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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study One major problem confronting world peace today is the manifestation of conflicts in different dimensions across the globe. From Europe to America, Africa to Asia, conflicts are common phenomena (Marshall and Gurr, 2005 in Jeong, 2008). Conflict has been defined in different ways by different scholars. For […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Credit is an instrument whose effectiveness depends on the economic and financial policies that go with it (Nwaru, 2004). The demand for credit has increased as a result of increased economic activities in the informal sector (Tra and Lensink, 2004). Credit availability to agriculture is justified when […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Issue of academic job efficiency among academic staff especially academic staff in colleges of education northwest, Nigeria is of much concern. This is because of the demand placed on them of producing Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE) graduates who will meet the demand of labour market in […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Background of the Study The efficiency of agricultural and food marketing systems in the economic development has not been given adequate attention which seems to be true to Kenya and many other developing countries. There have also been relative neglects of the agricultural marketing system in research and planning (Wambugu, […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating the land and rearing of animals for the purpose of providing food for man, feed for animals and raw materials for the manufacturing industries. Agriculture is part of the culture of Nigerians this is because young people are informally […]
EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN COCOA PRODUCTION ON FARMERS LIVELIHOOD IN EMURE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EKITI STATE NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Nigeria is one of the countries in Africa that has highly diversified agroecological conditions, which makes the production of a wide range of agricultural products possible. Agriculture is a potentially […]
THE EFFECTS OF BROILER PRODUCTION ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Broiler industry is one of the profitable agro-industries which can effectively tackle the problems of unemployment and underemployment in the rural areas, particularly of small and marginal farmers. Broiler industry can be adopted under a wide range of climatic conditions and can generally […]
EFFECTS OF MICROCREDIT ON CROP FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN EKITI STATE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study About 805 million people throughout the world and particularly in developing countries do not have enough food to meet their basic nutritional needs (FAO,2014).Even though food supplies have increased substantially the following factors prevent basic food needs […]
IMPACT OF ROAD NETWORK ON THE SELLING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Food production is geographically disposed and it is not an easy work, like food production centers with the production center. The Nigerian food industry for example depends on the distribution of food it produces. Most of the food produced cannot get to […]
PROBLEMS CONFRONTING SMALL FARM HOLDERS IN ACCESSING LOAN FACILITIES: A CASE STUDY OF IKERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Farmers need productive resources and these resources are acquired with owned or borrowed fund. Agricultural is very important to the economy of must developing countries of the world and because […]
EFFECT OF POVERTY ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN EKITI STATE CHAPTER ONE 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Agriculture is the systematic raising of useful plants and livestock under the management of man (Rimando, 2004). Broadly agriculture include cultivation of the soil, growth and man feed for animals and raw materials for industries. The role of agriculture […]
EFFECT OF TEACHERS GENDER ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Agriculture is the mainstay of economic growth and development of many developing countries including Nigeria. English adapted the word agriculture from Latin. Hornby (2012) viewed agriculture as simply a science, art or practice of farming. Livinus (2011) […]
TASKS NEEDED FOR PROTECTING CEREAL CROPS AT STORAGE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Introduction Agriculture is the main stay of Nigerian economy. It involves small scale farmers scattered over wide expanse of land area, with small holding ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 hectare per farm land. It is characterized by rudimentary farm systems, low capitalization and low […]
THE CONTRIBUTION OF MARBLE MINING COMPANY TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF IGBETI COMMUNITY CHAPTER ONE Background to the Study Definition of marble mining: what is marble? Marble can be defined as a type of had store that is usually white and often has coloured lines in it. It can be polished and is used in […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Natural rubber, Para rubber, Hevea Brasiliensis, is a commercial tree economically grown in plantations. Para rubber plant is useful for the latex that bleeds from the stem in the event of wounding. The product of the coagulated latex is rubber. Rubber is used in the manufacture a number […]
ABSTRACT Declining productivity of yam in Nigeria highlighted the need for a study to determine both the effect of fertilization on yam (Dioscorea spp.) yield and biomass production, as well as the best agronomic management options available for stabilizing yam productivity, via the modeling of yam growth and development. This study addressed the above issues by […]
ABSTRACT The research was carried out in Ikere Local Government Area and data was also collected from some produce marketers such as Ehomike Food Venture, the Martye Green World venture, Ighile Mojo Farm, Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc and Visco Farm Shop. From the result gathered, it shows that there is need for government to ensure […]
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate problem and prospect of pig farming in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State four research questions formulated and analyzed. The respondents were made up of pig farmers Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State. All the respondents were randomly selected from the three main markets in Ikere Local Government […]
ABSTRACT This research study was designed to determine the method of handling cassava processing in some selected villages in Ekiti State. A case study of Emure Local Government Area. Project aimed at determining the analysis of the modern method of handling cassava processing in Emure Local Government Area and its usefulness on the life of individual […]
ABSTRACT The burning of natural vegetation no doubt removes the protective cover of the soil surface and depreciates the quality of the soil. Burning is done without regards to soil degradation and this called for this work have the project focuses attention on the merits and demerits of bush burning and appraise its useful suggestions […]