AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS IN NIGERIA | RESEARCH PROJECT TOPICS AND PROJECT TOPICS ON EDUCATION

21. ANALYSIS OF PROFITABILITY AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY IN CASSAVA FARMING

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Cassava was introduced into Central Africa from South America in the 16th century by the early Portuguese Explorers (Ohadike, 2007). It was probably the incapacitated slaves who introduced the cassava crop into southern Nigeria as they returned to the country from South America. Cassava however, did not gain importance in the country until the e...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 27 engagements |

22. IMPACT OF SURVIVAL FARMING INTERVENTION PROGRAMME ON CASSAVA PRODUCTION

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Nigeria has substantial economic potential in its‟ agricultural sector. However, despite the importance of agriculture in terms of employment creation, its potential for contributing to economic growth is far from being fully exploited (USAID, 2005). The agricultural sector has been the mainstay of Nigeria‟s economy employing 70% of the acti...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 22 engagements |

23. THE EFFECT OF HARMATTAN ON POULTRY

» THE EFFECT OF HARMATTAN ON POULTRY...Continue Reading »

45 pages | 41 engagements |

24. ECONOMICS OF ECOTOURISM IN OLD OYO NATIONAL PARK, NIGERIA

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Information Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization (WTO) defines tourists as people travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes (WTO, 2009). Sylvie, (2005) stated that tourism is a way to invite vis...Continue Reading »

45 pages | 44 engagements |

25. SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF IMPROVED RICE PROCESSING TECH...

» ABSTRACT The study examined broadly the socio economic factors influencing the adoption of improved rice processing technologies by women in Jigawa State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were: (i) describe the socio economic characteristics of the women rice processors in the study areas (ii) investigate the level of awareness of improved rice processing technologies by women rice processors in t...Continue Reading »

45 pages | 46 engagements |

26. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT ON NIGERIA ECONOMY (1970 –...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Unemployment is one of the developmental problems currently facing all developing economies of the world Adekola, Allen, Olawole, Akanbi &Adewumi, (2016) and Nigeria is not an exception. Unemployment or joblessness occurs when people arewithout jobs and they have actively sought work within the past five weeks (Fajana, 2000). It is the conse...Continue Reading »

45 pages | 38 engagements |

27. ANALYSIS OF TWIN DEFICIT AND MANUFACTURING SECTOR OF NIGERIAN ECONOMY

» ABSTRACT The study investigated the relationship between twin deficit and manufacturing sector of Nigerian economy for the period of 34 years (1981 to 2015). The study adopted the time series data using the OLS estimation technique to analyze the data. The model was estimated using a linear specification methodology. It was discovered Current account deficit and fiscal deficit exerts a negative an...Continue Reading »

45 pages | 33 engagements |

28. AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT OF INFLATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Maintaining price stability and growth together in an economy is one of the central macroeconomic policy objectives of most developing countries in the world today. Also the central objective of macro economic policies is to foster economic growth and keep inflation on a low level. In order to promote economic growth and strengthen the purchasing po...Continue Reading »

45 pages | 44 engagements |

29. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT ON ECONOMIC GRO...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The definition of human capital varies in context, but the majority put stress on the economic returns in the form of higher earnings and economic growth. Friedman defined growth as an expansion of the system in one or more dimensions without a change in its structure and development as an innovative process leading to the structural transformat...Continue Reading »

45 pages | 26 engagements |

30. AN ECONOMETRIC STUDY OF THE DETERMINANTS OF PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA...

» ABSTRACT The study examined the econometric study of the determinants of private sector investments in Nigeria for the period of 1970 2015. The study aimed at determining the major variables that influence private investments in Nigeria, to know if these determinants have a long run relationship with private investment in Nigeria and to identify policy variables that will influence private investm...Continue Reading »

45 pages | 32 engagements |

31. AN APPRAISAL OF THE IMPACT OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS ON THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR (19...

