AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 21. SKILLS FOR SDGs- PRENEURSHIP

  » SDGs Prenuership, is a subject that deals with how to turn the UN Global Goals into Local Sustainable Businesses. This is the right thinking and concern for the world now in order to achieve the 2030 Agenda through the SDGs. Thus, this lecture provides a practical guide on how to actualize this laudable sustainable development goals of the UN for the benefit of people and planet earth. It is well ...Continue Reading »

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• 22. HOTEL MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

  » management and service performance standard seek to address the gap in hotel services done by employees and employers. It enumerates what needs to be known and done to achieve high service skills. For any intending hotelier, this handout is a must have for you and one can train and acquire knowledge from it. Different departments of the hotel were captured in it down to making of some cocktails an...Continue Reading »

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• 23. NIGERIA AGROBUSINESS AND AGRO ALLIED SECTOR: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS.

  » Introduction: Agribusiness & Agro Allied sector in Nigeria has the capacity to become a leading agribusiness and agro allied industrial nation. Of the 923 million square kilometers in Nigeria, over 90 percent is arable, 40 percent is cultivated, and only 10 percent is properly cultivated. Therefore, Nigeria has significant potential to apply technology in intensifying production across a numbe...Continue Reading »

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• 24. CONSTRUCTION OF A LOW COST DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR WATER MELON PRODUCTION

  » Abstract Irrigation, which is the artificial application of water to the soil for the purpose of crop production, has been one of the major ways to increase the productivity of agriculture. Drip Irrigation which is one of the varieties of Irrigation has not yet been popularized because of its sophistication and high cost. As such, this project sets out to construct a simple and affordable drip irr...Continue Reading »

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• 25. AGRICULTURE AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CHALLENGES FOR THE NORTH WEST ZONE OF NIGE...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND The agricultural sector has a multiplier effect on any nation's socio economic and industrial fabric because of its multifunctional nature. A strong and efficient agricultural sector would enable a country to feed its growing population, generate employment, earn foreign exchange and provide raw materials for industries. The agricultural sector has the poten...Continue Reading »

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• 26. INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY AS A CATALYST IN ORUMBA NORTH L.G.A OR ANAMB...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION: 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Investment in agricultural property is not advanced as that of developed countries of the world. Agricultural property investment amounts to all investment operation in such property as cash crops, livestock, pasture land, cottage etc. Nigeriagenerally is blessed with fertile and large area of land with abundant human and natural resources,...Continue Reading »

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• 27. GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF Clarias gariepinus FED WITH COPPENS AT A FREQUENCY OF ONCE...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, mulluscs, crustacean and aquatic plant is necessary to meet the protein need of Nigerians. Overtime, there has been increase in fish production in Nigeria. Despite this increase in fish production, the desired result has not been attained. Quantitatively, details of fish production as at 2005 stood at 490,60...Continue Reading »

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• 28. DROUGHT, DESERTIFICATION AND FAMINE: CHALLENGES FOR FOOD SECURITY IN NIGER REPUB...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.1. INTRODUCTION The inability of man to meet his food needs has continued to pose challenges to his livelihood and survival. This could be as the result of harsh natural conditions or due to social and economic factors. Governments’ role is to provide an environment conducive for citizens to meet their food demands. Failure to achieve that goal can lead to social disturbances a...Continue Reading »

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• 29. ANALYSIS OF EFFECT OF FLOOD ON LIVELIHOODS AND ADAPTATION MEASURES OF SMALLHOLDE...

  » ABSTRACT This study evaluated the effect of flood on farm families in Delta State. It specifically described the socioeconomic characteristics of smallholder crop farmers in the study area, identified the causes of floods in the study area, evaluated the economic effects of flood hazards on smallholder crop farmers, examined the vulnerability of smallholder crop farmers’ families to floods i...Continue Reading »

  89 pages |  98 engagements | 

• 30. FARMERS’ ACCESS TO MICROCREDIT AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY IN EKITI STATE SPON...

