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Abstract Micro-credit has been identified as a sustainable and effective poverty reduction strategy that can be employed to reallocate resources to the rural active poor. The livelihood of rural dwellers is usually characterized by low potentials. It is however believed that their access to micro – credit may improve their livelihood outcomes such as income, well-being, reduced vulnerability, food security, access to social amenities, economic expansion and employment.  Also,  it ...

ABSTRACT The study was carried out using randomized 121 in-patient diabetics in medical wards of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku-Ozalla. The instrument for data collection  was  structured,  validated  pre-tested  questionnaires,  anthropometry  and  dietary study.  Body  mass  index   was  calculated  for  each  patient  using  weight  and  height measurements. The adequacy of nutrient intake was assessed by comparing the energy and nutrient intakes of patient with FAO/WHO requirements. The contribution ...

ABSTRACT This study examined groundnut oil production and marketing in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: examine the socio economic factors that influenced the production of groundnut oil; examine the socioeconomic factors that  influenced   marketing   of   groundnut  oil;  describe   gender  roles   in   the production and marketing of groundnut oil in the study area; describe the marketing  channels  employed  in  the  distribution  of  groundnut  oil;  analyse margins of groundnut ...

ABSTRACT Rice has become a staple food, just like yam, garri and beans.   As a result, the marketing of rice has become very important due to increasing demand of the product.  The study examined the economics of farm-gate rice marketing in Enugu State, Nigeria.  Five objectives and one hypothesis guided the study.  The study covered all the communities in the local government areas in the three Agricultural Zones that produce ...

Abstract Green house and field experiments were undertaken in this study. The green house study was done in International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, green house, while the field experiments were conducted in the Department of Soil Science, University of Nigeria, Teaching and Research Farm and Dominican Centre for Human  Resources Development, Moniya-Ibadan Farm in 2008 and 2009 crop years. The green house study was a 2 x 3 ...

ABSTRACT Two  environments  (high  tunnel  and  open  field)  and  three  levels  of  potassium  fertilizer (0kg/ha, 100kg/ha and 200kg/ha) were evaluated for their effects on early growth and yield of three genotypes of passion fruits - conventional, purple and hybrid KPF-4 . Seedlings grown under the two environments showed significant (p<0.05) differences for the morphological growth parameters at varying months after treatment application. Highest numbers of unifoliate leaves 42.2, were observed ...

ABSTRACT The traditional  method of hybrid  identification  and genetic diversity evaluation based  on differences in range of expressions of morphological and agronomical characters  has been routinely employed in the assessment of oil palm germplasm and breeding populations at the Nigerian  Institute  of  Oil  Palm  Research  (NIFOR).  Considering  the  limitations  of  this conventional   method   and   the   advantages   of   molecular   markers   in   complementing conventional  breeding  methods,  this study was conducted  to determine ...

ABSTRACT This  study  was  designed  to assess  the  knowledge,  attitude  and adoption  of appropriate  infant feeding practices of mothers and the anthropometric indices of their children. Three hundred and seventy three mothers who attended infant welfare  clinics at the three health  settings (General hospital Ekwulobia, Primary health care Ekwulobia, and Primary health care Akpo) all in Aguata L.G.A were involved  in the study.  The study evaluated  the nutritional  status of ...

Abstract This study assessed the nutritional status and cognitive performance of preschool children aged 3-5 years in urban and rural areas of Nsukka in Enugu State, Nigeria. A total of 400 pre-school   children  aged  3-5  years  were   involved.   Four  schools  in   Nsukka   Local Government  Area of Enugu  State were selected  by multistage  sampling technique.  Two schools each were randomly selected from the list of schools in the Nsukka rural and ...

ABSTRACT These studies on evaluation of cassava cultivars and intercropping with legumes as an integrated  nematode  control  strategy  in  cassava  production  were  carried  out  as greenhouse/microplot and field experiments. Of the 200 cultivars screened for resistance to Meloidogyne spp., only 76 survived and from this lot only 3 lines 77/227, TMS30572 and  73/222,  showed  any resistance  while  7  others  namely NR8082,  75.668,  73/238 (Egbenegbe), 73/295, 73/118, 75740(Panya), 82/00661 and 73295B ...

