YIELD AND WATER USE RESPONSE OF WATERMELON UNDER DEFICIT IRRIGATION AND MULCH
YIELD AND WATER USE RESPONSE OF WATERMELON UNDER DEFICIT IRRIGATION AND MULCH Abstract This study investigated the yield and water…
YIELD AND WATER USE RESPONSE OF WATERMELON UNDER DEFICIT IRRIGATION AND MULCH Abstract This study investigated the yield and water…
SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ANALYSES OF FOOD SECURITY AMONG SELECTED ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA Abstract This study conducted a…
OCCUPATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION AMONG RURAL WOMEN IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated occupational diversification among rural women in Anambra…
EVALUATION OF COCOA RESUSCITATION PROGRAMMES IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA Abstract This study evaluated the cocoa resuscitation programmes in South West…
ASSESSMENT OF FARM LABOUR GROUPS AMONG IGALA AND EBIRA ETHNIC GROUPS IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study assessed the…
ADOPTION AND DISADOPTION OF SWEET POTATO (IPOMOEA BATATAS (L) LAM) PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES BY FARMERS IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA Abstract…
PERCEPTION OF INSTITUTIONAL AND MANPOWER FACTORS CONSTRAINING AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES IN BENUE STATE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Abstract This…
TRENDS IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA, 1991-2013 Abstract This study analyzed…
STRATEGY FOR ENSURING FOOD SECURITY IN TARABA STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the strategies for ensuring food security in…
STRATEGIES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AMONG RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the strategies for climate…
RURAL FARMERS’ AGROFORESTRY PRACTICES IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the agroforestry practices of rural farmers in Imo…
IMPACT OF THE NATIONAL FADAMA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASE (II) ON POVERTY REDUCTION AND FOOD SECURITY AMONG RICE FARMER BENEFICIARIES IN…
EVALUATION OF THE ECOWAS FUND FOR ACCELERATED ARTISANAL FISH PRODUCTION PROJECT IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study evaluated the…
CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN TO HOUSEHOLD FARMING DECISIONS AMONG COCOA-BASED AGROFORESTRY HOUSEHOLDS IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the…
COMPETENCE NEEDS OF EXTENSION AGENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the…
CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION NEEDS OF RURAL FARMERS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the climate change information needs…
CHALLENGES IN ADMINISTERING THE CROSS RIVER STATE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the challenges in administering the…
AVAILABILITY AND USE OF SWAMP RICE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AMONG FARMERS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the availability…
ASSESSMENT OF ONLINE RESOURCES USAGE BY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE LECTURERS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study assessed…
ADOPTION OF OBA 98 MAIZE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES BY FARMERS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the adoption of…
ACCESS AND USE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AMONG RURAL FARMERS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the access…
AVAILABILITY, ACCESS AND UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AMONG STAFF OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE SUB-PROGRAMME OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN…
ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING ROLES AND TRAINING NEEDS OF EXTENSION PERSONNEL IN KOGI STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Abstract This study assessed…
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION NEEDS OF FARMERS IN TELFARIA PRODUCTION AND MARKETING IN ENUGU NORTH AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA Abstract…
RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY IN ORNAMENTAL PLANTS PRODUCTION IN JOS METROPOLIS, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the resource productivity in ornamental plants…
POTENTIAL FOR PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE IN COMMUNITY FORESTS CONSERVATION IN BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the potential…
WOMEN LABOUR UTILIZATION IN CROP PRODUCTION IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the utilization of women’s labor in…
THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES ON FOOD CROP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the…
RAPHIA PALM WINE MARKETING IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the marketing of raphia palm wine in South-South Nigeria.…
PATTERNS AND DETERMINANTS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study…
MARKETING OF DRY SEASON VEGETABLES IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the marketing of dry season vegetables in South-East…
LINKAGES BETWEEN FORMAL AND INFORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTH EASTERN NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the linkages between formal and…
HECTARAGE AND OUTPUT RESPONSES OF MAJOR CROPS TO MARKET LIBERALISATION AND PRICE RISK IN NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the…
EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES ON RENEWABLE RESOURCE DEGRADATION IN NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the effects of socioeconomic…
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE ON REVENUE FROM OIL PALM PRODUCTION IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the effects of climate…
ECONOMICS OF SMALL-SCALE OIL PALM PRODUCTION IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the economics of small-scale oil palm…
ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL CAPITAL ASSET HOLDINGS ON POVERTY AMONG FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN NIGERIA Abstract This…
ANALYSIS OF COCOYAM (Xanthosoma sagittifolium and Colocasia esculenta) MARKETING IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study analyzed the marketing of…
ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT BY FARMERS’ CO-OPERATIVES IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the access to formal credit…
TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY IN THE PRODUCTION OF NSUKKA YELLOW PEPPER AMONG RURAL FARMERS IN ENUGU NORTH AGRICULTURAL ZONE, ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA…
RURAL-URBAN INTERDEPENDENCE ON FUEL WOOD IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the rural-urban interdependence on fuelwood in Anambra…
RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY AMONG FADAMA CROP FARMERS IN IBADAN/IBARAPA AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the…
PERFORMANCE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST WOOD TREES IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study…
PERFORMANCE OF FARMERS’ MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN ENUGU NORTH AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the…
ON-FARM INCOME DIVERSIFICATION DECISIONS OF RURAL FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the on-farm income diversification…
MARKET AGE, ENTERPRISE SIZE AND RELATIVE EFFICIENCY IN BROILER PRODUCTION IN IMO STATE OF NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the…
IMPACT OF THE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE CREDIT SCHEME ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BENEFICIARIES IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated…
GENDER AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY IN COCOYAM PRODUCTION IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated gender dimensions and resource…
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE POLICY ON AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA Abstract This study conducted an empirical analysis of the…
EFFECTS OF MICRO CREDIT ON THE LIVELIHOOD OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study investigated the effects…
ECONOMICS OF FISH MARKETING IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA Abstract This study examined the economics of fish marketing in Akwa…
ECONOMIC STUDY OF THE USE OF ORGANIC MANURE IN YELLOW PEPPER (Capsicum annuum L.) PRODUCTION IN NSUKKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA…
Abstract This study investigates the economic analysis of soil conservation practices among crop farmers in Enugu State, Nigeria. The broad…
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ARTISANAL FISHING ENTERPRISES IN GUMA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study examined the…
ABSTRACT This study was designed to determine the integration of rice markets in Enugu State, Nigeria. Factors considered include: socio-economic…
ABSTRACT This study compared the technical efficiency of rice production under small-scale Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems (FMIS) and Rain-fed Systems…
ABSTRACT This study compared the resource use efficiency among Fadama III beneficiary and non-beneficiary rice farmers in Niger State, Nigeria.…
