Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of duration of boiling African breadfruit seeds (ABS) on the growth and laying performance of Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). In the first experiment, 540 unsexed two weeks old quail chicks with an average initial weight of 33.33g were raised in cages for 28 days in a completely r... Continue Reading
In this research, 43 Sorghum genotypes were screened for resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del) Benthin the screen house and onStriga sick plot of Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) Samaru in 2013. The genotypes screened included two ICRISAT resistant materials (ICSR94407 and ICSR94405),SRN 39, SAMSORG - 12 (KSV4) as the susceptible check a... Continue Reading
The study was conducted to evaluate the profitability and efficiency of SAMPEA-11 variety of cowpea production in Niger State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study described the socioeconomic characteristics of SAMPEA-11 farmers; examined the profitability of SAMPEA-11 production in the study area; estimated the technical, allocative and economic effi... Continue Reading
The focus of this thesis was on economic analysis of cotton production and supply trend estimation. The specific objectives described socio-economic characteristics, predicted cotton production trends, described resource utilisation and production technologies and determined profits among cotton farmers. Also, the study estimated the levels of tech... Continue Reading
The main focus of the study was to analyze the economic efficiency of guava production among smallholder farmers in Kaduna state. Primary data were collected from 126 respondents using structured questionnaire. The statistical tools used to analyze the data were descriptive statistics, net farm income and stochastic production frontier function mo... Continue Reading
The study examined the costs and return as well as resource use efficiency of sugarcane production and its contribution to farm income in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from 330 sugarcane farmers selected using multi-stage sampling technique. The data of 2013 cropping season were collected with the aid of structured questionnai... Continue Reading
Two feeding trials were conducted using isonitrogenous diets to determine the effects of processed small seeded variety of dehulledcastor seeds and castor seed cake on performance of broiler chickens. In broiler studyone , 216 day-old broiler chicks and 204 , five weeks old broiler finishers were used for the starter and finisher phase respectivel... Continue Reading
The focus of this study is impact analysis of savings and credit cooperative societies in combating poverty among crop farmers in three Local Government Areas of Niger State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from two categories of farmers; beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of savings and credit cooperative societies (SACCOS) lending activitie... Continue Reading
Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the growth performance and egg production parameters of ISA-BROWN (ISA-B) growing pullets and laying birds fed Herbomethionine and DL-Methionine in their diets. In the first experiment, 234 nine weeks old growing pullets with an average initial weight of 625g were allotted to six dietary treatment group... Continue Reading
Two feeding trials were carried out to determine the effect of exogenous enzyme inclusion in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) based diets for broiler chickens. The first feeding trial was conducted to determine the effect of feeding broiler chickens with two varieties of sorghum namely, Jandawa (Red sorghum) and Kaura (Samsorg 17) with or without phytase ... Continue Reading
The study examined the role of women in groundnut value chain in Kano State. The specific objectives were to describe the socioeconomic characteristics of key value chain actors; describe the roles engaged in by women value chain actors; estimate the cost and returns associate with value chain; determine the socioeconomic factors influencing profi... Continue Reading
This study was carried out in three Local Government Areas in Kaduna State, Nigeria between August and November during the 2013 cropping season. A multistage sampling technique was used in selecting respondents for this study. The first stage was purposive selection of the three Local Governments based on predominance of cocoyam production among t... Continue Reading
This study was carried out in three Local Government Areas in Kano State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used in selecting respondents for this study. The first stage was purposive selection of the three Local Governments based on predominance of sweet potato production. Secondly, two villages were purposively selected from each local... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study was on Impact of Kogi Agricultural Development Project Survival Farming Intervention Programme on Cassava Production in Adavi, Okehi and Okene Local Government Areas of Kogi State and it also determine the factors that influence participation in SFIP. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select respondents for the study... Continue Reading
The study was carried out to examine the factors influencing women perception of non-governmental organizations empowerment program in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used for this study. A primary data was used for this study through the administration of a structured questionnaire, a cas... Continue Reading