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A Survey of Farmers’ Membership of Local Level Institutions for Development Action in Yobe State, Nigeria Onu, J. I. and Okunmadewa, F. Y ABSTRACT A survey of local level institutions (LLIs) in Yobe State was carried out in conjunction with the Yobe State Agency for Poverty Reduction. The objective was to identify the LLIs in the state and to examine their characteristic features such as membership, index of heterogeneity, density of membership, and active participation index. A total of 3, 045 LLIs were identified in the 17 local councils of the state with an active membership of about 33, 329 farmers. The average number of active memberships per household was 2 while meeting attendance in the last three months normalized for the number of memberships ranges from 2.4 to 7.2. The high index of heterogeneity across the state indicates inclusiveness while the high index of participation in decision making can facilitate the business of the associations. A number of benefits to members of LLIs and community were identified. It is concluded that membership of LLIs is desirable for poverty alleviation as it helps to build social capital and facilitate cooperation for mutual benefits. Keywords: Institutions, associations, membership, cooperation, inclusiveness
AN OVERVIEW OF COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK AND ITS IMPLICATION TO E-LEARNINGCHUKWUNONSO Franklyn franconicostelo@yahoo.comABSTRACT The use of computer technologies in groups’ activities goes under the name Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). CSCW is a field that covers anything to do with computer support for activities in which more than one person is involved. Software and hardware products providing support for CSCW are called “Groupware,” and the branch of this discipline considering the support computers can provide group of learners with takes the name of “Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL).” When supporting collaborative reflections and discussions, computers provide a support for communication known as “Computer Mediated Communications (CMC).” Furthermore, since in the academic and educational world, knowledge artifacts, as well as annotations and discussions usually take the form of writing, we cannot omit to consider the factors related to “Computer Supported Collaborative Writing (CSCWriting).” Finally, since the advent of the Internet and World Wide Web has changed greatly the technological landscape we will consider its influences and relations with respect to groupware technologies. Thus, this paper takes both a reflective and analytical approach in looking at all these groupware technologies with intent of finding its implication to learning or modern learning (e-learning).
Determinants of Profitability in Yam Production in Northern Part of Taraba State, Nigeria. Abubakar, I., Iheanacho, A.C. and Abdullahi, A.B. ABSTRACT
The paper
explored the determinants of profitability in yam production in
northern part of Taraba state, Nigeria. Data were collected
using structured questionnaires, administered to 120 yam farmers
from the study area selected using multi-stage random sampling
techniques. Descriptive statistics, budgetary technique and
profit function where the analytical technique used. The costs
and returns analysis revealed that yam production in the study
area was highly profitable, with gross margin of Keywords: Profitability, yam production, Taraba State, Nigeria.
Economic Analysis of Paddy Rice Processing in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Mshelia, S. I, Iheanachoc A. C. and Iliyasu, A ABSTRACT
The study
determined the economics of paddy rice processing in Adamawa
State of Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to
determine the costs and returns associated with paddy rice
processing and verify economies of scale. Primary data were
collected from 91 randomly selected respondents, comprising
retail and wholesale processors and, using structured
questionnaires and oral interviews. The findings indicate that
the gross margins for retail and wholesale rice processors were
Keywords: Rice, processing, marketing, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
EFFECTIVE EVALUATION OF TECHNOLOGY METHODS NECESSARY FOR ADOPTING THE BEST E-LEARNING SYSTEMCHUKWUNONSO Franklyn franconicostelo@yahoo.comABSTRACT The great abundance of different platforms and systems makes finding the right tool more and more difficult. So far, many e-learning systems are proposed and used practically. However, in these systems the e-learning completion rate is about 30%. One of the reasons is the low study desire when the learner studies the learning materials. Nowadays, the main issue is not the lack of the technology necessary to support certain activities, but the risk of focusing too much on technology without paying enough attention to its relation with the learning process and to the use students and teachers make of it. Also, there is a high risk of ending up using the wrong tool, or at least not using the most appropriate one. In this paper, we present the effective technology evaluation methods necessary to reduce these risks.
