» ABSTRACTCocoyam is highly perishable and considerable economic losses occur after it is harvested.This is as a result of rot, sprouting and other physiological changes. These losses could bereduced through efficient storage, processing and marketing. This study is about economicstudy of cocoy…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTThe study examined the chemical composition of fresh, sundried tender leaves and husks of cowpea‘Adengee’ (Vigna unguiculata) and organoleptic attributes of their traditional soups. Information onprocessing, preparation and utilization of soup meals based on cowpea leaves and hus…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTThe seeds and peels of African star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum) (“udara”) were split,followed by removal of mucilage from the seeds and subsequent cracking of the seed shells,and de pulping of the peels. The seed cotyledons and peels were blanched at 1000C for 2,4and 6 mins, we…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTThe study was conducted to identify the challenges in administering the Cross River StateMinistry of Agriculture, Nigeria. All the staff of the ministry constituted the population for thestudy. A proportionate sampling technique was used in selecting respondents, with twentypercent (20%) of …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTIn this study, instant kunun zaki powders were produced from millet cowpea malt andmillet soybean malt. The instant powders were packaged in polypropylene plastics andstored for 3 months. During this period, studies of the changes in physiochemical andfunctional properties of the packaged fl…Continue Reading »
» AbstractMelon snack was produced by the conventional method in which melon and ground yeast wasused as the main ingredients, in addition to other ingredients. The proportion of melon andground yeast were varied while the other ingredients were kept constant so as to determine thebest combination tha…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTThe study was conducted to identify the challenges in administering the Cross River StateMinistry of Agriculture, Nigeria. All the staff of the ministry constituted the population for thestudy. A proportionate sampling technique was used in selecting respondents, with twentypercent (20%) of …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTWith the aid of Global Positioning System (GPS) and Satellite Aerial Photo, a comparativecharacterization and mapping of soil gully erosion features on two geological formationswere carried out in Nsukka area of eastern Nigeria. The two geological formations wereAjali and Mamu formations. Th…Continue Reading »
» AbstractThe study was designed to analyze the marketing of banana and plantain in Enugu State. Thespecific objectives were to: describe the socio economic characteristics of banana andplantain marketers; identify the marketing channels for the crops, examine the structure of themarketing system for …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTThis study was undertaken to analyze resource productivity inornamental plants production within Jos metropolis of Nigeria. Thestudy covered Jos North and Jos South local government areas. Thespecific objectives include: identifying the effect of socio economicfactors on resource productivit…Continue Reading »
» RESOURCE USE AND EFFICIENCY AMONG FADAMA CROP FARMERS IN IBADAN/IBARAPA AGRICULTURAL ZONE OYO STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACTThe study investigated the resource use efficiency among Fadama crop farmers in IbadanIbarapa agricultural zone of Oyo state, Nigeria. Data were collected from 120 respondents whowere…Continue Reading »
» ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF POLICY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRO BASED MICRO ENTERPRISES IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR OF BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACTThis study was conducted to analyze the effects of policy on the developmentof Agro based micro enterprises in the informal sector of Bayelsa State ofNigeria.…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTEighty day old broiler chicks were used for feeding trial carried out to determinethe effect of graded levels of Rice Milling Waste (RMW) and Bioactive Yeast(Saccharomyces cerevisae) which has been shown to secrete enzymes that help todigest crude fiber and organic matter. This suggest that …Continue Reading »
» RURAL URBAN INTERDEPENDENCE ON FUEL WOOD IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA AbstractThis study examined the rural urban interdependence on fuel wood in Anambra State,Nigeria using cross sectional data. The study used purposive and random samplingtechniques for the selection of 120 gatherers that constituted …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTThis study was conducted to investigate the effect of 45 and 60 minutes of exposure ofcrossbred (LW x Local) and exotic (LW) boars to tropical solar radiation on their bodytemperature pattern, libido, semen quality and haematological profile. 12 LW x Local and12 LW boars of 10 months old wer…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTThe experiment was conducted to determine semen quality, fertility, egg hatchability and somebiochemical parameters in Nigerian local turkey toms fed diets containing Moringa oleifera (MO),Gongronema latifolium (GL) leaf meals and their combinations. A total of 72 Nigerian local turkeyscompr…Continue Reading »
» AbstractThis research examines the Shepherd Motif in the Old Testament which has been misunderstood, misinterpreted and subjected to criticism in recent times due to the varying degrees of methodologies by scholars. These scholar use terms like Military dictatorship, aristocracy, autocracy, de…Continue Reading »
» SHEPHERD MOTIF IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA AbstractThis research examines the Shepherd Motif in the Old Testament which has been misunderstood, misinterpreted and subjected to criticism in recent times due to the varying degrees of methodologies by scholars. T…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTCassava mosaic disease caused by begomoviruses is the most widespread disease of cassavain Africa. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) genetic analysis of an F1 population of cassava wascarried out to identify new sources of CMD resistance. Genomic DNA extracted from parentsand progeny was ampli…Continue Reading »
» SOCIO ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF FOOD SECURITY AMONG SELECTED ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA ABSTRACTThe broad objective of the study was to investigate the socio economic andcultural dimensions of food security among selected ethnic groups in North CentralNigeria. Specifically, the s…Continue Reading »
» SOCIO ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF FOOD SECURITY AMONG SELECTED ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA ABSTRACTThe broad objective of the study was to investigate the socio economic andcultural dimensions of food security among selected ethnic groups in North CentralNigeria. Specifically, the s…Continue Reading »
» AbstractThe land at Anuka, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State in Southeastern Nigeria,under the sub humid tropical climate was evaluated for maize (Zea mays), cassava (Manihotesculenta), yam (Dioscorea spp.) and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) cultivation. Data wereobtained by field study and …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTA study was carried out on soils sampled at 0 10, 10 20, and 20 30 cm depths from bothcultivated and uncultivated soils at four different locations (Awgu, Okigwe, Nsukka I, andNsukka II), to evaluate the potentials of various aggregate size fractions of varying soil texturesand depths to seq…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTFifty five (55) experimental birds were randomly replicated into 5 deep litter pens in the ratio of 1cock: 10 hens. Like to like random mating was ensured to raise 200 chicks in the F1 generation.Chicks were subjected to measurements like body weight, body length, shank length, shankcolour, …Continue Reading »
» ASSESSMENT OF THE FEEDING PRACTICES, VITAMIN A, IRON, ZINC AND ANTHROPOMETRICS STATUS OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN IN ORPHANAGES OF FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA, NIGERIA ABSTRACTThe study was undertaken to assess the feeding practices, anthropometric indices, vitamin A,zinc and iron status of under fiv…Continue Reading »
