Abstract The utmost barrier to agricultural production in Nigeria is not absence of recommended practices, but inability of service providers to transmit relevant technologies through information channels available and adaptable to the local situations of end-users. This study therefore assessed agricultural marketing information transmission channels to smallholder arable crop farmers in Imo State, Nigeria. Specifically, […]
TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES IN THE PERI-URBAN AREAS OF ONA-ARA LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN IBADAN, OYO STATE
Abstract The developing countries of the world are challenged by provision of affordable, efficient transport infrastructures to facilitate the movement of peri-urban residents to the city centres. This situation is further compounded by the public constrained budget and level of poverty. It is against this that the study examined transportation challenges in the peri-urban areas […]
IMPACT OF MONA MONKEYS ON PLANTAIN FARMS IN AFIJIO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract This study examines the impact of Mona monkeys (Cercopithecus mona) raiding plantain (Musa paradisiaca) farms in Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Three towns were purposively selected for the study. Data was collected using in-depth interview by participatory rural approach methods with owners of farms frequently raided by the monkeys in the […]
CONSERVATION EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS OF SELECTED COMMUNITIES AROUND OYO NATIONAL PARK
Abstract This study examines the level of conservation education in schools within selected communities surrounding the Old Oyo National Park. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed. Seven local communities were randomly sampled, in which 17 schools were purposively selected for the study based on their accessibility. Stratified sampling method was used to select the teachers and […]
ASSESSMENT OF FLOOD VULNERABILITY IN YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract This study investigated the assessment of flood vulnerability in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling and simple random sampling techniques provided the sampling framework for administration of 400 questionnaires across the entire sampling/spatial unit. Descriptive statistics, 5-points and 3-points Likert scale framework were deployed in data analyses and presentation. The study found that inadequate […]
COST AND RETURN STRUCTURE OF POULTRY EGG PRODUCTION IN EGBA DIVISION OF OGUN STATE
Abstract The study investigated the cost and benefit structure of poultry egg production in Egba Division of Ogun State, Nigeria. A total of eighty (80) respondents were randomly selected and interviewed through structured questionnaires. The study looked at the socio-economic characteristics of poultry eggs farmers, the costs and returns of poultry egg enterprises, examined the […]
STATISTICAL ESTIMATION OF SOME METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES USING THE BETA KERNEL FUNCTION
Abstract The study of meteorological variables is imperative due to their usefulness in our daily activities. Climate change which is now a global issue has received considerable large volume of research owing to the fact that its effects cut across all aspects of life. It is generally known that the effects of climatic change pose […]
MODELLING OF THE TEMPERATURE-HUMIDITY INDEX (THI) AND VENTILATION PATTERNS IN THE RABBITS’ PENS
Abstract The research developed a model for the prediction of the Temperature-Humidity Index (THI) inside the rabbits’ pen resulting from combined effects of ventilation openings and building orientations on the performance of rabbit does.Three factors were considered in the study, namely; different seasons of the year (dry and rainy seasons), building orientations (45o and 90o […]
EFFECTS OF FLOOD ON RURAL HOUSEHOLD LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITIES IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract Floods are natural events with negative economic and social consequences. This study assessed the effects of flood on rural household livelihood activities in Fagge Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. The objectives were to describe the socio-economic characteristics, find out the livelihood activities, assess the causes and effects of flood and describe the […]
INFLUENCE OF WATERING REGIMES AND BAMBOO BIOCHAR ON THE GROWTH AND BIOMASS PARTITIONING OF Neolamarckia cadamba (roxb.) miq. SEEDLINGS ON AN ALFISOL
Abstract The choice of Neolamarckia cadamba for reforestation and agroforestry programs in Nigeria could be constrained with lack of basic knowledge on the species-management in relation to its sensitivity to water and growth on low fertile soil. Hence, growth of the species as influence by watering regimes and bamboo biochar was evaluated. Treatments involved three […]