Abstract Urban waste management is one of the critical environmental challenges in rapidly urbanizing African cities. Exposure of untreated waste into the external environment poses severe environmental and human health risks. Employing data from ground and surface water sampled from the Sunyani municipal dumpsite, this study sought to assess the influence of the Sunyani Municipal […]
FACTORS AFFECTING WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN COOPERATIVE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN IJEBU- EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN-STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract Without gain saying, good leaders are very mandatory in leadership of cooperative societies for proper monitoring, efficient and also to make cooperative to be more effective. Poor leaders or leadership or management style destroy or bring backwardness to cooperative business so good leaders must be selected for the progress of cooperative societies. The study […]
DETERMINANT OF THE EFFECT OF CREDIT ON FOOD CROP OUTPUT BY COOPERATIVE AND NON-COOPERATIVE FARMERS IN SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA
Abstract Credit plays an important role in agricultural development, and it is believed that expansion of credit would have beneficial effect on agricultural production and incomes of small farmers that have access to credit. The study was on effect of credit on food crop production among cooperative and non-cooperative farmers in South-West, Nigeria. Multistage random […]
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND SAVING CULTURE AMONG COOPERATIVE MEMBERS IN IJEBU DIVISION, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract Finance is of prime challenge to the growth of income in both agriculture and non-agriculture sectors where most low income households find themselves. Low savings or near absence of it has resulted into insufficient financing of agricultural production as well as scrawny exploitation of economic opportunities. Thus, the study of the socio-economic characteristics and […]
EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE ON THE INCOME OF SMALL HOLDING POULTRY FARMERS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract The study investigated the effect of cooperative on the income of smallholding poultry farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria. Poultry farmers typically produce to satisfy household food needs or make profit from selling farm produce. Descriptive analysis was used to describe the socio-economic characteristics of the poultry farmers. A two-stage random sampling technique was used […]
THE IMPLICATION OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN PRODUCTIVITY OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS; EVIDENCE FROM HIDABU ABOTE WOREDA OF NORTH SHOA ZONE, IN OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA
Abstract Natural resources have been degrading due to intensive agricultural activities in many developing countries. To rehabilitate the degraded natural resources and to improve productivity, watershed management practices have became the key approach to minimize loss of such resources. In Ethiopia the government has tried to implement soil and water conservation (SWC) measures through community […]
PRAGMATIC REFLECTIONS OF SOCIO-POLITICAL DOWNTURN IN GANI ODUTOKUN’S PAINTINGS
Abstract Artistic expressions that attempt at teasing out issues that pertain to topical issues affecting a variety of mankind’s daily life and living has been the thrust of novelists, poets and singers. Many visual artists in the painting specialization especially, perhaps, would rather be given to displaying the mastery of colour rather focusing on message. […]
HARNESSING OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE TOWARDS SUB SAHARA AFRICA SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
Abstract This paper examined the challenges of climate change and prospects of harnessing opportunities from the challenges to advance the socioeconomic development and sustainability of Sub-Saharan African countries. The methodology of the study is exploratory, involving a comprehensive survey and review of conceptual and empirical literature on the nature and manifestations of climate, environment and […]
TRIANGULATION ANALYSIS OF THE LEVEL OF GIRL-CHILD EMPOWERMENT IN OKE-OGUN AREA, NIGERIA: A VIABLE WAY FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Abstract The study determined the level of girl-child empowerment. Data was collected from 182 respondents and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Triangulation method was also used to facilitate validation of data through cross verification from two sources (household heads and girl-children). Findings from the study show that of the three empowerment components, the girl-children […]