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• 1. THE PERCEPTION OF FARMERS ON THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FARM PRODUCE

  » ABSTRACT The research was carried out based on the perception of farmers of the effect of climate change on farm produce.   The aim of the study was to identify various climatic factors  that can affect farming system which include sunrise (hot temperature), winter, equinox, rainfall, summer, coldness, wind etc and also places where lakes, rivers ocean / sea, stream, rocks/ hills forest etc are...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  50 pages |  1,413 engagements | 

• 2. EFFECTS OF ACTIVITIES OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

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  Item Type: Project Material |  50 pages |  1,260 engagements | 

• 3. POULTRY FARMING AND EFFECTS ON DEVELOPMENT

  » ABSTRACT       This research project investigate Poultry Farming and Effects on Development: A case study of Ibarapa Region. The chapters are divided into five chapters.   The first chapter contains background of the study, scope, purpose of study, hypothesis and definition of terms.   Chapter two contains literature review and Historical of study area. This section provides information on wo...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  50 pages |  941 engagements | 

• 4. POULTRY FARMING: A VERITABLE TOOL FOR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

  » ABSTRACT   This project work is primarily designed to provide complete understanding of poultry farming as an economic tool commercial poultry farming is practiced by most rural households throughout the developing world; despite the fact that its contribution to livelihoods appears to be of little nominal value when observed by researchers and other outsiders. This project utilizes sustainable l...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  50 pages |  1,123 engagements | 

• 5. ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the Study The term Agriculture is derived from the Latin words, “ager,” meaning field, and “Cultura”, meaning cultivation. This suggests that the earliest form of production agriculture was crop production (Are, Igbokwe, Asadu, Bawa, 2010; Erebor, 2003). It may be noted that Agriculture is more than crop production. It also includes anima...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  50 pages |  1,044 engagements | 

• 6. PERCEPTION OF FARMERS ON THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FARM PRODUCE

  » ABSTRACT The research was carried out based on the perception of farmers of the effect of climate change on farm produce.   The aim of the study was to identify various climatic factors  that can affect farming system which include sunrise (hot temperature), winter, equinox, rainfall, summer, coldness, wind etc and also places where lakes, rivers ocean / sea, stream, rocks/ hills forest etc are...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  50 pages |  918 engagements | 

• 7. THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF AG...

  » ABSTRACT his research work is designed to x ray deeply into the importance of improving agricultural production in Nigeria using some selected cooperative societies in Mbaise L.G.A as a case study. The work is designed and arranged in a simple manner. It has five chapters. Chapter one introduces the work  give us a title background of the topic  states the problems that led us into the research ...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  50 pages |  1,966 engagements | 

• 8. SOIL CHARACTERIZATION AND LAND SUITABILITY EVALUATION

  » ABSTRACT The land at Anuka, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State in Southeastern Nigeria, under the sub humid tropical climate was evaluated for maize (Zea mays), cassava (Manihot esculenta), yam (Dioscorea spp.) and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) cultivation. Data were obtained by field study and laboratory analyses. Six pedons were dug and described: two pedons each for maize and oil palm f...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  50 pages |  1,504 engagements | 

• 9. SKILL NEEDS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES FOR EMPLOYMENT IN RICE PRODUCTION ENTE...

  » AbstractThis study was designed to determine the effect of mind mapping on students? achievement in abstract contents of electrical and electronic trades in technical colleges. The study adopted the quasi experimental research design, precisely, pretest, posttest non equivalent control group design which involved groups of students in their intact classes. A sample of 193 electrical and electronic...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  50 pages |  912 engagements | 

• 10. EFFECT OF OIL TYPES ON THE PHYSIO-CHEMICAL AND ORGANOLEPTIC QUALITIES OF AKARA

  » ABSTRACT Akara is a tasty snack enjoyed by different sections of the population. This project investigated the effect of oil type on the sensory and chemical properties of akara produced from three different oil samples. The cowpea samples were soaked washed dehulled grind mixed with ingredients and fried in the various oil samples. The results of sensory evaluation and proximate analysis indicate...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  50 pages |  678 engagements | 

• 11. CATTLE RANCHING IN NIGERIA: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTION

  » CATTLE RANCHING IN NIGERIA PROBLEMS AND SOLUTION Abstract Pastoralism is the most traditional of ruminant livestock production systems in which extensive movement of the animals in search of pastures and water is its salient feature. Whereas the system is adapted to exploit the dry, arid climatic zone, it often overlaps into wetter, agricultural land, occasionally ending up into violent conflicts....Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  65 pages |  3,885 engagements | 

• 12. ANTHROPOD PREDATORS AND INSECT PEST CONTROL

  » ABSTRACT Insect pests are those insect species that are injurious or a nuisance. They cause injury or damage to crops in the field and grains in storage. Man and his domesticated animals are also attacked by insect pests. Arthropod predators belong to the phylum Arthropoda and are most times beneficial in the control of insect pests. Arthropod predators are members of the phylum Arthropoda which c...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  0 engagements | 

