CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture is the art and science of growing plants and other crops and the raising of animals for food, other human needs, or economic gain (Ogieva, 2003). Agriculture contributes to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), exports, generation of employment with high potentials to reduce poverty being the […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Determinants are referred to as factors or variables that help individuals or students in enrolment and academic decision- making process. Many factors determine whether students are motivated or not to be enrolled or not into an academic programme of tertiary institutions of learning. It is pertinent to […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Agricultural science is a discipline that is concerned with the art and science of crop and animal husbandry to the benefit of man and his environment. It involves moving crop and animal products from production until that reach the final consumer. Rubentein (2003) sees agricultural science as […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Three out of four poor people in developing countries live in rural areas, with majority relying, either directly or indirectly on agriculture for livelihood (World Bank, 2007). Suffice it to state that agriculture remains the main source of income for around 2.5 billion people in the developing […]
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important food and cash crop in the world. It feeds more than half of the world’s population (Ojohomon, 1995). The world grows 153.8 million hectares of rice annually with average worldwide yield of 3,885 kg/ha. This gives a production of […]