AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 261. REVEAL SEVERAL GAPS IN THE LITERATURE THAT SHOULD GUIDE FURTHER RESEARCH, INCLUD...

  » The poor plantain output problem in Anambra centers on the efficiency with which farmers use resourceson their plantain farm. It also borders on how the various factors that affect plantain production can beexamined, so as to improve plantain production in the country. The inefficiency problem is attributed tofactors such as use of low input technologies, lack of knowledge of high input technologi...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  221 engagements | 

• 262. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE: META-ANALYSIS OF PRO ENVIRO...

  » Abstract To provide practitioners with useful information about how to promote proenvironmental behavior (PEB), a meta analysis was performed on 87 published reports containing 253 experimental treatments that measured an observed, not self reported, behavioral outcome. Most studies combined multiple treatments, and this confounding precluded definitive conclusions about which individual treatment...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  201 engagements | 

• 263. DETERMINANTS OF ADAPTATION TO DEFORESTATION AMONG FARMERS IN MADAGALI LOCAL GOVE...

  » The study examined the determinants of adaptation to deforestation among farmers in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa state, Nigeria. Structured interview schedule were used to obtain information from 200 respondents selected through simple random sampling techniques. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive (frequencies and percentages) and inferential (chi square test) statisti...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  225 engagements | 

• 264. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS AND THEIR IMPACT ON A...

  » Objective This integrative review identifies and analyzes the extant literature to examine the integration of social determinants of health (SDoH) domains into electronic health records (EHRs), their impact on risk prediction, and the specific outcomes and SDoH domains that have been tracked.Materials and Methods In accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and M...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  189 engagements | 

• 265. SURVEY ON WOMEN ACCESS TO AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES AT SELECTED DISTRICTS ...

  » The study was conducted at administrative Zone of Oromia Region in Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia namely; Dugda, Boset, Ada’a and Fentale districts during 2009 with two objectives: Assessing women farmers access to agricultural extension services and Identifying problems constraining women farmers’ participation in agricultural extension package program. The district was selected purp...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  169 engagements | 

• 266. DETERMINANTS OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT SURVIVAL IN EUROPE

  » Abstract This paper investigates the determinants of self employment survival in Europe in two stages. The first one focuses on the effect of variables at the individual level, while the second raises questions regarding specific regional factors through the introduction of macro variables. In conducting this analysis, discrete choice models, including both single and competing risks frameworks, a...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  189 engagements | 

• 267. THE DETERMINANTS OF BUSINESS CONTRIBUTION TO THE 2030 AGENDA: INTRODUCING THE SD...

  » Abstract Within the 2030 Agenda, the United Nations have explicitly required that the Member States introduce within their jurisdictions new forms of regulations about non‐financial reporting practices. The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects related to the transposition of Directive 2014/95/EU by analyzing firm‐level, governance‐level, and report‐level determinants of business...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  154 engagements | 

• 268. DETERMINANT OF INCOME FROM PINEAPPLE PRODUCTION IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA AN ECONOME...

  » AbstractThe study was on determinant of income from pineapple production in Imo State, Nigeria. One hundred andtwenty households pineapple farmers were selected using multi stage random sampling techniques. Wellstructured questionnaire was the main tool for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using descriptivestatistical tools gross income analysis and multiple linear regression. Mean ag...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  168 engagements | 

• 269. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRATEGIC POLITICAL MANAGEMENT: A DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES FRAM...

  » Abstract We present a dynamic capabilities framework to explain the effective strategic management of the political environment. We argue that the effectiveness of political strategies will be a function of firms’ dynamic political management capabilities and propose four firm level strategies—proactive, defensive, anticipatory, and reactive— for managing the political environmen...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  173 engagements | 

• 270. DETERMINANTS OF SMALLHOLDERS’ SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES IN AWABEL WOREDA, AM...

  » Abstract: Soil erosion in most part of Ethiopian highlands has reached the point where it will become increasingly difficult even to maintain their basic needs, food. ts....Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  225 engagements | 

• 271. THE EFFECT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ON FARM YIELDS IN KENYA

  » Abstract The paper studies land productivity effects of the training and visit (T&V) system of agricultural extension in Kenya, taking into account other determinants of crop yields such as the schooling of farmers and characteristics of agro‐ecology. The T&V system was incorporated in Kenya’s national system of agricultural extension in 1982 as a strategy for raising farm yields. ...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  158 engagements | 

• 272. DETERMINANTS OF INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS OF TANQA ABE...