• 13. EFFECTS OF SOIL EROSION

  »   2.2   LITERATURE REVIEW The effect of soil erosion is a worldwide phenomena particularly because of its adverse effects on man. As a result a lot of literature exists on these issues. A review of the ones relevant for this study will be discussed.   / CAUSES   Soil erosion has been identified as a serious environment problem with a multiplicity of social and economic consequences. Soil eros...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  1,461 engagements | 

• 14. ASSESSMENT OF WOMEN INVOLVEMENT IN OIL PALM PROCESSING

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Oil palm, Elaeis guineensis is believed to be indigenous to West Africa. In Africa, wild palm groves are found mainly in a 300 to 500 hundred kilometers wide Western coastal belt stretching from Gambia to Angola and extending inland toward the East as far as the equator in the region of the great Lakes (Omereji, 2005). Oil palm is a perennial ...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  1,293 engagements | 

• 15. THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AS THE KEY TO THE DIVERSIFICATION OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOM...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The study of economic history provides us with ample evidence that an agricultural revolution is a fundamental pre condition for economic development (Eicher & Witt, 1964; Oluwasami 1966; Jones & Woolf, 1909). The agricultural sector has the potential to be the industrial and economic springboard from which a country’s development can take off...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  1,421 engagements | 

• 16. AN APPRAISAL OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (ADP) AND CASSAVA FARMING

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Atiba local government area of Oyo State in the western part of Nigeria is known for their agricultural practices; cassava is one of the agricultural products that can be found in this area of oyo state. cassava is one of the agricultural products that are consumed by both the rich and the poor; Atiba local government area is among the rural areas ...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  983 engagements | 

• 17. THE IMPACT OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND UTILIZATION OF OIL PALM ON THE SOCIO ECONOMIC...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background of the study Nigeria ranked sixth among the poorest countries in the world with over 70% of the population living below poverty line in 2007 (Central Intelligence Agency, 2012) while 46% lived below $1.25 daily in 2010 (World Bank, 2014). Okonjo Iweala (2014) noted that Nigeria is one of the five countries in which two thirds of the world’s extr...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  896 engagements | 

• 18. PROBLEM AND PROSPECTS OF SMALL SCALE FISH FARMERS

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The story of aquaculture in Nigeria is essentially the story of catfish culture and the hope of fish supply in Nigeria hang on its development and culture. Recent trends all over the world, point to a decline in landing from capture fisheries, an indicator that fish stocks have approached or even exceeded the point of maximum sustainable yield. Aquaculture therefore remain...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  0 engagements | 

• 19. THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ON NIGERIA ECONOMIC GROWTH (1980-2014)

  » ABSTRACT In recent decades, the potential contribution of agriculture to economic growth has been a subject of controversy among development economists. While some argue that agricultural development is a prerequisite for industrialization, others strongly disagree and argue for a different path.Taking advantage of the ordinary least square method (OLD), searches through secondary data and the use...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  0 engagements | 

• 20. EFFECT OF RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

  » ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of rural urban migration on agricultural production in Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to establish the migrational trend in the study area. The study assessed rural farmers and migrants responses to migrational trends, category of migrants, reasons for migration and effects of migration on agr...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  0 engagements | 

• 21. THE CHANGES IN ACCOUNTIN\G STANDARDS ITS IMPACT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT

  » ABSTRACT The project is a comprehensive study of the changes in Accounting standard, the impact on financial statement with a study of Guiness Nigeria Plc Benin Branch, Edo state. This project is aimed at determining the impact of Accounting standard on the users of financial statement and also the needs of the Accounting standard. Data were collected, through primary and secondary sources. The fi...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  0 engagements | 

• 22. EFFECTS OF OIL PALM BUNCH ASH AND POULTRY MANURE INDEPENDENTLY ON THE GROWTH AND...

  » ABSTRACT A field experiment entitled “Effects of oil palm bunch ash and poultry manure independently on the growth and yield of French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)” was carried out during December, 2012 to February, 2013, on the Research fields at the Department of Horticulture of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. The soil texture of the experimental site was cl...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  808 engagements | 

• 23. COMPARATIVE PROXIMATE COMPOSITION AND CYANOGENIC GLUCOSIDE CONTENT OF PROCESSED ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background of the Study         Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an extensively cultivated cash crop grown for its starchy root, and it is the third largest carbohydrate food source within the tropical regions, after rice and corn (ceballos, Iglesias, Perez and Dixon, 2004). It is grown throughout the tropics and could be regarded as the most im...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  591 engagements | 

• 24. THE IMPACT OF COOPERATIVE FARMING SOCIETIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE

  » ABSTRACT The study focuses on the impact of cooperatition in the rural setting of Edo state. Results obtained from the interview shows that credit disburse to the farmers constitute serious administrative problem which is hindering the effectiveness of the scheme. The loans applied for and the amount approved and disbursed to the farmers are not enough to move, so there are no through supervision ...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  886 engagements | 

• 25. AGRICULTURAL FINANCING OF RICE PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA

  » ABSTRACT This project work was carried out to investigate how rice production is financed in Edo State a case study of Owan East Local Government Area, Nigeria. This is due to the fact that rice is a widely consumed crop in Nigeria, in the view of farming, for farmers to carry out their farming operation, government and agricultural banks should give out loans to farmers. The research questions an...Continue Reading »

  Item Type: Project Material |  67 pages |  925 engagements |