Abstract This chapter explored the background ofthe study. the statement ofthe problem. purpose ofthe stud>. the objectives of the study, scope of the study. significance of the study and operational definitions of key tenns. 1.1 Background of the study Rural women world o~er are an integral and ~ita1 force in the development processes that are the key to socio-economic progress. Rural women include farmers. wage workers, petty traders. artisans. industrial home workers. micro-producers and d...
ABSTRACT At the beginning of the new millennium, it was estimated that about one-fourth of the world’s population (1.6bn people) have no access to electricity; the majority of those living in developing countries. Sub-Saharan Africa sits on some of the most significant potential fuel reserves in the world. Research suggests that, globally, no more than 20%, in some countries less than 5% of the population (2 % in rural areas) has access to electricity. In sub-Saharan In Africa, only about ...
Abstract Livelihood skills training programs have become very important in reducing lack of skills and unemployment in the globe. The youths in Zimbabwe constitute a greater proportion of the total population and the rural youths are the most marginalized in issues to do with obtaining skills that are necessary for them to improve their livelihood. The government has introduced various programs to make sure that youths attain necessary skills but it has rather neglected the rural youths. This...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to discuss and assess STEM implementation in rural secondary schools. The study mainly focused on two rural schools in Zhombe, Kwekwe District in the Midlands province. The schools are Siyaphambili Gwenzimkulu secondary school and St Faith Manzimnyama secondary school. The study sample comprised of ten teachers (five from each school) selected using purposive sampling and seventy students (thirty-five from each school) that were selected using the ...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to evaluate the perception of adults as major stakeholders on the implementation of the rural development programmes in Edo State, Nigeria. Primarily, the study sought to identify the types of rural development programmes, determine the usefulness of the programmes, the level of performance in terms of the extent of attainment of objectives, level of durability, impact of the programmes provided, the strategies employed for their execution and the extent of i...
ABSTRACT This study is an attempt to develop strategies of mobilizing rural farmers especial ly. the rural farmers of selected local government areas of A nambra State. The researcher adopted the concept of sustainable development as a thcorelical framework for the study and reviewed the existing pol icies and progrn:nmes with respect to agricultural development. The s tudy concerned i tself with the signi ficance of mobil ization of rural farmers for sustainable agricuJ1uraJ !)roductivity. ...
ABSTRACT In recent decades, the main and potential contribution of agriculture to economic growth has been a subject of much controversy among development economists. As some contend that agricultural development is a precondition for industrialization, others strongly object it and argue for a different path. Taking advantage of ordinary least square method (OLS), the research carried out by means of secondary data and using the independent variables. Agricultural Development (AGD), Capital ...
Abstract According to the United Nation Development Programme, access to modern low-cost energy systems in developing countries is important in the realization of the globally agreed developmental goals, as well as the Millennium Development Goals, and sustainable development, which would assist in the reduction of poverty and to improve the conditions and quality of life for the greater part of the world’s population. Planners have suggested hybrid energy system for the electrification of...
ABSTRACT Natural resources are essential to economic development if they are effectively utilized by converting into tangible goods and services within an economy. However, the utilization of resources varies from one resource to another and in different areas. In arid and semi-arid lands, water resources play an important role in sustaining rural livelihoods as well as wildlife and plants. In Mwingi district and particularly in Tseikuru division, rural communities are assumed to be highly de...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out on desertification and rural development in Morogoro Town where by Bigwa village was used as the case study. The study objectives included to establish the extent of dese11ification in Bigwa village, to find out the extent of development in Bigwa village, to establish if there is significant relationship between the level of desertification and the level of rural development. These guided the study and determined the data that the researcher collected from ...
ABSTRACT This study examined the effects of rural-urban migration on agricultural development in the To District of the Northern Region of Ghana. Many studies in Ghana have focused on the causes and consequences of rural-urban migration on the destination communities with fewer emphases on the effects on the non-migrants left at the origin. The framework for analysis of causes of rural-urban migration was the push and pull theory. Non-probability sampling was employed in this study because i...
ABSTRACT This study focuses on finding out the extent to which development banking has aided in development of the Nigeria Economy through financing and granting of medium and long term loans for capital projects and other related services like providing technical services to their bank customers who engage in promotional activities to stimulate interest on new projects. The study adopted a his historical method of investigation because of the absence of the questionnaire and the nature of th...
ABSTRACT Projects often possess a specialized set of critical success factors in which if addressed and attention given will improve the likelihood of their success. On the other hand if these factors are not taken seriously they might lead to the failure of the project management. Project management occupies a significant place in the national development and reconstruction. It helps in raising the standards of living as well as accelerating the pace of modernization. It carries a wide spec...
Abstract Energy access plays a crucial role in enhancing the social-economic development among the household members in any nation. Notwithstanding the role of energy access in improving the livelihood of people, provision of energy access has revealed to be a major problem in rural areas of Tanzania. The increased in problem of energy access in rural areas of Tanzania is due to the absence of a unified set of indicators for measuring its energy access in order to improve the livelihood and s...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to analyze the impacts of W.A.S.H projects in Runde Rural District. The gradual decline of W.A.S.H services from the 1990s due to the economic downfall affected both urban and rural communities. This created wide disparities between the rural and urban communites in terms of access to clean water and good sanitation with the rural areas being the most affected. As a result the livelihoods, health and well being of the rural people decreased significantly ...