Tag Archives: AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Agriculture is a science or practice of cultivating the land the keeping or breeding animal for food and for the promotion of the countries economy. The importance of improving Agricultural production through Co-operative Society especially …

FARMERS ACCESS TO MICROCREDIT AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY SPONSORED MICROCREDIT FINANCING SCHEME, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study examined farmers access to microcredit and resource use efficiency in Ekiti State Sponsored microcredit financing scheme, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to examine the influence of socio-economic characteristic on amount of loan …

DETERMINATION OF RESILIENCE OF BROILER FARMS ABSTRACT The contributions of the poultry farms to Nigerian  economic development will depend on its resilience to  distortions in the ever changing economic scenario.This study evaluates the resilience status of poultry (broiler) farms in Delta state, Nigeria. Well structured questionnaire was used to collect …

THE EFFECT OF BUSH BURNING ON AGRICULTURAL LAND ABSTRACT Bush burning removes the natural vegetation cover that protects the soil surface. This exposes the land to the effects of wind and water erosion. It should however noted that burning on agricultural lands in Okada in Ovia North East Local Government …

PROBLEM AFFECTING SMALL SCALE FARMERS ABSTRACT This research was carried out to determine the problems affecting small-scale farmers in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Sixty questionnaires were drawn to generate the necessary information to satisfy the aim of this research and they were randomly administered in most …

APPRAISAL OF LAND DEPLETION THROUGH BUSH BURNING ABSTRACT The burning of natural vegetation no doubt removes the protective cover of the soil surface and depreciates the quality of the soil. Burning is done without regards to soil degradation and this called for this work have the project focuses attention on …

FACTORS CHALLENGING PLANTATION AGRICULTURE ABSTRACT This study is about the factors challenging plantation agriculture in Edo state, A case study of Ovia North East Local Government Area. Several factors were identified that challenged plantation farm. example of such factors are lack of capital, use of old plantation, farm, unavailability of …

THE PROBLEM AND PROSPECTS OF COCOYAM PRODUCTION It is a common practice in Nigeria and other West Africa Countries especially in area lying within the rainforest belt, with thick vegetation cover, the aim of management should be to avoid excessive and inadequate level of farming system and maintains sufficient for …

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF NIGERIA’S AGRICULTURE IN DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0   Background to the Study The economies of the developed nations has agriculture as the basis for growth and development. Most developing countries have agriculture as their primary (traditional) pursuit and it’s the gateway to sustained growth …

PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES OF FLOUR AND FUFU PROCESSED FROM CASSAVA VARIETIES CHAPTER ONE Fufu is a dough – like consistency prepared from predominantly starchy material by pounding the boiled material or by cooking a non-gelatinized powder or paste icold o hot water (krama and maz 1972) This is usually …