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ABSTRACT The Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF) was established by the Federal  Government  in 1977  in order  to encourage  commercial  and other deposit banks to participate in increasing the productive capacity of farmers through a credit lending programme that will meet the farmers’ needs.  However, there is a growing concern that credit flow from the financial institutions under the scheme to livestock farmers is poor, thus leading to inadequate ...

ABSTRACT This  study  focused  on  rice  husk  generation  and  utilization  among  households  in  Ebonyi  State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of households in Ebonyi  State;   evaluate  the perception  of respondents  on the effects  of rice  husk generation  and utilization on the environment;  estimate willingness to pay (WTP) for the removal of rice husk from the environment;  determine  the socio-economic  factors  influencing  the respondents  WTP  for ...

ABSTRACT In an attempt  to replicate  the successful  Japanese  Satoyama  watershed  management model  in  the  African  agro-ecosystems,  sawah  rice  cultivation  technology  has  been introduced to West Africa in the last two decades. This study was conducted in inland valley at two different locations (Akaeze and Ikwo), to  evaluate the effects of sawah water management systems on soil properties and rice grain yield. A split-split-plot in a randomized  complete  block design  ...

ABSTRACT This study evaluated the formulation and evaluation of breakfast cereals from blends of acha and fermented okara (soybean residue). Acha grains were cleaned, winnowed, washed, dried (at 50˚C for 4 hours) and milled into flour. Okara was processed from soybeans seed through the stepwise procedure of cleaning, soaking, washing, milling and sieving. The residue was divided into five portions, fermented differently for 0, 12, 24, 36, and 48 hours ...

ABSTRACT The study investigated the nutrients and phytochemical compositions of some   leafy vegetables in Nigeria (Hibiscus cannabinus, Adansonia digitata, Sesamum indicum and Cassia tora leaves) and the  effects  of their extracts on blood glucose and lipid profile of alloxan induced diabetic rats. Two kilogrammes of each of the vegetables were bought fresh, sorted by removing extraneous material,  washed  with  deionized  water  and  separately  pulverized  using  Gallenkamp  mixer Kenwood –MPR 201. ...

ABSTRACT The study examined the nutrients and phytochemicals composition of some lesser - known vegetables in Nigeria (Mucuna pruriens and Phyllantus nuriri) and their effects on iron and beta carotene status of rats. Leaf extract was collected from each vegetable. The leaves were separately plucked, sorted and extraneous materials were removed. Then they were washed with deionized water and were pulverized to get the concentrates. Standard methods were used to ...

ABSTRACT Modified three-way crosses involving advanced interspecific tomato hybrids (W x R), (R x W) and (W x T) at F12  generation and commercially cultivated tomato varieties namely Supersteak (S), Beef (Florida) (BF) and Plumb (Rio grande) (PR) were made to generate F1 hybrids. The F1  hybrids were crossed to both the pollen and seed parents to produce the backcrosses and were also allowed to random mate to produce the ...

ABSTRACT The research study evaluated National funding and investment in the agricultural sector of Nigeria (1970-2008). Information was gathered from secondary data and analyzed to evaluate  fund  allocations  to  Nigerian  economic  sectors  and  agriculture  from 1970  to 2008, determine  difference  in budgetary allocations  to Nigerian economic sectors  and agriculture,  examine  the  effect  of National  funding  and  investment  in  agriculture  on agricultural production –GDP and different  economic regimes (pre  and post ...

ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to assess the effect of maternal nutrition knowledge and nutritional status on pregnancy outcome in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.  Specifically, the study sought to describe the general characteristics of pregnant women in rural and urban areas of Ebonyi State, to assess the nutrition knowledge of the respondents; assess their dietary practices and their perception of the effect of poor nutrition on pregnancy outcome ...

ABSTRACT Development  of  maize  populations  resistant  to  stem  borers  depends  largely  on  the existence of useful genes or alleles, which can combine to confer resistance to progenies. Such genes are often available in areas of stress, having been responsible for the survival of such crops over the years. Pink stem borer, Sesamia calamistis (Hampson, Noctuidae) and sugarcane borer, Eldana saccharina (Walker, Pyralidae) are endemic in southeastern Nigeria. Damages  caused by ...

