AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 1. EFFECTS ON ACTIVITIES OF LAND SPECULATORS ON WOMEN FARMERS CROP OUTPUT AND INCOM...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Effects on activities of land speculators has greatly diminish the efforts of women. In Nigeria, agriculture is one of the most important sectors of notable economic relevance in her economic development and growth (Jonadab, 2006). It accounts for more than one third of total Gross Domestic Product (GDP), ensures food security, alleviate poverty...Continue Reading »

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• 2. PERFORMANCE OF TWO AGRO-HYDROLOGICAL MODELS IN SIMULATING SOIL WATER BALANCE OF ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Performance of agro hydrological water balance components in any agro ecological system are indispensable for most physical and physiological processes within the soil plant atmosphere system, especially in arid and semi arid regions. Quantitative water balance information is required for the development of efficient method of soil water management ...Continue Reading »

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• 3. ECONOMICS OF OIL PALM SEEDLING PRODUCTION IN EDO SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT, EDO ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This study is to determine the economics of vegetable production in Yewa north local government in Nigeria, vegetable crops are produced in different agro ecological zones through commercial as well as small scale farmers both as a source of income as well as food. However, the type is limited to few crops and production is concentrated to some...Continue Reading »

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• 4. IN-SERVICE NEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE TEACHERS IN TEACHING ANIMAL SCIENCE IN ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Agriculture as defined by Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary 6th edition is the science or practice of farming. It is the art, science business and industry of cultivating the land to grow crops, rear animals and preparing plants and animal’s product for mans use. Before recorded history, man depended on wild animals for food, clothing, s...Continue Reading »

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• 5. VALUE ADDITION AS A BASIS FOR ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY IN RICE PRODUCTION AND PROC...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The struggles of Nigeria farmers in finding ways to increase farm income, interest in “adding value” to raw agricultural products has grown tremendously. The value of farm products can be increased in endless ways: by cleaning and cooling, packaging, processing, distributing, cooking, combining, churning, culturing, grinding, hulling...Continue Reading »

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• 6. Machine Learning for Customer Segmentation Through Bibliometric Approach

  » Abstract In the age of information science and automation, ‘technological revolution’ and ‘machine era’ have gained significant attention from researchers of every quarter of life. Exuberance of artificial computation with machine learning techniques with practical applications and precision has become a perennial issue in every discipline. Optimization of marketing efficie...Continue Reading »

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• 7. THE IMPACT OF OIL PRICE MOVEMENT ON THE NIGERIAN STOCK MARKET

  » CHAPTER ON INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY From the middle of twentieth century onwards, crude oil has become one of the main indicators of economic activity worldwide, due to its outstanding importance in the supply of the world’s energy demands. Nigeria as one of the major suppliers of crude oil in the international market has depended so much in the oil price in making their annu...Continue Reading »

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• 8. THE EFFECT OF MARKETING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY USING CROSS R...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Tourism is the movement of tourists from one destination to another. It is the temporary, short term movement of people to destinations outside the place where they normally live or work and it includes the activities they indulge in at destination as well as the facilities and services specially created to meet their needs (Bernardhino& Laos, 2...Continue Reading »

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• 9. THE DETERMINANTS OF THE COST OF CAPITAL AMONG CONGLOMERATES QUOTED ON THE NIGERI...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the study Cost of capital has always been regarded by expert as one of the critical issues in corporate management and one of the effective variables in the decision making models of a firm. (Pouraghan et al 2012). According to Mohammad (2012), the most important aim of corporate financial management is shareholders’ fund maximization through the maximi...Continue Reading »

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• 10. THE IMPACT OF EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATION ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH 1986-201...

