AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION: STRATEGIES FOR INVOLVING RURAL FARMERS IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: Akwa Ibom States is located in the rainforest belt of Nigeria known for preponderance of agricultural biodiversity. Agricultural biodiversity or agrobiodiversity is succinctly referred, is the diversity of agrogenetic resources used directly for food an...
View DetailsAN ECONOMIC STUDY OF FLUTED PUMPKIN PRODUCTION
ABSTRACT: The study presents an economic study of fluted pumpkin production (Telfaria occidentalis Hook F. Cucurbitaceae) production in Ukwuani local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Primary data were...
View DetailsBIODIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION
ABSTRACT: Akwa Ibom State is located in the rainforest belt of Nigeria known for preponderance of agricultural biodiversity. Agricultural biodiversity or agrobiodiversity is succinctly referred, is the diversity of agrogenetic resources used directly for food and...
View DetailsIMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
ABSTRACT: This project work is brought up to investigate the impact played by agricultural extension agent in the development of agriculture in the nation using Egor Local Government Area of Edo State as a case study. Four research questions were raise to capture the impact...
View DetailsTHE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs) AMONG STAFF OF AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN IBADAN MUNICIPAL AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Agriculture is an important economic sector, since it provides income and food for a large segment of the population in developing countries. It plays a key role in the socio-economic development of many developing countries. For Agricult...
View DetailsAGRICULTURAL FINANCING AND THE NIGERIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH
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This study employed regression to examine the impact of agricultural financing on economic growth in Nigeria from 1981 to 2019. The study made use of four explanatory variables and one control variable which included Agricultural output (AO), Agricultural Loans (AL), Agricultur...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF PERCEPTION OF USE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AMONG AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS IN ZAMFARA STATE, NIGERIA
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The research study was carried out to assess the perception of the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) among agricultural extensions agents in Zamfara State. In order to achieve the broad objectives of the study, four specific objectives were raised which included...
View DetailsDEVELOPMENT OF A VIDEO FRAME ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUE BASED ON PIXEL INTENSITY AND HISTOGRAM DISTRIBUTION FOR IMPROVED COMPRESSION
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Research attention has been focussed on the reduction of image data size (major problem) for its efficient compression, storage, and transmission. In this work, the developed brightness enhancement model was used to enhance the Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT), Discrete Wavelet...
View DetailsCOMPARISON BETWEEN AQUEOUS AND ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF VERNONIA AMYGDALINA ON FUNGAL AND BACTERIAL ISOLATE FROM SPOILED PEPPER AND TOMATO FRUIT IN DUTSE JIGAWA STATE
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Post-harvest spoilage of fruits, particularly tomatoes and peppers, poses significant challenges to food security and economic sustainability in Nigeria. This study investigated the comparative antimicrobial efficacy of aqueous...
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