Effects of Azadirachta Indica, Tamarindus Indica and Eucalyptus Camaldulensis on Paracetamol-Induced Lipid Peroxidation in Rats Tella, I. O. and Ojo, O. O. ABSTRACT Many African trees are used in traditional medicinal practices without a scientific basis for such usage. This study investigates into the scientific basis for the use of three tropical plants in treatment of diseases and compares the efficacies and pharmacological potentials of these plants. The effect of stem bark extracts of Azadirachta indica A. Juss., Tamarindus indica A. Juss. and Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh., on paracetamol-induced lipid peroxidation in rats were examined in vivo. A daily oral dose of 100 mg/kg body weight of sample was prepared and administered to rats of Winstar strain (mean weight, 130 g) for 10 days. Lipid peroxidation was induced with a single dose of 2 g/kg body weight of paracetamol on the 10th day. Serum levels of malondialdehyde, catalase activity, reduced ascorbic acid level, cholesterol and phospholipids, and cholesterol/phospholipids ratio were determined. Paracetamol caused a significant (P<0.05) elevation of serum level of malondialdehyde from 10.24 + 2.15 nm/hour to 47.23 + 2.87 nm/hour and increased the serum percentage activity of catalase from 2.78 + 0.56% to 10.95 + 1.52%. A depletion of serum-reduced ascorbic acid from 89.23 + 3.25 mg/100ml to 21.02 + 1.24 mg/100ml was observed. Treatment of rats with paracetamol caused membrane rigidity by lowering cholesterol-phospholipid ratio (0.26 + 0.01). Pre-treatment of animals with 100mg/kg stem bark extract of the plant species produced significant inhibition of lipid peroxidation; depletion of serum reduced ascorbic acid, and decreased catalase activity in the blood. Increased cholesterol-phospholipid ratio observed suggest prevention of alteration of membrane fluidity. Keywords: Lipid peroxidation, paracetamol, catalase, malondialdehyde, cholesterol, phospholipids, Azadirachta indica, Tamarindus indica, Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Evaluation of The Impact of Vocational Agricultural Adult Literacy Programme (VAALP) on Food Crop Production in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. Weor, D. U ABSTRACT A study was carried out to evaluated the impact of Vocational Agricultural Adult Literacy Programme (VAALP) on Food Crop Production in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. Structured questionnaire was used in data collection. Data were collected from thirty respondents, randomly sampled from three farming communities of Yandev, Mbatiav, and Mbayion. Frequency distributions, percentages, and means were used to analyze the data. Results showed that the major food crops grown were yam, cassava, guinea-corn, maize, rice, soyabeans, groundnut and cowpea. The farmers were mainly small-scale operators, cultivating less than five hectares of land with a mean income of N83, 000 per annum. Farms were not mechanized and farmers used simple hand tools. Their constraints to large-scale farming were lack of labour, inadequate land, lack of finance, and poor marketing channels. However, farmers have adopted the use of some modern techniques of farming such as the use of inorganic fertilizers, improved seeds of crops, use of pesticides, irrigation and procurement of loan through government loan scheme to increase food crop yield. In addition, they embarked on community self-help projects to improve their environment. The implication of the findings was that Vocational Agricultural Adult Literacy Programme has improved the farmers’ living standards.
