ABSTRACT The study undertaking is on the important of environmental planning on health and rural development of Uli, Ihiala local government area of Anambra state. The environment is the sum of all the features and conditions surrounding an organism that may influence it. It is the life supporting media for organisms without which there would be no life. Even in the absence of man, the environment undergoes continual changes and superimposed on natural environmental changes are those c...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine the utilisation of social networks among rural farmers in four rural communities in the Central Region of Ghana. Data were collected from 327 alters who were constituted via the egocentric approach based on eight(8) accidentally selected egos, and analysed with tools from SPSS (Version 21). Data were presented using frequency tables and percentages. The Kruskal Wallis and the median tests were used to test the differences in the communities with respect t...
ABSTRACT Nigeria rural masses constitute the main nucleus Wherever the rural sector is mentioned, it leads to that backward areas of the nation. This stems that cover rural areas are insignificant attention in the various development policies of the government. This most development polices of the government are urban - oriented, which resemble in many ways those of the white. That is our colonialists. As a result of this, the rural dwellers hare been subjected to object of neglect by suc...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out on desertification and rural development in Akokoro sub-county where by Akokoro sub-county was used as the case study. The study objectives included to establish the extent of desertification in Akokoro sub-county, to find out the extent of development in Akokoro sub-county, 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 researc...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY According to Aniker (1973), rural management is the strategies, policies and programs for the development of rural areas and the promotion and empowering of activities carried out in such areas as rural crafts, fishing, buildings and social infrastructures with the ultimate aim of achieving a fuller utilization of available...
ABSTRACT This study deals with the impact of community banking on rural development. In recent past, our rural dwellers have been finding it very difficult to save their money and other valuables in the commercial banks in urban area. This is because of the long process involved in opening a savings account and also distance in moving from where they are living to an urban location of commercial banks. This research work is presented in five chapters. The first chapter started the problems ...
Abstract The research study was aimed at radio broadcast programmes and rural development in Nigeria; A study of residents of Awgu local government area. The study addressed four research questions. The study adopted the survey research design method using the questionnaire as the research instrument. The findings revealed among others that there are factors that hinder development of rural areas and its dwellers through the broadcast media (radio). The study recommended amongst others th...
ABSTRACT This research work is aimed at bringing into light the Development impact of rural banking in Nigeria’s rural area and how it affects the economy in general. For the purpose of orderly presentation of relevant materials, the main body of this work has been divided into five chapters The first chapter which is the introduction consider among other things problems identification/statement of problems, Rational of the study, Significance of the Study, Background of the Study and Defin...
The Project is a about rural tourism development and economic diversification in Nigeria, with a case study of Owu falls in Kwara state. It uses the primary method of data collected by using focus interview and questionnaires as well as direct observation of activities at Owa Kajola which is the village that houses the water fall. The t-test was used in analysing the data gathered. Overview Tourism is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the world. In both developed and devel...
ABSTRACT In Ghana there is dearth of knowledge about the role of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in alleviating poverty at the rural areas. It is increasingly being recognized among scholars, policymakers and private sector practitioners that MSEs are a potentially powerful tool for economic development and poverty reduction. In Ghana, the practice of MSEs promotion as an official development intervention strategy commenced in 1995 once the Rural Enterprises Programme (REP) was piloted to...
INTRODUCTIONThis project work has a basis on the identification of the roles of community banking system in the promotion of rural development in Nigeria.At present, there are numerous community banks spread throughout the country. These banks with their services have tremendously enabled the government to fulfill its aims of catering in a controlled manner for the teeming population of the economically disadvantage people.A survey of the operations of the community Banks in the country shows...
ABSTRACT This research project titled:- THE ROLE OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT (A CASE STUDY OF ANAMBRA EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT) is a case study type of research, and the instrument used in gathering date is the questionnaire method. Every dick and harry harp on small-scale industries as the modus operandi too rural development hence the researcher became interested on the topic. The objective is to find out the relevance of small-scale industries in rural development. Two...
TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE APPROVAL PAGE DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 1.3 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 1.4 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY 1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.4 LIMITAITON OF THE STUDY 1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS CHAPTER TWO 2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2.2 RURAL BANKING SCHEME IN NIGERIA 2.3 NATURE AND CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY BANKS 2.4 VENTRAL BANK CONTROL MEASURE TO COMMUNITY BANKS...
Abstract This dissertation looks into the impact of Community Share Ownership Trusts on rural development. Indeed, rural communities in Zimbabwe have historically suffered poverty and underdevelopment despite being endowed with rich natural resources. The government has advanced the argument that communities situated near mining areas must benefit from the abundant natural resources in the country. Community Share Ownership Trusts are one way in which the government is trying to ensure that r...
ABSTRACT This study examined the role of agriculture in rural development in Bukwo District. This was afler the realization that environmental conditions (i.e., fertile volcanic soils and the equatorial and temperate climatic conditions [reliable rainfall and moderate temperatures]) make the potential for agriculture real in Bukwo District. The challenge was how to tap into this potential even when the necessary infrastructure and human and financial resources were still wanting. Agriculture ...