ABSTRACT Field experiment was conducted at the Teaching and Research farm of the Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka to compare the  activity  of  Cassia  alata  leaf  extract  with  two  synthetic  chemical fungicides applied as seed treatment on the field performance of Nsukka yellow pepper. Four accessions of Nsukka yellow pepper seeds were treated with    Apron  plus  50  Ds  (34%  furathiocarb  +  10%  metalaxyl  +  6% carboxine) and ...

ABSTRACT This  research  was  carried  out  to  study  the  influence  of  three  cooking  methods  (frying, smoking and roasting) on the physicho-chemical properties  and the shelf – life of snail meat (Achachatina  marginata). The snail meat was first washed using different  washing agents (lime,  alum,  salt  and  ash)  and  through  sensory  evaluation,  the  best  washing  agent  was selected and used to prepare snail meat samples for subsequent processing. The snail from ...

Abstract Adaptation is considered an appropriate response to climate change and variability, especially for rural farmers. However, the farmers’ ability to effectively respond to climate change challenges is determined by the quality of information available to the farmers and how easily the information is accessed. The study sought to assess the information needs of rural farmers on climate change. A total of I52 respondents were selected using multistage sampling technique. ...

ABSTRACT Exchange rate policy in Nigeria has changed over time from fixed to flexible exchange rate regimes. There have been debates over which  type of exchange rate can best stimulate growth. Different regimes have been accompanied by instability and uncertainties, this necessitated this study to examine the relationship between exchange rate regimes and agricultural growth in Nigeria in different periods from 1970 to 2014. The objectives of this study were ...

ABSTRACT The study estimated the efficiency of resource use among urban waterleaf farmers in Akwa Ibom State using a sample of 60 respondents that were randomly selected (20) from three urban  centers   in  the  state.  Interview   schedules   and  structured   questionnaires   were administered   to  elicit  information   from  the  respondents.   Data   were  analyzed   using descriptive statistics, multiple regression and gross  margin.  The results showed that, most (85%) farmers were within the economically ...

CHAPTER ONE Introduction It is well established that one of the primary anthropogenic sources of heavy metals is mine (Goyer, 1996). Thus mines have significant negative environmental impacts such as pollution of water bodies and farmlands as well as changes of the landscape with subsequent typical changes in flora and fauna (Aremu et al., 2010). Uncontrolled  mining activities have left behind devastated landscape and abandoned mine pits (Plate  1), leading ...

ABSTRACT The nutritional status, care and support of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHIV/AIDS) in Nsukka L.G.A of Enugu State was studied at Bishop Shanahan Hospital. The hospital is a HIV counseling and testing (HCT) centre.  Descriptive and laboratory analysis were adopted for the study.  A total of two hundred and forty three respondents only constituted the sample for the study.   Questionnaire,  anthropometry,  biochemical  tests and proximate  analysis  of foods  eaten  ...

Abstract This study examined the impact of fertilizer policy on crop production.  The various trends in fertilizer policy reform were explored.  Specifically, the fertilizer policy was studied under two policy regimes: the pre-liberalization and the liberalization periods. The first period is between 1986 and 1996, which otherwise constituted the pre- liberalization era while the years between 1997 and 2006 make up the second period, otherwise called the liberalization era.  Secondary ...

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to analyze the impact of physical and social capital asset holdings on poverty among farm households in Nigeria as a contribution towards finding a panacea to the poverty plague in the agricultural sector. The study used secondary data obtained from the Nigeria living Standard Survey data conducted in 2003/2004. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Forster-Greer- Thorbeck  poverty  measures  and  Propensity  score  matching.  Results  showed ...

ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted at the Teaching and Research farm of the Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nigeria, Nsukka in the 2006 cropping season, to assess  the  effects  of  planting  distance  and  organic  manure  rates  on  yield  and  nutrient composition  of  waterleaf  at  Nsukka.  in  Southeastern  Nigeria.  Treatments  comprised  five planting spacings and four manure rates. The planting spacings were 25cm x 10cm, 25cm x ...