AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 21. AN EVALUATION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE ON ORGANIZATIONAL PROFITABILITY

  » Chapter one Introduction Background of the study The most important decision all corporate managers should take into consideration is the way in which the long term capital requirements of their companies should be financial. Capital structure is the permanent financing of a firm represented primarily by equity and long term liability without including all short term credits. Many factors have to ...Continue Reading »

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• 22. WATER MANAGEMENT IN A DISTURBED ECOSYSTEM OF OKOROMBOKHO, EASTERN OBOLO LOCAL GO...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Water is a resource that is becoming increasingly scarce and needs to be sustained globally and locally. One of the most serious problems faced by billions of people today is the availability of freshwater. The importance of water supply for domestic uses cannot be compromised not only because of its social and economic values but also because water...Continue Reading »

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• 23. The Impact Of Infectious Epidemic On Agriculture And Food Security A Case Study ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background to the Study The agricultural sector in Nigeria have little ammunition with to deal with the COVID 19 pandemic. Government of Nigeria is forced to balance the health of their citizens with economic stability and their own debt. After more than a decade of unprecedented economic growth, the world is facing another global economic recession. In the past week,...Continue Reading »

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• 24. ASSESSMENT OF SOIL QUALITY IRRIGATED WITH SURFACE WATER, IN ARGUNGU LOCAL GOVERN...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 General Background Information Nigeria is a large country with a great diversity of climatic and agro ecological zones. The country is rich in plant genetic resources. However, these plant genetic resources are subjected to erosion due to the expansion of mechanized agriculture in the rainy lands of Central, Eastern and Western Nigeria. Horticultural crops comprise...Continue Reading »

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• 25. EFFECT OF COMBINED APPLICATION OF COMPOSTED RICE STRAW AND INORGANIC FERTILIZER ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Agriculture contributes more than 40 % to GDP, 80 % of foreign exchange earnings, 70 % of raw material for domestic industries, and 85 % of employment for the population in Nigerian economy. The country still has a sizeable number of households that are food insecure due to lack of balance between food production and the feeding population. The situ...Continue Reading »

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• 26. EFFECTS OF COMBINE APPLICATION OF COMPOSTED RICE STRAW AND INORGANIC FERTILIZER ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Information Too much overuse of inorganic fertilizer has led to low soil pH which reduces the availability of essential nutrients to the plants (Mokaya 2016, Singh et al., 2015; Cheng Wei Liu et al., 2014). This results in low rates of decomposition of organic matter. It also leads to depletion of micronutrients leading to the production of food of low quali...Continue Reading »

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• 27. ASSESSMENT OF SOIL NUTRIENT CONTENT AND GROWTH OF TOMATO AS AFFECTED BY RICE STR...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Soil fertility is fundamental in determining the productivity of all farming systems and is most commonly defined in terms of the ability of a soil to supply nutrients to crop (Wild, 1993). Salinization and low soil nutrient content are some of the major problem that hampers crop production on smallholder farmers field. About 20% of the world cu...Continue Reading »

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• 28. EVALUATION OF THE ROLES OF VISUAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENS...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Agriculture has been recognized as the most important sector of the economy of developing countries. Developments in this sector have therefore, frequently attracted attention of governments, scholars, and citizens of these countries as well as international organizations. This has been particularly true in Nigeria where declining productivity a...Continue Reading »

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• 29. PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND NUTRIENT EVALUATION OF PAWPAW LEAVES EXTRACT

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Plants Role in Human Medicinal plants have always been associated with cultural behaviours and traditional knowledge. The renaissance of interest in plant products has been stimulated by the use of plant extracts in chronic conditions for which conventional drugs is perceived to offer very little specificity in its target (Rhiouani et al., 1999). This has resulted ...Continue Reading »

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• 30. Application Of Gis Technique To Site Selection For Aquaculture Development In Th...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Aquaculture is one of the world’s fastest growing production sectors, bringing with its great potential for food supply and poverty alleviation. It is a deliberate culture in water of economically important fin fishes, shell fishes, aquatic plants and other organisms for food, recreational, ornamental or scientific/educational purpose (Kin...Continue Reading »

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• 31. Assessing And Comparing Of Constant Head Permeability Test On Different Soil Sam...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF STUDY The facility at which a fluid is able to travel through soil pores is referred to as permeability. A material is permeable if it contains continuous voids. Binod Tiwari (2008). All materials such as rocks, soils, concrete, etc. are permeable, the flow of water through all of them obeys approximately the same laws. The permeability of soils has a decisiv...Continue Reading »

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• 32. Identification Of Skills Needed By Women Of Agriculture In The Production Of Ama...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Vegetable Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus L.) is a member of the family Amaranthacea. It is also called Alayyahu in Nigeria (Vorster et.al, 2002). Amaranth is usually green in color, but a purple one is also grown in some part of the country. The plant can grow up to 2m tall, seed are black in the wild plant and white in the domesticated farm and ...Continue Reading »

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• 33. Gender Disparity in agricultural credit facilities or inputs distribution

  » Chapter one Introduction 1.1Background of the study Women’s contribution to economic development is hard to over emphasize. In the agricultural sector of many developing countries, they represent the main driving force and spend considerable amount of time planting, weeding, ridging, and harvesting, while simultaneously doing their regular chores. Two key features are prevalent in the Agricu...Continue Reading »

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• 34. CHICKEN FEED FORMULATION USING LOCUST BEANS IN PLACE OF FISH

  » CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTIONFeed formulation is an applied field of nutrition where nutritionists apply their knowledge to produce balanced diets in which many pieces of information are incorporated to maximize the efficiency of the formulation process (Rasheed, 2016). Ration can be defined as the total amount of feed given to the animals on daily basis while ration formulation is the process by wh...Continue Reading »

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• 35. Identification of Constraints and Effective Educational Strategies Influencing t...

  » Abstract Agricultural extension contributes to improving the welfare of farmers and other stakeholders by providing access to knowledge and information. This has led to increasing emphasis on effective training strategies to develop extension staff competencies....Continue Reading »

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• 36. ARTHROPOD PREDATORS AND INSECT PEST CONTROL A case study Markurdi Benue State

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Arthropod species occur from below the soil surface to the tree canopy. However, only a small fraction are observed on a frequent basis because many are microscopic or hidden below ground or plant tissue. Very few species are classified as pest. Whether they feed on plants or plant produce invade our homes, inflict painful bites or stings. Infec...Continue Reading »

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• 37. PROBLEM AND PROSPECTS OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF TAOTEC...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Many people have the anonymous belief that Nigeria can become industrialized only through the establishment of large industries. But if one should look critically in to the industries development of the economically developed countries it shows that for a genuine industrial take off in a number and improving the performance of indigenous owned small scale industries, I...Continue Reading »

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• 38. IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY IN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION This study intent to look into what the federal government agriculture policies has done in putting food on the tables of the Nigeria citizenry which the Enugu north local government area as a case of study; also it seeks to know how farmers have benefited from the credit schemes, water resources, policies, inputs and mechanization, in duding information by extension worke...Continue Reading »

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• 39. FARMER'S ON THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FARMING ACTIVITIES

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Climate change refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity (lPCC, 2006). Climate change refers to a change of climate variables that is attributed directly or indirectly to human activities which alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natu...Continue Reading »

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• 40. IMPACT OF SOUND FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Globally, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) play crucial roles in the support of both developed and developing economies. About 75% of the work forces in Europe are employed by SMEs (Rathnasiri, 2014). The dynamic role of SMEs in developing countries cannot be overemphasized. These enterprises have been recognized as the conduit through ...Continue Reading »

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