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ABSTRACT The study was conducted to identify the challenges in administering the Cross River State Ministry of Agriculture, Nigeria. All the staff of the ministry constituted the population for the study.  A  proportionate  sampling  technique  was  used  in  selecting  respondents,  with  twenty percent (20%) of respondents from each of the departments. Thus the total sample size for the study was one hundred and thirteen (113) respondents. Percentages, mean and frequency ...

ABSTRACT This study sought to determine the adoption and disadoption of sweetpotato production and processing technologies by farmers in the South-east zone of Nigeria. The specific objectives were  to: determine  the level  of awareness  of the sweetpotato  production  and processing technologies among farmers in the zone; determine the extent of adoption and disadoption of the sweetpotato production and processing technologies by farmers in the zone; examine the determinants  of  adoption ...

Abstract This study examined the rural-urban interdependence on fuel wood in Anambra State, Nigeria using cross-sectional data. The study used purposive and random sampling techniques  for  the  selection  of  120  gatherers  that  constituted  respondents  for the study. The study employed descriptive and relevant inferential statistics for data analysis. The findings of the study revealed that out of the 14 indicators of the importance  of forest examined in the study, the ...

ABSTRACT Field, greenhouse and laboratory studies were carried out at the Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka in order to evaluate the leaf spot disease of eggplant and its management  with  some  botanicals.  Field  survey  of  diseased  plants  was  conducted  on eggplant farm. Solanum aethiopicum L. plants were sampled on every 1 m distance along the diagonal  transects  for  disease  incidence  and  severity.    Pathogen  isolation  from  severely infected ...

ABSTRACT This study investigated resource use efficiency of Fadama III and non-Fadama III beneficiary rice farmers in Niger State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected using questionnaire/interview schedule administered to a sample of one hundred and twenty rice farmers, selected using multi- stage sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, stochastic frontier production function, return to scale analysis, gross margin analysis, net farm income analysis and likert scale rating technique. ...

ABSTRACT The  study  examined  maize  innovation  system  in  north  central,  Nigeria.  The  specific objectives were to: describe policies, acts and initiatives in maize innovation system, examine the technological capabilities of selected key actors in maize innovation system, examine the levels of linkage existing among the key actors, identify constraints in maize innovation system and identify strategies for improving maize innovation system in the study area. The study was carried out ...

ABSTRACT Nsukka  yellow  pepper  genotypes  were  evaluated  in 2009  and  2010  planting  seasons  to determine the pattern of genetic variability in its population. The initial collection comprising eighteen genotypes were assembled from the local farmers and evaluated in 2009 planting season.  Forty  nine  promising  genotypes  were  selected  on individual  plant  basis  and  re- evaluated in 2010 planting season. The results of the performance of the genotypes in both years  showed ...

ABSTRACT The  study  comparatively  analysed  the  technical  efficiencies  of  broiler  and  egg  production enterprises in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A multistage random sampling technique was used to select 108 broiler and 108 layer farmers. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics, stochastic frontier production function; gross margin analysis and likert scale rating techniques. The result showed that majority, broiler (58.7%) and layer (55.6%) farmers were within the age of 41-60 ...

ABSTRACT Cucumber  (Cucumis sativus L.)  belongs to the Cucurbitaceae  family.  It is a major  vegetable  crop worldwide and develops rapidly, with a shorter time from planting to harvest than most crops. It is a monoecious annual climber or creeper that has been cultivated for over 3,000 years and is still widely cultivated  today.  The  fruit  is  soft,  succulent  with  high  water  content,  roughly  cylindrical  and elongated  with tapered  ends.  The ...

ABSTRACT The experiments were conducted at the Department of Crop Science Analytical Laboratory and green house of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Experiment one was an analysis of the nutrient contents of fermented and unfermented plant waste materials using the official method of analysis of Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC). Experiment two was on assessment of the effects of plant wastes and different forms of organic manure ...