  » ABSTRACT This research work is centred on the Impact of Exchange Rate Fluctuation on the Nigerian Economic Growth (1986 2014). Without exchange rate, the exchange of goods and services among trading partners will be face with a lot of problems, which may virtually narrow it down to trade by barter. This exchange also is used to determine the level of output growth of the country. Hence, the rate a...Continue Reading »

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• 11. THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA 1980-2014

  » Abstract The study examines the impact of agriculture on economic growth in Nigeria from 1980 to 2014. Agriculture played a dominant role in the economic growth of the country, providing employment opportunity, raw materials for industries and providing foreign exchange earnings for the country. Though little emphasis was placed on agricultural productivity in the advent of crude oil, the impact o...Continue Reading »

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• 12. IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT ON ECONOMICS GROWTH IN NIGERIA 1980-2013

  » This study examined the impact of agricultural development on Nigeria’s economic growth (1980 2013) while the specific objectives were to: ascertain if there is long run relationship existing between agricultural development and economic growth in Nigeria and evaluate if there exist any significant causal relationship between agricultural development and economic growth in Nigeria. The study...Continue Reading »

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• 13. EVALUATION OF THE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY AND PROFITABILITY OF SESAME PRODUCTION I...

  » ABSTRACT This study was carried out to evaluate the production efficiency and the profitability of sesame production in Gwer East and Konshisha Local Government Areas of Benue State, Nigeria. Primary data was collected from 154 sesame farmers through the use of structured questionnaires. Purposive and random sampling techniques were used for this study. Tools used for analyses were Descriptive sta...Continue Reading »

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• 14. ANALYSIS OF COWPEA MARKETING AND PRICE TRENDS IN SOME SELECTED RURAL AND URBAN M...

  » ABSTRACT The study analyzed cowpea marketing and price trend in some selected rural and urban markets in Kaduna State, Nigeria. A multi stage sampling technique was used for sample selection. The first stage was purposive selection of Maiganaagricultural zone in Kaduna State; namely Ikara, Makarfi, Giwa, Shika, Galadimawa and Tudunsaibu....Continue Reading »

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• 15. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF WATERMELON PRODUCTION IN SABON-GARI AND KUDAN LOCAL GOVERNM...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study At independence in 1960, agriculture stood out as the most important sector of Nigeria‟s economy in several aspects. It employed over eighty (80%) of the nation‟s work force, served as the most important foreign exchange earner and constituted a major source of government revenue (CBN, 2000). The role of agriculture remains significant in th...Continue Reading »

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• 16. EVALUATION OF NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS NWFPs TO FARM HOUSEHOLD’S INCOME AND FO...

  » ABSTRACT The study analyzed the contributions of plant and animal species of Non Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) to farm household’s income and food security. Three agricultural zones, Nsukka zone, Enugu Ezike zone and Udi zone, were purposively selected for the study. One hundred and twenty (120) respondents were selected through multistage sampling technique. Descriptive statistics, and Probi...Continue Reading »

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• 17. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PLANTAIN PRODUCTION IN SAGBAMA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BAYEL...

  » ABSTRACT The study investigated the profitability and efficiency of plantain production in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A multi stage sampling technique was used to select 195 plantain farming household for this study.Datacollected with the aid of structured questionnaire was analysed using descriptive statistics, net farm income, stochastic frontier production function...Continue Reading »

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• 18. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF MAIZE (Zea mays) PRODUCTION IN SOBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA O...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Maize (Zea mays L.) is a member of the grass family (gramineae). It originated from South and Central America. It was introduced to West Africa by the Portuguese in the 10th century. Maize is one of the most important grains in Nigeria, not only on the basis of the number of farmers that engaged in its cultivation, but also in its economic value...Continue Reading »

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• 19. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF MAIZE PRODUCTION IN SOBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA ST...

  » ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A multistage sampling technique was used for this study. The study analyze the economics of maize production in the study area; described the socio economic characteristics of the maize farmers, determined the profitability of maize production, estimate the technical, allocative and economic efficiencies of maize produ...Continue Reading »

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• 20. THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN FARMING ACTIVITIES IN IBESIKPO-ASUTAN L.G.A OF AKWA IBOM ST...

  » CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.1 Introduction Agriculture contributes immensely to the Nigerian economy in various ways such as the provision of food for the increasing population, supply of raw materials and a major source of employment, generation of foreign exchange earnings, and provision of a market for the products from the industrial sector (Eze, Ugbochukwu, Eze, Awulonu and Okon, 20...Continue Reading »

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