Farmers Adoption of Recommended Agricultural Technologies as Determinants of Effective communication by Extension Agents in Adamawa State Bzugu P. M. and Gwary M. M. ABSTRACT Effective communication by extension agents results in farmers’ awareness and adoption of agricultural technologies. In order to study the use of information sources and adoption by farmers, some recommended cereal crop technologies were selected. The research was carried out in Adamawa state of Nigeria. The data were collected form 504 cereal crop farmers selected systematically from 24 villages selected through multi stage sampling. The empirical results of analysis suggest that the use of extension agents as sources of information among the respondents was fairly high (46.6%). It also revealed that awareness is high. Consequently, the adoption level of the same for selective technologies was high (50.0%) and only 19.9% of them adopted all the farm technologies. In conclusion, those farmers who are aware of the information of agricultural technologies and use a number of information sources, adopted the same, which may imply that lack of awareness on agricultural technologies and selective use of information sources among the respondents were responsible for the low adoption rate of agricultural technologies. This may be attributed to ineffective communication by extension agents. Key words: Adoption, Recommended Agricultural Technologies, Extension Agents, Communication
Hepatoprotective Effects of Azadiractha Indica, Tamarindus Indica and Eucalyptus Camaldulensis on Paracetamol Induced-Hepatotoxicity in Rats Ojo, O. O., Tella, I. O. and Ademola-Aremu, O. O. ABSTRACT Scientific reports on the use of common Nigerian tropical plants in treatment of liver injury are not common. However, several trado-medicinal practices in Nigeria has shown that a good number of Nigerian tropical plants possesses hepatoprotective properties. This paper presents the results of a preliminary study of the hepatoprotective effects of Azadirachta indica, Tamarindus indica and Eucalyptus camaldulensis in paracetamol treated rats. Leaf, stem, root and bark of the three plant species were screened for phytochemicals. The results showed that stem and root bark of the three plants contain considerable amounts of saponin, tannin and phlobatannin. Anthraquinone and cardiac glycosides were present in small amounts in the different parts except in the leaves of Tamarindus indica. Treatment of experimental animals with 2g/kg oral dose of paracetamol caused an elevation of serum levels of AST, ALT and ALP from 10.10 + 1.63, 13.24 + 1.25, and 12.05 + 1.02 in normal rats to 59.12 + 3.19, 87.17 + 3.15 and 150.23 + 9.62 in control rats respectively.. Pre-treatment of animals with 100 mg/kg extract of the three plant species inhibited paracetamol-induced liver damage. Azadirachta indica inhibited elevation of serum levels of AST, ALT and ALP by 46.88%, 50.44% and 44.88% respectively. Tamarindus indica inhibited elevation of serum levels of AST, ALT and ALP by 60.67%, 39.49% and 65.09% respectively as against inhibition of 21.79%, 55.09% and 44.88% produced by Eucalyptus camaldulensis for the same parameters. These results provide preliminary data to support the use of these plants in traditional medical practices. Keywords: Hepatotoxicity, paracetamol, liver damage, Azadirachta indica, Tamarindus indica, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, transaminases
ICTs and Human Resource Management CHUKWUNONSO Franklyn franconicostelo@yahoo.comABSTRACT The Inventive march of human efforts in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in the post-modern era have shown new dimensions to the development work. Knowledge and information exchange and many others networking facilities. In Human resource management and natural resource management ICTs can generate a new wave of effective human resource management (HRM). ICTs have potential to help building social and human resource through horizontal and vertical networks of learning amongst different sections of civil society. This paper discusses the role of ICTs in effective human resource management in this electronic age. It is primarily designed to serve as standard reference tool for graduate and post-graduate students studying human resource management in management institutes and universities.
Land Factor in Agricultural Production Among Rural Women Farmers in South Ebonyi State, Nigeria Ani, A.O. and Donye, A. 0. ABSTRACT The research was on land factor in agricultural production among rural women farmers in Southern Ebonyi State of Nigeria. The main objective of the study was to determine the availability of farm lands to the respondents. Four hundred (400) rural women farmers were sampled by multi stage sampling procedure and used as procedure respondents to the study. A structured schedule interview was used in collecting data from the respondents. The main means of data analysis were percentages and step -wise regression analysis. The major findings were that land available to the respondents was not enough for meaningful agricultural production; the predominant system of land ownership among the respondents was family closely followed by inheritance; cassava and vegetable productions used a greater part of land available to the respondents; and that land tenure system was the most important factor (P=0.05) influencing land use while educational level was the least important factor among the socio-economic variables of the respondents studied. It was suggested among others that legislation giving women title to land should be enforced by government in consideration of the fact that majority of the people concerned with food production are women.
