization and changing eating habits in both rural and urban households. In 2014, local rice production was estimated at 129,000 metric tonnes, while consumption was 548,00...
For many of the world’s people, agriculture is both a source of food and a means of livelihood. In Kenya, the agriculture sector has immense contribution to the economy in terms of providing food, employment and foreign exchange among other roles. Women make essential contributions to the country’s agricultural and rural economy. Besides their daily routine consisting of cooking, cleaning, and other domestic chores, women are heavily involved in all aspects of the country’s agricul...
Abstract: Climate Change and Variability affects water supply and food security, especially in developing countries where many small-scale farmers rely on rain-fed agriculture for food production and as a main source of livelihood. The extent of the effects of climate change and variability on these small-scale producers largely depends on their level of adaptation, adaptive capacity, exposure and vulnerability. This study evaluates the effectiveness of Conservation Agriculture (CA) as a pos...