This study examined the economics of millet-based cropping systems in Bindawa and Charanchi LGAS, Katsina state. The specific objectives were to identify and describe the millet-based cropping systems; determine the inputs and output levels; determine the production functions; determine the resource use efficiencies; determine the costs and returns... Continue Reading
The study examined the effects of feeding level and rearing method on sexual development in Yankasa sheep. Seventy-two animals with mean age and body weight of 145.3 +17.7 days and 10.1+2.6 kg respectively were used for the 4 months investigation. Animals were randomised in a 3x3 factorial design with feeding rate at 3 levels (low, medium and high)... Continue Reading
Three studies were carried out to investigate the response of broiler chickens fed betaine hydrochloride supplemented diets under dexamethasone induced stress conditions. The first experiment was conducted using 240 day-old Arbor acre broiler chickens. There were four treatments with three replicates (n = 20 birds/rep) to which concentrations of de... Continue Reading
The study was carried out to investigate the effect of participation in artisanal and small-scale mining on the output, income and standard of living of farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used for sample selection. Continue Reading
The study examined the impact of the adoption of early maize technology on productivity and food security status of farmers in Gwagwalada and Kuje area council of FCT Abuja. The study examined the rate of adoption of early maize varieties, determine the economic efficiency of the farmers that adopted early maize varieties in the study area, determ... Continue Reading
Taxation is not new in the scene of human existence as it has been part of it all along. However, despite its age long history, its importance and necessity, it has not received the required level of acceptance and compliance. Instead, people tend to avoid the payment of tax if they are not compelled to do so. The trend is worse among operators in ... Continue Reading
Two feeding trials were conducted to evaluate the nutritional value of Roselle seed fermented at varying durations in the diet of broiler chickens on growth performance, carcass chararacteristics, haematological parameters and nutrient digestibility. Experiment one involved Roselle seed fermented at varying durations, while in experiment two Rosel... Continue Reading
The study was conducted in Soba, Giwa, and Kudan Local Government Areas of Kaduna State, Nigeria. It investigated the impact of USAID/MARKETS intervention programme on sorghum farmers‘ livelihood in the study area. Continue Reading
The main focus of the study is on economic analysis of irrigated rice production in Kura local government area of Kano State, Nigeria. The Research was carried out in 10 selected villages in Kura local government area. The 10 villages were selected from the 26 villages in the local government and 10% of the farmers in each of the selected 10 villag... Continue Reading
A field experiment was conducted during the 1992 rainy season in Samaru in the northern Guinea Savanna ecological zone of Nigeria to investigate the effect of different levels of two types of compound fertilizers on yield and yield components of three varieties of soyabean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill). Continue Reading
The study was carried out to examine the effect of agricultural transformation on the beneficiary‟s productivity and poverty in Kano state Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling method was employed to select 571 respondents for the study. The first stage involves the random selection of two rice growing local government areas out of the three local ... Continue Reading
The main objective of the study was to estimate the profitability and production efficiency in cotton production in North-West Nigeria. The study usedon primary data generated during the 2013/2014 cotton production season. Data were collected through the use of structured questionnaire administered to three hundred and fifty five cotton farmers. Continue Reading
Two experiments were carried out to investigate the effect of varying levels of black seed (Nigella sativa) powder supplementation on performance, thermoregulatory performance, blood profile and histopathology of broiler chickens during hot season. The first experiment had a total of 180 one week old broiler chicks which were randomly assigned to f... Continue Reading
This study was conducted to compare three strains (Arbor Acre, Marshal and Ross) of broiler chickens using growth traits, biochemical profile and mathematical models (Gompertz, Logistics and Simple linear regressions) with the view of identifying the best strain and the most suitable model for fitting growth curve in broilers. A total of 225 birds ... Continue Reading
The broad objective of this study was to examine the structure, performance and efficiency of plantain marketing system in FCT Abuja and to determine its profitability. Data for this study were collected using well-structured questionnaire. Three Area Councils and 20 markets were purposively selected for the study using systematic random sampling. ... Continue Reading