Key Words: Land factor, Agricultural, Rural Women,. Ebonyi State
Optimum Crop-Combinations in The Fadama Areas of Bauchi State, Nigeria: A Linear Programming Approach Haruna, U ABSTRACT The study examined the optimum crop-combinations in the fadama areas of Bauchi State, Nigeria. A total of 120 small-scale fadama farmers nested within 24 Fadama Users Associations (FUAs) in the three agricultural zones of the State were randomly selected. Data were collected using questionnaires and analysed by descriptive statistics and the Linear Programming Model. The results suggested that cropped area under less remunerative and low labour demanding crops like cabbage, lettuce and okra should be shifted towards the production of higher remunerative and high labour demanding crops like tomato, pepper and irrigated rice. Major constraints identified to be affecting fadama farming in the area include inadequate credit, high cost of farm inputs and inadequate marketing outlets. As a policy strategy, it is recommended that the identified constraints should be minimized and farmers should be encouraged to concentrate more on the production of highly remunerative crops to optimize, both land utilization and net economic benefits.
Key words: Irrigation, optimum, planning, remunerative, crops, combination.
Structural Characteristics and Performance of Retail Marketing of Eggs in Maiduguri Metropolis of Borno State, Nigeria. Iheanacho, A.C ABSTRACT The study examined the structure and performance of retail egg marketing in Borno State of Nigeria. Data were collected from 40 randomly selected egg retailers, using questionnaires and oral interviews. The results indicated that there were adequate marketing channels for egg retailers in the State, with low gross margin (N8.72) per crate and high marketing margin of N14.44% per crate. The Gini Coefficient analysis showed that the market was highly concentrated (0.72), indicating the possibility of non-competitive behaviour and inequality in earnings among the marketers. The market exhibited scale economies, implying that the marketing costs increased as the quantity of eggs handled increased. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that egg retailers should organize themselves into cooperatives to reap the benefits of scale economy, especially in the areas of storage and transportation.
Sustainable Nematode Control in Sorghum and Millet: the Use of Host-Plant Resistance Chindo, P. S. and Aba, D. A ABSTRACT Plant parasitic nematodes, particularly root knot species are reported to be important yield reducers in sorghum and pearl millet. Control of these pests through the use of nematicides has been expensive for the average farmer and therefore not sustainable. This has made it imperative to look for alternative measures which are cheap, sustainable and compatible with the environment. Host plant resistance provides this answer. Consequently, 22 and 13 genotypes of sorghum and pearl millet, respectively, were tested for their reaction to the root knot nemotade Meloidogyne incognita in pot culture in the screenhouse in Samaru, Zaria. All the genotypes tested were poorly infected by M. incognita. This suggests that sorghum and pearl millet genotypes in Nigeria are poor hosts of the root knot nematode. More work therefore needs to be done to evaluate commonly grown sorghum and pearl millet genotypes against higher populations of root-knot species than [populations used in this study. Keywords: Sorghum, pearl millet, susceptibility, root-knot nematode
THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERCHUKWUNONSO Franklyn franconicostelo@yahoo.comABSTRACT This paper introduces the development of Human Resource Management (HRM) from a historical perspective and explains the debate between HRM and personnel management. Thus, the paper identifies the historical developments and their impacts on HRM, outlines the development and functions of HRM, explains the differences between HRM and Personnel Management, evaluates ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ approaches to HRM, illustrates how diversity is an issue in Human Relations (HR) practice and finally considers HRM as an international issue. It concludes with a discussion about ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ models of HRM and its implications for the human resource manager. The Effects of Phosphorus Application on Growth and Yield of Cowpea in Yola, Nigeria.Gungula, D.T. and Garjila, Y ABSTRACT Adamawa State produces a lot of cowpea. Farmers practice continuous cropping which depletes the soil nutrients a lot. Documentation on phosphorus requirement of cowpea is scarce. This study was therefore undertaken to investigate the effects of phosphorus levels on the growth and yield of cowpea in Adamawa State and to identify which phosphorus level is the optimum for the production of cowpea in the state. Field experiments were conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Federal