ABSTRACT The  study  examined  the  proximate  and  phytochemical  (saponins,  tannins,  phytate  and flavonoid) composition of roasted cream coloured African yam bean (AYB) flour  and the lipid profile of hypercholesterolemic  rats fed diets supplemented  with African  yam bean. Different diets were formulated using the AYB flour. Group 1 consisted of the normal control rats (untreated rats), group 2 consisted of the hypercholesterolemic  group of rats that were untreated. Groups 3-6 consisted ...

ABSTRACT The main objective of this study is to determine the effects of the pelleted and unpelleted composted organic materials on the growth and yield of three varieties of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). The specific objectives were to: determine the physical and chemical properties of pelleted and unpelleted composted organic materials, determine the effects of pelleted and unpelleted composted organic materials on the growth and yield of three varieties of ...

ABSTRACT The study examined the climate change (climate change extreme events and  household climate change adaptation practice) effects on the food security status of the households in Taraba State Nigeria. The primary data used in this work was collected using a random sampling  selection  of  three  (3)  agricultural  zones,  5   local  government  areas,  10 communities,  and  120  respondents  from  the  sample  frame.  The  3  agricultural  zones selected   were   zing,   Bali,  ...

ABSTRACT The study examined the chemical composition of fresh, sundried tender leaves and husks of cowpea ‘Adengee’ (Vigna unguiculata) and organoleptic attributes of their traditional soups. Information on processing, preparation and utilization of soup meals based on cowpea leaves and husks were obtained during  the  focus  group  discussion.  The  tender  leaves  and  husks  were  parboiled  and  sundried. Proximate, micronutrients, phytochemicals and antinutrient levels were determined using standard procedures. The soups ...

ABSTRACT This study was designed to determine the integration of rice markets in Enugu state. Factors considered include: socio-economic characteristics, existing market structure and channels, integration of rice markets, structural factors that affect the integration of rice markets and the problems affecting rice traders in the state. Forty wholesalers and forty retailers were selected for the study. Primary data and secondary data were collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics, co-integration ...

Abstract The study was conducted  in nine Local Government  Areas selected  from   Enugu State. Six five micro Credit Groups from each Area were randomly selected. This gave a total of forty-five (45) micro-credit groups. This was done using multi-stage sampling techniques. Sources of data were primary and secondary. Structured questioners  were  used  to  interview  respondents  to  generate  primary  data  while secondary  data were sourced  from relevant  publications.  Descriptive  statistics  and ...

ABSTRACT The study examined the chemical composition and the effects of Solanum aethiopicum leaves (garden egg) and Irvingia gabonensis seed (ogbono) on  selected biochemical indices of alloxan induced adult wistar rats. Fresh Solanum aethiopicum leaves were plucked, sorted, washed with clean water and allowed to drain. The pulverized leaves were packaged in a plastic container and preserved in the refrigerator. Dried Irvingia gabonensis  seeds  were  sorted  washed  and  shade  dried. ...

ABSTRACT This study examined access to formal credit by farmers’ co-operatives in Enugu State. The specific  objectives  were to: (i) ascertain  the institutional credit  guidelines  which  affected access to  formal credit by farmers’ co-operatives in Enugu State, (ii) describe the patterns of access to credit, (iii) ascertain the extent of access to formal credit by the respondents, (iv) ascertain the factors which determined access to formal credit, (v) examine the ...

ABSTRACT This  study  presents  the  empirical  analysis  of  the  effects  of  oil  exploitation  on  the efficiency of artisanal fishing households in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria. The selection of respondents  was  multi-staged  and  involved  purposive  sampling  as  well  as random sampling methods. A structured questionnaire and interview schedule were used to elicit information from a randomly selected sample of 160 artisanal households from Delta and Bayelsa  States,  Nigeria.  Descriptive  statistics, ...

ABSTRACT The study determined nutrient composition and organoleptic attributes of fresh and sundried carica papaya L pawpaw (Mbuer) and solanum macrocrpon L.garden egg (Mngishim) fruit soups consumed in Tiv communities of Benue State, Nigeria. Processing, preparation and utilization of fresh and sundried pawpaw and garden egg fruits for soup production information was obtained from focus group discussion (FGD).The recipes used for the work was based on t mean values after ...