APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR FLOOD VULNERABILITY MAPPING ALONG IKPOBA RIVER BENIN CITY, NIGERIA

In different regions of Nigeria, floods have increased dramatically, affecting millions of people and inflicting huge economic damage. Flood disasters can be attributed to the unnecessary risks people take when they encroach on floodplains. Flood hazard maps are important to integrate geospatial and temporal data in the same computational environment that allows risk assessment, modeling […]

A REVIEW ON STATUS AND DETERMINANTS OF HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN ETHIOPIA

This review is primarily centred on the causes, status, determinants, and coping mechanism of food insecurity in Ethiopia. Recent studies in Ethiopia shows that, 13% of the rural population (approximately 9.7 million people) were food insecure, 2.7 million children under 5 age were acutely malnourished in 2016. At the outset of 2017, the government of […]

ANALYSIS OF SOYBEAN VALUE CHAIN IN BUNO BEDELE ZONE, SOUTH WESTERN ETHIOPIA

In Bunno Bedelle zone, soybean is a major cash crop which is mainly produced by smallholder farmers. The study was undertaken with the objective of mapping value chain actors, estimating share of actors’ margin, identify major constraints and opportunities and identifying market channel of soybean by smallholder farmers. Multi stage random sampling techniques were employed […]

ASSESSMENT OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN BEDELE TOWN, OROMIA, ETHIOPIA

Solid waste management is a basic activity and requires the participation of everyone to increase the quality of environment and health. The aim of this study was to assess solid waste management practice of Bedele town, Oromia, Ethiopia. The data was collected through sampled households and key informant interview, field observations and focus group discussion. […]

DIGESTIBILITY AND NITROGEN UTILIZATION OF SEMI INTENSIVELY MANAGED WEST AFRICAN DWARF SHEEP FED NEEM LEAF MEAL CONCENTRATE

Ruminant livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa is based on forage as the major feed resources, which of course is highly seasonal with low nutritive quality during dry seasons. Neem leaf (Azadirachta indica) when added to livestock feed has been found to reduce the problem of feed scarcity which are serious problems of the developing world. […]

SOIL SEED BANK DIVERSITY IN SELECTED SACRED GROVES OF TROPICAL RAIN FOREST OF SOUTHWESTERN, NIGERIA

Soil seed banks play an important role in tropical rainforest regeneration. Regeneration potentials of 5 sacred groves (Igbo-Ile, Igbo-Oba, Igbo-Olua, Igbo Olodumare, Igbo-Gbopo) in the three states of southwestern Nigeria were purposively selected and assessed. On each site, a representative 50m x 50m plot labeled with pegs, where viable seeds bank was sampled. On each […]

URBAN FARMING IN VACANT LANDS IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS: A STUDY OF GREENHOUSE FARMING IN AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY, OYO TOWN, NIGERIA

The paper highlights the role of urban farming in vacant spaces in tertiary institutions, the need to support the local food economy and contribute nutritious and fresh foods to needy students and staff.  Materials for the study were gathered through secondary data from journals, books and personal interview which centred on a prepared schedule held […]

DIMENSIONS AND DETERMINANTS OF RURAL URBAN MIGRATION IN ETHIOPIA: THE CASE OF HOSANNA TOWN

This study was conducted in 2018 to assess the determinants of rural-urban migration in Gofer Meda sub city of Hosanna Town, South Ethiopia. For this study a descriptive cross-sectional survey design with a mixed approach was employed. A sample of 200 households from 1200 households was taken proportionally using random sampling technique. Questionnaire and key […]

EVALUATIONS OF INTEGRATED SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS TO ENHANCE CROP PRODUCTIVITY IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLAND OF ETHIOPIA

Soil fertility in Ethiopia has historically been constrained by the lack of an integrated and locally-tailored approach, despite apparent success in individual programs. The experiment has been made at Borodo watershed in the central highland of Ethiopia to evaluate soil fertility through integrated management of available organic and inorganic nutrient sources. Major crops in the […]

CORRELATES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT DEMAND IN LAGOS METROPOLIS

Studies have shown that the public transport demand  in urban areas are mainly determined by interrelated trends, significant among which are the population characteristics such as car ownership, household size, income and occupation, as well as travel purpose, distance, frequency, speed, cost, comfort and traffic volume. Given the fact that there exist dominant focus and […]