  » The purpose of this research is to reveal the determinants of information seeking behavior of theAbergelle woreda smallholder farmers. In this information era, smallholder farmers’ information seekingbehavior shows difference due to many reasons: change with their geographical location, economic,demographic, psychological and institutional factors. Till now, to the best of the author’s...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  204 engagements | 

• 273. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF DETERMINANTS OF RECENT FEDERAL PERSONAL INCOME TAX EVAS...

  » Abstract Unaccounted for currency in die U.S. has been argued to reflect die presence of widespread income tax evasion. In turn, income tax evasion is especially problematic in this era of large government budget deficits and growing national debts which have led to debt crises. This empirical study seeks to identify determinants of recent federal personal income tax evasion in the U.S. using the ...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  177 engagements | 

• 274. TRUST IN THE HEALTH SYSTEM: AN ANALYSIS AND EXTENSION OF THE SOCIAL THEORIES OF ...

  » Abstract Social theory provides a lens through which we can analyse the role of trust in health systems. However, the majority of theoretically informed trust literature addresses ‘institutional’ or ‘interpersonal’ trust individually, failing to investigate trust as determined by a ‘web’ of mutually interacting relationships between individuals and social system...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  161 engagements | 

• 275. A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF LEVELS AND DETERMINANTS OF PERSONAL EXPOSURE TO DUST A...

  » Abstract The respiratory health effects of livestock farming have been on debate for more than three decades. Endotoxin contaminated organic dusts are considered as the most important respiratory hazards within livestock environments. A comprehensive review of the knowledge from studies assessing the exposure status of livestock farmers is still to be published. The present study reviews research ...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  159 engagements | 

• 276. SOIL, STRIGA, OR SUBSIDIES? DETERMINANTS OF MAIZE PRODUCTIVITY IN NORTHERN GHANA

  » Abstract High yield gaps persist in sub‐Saharan Africa and increased fertilizer use is considered among the crucial measures to increase productivity. Despite high government investments, particularly in fertilizer subsidy programs (FSPs), overwhelming evidence has revealed their inefficiency. This study employs a multidisciplinary approach to identify the determinants of low maize yields in the...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  154 engagements | 

• 277. MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DESTINATION MARKETING CAMPAIGNS: COMPARATIVE ANAL...

  » Abstract This article presents findings of a comparative study of destination marketing evaluation research in the United Kingdom to identify success factors, highlight best practices, and draw attention to determinants of poor performance in destination marketing campaign activities. Increasing levels of competition between tourism destinations has led to increased pressure on destination marketi...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  180 engagements | 

• 278. DETERMINANTS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ PARTICIPATION DECISION IN TEFF PRODUCTION...

  » Abstract This study investigates the factors affecting smallholder farmers’ participation decision in teff production in the Horo and Jima Geneti districts of Oromia State, Ethiopia. The major primary sources of data for the study were farm household surveys, focus group discussions and key informant interviews. The study revealed that the annual average teff production of respondents was fo...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  160 engagements | 

• 279. DETERMINANTS OF PROFITABILITY OF GOAT MARKETING AMONG SMA LL SCALE GOAT MARKETER...

  » Abstract The study examined determinant of profitability among small scale goat marketers in Ado – Ekiti metropolis, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Data on socio – economic characteristics (age, experience on the job, household composition and educational status) and factors influencing profitability of goat marketing were obtained from respondents using a structured q uestionnaire....Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  149 engagements | 

• 280. EFFECTIVENESS OF PRACTICES TO INCREASE TIMELINESS OF PROVIDING TARGETED THERAPY ...

  » Background. Bloodstream infection (BSI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Rapid identification of bloodstream pathogens is a laboratory practice that supports strategies for rapid transition to direct targeted therapy by providing for timely and effective patient care. In fact, the more rapidly that appropriate antimicrobials are prescribed, the lower the mortality ...Continue Reading »

  50 pages |  165 engagements |