AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 201. DETERMINANTS OF SUSTAINABLE IRRIGATED AND RAINFED R ICE FARMING IN BANGLADESH

  » Abstract: In Asia, food security and poverty alleviation depe nds on sustainable rice production. The study examined factors determining irrigated an d rainfed rice farming sustainability in Bangladesh. Data for the study were collected th rough a farm households survey, covering 390 rice growers (sample size was determin ed by using the Sloven’s formula), and also via observation, key infor...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  193 engagements | 

• 202. VALUE CHAIN ASSESSMENT AND MEASURING EXPORT DETERMINANTS OF CITRUS FRUITS IN PAK...

  » Citrus is one of the leading fruit crop capturing highest export share among the horticultural crops in Pakistan. However, thetraditional marketing systems inhibit price transparency that affects the producers’ abilities to respond to consumer demand.The present study is designed to do an assessment of complete value chain of citrus and to identify the major factors affectingthe export of ci...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  210 engagements | 

• 203. MULTI-CROP PRODUCTION DECISIONS AND ECONOMIC IRRIGATION WATER USE EFFICIENCY: TH...

  » Abstract In an irrigated multi crop production system, farmers make decisions on the land allocated to each crop, and the subsequent irrigation water application, which determines the crop yield and irrigation water use efficiency. This study analyzes the effects of the multiple factors on farmers’ decision making and economic irrigation water use efficiency (EIWUE) using a national dataset ...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  181 engagements | 

• 204. EFFECTIVENESS OF FLOOD COPING STRATEGIES PRACTICED BY THE FISH FARMERS: AN EMPIR...

  » Abstract Flood is one of the devastating disasters thattremendously affecting the agriculture. While several Flood CopingStrategies (FCS) had been practiced by the victims to overcome thelosses for the same. Thus, the study was undertaken and mainlyaimed at determine to the extent of effectiveness of Flood CopingStrategies practiced by the fish farmers. The study was conducted infour villages of t...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  201 engagements | 

• 205. DETERMINANTS OF USE OF INDIGENOUS FISH PROCESSING PRACTICES IN MARITIME AND INLA...

  » Abstract The study examined the various factors affecting the level of utilization of Indigenous Fish Processing Practices {IFPP} in Maritime and Inland States of Nigeria. The study was carried out in four fish processing states viz; Akwa Ibom and Lagos (Maritime states) while Borno and Niger (Inland states)....Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  226 engagements | 

• 206. TOWARDS A CATEGORISATION OF BEHAVIOUR DETERMINANTS WITH A VIEW TO A MORE MEANING...

  » Abstract This paper investigates the influence of some selected personal, environmental and intervening factors on the adoption behaviour and production efficiency of maize growers with the object of identifying the most important causes of behaviour and thus acquiring a better understanding of maize farmers’ response to advice regarding maize production in the study area. A total of 200 far...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  210 engagements | 

• 207. HONEY MARKETING PATERNS AND EFFECTIVE DETERMINANTS, IN CASE STUDY OF SEHALA SEYE...

  » Abstract: The study is carried out of SehalaSeyemtWoredaWagHimraZoneAmharaRegion. The objective of the study is to asses honey marketing, patterns and effective determinantsapiculture farming in SehalaSeyemtWoreda. Beekeeping is a long standing practice in the study area and appears as ancient history of the country as a whole....Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  188 engagements | 

• 208. HOW LEADERS INFLUENCE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

  » Abstract The flexible leadership theory explains how top executives and other leaders can influence the financial performance of a business organization. Three key determinants of financial performance are efficiency, adaptation, and human capital. A wide range of leadership behaviors, management programs, structural forms, and external initiatives can be used to influence these performance determ...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  201 engagements | 

• 209. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF MODERN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION IN MULTIP...

  » Farmers generally produce multiple crops while selectively adopting modern technologies to meet various needs. The main aim of this study is, therefore, to identify the range of socio economic factors influencing the adoption of modern agricultural technology in multiple food crops and the corresponding impacts on productivity and food availability at the farm level in South eastern Nigeria....Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  189 engagements | 

• 210. THE SEARCH FOR ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS EFFECTIVE AGAINST BACTERIA RESISTANT TO MULT...

