The study examined the various strategies adopted by yam farmers of Delta State in coping with the menace of yam beetle (Heteroligus meles). The specific objectives were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of yam producers in Delta State; ascertain the economic losses...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/17041
Smallholder duck producers are considered to be more susceptible to contracting the HPAI H5N1 infection. Occurrence of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza subtype H5N1 (HPAI H5N1) usually results in the complete loss of the producer’s entire flock due to high mortality rate and...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/17778
Agriculture used to be the mainstay of Nigeria before crude oil was discovered in commercial quantities in 1956. However, Nigeria neglected agriculture in preference to oil due to the oil boom in the early 1970s, resulting in the country to become a major importer of food, partic...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/16979
The present study was accomplished in sericulture villages of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh during 2011-2013 with an objective to interpret the socio-economic conditions which effecting the adoption of technology among sericulture. The data on two factors such as education an...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/16405
Aims: The rate of unemployment in Nigeria was 23.9% in 2012. Unemployment is linked to youth restiveness and crime all over the world. In Nigeria, ethnic militias who are mostly youths are threatening the oil and gas industry in the Niger Delta (southern Nigeria), while Islamic m...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/16670
Women farmer empowerment project was launched in the year 2006 to organize women farmers into Farmer Research Group (FRG) and improve their livelihood through accessing potato production technologies. Women farmers were targeted because they were disadvantaged with regards to thi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/16773
Aims: Forced-urbanization that deviates from the intended purposes can lead to the alienation of some societies, especially those that had been forced to migrate to urban areas. This holds potential threats to the sustainable development of the urbanized communities. This likelih...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/16227
Aims: Rural Development Scheme (RDS) under Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) is an innovative typology of microfinance, envisaged to answer the need of rural poor. This study was planned to reveal the socioeconomic impact of RDS microfinance on the women beneficiaries in a se...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/17356
The study evaluated the food security and coping strategies of selected villages along River Rima affected by flood in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Eighty respondents were randomly selected across three out of nine local governments affected. Data were collected by the use of interview...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/4398
The study assessed the impact of nomadic education extension programme co-ordinated by the National Commission For Nomadic Education on income of nomads in Adamawa state, Nigeria. Data for the study were obtained from 360 respondents using multi-stage sampling procedures. Descrip...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15684