ABSTRACT The food potentials of tigernut tubers (Cyperus esculentus) locally know as “aki awusa”  in Igbo, ”aya” in Hausa and “ofio” in Yoruba were evaluated. The proximate composition  of 100g of raw and processed tigernuts showed that moisture content of tigernuts ranged from 4.19 – 51.93 %, crude protein 2.61 – 10.12 %, ash 0.70 – 1.77 %, crude fibre 7.48 – 13.97 %, crude fat 10.79 – 32.06 %, ...

ABSTRACT A  study  was  carried  out  at  the  Department  of  Crop  Science,  Faculty  of  Agriculture Experimental Farm, University of Nigeria, Nsukka to: (i) evaluate the  growth and yield of four improved  cassava  varieties, (ii) determine  optimum NPK  fertilizer rate for increased productivity  and  (iii)  determine  the  best  mode  of  fertilizer  application  for  increased productivity. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Four varieties ...

ABSTRACT This  study  assesses  the  nutritional  status  and  traditional  foods  of  indigenous people in two communities in Abia State. As a result of the high rate of food insecurity within the indigenous people, local food resources required investigation to identify food use. Secondly to develop food based strategies to combat malnutrition. The study also assesses some indigenous foods with a focus on their seasonality and attributes in two communities in ...

Abstract This  study  focused  on  the  development  of  resource  management  programme  in  sorghum production enterprises for training secondary school graduates for employment in Kwara and Kogi States, Nigeria. Six research questions were answered by the study and six hypotheses were formulated and tested at the probability of 0.05. Research and Development design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 1,624 made up of eight lecturers of ...

ABSTRACT This epidemiological study was to elicit information on the consumption pattern of antioxidant rich foods among middle-aged adults in Enugu North local government area, Enugu State, Nigeria.  Four  hundred  adult  men  and  women  aged  40-60  years  were  used  for  the  study. Multiple- staged stratified random sampling technique was used for selection of the subjects used for the study. The respondents were randomly selected from 10 streets in the 5 ...

ABSTRACT This epidemiological study was to elicit information on the consumption pattern of antioxidant rich foods among middle-aged adults in Enugu North local government area, Enugu State, Nigeria.  Four  hundred  adult  men  and  women  aged  40-60  years  were  used  for  the  study. Multiple- staged stratified random sampling technique was used for selection of the subjects used for the study. The respondents were randomly selected from 10 streets in the 5 ...

ABSTRACT The study investigated the economics of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) production in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The  broad objective of the study was to examine the economics of Catfish production in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: (i) describe the socio- economic characteristics of catfish farming; (ii) determine the technical efficiency of catfish farming; (iii) identify factors that influence technical efficiency of catfish farming; (iv) analyze the costs and ...

ABSTRACT Liberalization  is part of the ongoing  domestic  market  reforms and globalization  policies  that redefined government responsibility and actions, which affect agricultural development, and the welfare of farmers. This study examined hectarage and output responses of major crops to market liberalization, price risk and financial support. The objectives were to describe trends of output, hectarage and prices of these crops, as well as describe trends of non-price factors and estimate ...

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to examine the impact of the National Fadama Development Project (II) (NFDP-II) on poverty reduction and food security among rice-farmer beneficiaries in Kogi State Nigeria. Four LGAs that participated in the Fadama (II) project and cultivated rice were selected through a multi stage sampling, two Fadama Community Associations (FCAs) were also randomly selected from the each of the four selected LGAs and two facilitators were ...

ABSTRACT The  study  assessed  the  role  performance  of  local  government  councils  in  agricultural development in south-east Nigeria. Specifically, the study was designed to: ascertain role expectations of LGCs agriculture departments as perceived by LG agriculture/veterinary department  staff and farmers, determine agricultural role achievements of LGCs as perceived by LG staff and farmers, ascertain LGs’ funding for agriculture from 2007 to 2011, identify linkages that exist between farmers, LGCs and agricultural ...