1. MARKETING OF UZIZA

» ABSTRACTThe study dealt with marketing of uziza in Egor Local Government Area of Edo state. The study was conducted to identify the socio economic characteristics of respondent, the marketing channels, estimate the determinant of sales, determine the producer’s share of retail price and gross marketing margin, carryout a functional analysis of gross marketing margin and identify the main problem...Continue Reading »

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2. POTENTIALS OF GROWING ENERGY CROPS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AMONG CASSAVA AND JATROPHA ...

» CHAPTER ONEBACKGROUND INFORMATIONBiotechnology in one form or the other has flourished since prehistoric time beginning from when the first human beings realized they could plant their own crops and breed animals. The first bakers were acting as fledging biotechnologists when they found they could make soft bread rather than a firm thin cracker. The discovery that fruit juices fermented into wine ...Continue Reading »

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3. HEDONIC ANALYSIS OF BEEF DEMAND

» ABSTRACTThis study was aimed at the hedonic analysis for beef and the impact of income changes on household consumption in Benin City. The study was carried out between the months of July and November 2011. The study was carried out in two tertiary institutions; University of Benin in Oredo Local Government Area and Benson Idahosa University, Egor Local Government Area, which were selected because...Continue Reading »

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4. ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs) AMONG...

» CHAPTER ONE1.0INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYAgriculture is an important economic sector, since it provides income and food for a large segment of the population in developing countries. It plays a key role in the socio economic development of many developing countries. For Agriculture to play these key roles successfully, farmers need to be properly informed in order to take rational dec...Continue Reading »

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5. FARMERS ADOPTION OF IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY IN CASSAVA PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING\

» ABSTRACTThis study was aimed at determining farmer’s adoption of improved technology in cassava production and processing in peri urban areas of Edo state using Ikpoba Okha and Ovia North East local government areas as case studies. Purposive sampling was used to select 6 wards from which simple random sampling was used to select each of 148 cassava farmers from the 6 wards. The data was analyse...Continue Reading »

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6. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF POST HARVEST LOSSES AMONG LEAFY VEGETABLE MARKETERS

» ABSTRACTThe study examined economics of post harvest food losses involving three (3) varieties of leafy vegetables namely: Telfaria(Ugu leaf), Amaranthus(Green leaf ) and Pterocarpus(Oha leaf) in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. A random sampling technique was used to collect data on vegetable marketers’ socio economic characteristics, types of post harvest losses, physical ...Continue Reading »

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7. HEDONIC ANALYSIS OF BEEF DEMAND IN BENIN CITY

» ABSTRACTThis study was aimed at the hedonic analysis for beef and the impact of income changes on household consumption in Benin City. The study was carried out between the months of July and November 2011. The study was carried out in two tertiary institutions; University of Benin in Oredo Local Government Area and Benson Idahosa University, Egor Local Government Area, which were selected because...Continue Reading »

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8. POVERTY ALLEVIATION ON PLANTAIN AND BANANA FARMERS

» ABSTRACTThe study focused on poverty alleviation among plantain and banana farmers in Ovia South North East Local Government Area of Edo State. It answered the following questions (i) what is the socio economic characteristics of plantain and banana,(ii) what is the perception of farmers on the profitability of plantain and banana production in their area, (iii) what is the constraint faced by pla...Continue Reading »

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9. EFFECT OF 2012 FLOOD DISASTER ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CASSAVA F...

» ABSTRACTThe study examined the effect of flood disaster on the socio economic characteristics or cassava farmers in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State.Simple random sampling procedure was used to select 100 respondent from four communities. A well structured interview schedule was used to obtain data. Descriptive statistics, and t test were employed in the analysis.The results showed t...Continue Reading »

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10. STUDENTS PERCEPTION OF QUALITY OF EQUIPMENT AND TEACHERS COMMUNICATION SKILLS

» ABSTRACTThis study assesses the students’ perception of quality of equipments and teachers communication skills in Songhai. The study was carried out in Songhai farm, Amukpe, Sapele, Delta State. A simple random sampling method was used to select 117 students. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from students. Statistical tools such as frequency, percentage and correlation ...Continue Reading »

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11. ASSESSMENT OF VALUE CHAIN INFORMATION SOURCES IN PIG PRODUCTION

» ABSTRACTThis study assessed the perception of extension communication among coco yam farmers in Edo State, Nigeria. From fifty farmers, data were collected, using structured questionnaire complimented with interview schedule and analysed using simple descriptive statistics like simple frequency table, percentages, mean and correlation used for hypothesis text showed. The results showed that coco y...Continue Reading »

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12. ANALYSIS OF FOOD SAFETY AMONG DRIED FISH SELLERS

» ABSTRACTA nations’ capacity for industrialization and employment depends on her improvement in level of production enhanced by available information. This is necessary for promoting entrepreneurship in agricultural transformation agenda for food security and poverty alleviation in Nigeria. This study assessed the value chain information sources in pig production in Edo and Delta states, Nigeria....Continue Reading »

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13. EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF STANDARD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON YIELD OF URBAN FISH FARME...