» ABSTRACT Nigeria is endowed with huge expanse of fertile agricultural land, rivers, streams, lakes, forest and grassland, as well as a large active population that can sustain a high productive and profitable agricultural sector; yet the country is an import dependent nation even of the commodities she would have ordinarily produced, given her natural endowment. The study then investigates the imp...Continue Reading »

45 pages | 36 engagements |

32. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DRIVERS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA (1970-2015)

» ABSTRACT In recent decades, the main and potential contribution of agriculture to economic growth has been a subject of much controversy among development economists. As some contend that agricultural development is a pre condition for industrialization, others strongly object it and argue for a different path. This study tries to look at the drivers of Agricultural development and its economic ef...Continue Reading »

45 pages | 28 engagements |

33. PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NERICA PADDY PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROP...

» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION: 1.1 RESEARCH BACKGROUND: After harvest, agro raw materials are normally handled, transported, dried, stored and further processed into food, feed and fiber. In some basic post harvest activities, separation processes such as sorting, grading and cleaning are involved. In mechanized operations, these post harvest processes are supposed to be carried out with machines a...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 27 engagements |

34. DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM PACKAGING AND STORAGE PROPERTIES OF PACKAGED GARRI

» ABSTRACT Samples of white and yellow garri were collected at a week interval. From umunya in oyi local government Area, Anambra state. The purchased garri with initial moisture of 9.3% for white garri and 8.65 yellow garri. The samples of white and yellow garri was aseptically weighted (2kg) into polythene bags, plastic bucket and sack bag. The packs were labeled and kept at ambient temperature of...Continue Reading »

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35. THE BEHAVIORAL TERATOGENIC EFFECT OF CIMETIDINE ON THE OFFSPRINGS OF ALBINO RATS...

» THE ROLE OF SEX HORMONES During childhood, the capacity of sexual response and the experience of sexual pleasure as well as the potential for orgasm exists at least in a proportion of children whether this apparently variable potential among children reflects different learning experiences during childhood, different opportunities for realizing the potential or different gentile influences is not ...Continue Reading »

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36. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FOOD SAFETY AMONG PORK MARKETERS

» TABLE OF CONTENT PAGES Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE Introduction Production Strategies (Management) Statement of Problem Objective of Study Justification of Study CHAPTER TWO Literature Review Pork Safety Food Safety Meat Inspection Procedure Postmortem Inspection CHAPTER THREE Research Methodology Scope of the Study Sampling Techniques...Continue Reading »

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37. A STUDY OF NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE

» Abstract There is little known about the Nigeria stock exchange in terms of its ability to explain changes to the security prices of listed companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Almost all evidence in this area is obtained from the United States or Western European countries which have sophisticated markets compared to most developing countries. This work investigates the value relevance...Continue Reading »

52 pages | 60 engagements |

38. DEPLETION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE

» ABSTRACT Depletion of stratospheric ozone emerged as a political concern in the early 1970s in the United States in the debate over the development of a commercial fleet of supersonic transports. In the mid 1970s it became a major political issue with regard to the use of CFCs in aerosol spray cans, and in 1978 the United States banned the nonessential use of CFCs as aerosol propellants. Effo...Continue Reading »

52 pages | 85 engagements |

39. BROILER PRODUCTION AND VALUE

» ABSTRACT The cost and return analysis of different sizes of integrated broiler farms in Oru East in Imo State has been carried out based on the primary data collected from 150 broiler farmers for the period Mar 2011 to Feb 2012. The study has shown that the total fixed investments per bird have been highest on small farms, followed by medium and large farms. The total cost of meat production per b...Continue Reading »

52 pages | 88 engagements |

40. COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT RATES OF GOAT DROPPINGS ON THE...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION An extensive literature documents the potential for integration of pasture and goat dropping in plantation agriculture (Shelton et al. 1987). The integration of various crops and animals enables synergistic interactions, and result in a greater additive and total contribution than the sum of their individual effects (Edwards et al., 1988) cited in Devendra, 2011.The princi...Continue Reading »

52 pages | 93 engagements |

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