AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE TOPICS AND MATERIALS

PROBLEMS AND SOLUTION ON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING OF CASSAVA IN OVIA NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE ABSTRACT This study deals with the production and processing with special reference to Ovia North East Local Government Area of Benin City Centres for the purpose of this investigation two (2) …

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE SHARK RESOURCES OF ATLANTIC OCEAN: SOCIOECONOMIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FISHERY CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Not only are sharks among the ocean’s top predators and vital to the natural balance of marine ecosystems, they are also a valuable recreational species and food source …

THE EFFECT OF NEEMBIOPESTICIDE ON GRASSHOPPERS  CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Grasshoppers and locusts include insects in different families belonging to the super family Acridoidea and the order Orthoptera Grasshoppers and locusts are distinguishable from other orthopterans primarily on the basis of their external morphology. The most obvious and distinctive features …

EFFECTS OF LAND DEGRADATION ON AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN ETHIOPE EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE, NIGERIA  Dedication iii Acknowledgements iii Foreword vi Executive summary vii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Understanding rural transformation 2 1.2 Bioenergy and rural development 3 2 Agriculture and development in Sierra Leone 6 2.1 Agriculture, …

AGRICULTURE FINANCING IN NIGERIA PROBLEMS AND PROSPECT ABSTRACT This project seeks to bring together existing state of knowledge and existing state of practice in agriculture sector new techniques have to be proven before they are adopted in the general practice. Chapter one of this project will deal with the statement …

INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY AS A CATALYST TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT Dedication iii Acknowledgements iii Foreword vi Executive summary vii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Understanding rural transformation 2 1.2 Bioenergy and rural development 3 2 Agriculture and development in Sierra Leone 6 2.1 Agriculture, inclusive growth, and economic diversification 6 2.2 …

THE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN AKAMPKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, CROSS RIVER STATE CHAPTER ONE   INTRODUCTION   1.1   Background of the Study   Conservation practices all over the world are changing from the traditional management approach with emphasis on managing natural resources in …

THE REASONS FOR LOW PRODUCTION OF RUBBER IN EDO STATE ABSTRACT This research study was undertaken with a view to assessing the veracity of low production of rubber in Owan West LGA, Edo State. Several factors were identified as causes of this trend; such as lack of capital, use of …

PROBLEMS AND PROSPECT OF REARING POULTRY IN IKPOBA OKHA L. G. A. EDO STATE ABSTRACT Poultry production has in no small way helped to develop- the community and people of Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area, mostly in Idogbo the local government headquarters. This study however, examined the prospects and equally …

ROLE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT In other words, where per capita real income is low, emphasis is being laid on agriculture and other primary industries. “Increase in agricultural production and the rise in the per-capita income of the rural community, together with the industrialisation and urbanisation, lead to …