University of Technology, Yola during the 2000 and 2001 cropping seasons. Four levels of phosphorus 0, 30, 60 and 90 kg/ha were tested on cowpea variety IAR 48 in a randomized complete block design and replicated three times. Data were collected on growth and yield parameters. While it took 47.3 days for plants in the control to attain 50% flowering, plants that received 60 or 90 kg P2O5 ha-1 took just 46 days to attain 50% flowering. Plants in the control had a mean of 12.8 pods per plant while those in the 90 kg P2O5 ha-1 treatment had 15.5 pods per plant. Grain yield was lowest (2028) at 0 kg P2O5 ha-1 while plants that received 60 and 90 kg P2O5 ha-1, had grain yield of 2979 and 2620 kg ha-1, respectively. Cowpea growth and yield can be enhanced by applying P205. Since there were no significant differences observed in the grain yield between 60 and 90 kg P2O5 ha-1, farmers can apply 60 kg P2O5 ha-1 to obtain optimum yield for economic reasons. Key words: Phosphorus, cowpea, growth, grain yield
THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW) ON DISTANCE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNINGCHUKWUNONSO Franklyn franconicostelo@yahoo.comABSTRACT Due to the opportunities provided by the Internet, more and more people are taking advantage of distance learning courses and during the last few years enormous research efforts have been dedicated to the development of distance learning systems. Educational institutions make wide use of technologies to support the collaboration between students and between students and teachers, adopting in most cases tools that are developed specifically for teaching and learning purposes (Web-based e-learning platforms). Such tools can be seen as the result of the last functional changes in the way in which the World Wide Web (WWW) is perceived and used. From a simple repository of documents, the Web mutated first into a provider of interactive services, and finally, into a collaborative instrument. This paper takes a look at how web-based technologies allow people who are located in different places to interact with each other in synchronous and asynchronous ways, and therefore constitute a good support for collaborative learning activities.
The Influence of Nutrients and Growth Media on the Nursery Performance of Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annum l.) Seedlings Gungula, D.T. and Bayaso, I. ABSTRACT A study was carried out in the screen house of Federal University of Technology, Yola in order to identify an optimum soil nutritional level and an alternative media for raising pepper seedlings faster in the nursery. The treatments consisted of 2 growth media (soil and sawdust), 4 NPK levels (0, 20, 40 and 60 g/pot) and 3 Agrolyser Micronutrient Fertilizer (AMF) levels (3.5, 7 and 10.5 g/pot) and were replicated three times in a split plot design design. The media were assigned to the main plots while the nutrients were assigned to the sub-plots. The variety of sweet pepper used was Californian Wonder. The results showed that AMF treatments produced better (P=0.01) the same trend was observed in the pooled means. AMF level of 7 g tended to perform better than the others. Soil media performed better in terms of emergence, establishment and leaf number in both the first trial and the pooled means while sawdust treatments performed better in the first trail and the pooled means. Mean values of 4.9 cm, 3.8 cm and 2.2g were obtained in the pooled means for plant height, root length and root weight, respectively. The experiment showed that application of agrolyser, lead to better performance of pepper seedlings in the nursery. From the results of the experiment, sawdust is an alternative media for raising pepper seedlings, although the soil media is still better. Key words: Pepper, sawdust, soil, media, agrolyser and NPK
The Threat of Gully Erosion in Federal University of Technology, Yola and Environs. Bassey, N. E. and Obiefuna, G. I ABSTRACT Growing gully sites in the Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria were observed. The gullies formed by erosion have caused extensive damage to the environment and are threat to newly constructed/reconstructed infrastructures. The study shows that the gullies are caused partly by human activities and geomorphologic processes, but mainly by geological and geotechnical characteristics of the soils. Available geological and geotechnical data indicate soils that are highly weathered and loose. Fractive force due to run-off and seepage flux are mainly resisted by the angle of internal friction, since the value of cohesion is low. On the basis of the geological and geotechnical data. It is suggested that soil stabilization techniques such as grouting, dewatering and concrete-rip rap be applied to the affected areas to check the growth of the gullies. Key words: Gulley, geomorphologic, grouting, geological and geotechnical
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