ABSTRACT This study analyzed the marketing of banana and plantain in Enugu State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: describe…
ABSTRACT This study appraised the marketing of poultry feeds in Anambra State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to describe the…
ABSTRACT This study analyzed intra-industry trade in agricultural products between Nigeria and partner nations within the Economic Community of West…
ABSTRACT This study examined the land lease market and its effects on crop production in Enugu State, Nigeria. The research…
ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of climate change on wildlife resource conservation in Nsukka Agricultural Zone of Enugu State,…
Abstract This study examines groundnut oil production and marketing in Kaduna State, Nigeria, with a focus on the socio-economic factors…
Abstract This study examined the effects of socio-economic characteristics on forestland conversion in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State,…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture remains the cornerstone of Nigeria’s economy, contributing substantially to the nation’s…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture remains the cornerstone of Nigeria’s economy, employing a significant portion of…
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture remains the backbone of the Nigerian economy, employing about 70%…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economic development of Nigeria, serving…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Soil is a fundamental natural resource that sustains agricultural production and underpins…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Equitable and sustainable economic development cannot ignore basic food commodities particularly in…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most important staple food crops…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a perennial woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family,…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The informal sector constitutes a significant and dynamic component of the Nigerian…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture remains the mainstay of the Nigerian economy, serving as the primary…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture remains the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, contributing approximately 25% to the…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Food security remains one of the most pressing global challenges of the…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture is the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, contributing approximately 25% to the…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture remains the cornerstone of Nigeria’s economy, contributing approximately 25% to the…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture remains the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy, contributing approximately 25% to the…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture has historically been the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, contributing approximately 25%…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture remains the cornerstone of Nigeria’s economy, employing about 70% of the…
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture remains the cornerstone of the Nigerian economy, employing a substantial portion…
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The global dairy industry represents a critical component of the agricultural sector,…
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agriculture remains the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, employing a significant portion of…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, has emerged as the…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Fish farming (aquaculture) has emerged as one of the fastest-growing agricultural subsectors…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Fish farming (aquaculture) has emerged as one of the fastest-growing agricultural subsectors…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Rice (Oryza sativa L.) has become the single most important staple food crop…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.) is one of the most economically important tropical…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), also known as benniseed, is one of the oldest…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Maize (Zea mays L.) occupies a position of paramount importance in the agricultural…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Land constitutes the most fundamental productive asset for rural households in Nigeria,…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Rice (Oryza sativa L.) has become a cornerstone of food security and agricultural…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study NERICA (New Rice for Africa) rice represents one of the most significant…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Soyabean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) has emerged as one of the most economically…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) occupies a position of strategic importance in…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Agricultural extension services serve as the critical bridge between agricultural research institutions…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Rice (Oryza sativa) has emerged as a strategic food security crop in…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Ecotourism has emerged globally as one of the fastest-growing segments of the…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Government expenditure refers to the total spending by the government on goods, services,…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is one of the most important staple food crops in Nigeria,…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Agriculture financing refers to the provision of financial resources (credit, loans, grants, subsidies,…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Agricultural credit is the provision of financial resources (loans, advances, overdrafts, and other…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Agricultural development refers to the process of improving agricultural productivity, output, and efficiency…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Cooperative farming societies are voluntary, democratically controlled organizations formed by farmers to pool…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Food security is a fundamental human right and a critical component of national…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Economic diversification refers to the process of shifting an economy away from a…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Credit facilities refer to loans, advances, and other financial services provided to borrowers…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Agriculture has been the backbone of the Nigerian economy since pre-colonial times, providing…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Locally brewed sorghum beer, commonly known as “Burukutu” or “Pito” in Nigeria, is…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the most important staple food crops in…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Commercial banks are financial institutions that accept deposits from the public, provide checking…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Agricultural output is a fundamental component of the Nigerian economy, contributing significantly to…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Agricultural development is a critical engine of economic growth and structural transformation in…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Agricultural biodiversity (agrobiodiversity) refers to the variety and variability of plants, animals, and…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Agricultural output is a critical component of Nigeria’s economy, contributing approximately 25% to…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of the most important cash crops in…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) is a staple food crop of significant economic and nutritional…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook. f.), known locally as “Ugu” in Igbo language, is…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Agricultural financing refers to the provision of financial resources (credit, loans, grants, subsidies,…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Food production is the process of cultivating crops and raising livestock to supply…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Agricultural cooperatives (co-ops) are voluntary, democratically controlled organizations formed by farmers to pool…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Small scale farmers are agricultural producers who operate on small plots of land,…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Small farm holders, also known as smallholder farmers, are agricultural producers who operate…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Rural-urban migration is the movement of people from rural areas (villages, farmlands, agricultural…
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Small scale fish farming, also known as small scale aquaculture, is the cultivation…