» ABSTRACTThe study dealt with analysis of food safety among dried fish sellers in Akure North and South Local Government Areas of Ondo State. The study was conducted to identify the safety practices of dried fish sellers, estimate the cost of food safety and the problem of dried fish marketing in the study area. Data were collected through the use of questionnaire supplemented with oral interview a...Continue Reading »

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14. ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION PRACTICES AMONG ARABLE CROP FARMERS

» ABSTRACTThis study assessed the climate change mitigating practices among arable crop farmers in Edo central zone of Edo state. One hundred arable crop farmers were selected through a multi stage process using simple random sampling technique. Data collection was carried out with well structured questionnaire and was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tools. Findings show that ...Continue Reading »

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15. ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN DISSEMINATING AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION TO OIL PALM AND PLA...

» ABSTRACTThe study examined the role of mass media in disseminating agricultural information to oil palm and plantain farmers in Edo state, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to examine the socio economic characteristics of oil palm and plantain farmers in the study area, Ascertain Respondents’ accessibility to mass media, Ascertain the media type sought for agricultural information, Ascertain...Continue Reading »

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16. OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS OF FAST FOOD OUTLETS

» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTIONPoultry production has the potentials to contribute meaningfully to the economic growth of any country. In Nigeria for instance, the poultry subsector has contributed greatly to the improvement of the national economy in terms of job creation, Gross Domestic Products as well as food security. This is evident in as high as 10% of Nigerians directly engaged in the supply...Continue Reading »

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17. TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY ON COCOA PRODUCTION

» ABSTRACTThere has been a continuous problem in the production of cocoa over the years. As a result of, lack of application technical knowhow and other economic tools. At a point in the country economic history, agricultural production was of a major priority in Nigerian. But as time went by, there has been a gradual and small fall in the output overtime. The study relied upon primary data generat...Continue Reading »

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18. UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION AMONG ARABLE CROP FARMERS

» CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATIONAgriculture with its positive impact on the Nigerian populace is faced with myriad of problems among which is low utilization of technologies. The low utilization of technologies by the farmers may be ascribed to inadequacy of information. Information, in a broad context refers to organized data recorded in various forms (Yahaya, 2003). Informat...Continue Reading »

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19. INFORMATION SOURCES AND USE OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AMONG FARMERS

» ABSTRACTThe study examined the information sources and use of traditional medicine among farmers in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria. It examined the accessibility of information to the farmers, some ailment that affect agricultural production, seriousness of the ailment on production, reasons for respondents use of traditional medicine perceived effectiveness of traditional medicine in treating ailm...Continue Reading »

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20. PROFITABILITY AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF RICE PRODUCTION

» ABSTRACT’This research was designed to access the Profitability and Technical Efficiency Analysis of Rice Production in Esan Central and North East Local Government Areas of Edo State with a specific objective of examine the socio economic characteristics of the farmers, determine the profitability of rice in the stud area.The study used information gathered from One hundred and eighty (180) cop...Continue Reading »

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21. UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION SOURCES BY ARABLE CROP FARMERS

» ABSTRACTThis study assess utilization of information sources by arable crop farmers in Edo and Delta State, Nigeria. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from two hundred and sixty five (265) arable crop farmers using a multistage sampling procedure, and analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics.The result showed that a higher proportion (31.3%) and (36.5%) were be...Continue Reading »

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22. ASSESSMENT OF EXTENSION WORKERS AND PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PRINCIPLE...

» ABSTRACTDespite the existence of relevant information to increase Agricultural Productivity, many farmers are yet to receive such information due to the limited number of extension workers, particularly in developing nations like Nigeria. Hence, this study was carried out to assess extension workers and practice of extension principles in Edo and Delta States.A multistage sampling techniques was a...Continue Reading »

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23. INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION SOURCES ON FARMERS KNOWLEDGE AND USAGE OF POULTRY DRUGS

» ABSTRACTA nation’s capacity for industrialization and employment depends on her improvement in level of production enhanced by available information. This is necessary for promoting entrepreneurship in agricultural transformation agenda for food security and poverty alleviation in Nigeria. This study assessed the influence of information source on poultry farmers knowledge and usage of drugs in ...Continue Reading »

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24. GENDER ROLES AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION IN RUBBER PRODUCTION

» CHAPTER ONE1.0INTRODUCTION1.1 Background InformationAgriculture started with the early men who through the act of hunting discovered that animals caught in traps alive, and kept for future consumption, began to give birth to young ones. They also observed that the wild fruits they travel to a distance to get, and consumed that the seeds thrown around the neighborhood germinated. This is how the se...Continue Reading »

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25. PERCEPTION OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN ADULT EDUCATION FOR ADULT AND NON-FORMAL E...

» ABSTRACTThis study was designed to examine Perception of Career Opportunities in Adult Education for Adult and Non formal Education graduates in Benin City, Edo State, using Oredo and Egor Local Government Areas as case study.To achieve this purpose, the following research questions were raised in order to find solution to the problem of the study:What are respondents’ perception on Adult and No...Continue Reading »

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