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The general objective of the study is to analyse the socio- economic determinants of commercialization among smallholder farmers in Abia state, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study are to: (i) examine the level of commercialization among the farmers (ii) estimate the determinants of commercialization among the smallholder farmers in

Farmer-level knowledge is an important component of the action plan of the fruit fly committee of Ghana. A survey was conducted among 188 fruit growers in 20 districts in northern Ghana between February and May, 2012, to assess their knowledge, perceptions and practices (KPP) regarding fruit fly pests. Semi-structured questions

The study documented and prioritized key livelihood tree species in Omo Biosphere Reserve, Nigeria as a preliminary step towards the evaluation of land use change impact on key livelihood tree populations. Data were collected using structured questionnaire administered to two hundred randomly selected adults resident in the reserve. A total

A study was carried out at Gairo, Tanzania to determine appropriate planting spacing and cutting management for optimising maize yield without jeorpadising the potential of Moringa oleifera to produce sufficient biomass. Two trials (on-farm spacing-intercropping and on-farm pollarding height-intercropping) were laid out using Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). Assessments were

The effect of temperature on the antibacterial property of fermenting beniseed was assessed on six diarhoeagenic bacteria by keeping the fermenting seeds at 40C and 290C respectively. Both the liquor and the slurry were used in this study. The pH, total titratable acidity, microbial load and the microflora of the

Following the expensive cost in running fertilizer trials, it is increasingly difficult to fund most agronomical projects and in order to reduce cost, save available time and improve on existing data information pool, the idea of info crop-oil palm nutrient sourcing, processing and transformation into a require models is now

Degree of aggregation and age classes in forests of Kotli hills were recorded in relation to environmental variable and underlying anthropogenic influence. Aggregated species (36.27%) were dominant in the area followed by the intermediate species with share of 36.27 and 33.16 respectively. Similarly regeneration capacity of the forest shows that

Provenance variations among the seedlings of Irvingia wombulu from four sources in South-west of Nigeria were studied in the nursery. Matured fruit were collected from the four sources and quantitative character such as Fruit length, breadth, weight, and volume were measured from samples of the fruits. Germination and seedling growth

Coconut varieties typically exhibit different crown canopy shapes and sizes. Three canopy shapes were identified in the coconut hybrid seed garden of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), Benin City, Nigeria. The crown canopy size and shape could influence the photosynthetic efficiency of a crop, hence its productivity

This study analyzed the determinants of ruminant meat demand in Maiduguri. 150 households were randomly selected for the study and it covered the period of May-June, 2011. The findings show that 88% of the households were male headed, with 39 years as the mean age, while 73% had one form

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