ABSTRACT The eating habits, nutrient intakes and nutrition knowledge of one hundred and forty adolescent students from four secondary schools in the central region of Ghana were investigated. Instruments used for the data collection included questionnaires, food records, anthropometric measurements and observations. Data obtained were analysed using a computer and descriptive analysis was used to present the data. Jellife's anthropometric reference data, Kaufman's weight classification and Bo...
Abstract: Small-scale farmlands are dynamic systems crucial to the food-security and livelihoods of more than two billion people and there is political pressure in many developing nations to consolidate and expand small farms into larger units of management. This could have consequences for agro-ecosystem processes and the ecosystem services and disservices that regulate crop production. This thesis aims to highlight and address these issues in smallholder farming landscapes, which are poorl...
ABSTRACT Ailments spread through food remains a common and persistent problem resulting in considerable illness and occasional mortality. The hospitality industry faces a unique set of risk management challenges as it strives to provide services and amenities that guests demand for their travels. Food Safety is important for the wellbeing and safety of hotel guests. In the recent past, there have been press reports of a number of cases related to food borne illness and the increased visibili...
ABSTRACT The research was on the impact of food importation on food production in Nigeria: The case of rice importation and Production. This research is important because Nigeria as country is struggling to attain strong agricultural base which would enable the country sustain development. The work departed from other studies by evaluating the impact of food importation on food production in Nigeria with the objective of ascertaining the impact of rice importation on rice production in Nigeri...
ABSTRACT Academic libraries, like any other organizations, are likely to encounter security challenges. This study explored the security challenges academic libraries faced in Ghana with particular reference to the Joshua Alabi Library of the University of Professional Studies, Accra and the Richard McMillan Library of the Ghana Institute of Journalism. A total of 297 respondents were sampled for the study. The sample was made of 276 graduate students who were conveniently selected, 15 librar...
ABSTRACT A survey of 300 consumers was conducted in Tamale in northern Ghana to determine consumers’ awareness, perceptions and willingness to pay (WTP) for GM foods. Both the double-bounded contingent valuation method (CVM) and choice experiment (CE) were used to elicit WTP. Also, ordered probit model was used to analyze factors influencing WTP. Descriptive results indicate that GM foods do not exist in Tamale. Most consumers have heard or read about GM foods; however, the knowledge leve...
Abstract: Understanding the importance of home gardens in the production of food, generating income, traditional medicine and other useful products for human beings is indispensable. In Ethiopia, research and documentation on home gardens are very few. The present study was intended to investigating the role of home gardens for improved livelihoods, plant species composition and their diversity. This study was conducted in Midakegn Woreda, West Showa zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia from Septem...
ABSTRACT The research study was based on examining informatiOn security contrOls in the Human Resource Department of KIU, Uganda. The objectives of the study were; to analyze the information security controls in the Human Resource department of Kampala International University, to explore the extent of compliance to information security objectives at Kampala International University, to investigate the challenges of information security at Kampala International University, and also to ascer...
ABSTRACT Security has been and continues to be priority for both life and property world over. Due to the limitations of public security services the private sector has supplemented provision of security services. Overtime the registered security firms have come to rely more on establishments that acquire services purely on credit which often lead to due debts. This has led to large uncollected debts putting registered security firms into liquidity challenges. If such debts are not effici...
ABSTRACT The provision of security remains a fundamental challenge to many states owing to emerging threats that range from terrorism, organized and urban crime and Kenya has not been spared from these. The demand for security has gone up beyond what the state can provide; particularly after the August 1998 Nairobi and Dar es Salaam twin terrorist bombings aimed at the United States of America (USA) embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Pluralisation of policing has seen Private Security Companies...
ABSTRACT Finger millet is one of the important traditional, nutritious and drought tolerant food crop grown by small scale farmers in most arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of the world. In the ASALs of Kenya, finger millet is grown by small scale farmers who mainly grow low yielding unimproved varieties. Improved high yielding and recommended varieties are available but the farmers’ adoption is very low contributing to persistent food insecurity in these areas. The purpose of this study wa...
ABSTRACT This research examined how much knowledge formal sector contributors of social security in the Akuapem-North Municipality have on their contributions and benefits and their agency in seeking such information. Underpinned by the knowledge gap hypothesis and Wilson’s 1996 model of information seeking behaviour, the study also sought to test if socio-demographic variables such as gender, income and age affected contributors’ level of knowledge of social security issues. Also, it exa...
ABSTRACT The research study was based on examining information security controls in the Human Resource Department of KIU, Uganda. The objectives of the study were; to analyze the information security controls in the Human Resource department of Kampala International University, to explore the extent of compliance to information security objectives at Kampala International University, to investigate the challenges of information security at Kampala International University, and also to ascer...
Abstract: The study “The impact of the Somali refugee crisis on rational security in Kenya” sought to investigate the associations of the Somali refugees with Kenya's national security. It aimed at determining the aspects of the national security of Kenya affected by the Somali refugees, the threats posed by the Somali refugees and effectiveness of the strategies formulated by the Government of Kenya (GOK) to deal with the Somali Refugee Crisis. The population of the study termed the adu...
Abstract: The security threat posed by HIV/AIDS has become a widely accepted assumption. However, this domain has not been fully researched and documented even though the pandemic has surfaced as one of the greatest causes of death to mankind. The impact of the pandemic has been felt by individuals, societies and even states. Its catastrophic effects have led to states and international organizations to discuss the disease as a security concern rather than a health issue. At the beginning of...