  » 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 accessed, determine the volume of loans demanded, received and repaid on gender basis, ascertain the constraints in accessing the loans as we...Continue Reading »

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• 31. EFFECT OF FOREST RESOURCES EXPLOITATION ON ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF FARMING HOUSEH...

  » CHAPTER THREE 3.0 Research Methodology 3.1 Study Area This study will be carried out in Delta State. The state is bless with fertile soil and favourable climate which make it an important producer of food and cash crops. Delta state is an oil production state of Nigeria situated in the region known as the Niger Delta, south south geopolitical zone with a population of 4,098,291 (Federal Republic o...Continue Reading »

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• 32. CHARACTERIZATION, CLASSIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF SWAMPLAND SOILS, A CASE STUDY...

  » ABSTRACT An investigative Research study was carried out in Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria. The aim was to characterize, classify and evaluate the potentials of swampland soils in the area. A reconnaissance survey was conducted and three distinct physiographic locations namely Abbi, Ndemmili and Onicha – Ukwuani were identified. In each location, four modal profile p...Continue Reading »

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• 33. CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME RUBBER GROWING SOILS IN NDOKWA WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AR...

  » ABSTRACT A study was carried out in the Rubber growing soils of Utagba ogbe in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. The aim was to characterize the soil in respect of their morphological, physical and chemical properties. Six mapping units were mapped out, and 4 profile pits dug in each of them in order to characterize the soils. Soil samples were also collected from the soil...Continue Reading »

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• 34. COMMERCIAL BANK CREDIT AND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT IN NIGERIA: (1982-2007)

  » ABSTRACT This research examined the impact of commercial bank credit for agricultural production in Nigeria using macroeconomic variables (of commercial bank credit and agricultural products). The overall objective of the study is to examine to what extent the credits of commercial banks had supported agricultural production Nigeria. The specific objectives are: (i) to determine the impact of trad...Continue Reading »

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• 35. A STUDY ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF NON TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS TO RURAL HOUSEHOLD INC...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study 1.2 Statement of Problem For some time now, the contribution of agriculture to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has reduced (Adegeye, 1996). This is not only caused as a result of shift from concentration on agriculture dependence to petroleum but also due to low return from farming. This is exacerbated by different factors such as ca...Continue Reading »

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• 36. EFFECT OF RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN UKWUANI LOCAL GOVE...

  » ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of rural urban migration on agricultural production in Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to establish the migrational trend in the study area. The study assessed rural farmers and migrants responses to migrational trends, category of migrants, reasons for migration and effects of migration on agr...Continue Reading »

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• 37. MANAGERIAL COMPETENCE AND TRAINING NEEDS OF POULTRY FARMERS IN ASABA METROPOLIS

  » CHAPTER ONE Introduction Background Information Poultry farming is the practice of raising domesticated birds such as chicken, turkey, duck, geese, pheasant, guinea fowl etc. as a subcategory of animal husbandry for the purpose of producing meat and egg for food and other by products such as droppings, feathers as raw materials for industries. Poultry refers to domesticated birds that are reared m...Continue Reading »

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• 38. HOW TO START A COLD ROOM BUSINESS

  » oday, I would be discussing about how to start a cold room business. After meeting up basic business start up requisite, you can decide to design cold room yourself, so the business plan attached can help you on how to build a cold room. However, below are some key steps you need to follow to start a cold room business in Nigeria: Search for the market that will need of your cold room services. If...Continue Reading »

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• 39. WOMEN: THE KEY TO FOOD SECURITY

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• 40. WILLINGNESS TO PRACTICE AGRICULTURE AS A CAREER AMONG AGRICULTURER UNDEGRADUATES...

  » Agriculture was of great importance to Nigeria’s economy in the 1960s (Omorogiuwa, Zivkovic and Ademoh, 2014). During this period, Nigeria was noted among world economies for exportation of crops such as shelled groundnuts, cocoa, palm oil, cotton, etc. Aside from revenue generation from the exportation of cash crops, an average Nigerian looked well fed (Edoka, Otajele and Adejo, 2011) becau...Continue Reading »

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