The study examined broadly the socio-economic factors influencing the adoption of improved rice processing technologies by women in Jigawa State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were: (i) describe the socio-economic characteristics of the women rice processors in the study areas (ii) investigate the level of awareness of improved rice processing t... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Land use changes from forest into cultivated ecosystems result in negative impact on soil structure and quality. The purpose of this study was to determine effect of land use and slope on selected properties and quality of an Alfisol in Afaka forest, Northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria. Land use systems, including natural forest and cultiva... Continue Reading
Researches on adaptation-climate change interaction have been conducted mainly in the southern parts of Nigeria with relatively few in North-East and North-Central and seldom, if any, in the North-West. This study, covering three States in the North-West, therefore, will bridge the existing gap in knowledge on climate change adaptation information ... Continue Reading
The study was conducted (July, 2011 �“ June, 2012) to determine the influence of age and body condition on semen quality, testicular and body dimensions in Red Sokoto goats of two hair types using 31 Red Sokoto bucks. The ages of the bucks were categorized into four; 9 -12, 13-16, 17-20 and 21-24 months. The hair types were categorized into short... Continue Reading
This study was carried out with the main aim of evaluating economic efficiency and profitability of cabbage production among farmers in Plateau State. A total of 230 cabbage farmers were randomly selected from three Local Government Areas (Jos North, Jos South and Riyom) in the State for the survey using a well-structured questionnaire. Continue Reading
The studies were conducted in NAPRI to assess two varieties of groundnut for forage and seed yield characteristics and the effect of feeding the haulms to Yankasa rams. The first experiment was on-farm which was conducted at Shika, and its neighbouring villages, to determine the effect of variety on pod, haulm, seed yields and shelling per cent. Te... Continue Reading
Four experiments were carried out to evaluate the effect of Garlic supplementation in broiler chickens. In the first experiments 0-4 weeks, a total of 270 day old broiler chicks were used for the experiment which had six treatments and three replicates, each replicate was allotted 15 birds in a completely randomized design. Six broiler starter diet... Continue Reading
A long-term field experiment was established in 2003 at the Institute for Agricultural Research, (I.A.R) Samaru, northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria to evaluate the effect of N fertilizer on maize grown in rotation with maize, cowpea and soybean. Continue Reading
Three experiments were conducted to determine tryptophan requirements of broiler chickens under tropical environment. Experiments 1 and 2 were conducted to determine the requirements for the cool and hot seasons respectively. Continue Reading
The purpose of this study is to assess ways of intensifying crop and livestock production in Katsina state through an examination of farm level reorganization of resources and activities in the integrated crop-livestock system. Data were collected from 120 households in six villages of the state using structured questionnaire. The tools of analysi... Continue Reading
The first study was carried out to determine the effects of application of varied levels of fertilizer (NPK 15-15-15) and harvest time on yield and chemical composition of Panicum maximum cv. Mombasa in Shika, Northern Guinea Savannah of Nigeria.The experiment was laid out in 4x3 factorial arrangements in Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD) wi... Continue Reading
This research focuses on the effects of concretionary nodules on nutrient composition of a Plinthic Haplustalf, and the effects of concretionary nodules on phosphate fractions and adsorption by the soils. Soil samples were collected from five farmers field in Biye northern guinea savannah,Nigeria, the soils collected were further designated as Biye... Continue Reading
This study analyzed the factors influencing adoption of recommended conservation practices of maize farmers in Bauchi and GombeStates, Nigeria. The study was necessitated by the fact that the extent to which farmers understand the conservation practices extended among them over ten years ago so as to be able to practice them profitably and sustaina... Continue Reading
Several agricultural policies have been targeted at improving rice production in Nigeria in the past few decades; yet, Nigeria has been listed among the leading importers of rice in the world. The ability of the policies to improve the performance and competitiveness of the rice sector to survive in the face of strong international competition is ... Continue Reading
Evaluation of existing groundnut genotypes for nitrogen fixation may be useful as selection criteria for high nitrogen fixation thereby minimizing the high cost of inorganic fertilizer and its associated environmental consequences. The objectives of this study were to determine symbiotic nitrogen fixation and contribution to soil nitrogen by groun... Continue Reading