  » The discovery, development, and clinical use of antibioticsduring the 20th century have decreased substantially the mor bidity and mortality from bacterial infections. The antibioticera began with the therapeutic application of sulfonamidedrugs in the 1930s, followed by a “golden” period of discoveryfrom approximately 1945 to 1970, when a number of structur ally diverse, highly effecti...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  191 engagements | 

• 211. DETERMINANTS OF GINGER SUPPLY: THE CASE OF BOLOSO BOMBE AND KINDO KOISHA WOREDAS...

  » Abstract – This study tries to analyze the determinants ofginger (Zingiber Officinale Rosc) in Boloso Bombe andKindo Koisha woredas of Wolaita zone in SNNPR Hence, theMultiple Linear Regression Model was employed to seefactors that determine the supply of ginger. The study hasevaluated the main factors affecting the supply of gingerbased on the Multiple Linear Regression Model. Thus, theecon...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  208 engagements | 

• 212. DETERMINANTS OF COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE FOR EFFECTIVE BASIC SERVICE DELIVERY IN NEP...

  » Abstract Community governance is an approach of shift from governmentality to governance. This is more flexible approach extends beyond government, and the place of its agencies, to a greater sharing of power between the state, the market and civil society via new network and partnership structures. This paper analyses the determinants of community governance at the grassroots level in Nepal for t...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  174 engagements | 

• 213. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF RICE FARMERS’ ACCESS TO EXTENSION SERVICES IN B...

  » Abstract The study examined the socio economic determinants of rice farmers’ access to agricultural extension services in Bunkure LGA, Kano State, Nigeria. Two stage random sampling technique was employed in this study. ....Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  226 engagements | 

• 214. DETERMINANTS OF FOOD SECURITY IN KENYA, A GENDER PERSPECTIVE

  » The paper contributes to an understanding of the determinants of food security with a bias on the link between gender of household head and food security using detailed farm household and plot level survey data from 30 divisions in rural Kenya. Both parametric and non parametric econometric techniques are used to ensure robustness of the results from the econometric analyses. Since the assumption ...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  250 engagements | 

• 215. DETERMINANTS OF SMALLHOLDER CATTLE FARMERS’ ACCESS TO HIGH-VALUE CATTLE MARKET...

  » Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine factors affecting smallholder cattle farmers’ participation in high value cattle markets in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District, South Africa. A total of 109 smallholder cattle farmers were randomly selected and interviewed by using structured questionnaire. Descriptive and probit regression analysis were performed using the Statistical Pac...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  186 engagements | 

• 216. ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF EXTENSION SERVICES ON LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN OMUMA ...

  » Abstract This study examined the impact of extension services on livestock output in six communities in Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State. It also examined the demographic characteristics of livestock farmers as correlates of sustained use of livestock technologies....Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  212 engagements | 

• 217. SOCIO ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF USE OF INDIGENOUS FALLOW SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING SOI...

  » Abstract: Many researches have been conducted to improve fallow system, and the results disseminated to farmers.Notwithstanding these, farmers still use their Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) in fallow practices to achieveapproximately the same result with scientific method. This is why this research examines the factors that are related to theuse of indigenous knowledge on fallow practices by...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  194 engagements | 

• 218. LEFT VENTRICULAR END-SYSTOLIC VOLUME AS THE MAJOR DETERMINANT OF SURVIVAL AFTER ...

  » Abstract Impairment of left ventricular function is the major predictor of mortality after acute myocardial infarction, but it is not known whether this is best described by ejection fraction or by end systolic or end diastolic volume. We measured volumes, ejection fractions, and severity of coronary arterial occlusions and stenoses in 605 male patients under 60 years of age at 1 to 2 months after...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  179 engagements | 

• 219. DETERMINANTS OF POSTNATAL CARE UTILIZATION IN ETHIOPIA: A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS

  » Abstract Background The expansion of primary health care services in Ethiopia made basic health services available and accessible. The Last Ten Kilometers (L10K) project has strengthened the primary health care system through implementing innovative strategies to engage local communities to improve maternal and newborn health care behavior and practices in Amhara, Oromia, Southern Nations, Nationa...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  209 engagements | 

• 220. DETERMINANTS OF HIGH VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION COVERAGE AMONG PRE-SCHOOL CHILDRE...

  » Objectives To assess vitamin A supplementation (VAS) coverage of children aged 6–59 months and the factors that favour or limit this coverage during the National Nutrition Weeks in Mali.Design Cross sectional study. Interviews about demographic factors and children’s adherence to the vitamin A capsule distribution programme were conducted. Professionals’ knowledge of vitamin A an...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  199 engagements |