ABSTRACT Mobile phone emerges as a great tool to enhance the system of transfer of infonnation in agriculture, so an effort in this study has been made to enumerate the uses of mobile phones in growth of agriculuture in Logoba village in Moyo district which is based on combination of ICTD and diffusion theories to understand mobile phone adoption in a holistic mam1er. In doing so, the presented findings provide insight into why individuals within resourceconstrained environments can adopt mo...
ABSTRACT The agriculture sector in Kenya is critical in the achievement of food security, employment creation and provision of raw materials for agro-industries. The sector is affected by various challenges that impact negatively on its performance. Human-wildlife conflict is one of the pressing challenges farmers in Laikipia County are experiencing despite agricultural extension promoting various mitigation strategies. Available evidence showed that information on the effectiveness of Agricu...
ABSTRACT Research in wetlands has made great progress and it is widely recognized globally that they are under threat of disappearing and degradation due to overexploitation of their products and services. The study was undertaken in Yala wetland that covers an area of 17,500 ha in an area with one of the highest population density and growth rate in Kenya. The wetland is mainly cleared for crop cultivation and settlement and about 2,800ha (Figure 4.14) have been drained for commercial agricu...
ABSTRACT Agriculture in the Jasikan District in recent times is predominantly based on arable crop production, using traditional slash and burn techniques, which encourages extensification. There is the need for the development of sustainable agricultural practices that will not require new land but could still be incorporated into the farm business and be a source of income for farmers. Beekeeping has been identified as one such sustainable agricultural practice in the district. Unfortunatel...
Abstract Agricultural policies have played a dominant role in the development of agricultural product in Nigeria, but, nonetheless, agriculture sector is yet to attain the maximum utilization of the resources. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of agricultural marketing on agricultural policies in Nigeria. The study was carried out using theoretical frameworks and, data was obtained through a secondary source. The study concludes that the intended goals and objec...
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to establish critical success factors that could enable sustainable agritourism development in Zimbabwe. This study was premised on the fact that there has been underutilisation of agricultural attractions for tourism purposes, despite the country being agro-based and having several farms that could be developed into agritourism farms. The study adopted a qualitative approach and a multi-case study design was applied. In-depth interviews were carried o...
ABSTRACT The major objective of this research was to analyze supply chain of agricultural inputs in Tanzania using the subsidized fertilizer in the Southern highlands as a case study. It specifically sought to describe the subsidy fertilizer supply chain in the Southern highland zone with a view of identifying key stakeholders in the system and their linkages. The study further, aimed at examining the fertilizer consumption levels and the impact of fertilizer subsidy programme on maize produ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of monocuiture on the environment. The study identified out Igara tea factory as the case study for this research.. Specific objectives of the study were to: investigate the importance of agricultural sustainability on the environment; investigate the consequences of agricultural monoculture specialization on the environment and to suggest alternatives to agricultural monocuiture aimed at conserving the environment. The methods...
AbstractThe study examines the impact of agriculture on economic growth in Nigeria from 1980 to 2014. Agriculture played a dominant role in the economic growth of the country, providing employment opportunity, raw materials for industries and providing foreign exchange earnings for the country. Though little emphasis was placed on agricultural productivity in the advent of crude oil, the impact of agriculture on economic growth has been significant. The study therefore examines some policy pr...
ABSTRACT Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has been encouraging adoption of sustainable tea production, through FFS and RA certification, among small-scale tea producers west of Kenya‘s Rift Valley since 2006 and 2010 respectively. FFS was a methodology of choice because of its experiential and practical learning approach. Those organisations that had used FFS approach had reported it to be successful, whereas RA certification guarantees sustainable use of agricultural and forestry resour...
Abstract: The entire process of agricultural and horticultural food production is unsustainable as practiced by current highly intensive industrial systems. Energy consumption is particularly intensive for cultivation, and for fertilizer production and its incorporation into soil. Provision of nitrogen contributes a major source of the greenhouse gas, N2O. All losses due to pests, diseases and weeds are of food for which the carbon footprint has already been committed and so crop protection ...
ABSTRACT Agriculture sector is underperforming in part because women, a crucial gender contributing to farming have no sufficient knowledge and skills. To generate interest in farming at an early age, teaching of agriculture was introduced to Kenyan secondary school education system. This study, done in Navakholo sub-County, sought to establish the proportion of women graduates of KCSE Agriculture subject involved in farming and their contribution to agricultural productivity. The aim was to ...
ABSTRACT Urban agriculture plays a significant role in national development by contributing towards food security, employment creation and income generation. However, it is associated with diverse negative impacts on public health and the environment. Development of UA has been affected by lack of specific laws and policies geared towards addressing the development this important sub- sector. However, various legislations refer individually to the sub-sector. Some of these legislations indire...
Abstract The study examines the impact of agriculture on economic growth in Nigeria from 1980 to 2014. Agriculture played a dominant role in the economic growth of the country, providing employment opportunity, raw materials for industries and providing foreign exchange earnings for the country. Though little emphasis was placed on agricultural productivity in the advent of crude oil, the impact of agriculture on economic growth has been significant. The study therefore examines some policy p...
Abstract Traditional agricultural extension services intended to serve agro-pastoralists in Tanzania and Sub-Saharan Africa at large have failed to make significant impacts, due partly to the lack of knowledge-sharing practices to disseminate timely agricultural and livestock-keeping information. A key problem has been inadequate access to information due to weak linkages and interactions between agricultural and livestock research institutions; including, the lack of knowledge and informatio...