AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 521. THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF EDITAN LEAF LASIANTHERA AFRI...

  » ABSTRACT The leaves of Lasianthera Africana were analyzed for their nutritional, phytochemical and mineral composition. Fresh leaves were washed and air dried at room temperature. 5 grams of ground plant material were macerated separately in aqueous ethanol for 72 hours in an oven and ground to powder form. An extraction process with cold water obtained aqueous extract from the fresh leaves. Extra...Continue Reading »

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• 522. AN ANALYSIS OF COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES IN FINANCING RURAL INVESTMENT

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY Rural areas of Nigeria which house the majority of Nigerians are still plagued by a myriad of problem of under developed (Umebali 2000:04). Among others these included the following impediments: 1) Low capital base 2) Low level of income and productivity 3) Poor basic infrastructural facilities 4) Absence of non agricultural employment 5) ...Continue Reading »

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• 523. AGRICULTURAL CREDIT COOPERATION, COOPERATIVE THRIFT AND LOAN SCHEMES, FARMERS MU...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF STUDY Agricultural credit in Nigeria dates back to the 1930s. But organized credit to farmers, but it did not start until 1772 when Nigerian agriculture and co operative bank (N.A.C.B) was established. The awareness of the serous decline in agricultural production was partly responsible for the establishment of the bank. The N.A.C.B was not the only financial...Continue Reading »

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• 524. COMPARATIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE GERMINATION AND EARLY GROWTH OF TWO AGROFORESTR...

  » CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.0 INTRODUCTION A forest is a large wooded area having a thick growth of trees and other plants. The importance of trees and shrubs to man, animal, and the environment are numerous. Trees and other plants of the forest act as filter which cleans the air we breath. Clean air is of great value to human health. Chacolo and Pineae (1991), Smith (1978) and Desanto (...Continue Reading »

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• 525. ECONOMICS OF OIL PALM SEEDLING PRODUCTION

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The African Oil Palm, Elaeis guineensi jacq (Jacquin, 1963), is placed in the Arecaceae family which contains about 225 genera with over 2600 species along with coconut and date palms cultivars. There are 3 naturally occurring forms of the oil palm fruit, termed dura, tenera and pisifera. The selection of dura female and pisifera male parents is...Continue Reading »

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• 526. CONCEPT OF UNEMPLOYMENT

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY INTRODUCTION Unemployment is a key measure of economic health. It is a major factor in determining how healthy an economy is; if the economy maximized efficiency, everyone would be employed at some wage. An individual unemployed is both unproductive and a drain on society’s resources. However, while unemployment seems a basic statistic – the numb...Continue Reading »

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• 527. Phytochemical and Proximate Analysis of Papaya (Carica papaya) Leaves

  » INTRODUCTION Papaya is not a tree but an herbaceous succulent plants that posses self supporting stems. Carica papaya belonging to the genus Carica. Carica papaya contains the enzyme papain, which is present in the fruits, stem and leaves . It contains biologically active compounds such as chymopain and papain which aids in digestion. Every part of Carica papaya is of economic value and its use ra...Continue Reading »

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• 528. DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY OF URBAN-HOUSEHOLDS FOOD SECURITY IN NORTH-EASTERN NIGE...

  » Abstract World Food Summit (1996) defined food security as ‘a situation when all people at all times have both physical and economic access to sufficient food to meet their dietary needs for a productive and healthy life’. Within the context of this definition, four distinct variables are central to the attainment of food security which include, food availability and access to food (sh...Continue Reading »

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• 529. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF Hibiscus Sabdariffa FRUIT

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Hibiscus sabdariffa is a species of hibiscus, native to the old world tropics, used for the production of bast fiber and as an infusion (herbal tea). The plant is an annual or perennial herb or woody based sub shrub, growing up to 2 2.5 m (7 8 ft) tall. The leaves are deeply 3 5 lobed, 8 15 cm long arranged alternatively on the stems . The flowers are 8 10 cm in diameter, ...Continue Reading »

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• 530. The role of agricultural extension in Nigeria

  » Abstract For almost a century now, Nigeria has been—and still is—in search of a workable and effective agricultural extension system. We have moved from the British type advisory system to different kinds of combinations of approaches and yet the answers have yet to be found. The problems of staff motivation, effective delivery of agricultural inputs, linkage between research and exten...Continue Reading »

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• 531. Effect of management practice among small scale broilers farmers in igabi local ...

