Abstract: Information on the Effect of Slope Gradient and Management Practices in soil chemical and physical properties is key for predicting the relative response of soils to application of fertilizers and putting forward appropriate management practices. The present study was, thus, conducted to assess the selected chemical and physical properties of the soils as affected by slope gradient and management practices at the Dawja Watershed in Enebse Sar Midir District of East Gojjam Zone, Eth...
Abstract: The study was carried out in Hallideghie Wildlife Reserve, Afar National Regional State, Ethiopia with objectives to assess woody species diversity, vegetation structure and carbon stock potential of the reserve. Woody plant species diversity, vegetation structure and carbon stock potential of the study area undertaken in four vegetation type by using stratified sampling approach. A total of 12 horizontal transect lines were laid out in the four vegetation types and a total of 36 q...
Abstract: Agroforestry consists different diversity of plants and has a unique potential of balancing the net carbon emissions as a sink and reservoir for CO2 at both above and below-ground. The objective of this study was to investigate woody species diversity, management, and the biomass carbon and soil organic carbon stocks of Parkland Agroforestry (PLA) in Nagelle Arsi, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Three study kebeles (Aliwoyo, Ashoka and, Godeduro) representing lowland, midland and ...
Enzymes are organic catalyst that alters the rate of biological reactions. The application of enzymes to industries has been one of the emerging prospects in the science world in other to optimize production. This paper aims to give an overview of the possible application of different enzymes to fruit juice production to enhance yield and minimize cost.
ABSTRACT Tanzanian tobacco has significant contribution to GDP, employment, and industrial raw materials. This study was stimulated by the decrease in tobacco income in Mpanda District from 2010-2012. The decrease in income from tobacco production has made it plausible to conduct a study on tobacco profitability as low profit could increase poverty among smallholder tobacco farmers in the study area. The overall objective of this study is to analyse the economics of smallholder tobacco produc...
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: 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...
The present research investigates newspaper framing of devolution as a new development concept in Kenya from 2013 to 2017. Specifically, the study examines five things: (i) The frames which newspaper journalists used in the four-year coverage of devolution; (ii) Through the lens of attribution of responsibility frame, who were the most blamed actors for the problems that faced the new development concept of devolution; (iii) Whether the coverage of devolution was framed more from an episodic ...
ABSTRACT Prosopis juliflora (Mathenge) is an exotic, evergreen leguminous plant found in the dry Coastal, Rift Valley and Northern parts of Kenya. It is tolerant to extreme environmental conditions, declared a deleterious weed in Kenya and is among top 100 most invasive species worldwide. The species leaves and pod extracts have promising pharmacological properties and have been used in treatment of various illnesses traditionally. However, information on toxicity of these extracts in animals...
INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF INFORMATION Agriculture is still most important sector of the country’s economy. It’s role in economic development can be traced back to, at-least to the mid-eighteenth century, and which was central to the early development of the analytical economics by Adam Smith, David Richardo, and Thomas Malthius, typically some 40 to 60 percent of the national income is produced in agriculture and from 50 to 80 percent of the labour force is engaged in agricultural p...