Abstract Cattle breeding and rearing are not localised but rather spread across distant spaces in Southwest Nigeria with variations in the market prices of the cattle across the region. The extent to which prices are transmitted across markets is of utmost importance to producers’ and consumers’ responses to price changes. This study examined the price […]
EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL LOAN ON POULTRY EGG PRODUCTION IN ADO ODO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract The study assessed effect of agricultural loan on poultry egg production in Ado-Odo Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used for the study. An informal enquiry conducted in the area prior to this formal research revealed that the dominant poultry farmers’ association in the study area is Poultry Association […]
VALUE ADDITION AND PROFITABILITY OF LOCAL RICE PROCESSING IN OBAFEMI-OWODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract Rice processing is constrained by lack of modern equipment, low value addition and post-harvest losses. This study examined the profitability of value addition in traditional rice processing. A sample of 120 rice processors were randomly selected using structured questionnaire. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, budgetary technique and Cobb-Douglas production model. The results […]
EFFECTS OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY ON FOOD SECURITY OF MAIZE FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN NIGERIA
Abstract In enhancing sustainable crop production through the adoption of eco-friendly pest management practice, integrated pest management (IPM) practice was introduced to crop farmers, including maize farmers, in Nigeria. The study therefore, used cross-sectional data collected from 400 maize farming households to investigate the effects of IPM on household food security. We determine the effect […]
EFFECT OF FARMER-HERDER CONFLICT ON FOOD SECURITY OF PASTORAL AND AGRO-PASTORAL HOUSEHOLDS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract Inspired by the low food security status and vulnerability among pastoral and agro-pastoral households, we estimated pastoral-farmer conflict, determined food security status, appraised the outcome of pastoral- farmer conflict on food security and describe the survival game plans adopted by pastoral and agro-pastoral householdsto alleviate the effect of food insecurity in Kwara State, Nigeria. […]
ECONOMIC ANALYSES OF TRADITIONAL PROCESSING OF AFRICAN LOCUST BEANS (Parkia biglobosa) (Jacq.) Benth. SEEDS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract The research was conducted in Igabi Local Government of Kaduna State to carry out economic analysis of traditional processing of African Locus Bean Seed (ALBS). Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 100 respondents from 4 wards within the study area. Primary data were collected from the processors with the use of well structure […]
ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECT OF AFRICAN WALNUT OIL ON PLANKTONIC AND BIOFILM CELLS OF Staphylococcus aureus
Abstract Screw press a mechanical method of extraction was used to extract oil from African walnut and fatty acid profile was carried out using gas-chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Antibacterial activity was determined using minimum inhibitory concentration, minimum biofilm inhibitory concentration and minimum biofilm eradication concentration. Extraction’s yield was 12.53 %. African walnut oil shows that linoleic […]
COST-RETURNS STRUCTURE AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF PIG PRODUCTION IN IJEBU DIVISION OF OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract The quantity of animal products in Nigeria shows a serious shortage of animal protein intake while production of pig meat has been slowed down by many constraints. This study examined the profitability and technical efficiency of pig production. Purposive sampling technique was used to select and interview 107 respondents through structured questionnaire. Data were […]
ACUTE TOXICITY OF FERTILIZER (NPK, 20:10:10) ON Clarias gariepinus FINGERLINGS
Abstract The toxicity and behavioural response of fingerlings of Clarias gariepinus (mean total length, 5.04± 0.7cm; mean body weight 4.05 ± 0.3g) to inorganic fertilizers ( NPK, 20:10:10) was studied under laboratory conditions to determine the acute toxicity of NPK, 20:10:10 fertilizer to fingerlings of Clarias gariepinus using a static bioassay test. The fingerlings were […]
POVERTY PROFILE AND INEQUALITY AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN EBONYI STATE
Abstract The need to alleviate the poverty of the financially excluded farming households has become inevitable in Nigeria. Therefore, this research work centred on the poverty profile and inequality among farming households in Ebonyi State. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 477 farming households and primary data collected with the aid of structured […]