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The present study was specially designed to analyze the impact of NRM (natural resource management) interventions made during three years (2009-2012) of the BKPAP project tenure. The main objective of the research was to appraise the role of NRM section in the sustainable development of agriculture inthe Karak district. The

The broad objective of the study was to determine the factors influencing rural youth adoption of cassava recommended production practices in Onu-Imo Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics and institutional variables affecting rural youth involved in cassava production activities; determine

Post-harvest losses in sub-Saharan region in Africa are estimated to be about 30% annually. This review examines the vital role which post-harvest management plays in the management of crop farms and in the mitigation of aflatoxin poisoning. The capitalization of this role offers a cheaper way of improving food production

Soils from Ikorodu (Orthic Luvisol) and Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo campus (Dystric Fluvisol) were used in greenhouse experiments to determine N, P and K requirement of Amaranthus cruentus L. using five rates of NPK 15:15:15 at 0, 150, 300, 450 and 600 kg ha1. The experiment was arranged in

This study was carried out in order to consider aeroponic potential, the effects of four N-NH4+/NT ratio including control (without N-NH4+), 0.03, 0.08, 0.16, spraying intervals of nutrient solution including either three minutes spraying-fifteen minutes off or three minutes spraying-thirty minutes off and darkness or light in root media on

This study was designed to assess the impact of the National Special Programme for food Security on livestock farmers in Ideato South Local Government Area, Imo State. Sixty participating farmers from three villages where the NSPFS programme was implemented were interviewed to examine their socio-economic characteristics, level of living, level

The handling practices of cow dung were examined in two (2003 and 2004) seasons to determine their effects on the Calcium and Magnesium content and the microbial population in Northern Nigeria. The experiment consisted of four treatments (surface heaped uncovered, surface heaped covered and pit covered) and a control (untreated).

The aim of this study was to determine the genotype-environment (GE) interaction and also to determine stable corn cultivar for grain yield in Turkey. The study was carried out from 2 years and 3 different locations around the Central and South Anatolia Region. GE interaction was analyzed by linear regression

The study was to investigate planting methods and seeding rates appropriate for early growth (height, dry matter and persistence of three Tephrosia species. It was a 3 x 3 x 2 factorial experiment in a split – split plot design replicated 4 times, at an altitude of 1300m a.s.l. The

Rabbit production in Cameroon like other countries in the Central African Region is timid and is partly caused by inadequate knowledge of feed ingredients as well as feeding and other management techniques. This study evaluates the effect of partial substitution of sun-dried brewer’s grain (SDBG) with palm kernel cake (PKC)

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