  » Introduction Identified of factors affecting the profitability of small scale broiler farming at rural households under traditional system of rearing, it was decided to conduct a field trial to investigate whether improved management like feed management, water management, backed by extension support could accelerate productivity and profitability. Therefore, the experiment was conducted to i) ass...Continue Reading »

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• 532. IMPACT OF THE RURAL FINANCE INSTITUTION BUILDING PROGRAMME ON THE SOCIO ECONOMIC...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background information Rural finance encompasses the full range of financial services such as loans, savings, insurance, payment and money transfer services, offered by formal and informal financial institutions and used in rural areas by households and enterprises as a means of improving or sustaining their livelihood choices (Making Finance Work for Africa, 2008). It...Continue Reading »

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• 533. EFFECT OF ALANTIC SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ON SEASONAL RAINFALL OVER SOME COASTAL...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO STUDY Sea surface temperature (SST) is the temperature of the sea surface representing the condition in the surface mixed layer underlying the ocean skin. It is a geophysical variable of importance to marine meteorological services, the world climate research programme and also other large and small scale research programmes. Its distribution on local, region...Continue Reading »

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• 534. ESTIMATION OF NUTRITIONAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF DIOSCOREA DUMENTORUM ...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Bitter yam (Dioscoreadumentorumpax) can also be called Trifoliate yam which belongs to the genus Dioscorea and family Dioscoreaceae (Onweme 1978;Bai and Ekanayake, (1998).it is an annual plant with an underground storage tuber in which starch is deposited (Bai, and Ekanayakeet al.,1998). The starchy tubers may be single but are usually produced in clusters, in a stand ...Continue Reading »

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• 535. DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF A SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR VEGE...

  » ABSTRACT The need for an affordable drip irrigation system in most rural farms in Nigerian today is on the increase and the aim of this project is to design, construct and test the hydraulic efficiency of a subsurface drip irrigation system for vegetable production in the Federal University of Technology Owerri School Farm. Preliminary studies of the area (topography and climate), soil and field a...Continue Reading »

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• 536. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONLINE BARCODE ATTENDANCE SYSTEM

  » CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background of study In most educational institutions the attendance is taken manually. It is not only time consuming, but it is also insecure and unreliable and it can be lost. Some institutions are using punch card for attendance while this will be difficult for teachers to keep track of the large number of students because by using punch card, a student can help the ot...Continue Reading »

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• 537. ANALYSIS OF FOOD SAFETY AMONG DRIED FISH SELLERS IN AKURE, ONDO STATE

  » CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION 1.1 Unsafe Food Marketing and its Economic Implication in Nigeria Agriculture and the food industry have remained strategic sectors of the economy of many nations. Agriculture plays a vital role in human development, growth and survival of nations. The issues of food production in terms of availability, accessibility, wholesomeness and nutrient quality has been the concern ...Continue Reading »

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• 538. UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION SOURCES BY ARABLE CROP FARMERS

  » CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATIONAgriculture with its positive impact on the Nigerian populace is faced with myriad of problems among which is low utilization of technologies. The low utilization of technologies by the farmers may be ascribed to inadequacy of information. Information, in a broad context refers to organized data recorded in various forms (Yahaya, 2003). Informat...Continue Reading »

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• 539. ANALYSIS OF FOOD SAFETY AMONG DRIED FISH SELLERS

  » CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTION1.1BACKGROUND OF STUDYValue chain seems to be the keyword in recent agricultural debate often in conjunction with rural economic development and agric business production (Entwicklung and Raum, 5/2005). According to Hoeffler, (2008) Value chain (V.C) can be described as a sequence of productive process from the provision of specific inputs for a particular product to pri...Continue Reading »

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• 540. HEDONIC ANALYSIS OF BEEF DEMAND IN BENIN CITY

  » CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONBackground of StudyBeef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle. Beef can be harvested from cows, bulls, heifers or steers. It is one of the principal meats used in the cuisine of the Middle East, Pakistan, Australia, Argentina, Europe and the United States, and is also important in Africa, parts of East Asia, and Southeast Asia (Wikipedia, 201...Continue Reading »

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