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Increasing Market Rewards for Sustainability: A Case of Private Nursing and Midwifery Colleges in Ghana

John Kwame Duodu, James Antwi & Joseph Antwi Baafi · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

This study sought to examine the interplay between market rewards and sustainability of private nursing and midwifery colleges in a competitive market environment. Over the last two decades, there has been a proliferation of Private Nursing and Midwifery Colleges in Ghana. These...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v25i430203

Subsidy/Donation and Performance of Microfinance Institutions

Emengini Steve, Emeka, Onyeanu, Edith, Ogoegbunam, Anisiuba Chika, Anastasia, P. Ojiakor, Ijeoma & S. Ugwuegbe, Ugochukwu · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2019

Subsidies and Donations are veritable tools that are supposed to engender effective performance in Microfinance institutions. On the face value, subsidies seem to be very positive but they can be counterproductive when related to their effects on performance, efficiency and self-...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2019/v13i130165

Waste-to-Energy: A Circular Economy Tool towards Climate Change Mitigation in Imo State, South-Eastern, Nigeria

J. K. Okere, C. M. Ofodum, J. N. Azorji & O. J. Nwosu · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2019

Waste is an indispensable by-product of most human daily activity. Prevailing waste management strategy, especially in developing countries such as Nigeria, is far below standard, resulting in environmental contamination and pollution which hampers sustainability. This forms the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i130164

Sustainability of Agriculture Value Chain by Rural Women for Income Generation in Oluyole Local Government of Oyo State, Nigeria

Babatunde, Taiye Oluwasola & Kehinde Abiodun, Solomon · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

The study focused on the sustainability of agriculture by rural women as a means of income generation in Oluyole local government. The study made use of both primary and secondary data. The instrument used for collecting the primary data was a set of structured questionnaire. Dat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v36i130232

Stakeholders’ View of Sustainability of Public Water Supply Schemes in a Rural Area: The Case of Muyuka Subdivision, Cameroon

Finley Mbah, Rene Nkenyi & Delvis Fru · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2019

Background and Aim: It is certain that without readily available water in sufficient quantity, and free of pathogens, man's progress is tremendously hindered. In Muyuka, Cameroon, though there exist public taps littered “here and there”, the population most often find themselves...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v38i230181

Assessment of Community-led Total Sanitation Sustainability in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria

H. O. Sawyerr & A. A. Adepoju · Archives of Current Research International · 2019

Nigeria is among the nations of the world with the highest number of people practising Open Defecation. This study among others assessed the level of community-led total sanitation (CLTS) in the selected triggered communities and focused on the rationale for the reversion of CLTS...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2019/v18i130126

Are the New Indian States Ecologically Secured, Economically Efficient and Socially Equitable? (Assessment Using the Sustainable Livelihood Security Index Framework)

Aditya Kumar & Zareena Begum Irfan · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2019

Sustainable Livelihood Security Index is one of the efficient and flexible frameworks to analyze a territory’s sustainable security encompassing the social equity, ecological security and economic efficiency heads. The focus of this study is to look into the sustainability of thr...

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Extractivism of the Umbuzeiro in the Perception of the Farmers of the Community Riacho da Serra, in São Jose do Sabugi-PB

André Japiassú, Jacob Silva Souto, Francisco de Assis Pereira Leonardo, Patrícia Carneiro Souto, Francisco de Oliveira Mesquita & Vagner de Almeida Melo · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2019

The present work aims to diagnose the perception of the farmers of the community of Community Riacho da Serra, in São José do Sabugi-PB, regarding the degree of education, education, salary range and employment and income generation with the culture of Umbu. Initially visits were...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2019/v39i430340

Importance of the Non-wood Products Market for the Socio-economic Development of the Maceió Municipality, Brazil

Ricardo C. Lima, Letícia S. Pereira, Renata G. C. Silva, Isabel T. G. Nepomuceno, Victor A. L. Maranhão, Mayara S. S. Marinho, Maria J. H. Leite, Girlânio H. Silva & Andréa V. F. Pinto · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2019

The scarcity of information on the socioeconomic of non-wood forest products in Maceio acts as an obstacle to forest conservation and also to the development of market. In this way, the aim of this work was to evaluate the non-wood forest products (NWFPs) market in the municipali...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2019/v39i330335

Factors Affecting Sustainability of Donor Funded Food Security Projects in Tharaka South Sub-County, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya

M. Mutegi Anita, K. Gathungu Geofrey & Sande Anne · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2019

Project activities have been used to solve food insecurity problems. However, despite efforts made by the Government and other development partners to implement food security projects in areas of need project activities collapse after the withdrawal of support by donors limiting...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2019/v33i430185

Employment Generation and Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria: The Role of Social Entrepreneurship

A. A. Ijiwole · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2019

Social entrepreneurship has been acknowledged by scholars as a veritable tool to accelerate the decline in unemployment and poverty. However, the contribution of social entrepreneurship to sustainable economic development in Nigeria has not been felt. This study, therefore, sough...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajess/2019/v4i430128

Development of Tall and Diara Land for Sustainable Agriculture in Central Bihar, India

S. K. Choudhary, Rajesh Kumar, S. K. Gupta, Arun Kumar & B. K. Vimal · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2019

Mokama tall (lake) area is located in central Bihar (India). It is ephemeral in nature and comprises a group of seven continuous tall. It is spread over a rest area and acts as a delta to several rivers that flow into it. This area is suffering due to stagnation of water during m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i530201

Caloric Substitution of Diets with Apple Pomace was Determined to be Safe for Renal and Bone Health Using a Growing Rat Model

R. Chris Skinner, Joseph C. Gigliotti, Katherine H. Taylor, Derek C. Warren, Vagner A. Benedito & Janet C. Tou · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2019

Aims: To determine the safety of caloric substitution with 10% (g/kg) apple pomace to a healthy or Western diet. Study Design: Growing (age 22-29 days) female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned (n=8 rats/group) to consume a purified standard rodent diet (AIN-93G), AIN-93G...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i330063

Litter under Potential Eucalypts Genotype Stands in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Kristiana Fiorentin dos Santos, Mauro Valdir Schumacher, Aline Aparecida Ludvichak, Tulio Barroso Queiroz & Elias Frank de Araújo · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2019

The objective of the study was to quantify the litter in different genotypes of eucalypts stands at 49-months-old, located in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Areas of 720 m² were demarcated for each genotype. In each area, 15 samples were randomly collected. The litte...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2019/v35i330206

Use of Tannery Sludge and Urban Compost as a Substrate for Sweet Pepper Seedlings

Sávio da Silva Berilli, Fernanda Vargas Valadares, Ramon Amaro de Sales, Alessandra de Fatima Ulisses, Rodrigo Martins Pereira, Geraldo José Alves Dutra, Matheus Wandermurem da Silva, Ana Paula Candido Gabriel Berilli, Rodrigo Amaro de Salles & Rafael Nunes de Almeida · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2019

There are many commercial substrates available in the market of vegetables nowadays. However, a growing pressure turned for sustainability in farming, promotes a line of utilization of waste with agricultural potential, such as the use of urban waste compost and tannery sludge, w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i430181