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{"title":"Coping Strategies of the Early Aku Settlers in Torkisong (Esu) to Danpullo Encroachment in the Late 1990s: A Historical and Sociological Overview","authors":"J. Uka","doi":"10.15580/GJSS.2016.4.101916182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15580/GJSS.2016.4.101916182","url":null,"abstract":"The arrival and settlement of Aljaji Baba Amadou Danpullo at Ibe Wundele, in Esu, Mecnhum Division in 1987 precipitated further land sales which extended Danpullo’s parameters to Torkisong; one of the areas not included in the 1987 deal. This drew criticism from the early Aku settlers (simply called settlers within this study) and farmers of Torkisong because the operationalising strategy was undefined. A strengths perspective is adopted for this study which examines the settlers’ coping strategies in the conflicts. This historical overview is written from empirical observation and draws upon coping theories to make a case for the settlers’ coping prowess until 2004 when relocation appeared the best option.","PeriodicalId":145745,"journal":{"name":"Greener Journal of Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124350701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Impact of Federal Government Expenditure on Economic Growth in Nigeria (1981-2014)","authors":"David Thompson Udoffia, Juliet Rita Godson","doi":"10.15580/GJSS.2016.4.110116199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15580/GJSS.2016.4.110116199","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigated the impact of federal government expenditure on the Nigerian economic growth. The main objective of the study was to ascertain whether there is a relationship between federal government expenditure and economic growth in Nigeria. The study adopted the Ordinary Least Square estimation technique to estimate the model specified using time series data for the period 1981-2014. Real Gross Domestic Product was used as the dependent variable while federal government capital and recurrent expenditures were used as the independent variables. The result from the regression analysis shows that federal government capital and recurrent expenditures have a positive effect on real GDP. The data used in the analysis were gotten from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin. The study recommended that federal government should direct more of its recurrent expenditure towards economic and community services as they accelerate economic growth. The study also recommended proper management of public funds allocated to the agricultural sector and manufacturing industries as they have the potential of raising the nation’s production capacity and providing employment for citizens in the country.","PeriodicalId":145745,"journal":{"name":"Greener Journal of Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129191398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Role of Vigilante Service Groups in Crime Control for Sustainable Development in Anambra State, South-East Nigeria","authors":"Stephen C Chikwendu, Ignatius Uche Nwankwo, Nneka Perpetua Oli","doi":"10.15580/GJSS.2016.3.101416161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15580/GJSS.2016.3.101416161","url":null,"abstract":"The study accessed the place of informal policing structures in crime control for sustainable development in Anambra State. The cross sectional survey design was adopted in the study. A total of 600 respondents, aged 18 and above were selected for the study. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used in data collection. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages and bar charts were used to analyze data. Findings of the study indicate that socio-cultural factors like the inability of the formal police to adequately and effectively control crime necessitated the formation of informal policing structures. Also, results show that the informal policing structures are significantly accepted as agents of crime control in the communities wherein they exist. The study recommends that for sustainable development to be achieved, crime and criminality will have to be effectively tackled through a synergistic relationship between the vigilante service groups and the formal police. It is also recommended that the vigilante service groups are provided with adequate funds and equipments so they can discharge their responsibilities adequately.","PeriodicalId":145745,"journal":{"name":"Greener Journal of Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123452923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Urban Horticulture for Food Security and Livelihood Restoration in Mutare City, Eastern Zimbabwe","authors":"T. G. Rufaro, Lighton Dube, C. Mashapa","doi":"10.15580/GJSS.2016.3.082116130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15580/GJSS.2016.3.082116130","url":null,"abstract":"Caritas International Zimbabwe implemented a food security restoration project targeting 1,000 vulnerable households in Mutare urban, eastern Zimbabwe. The objectives of the study were to determine whether targeted households were able to improve household income from sale of horticultural produce and to assess if these households were improving their household dietary diversity. Data were collected from a random sample of 100 household heads through interviews in December 2014. Desk reviews of Mutare urban food security project reports (baseline and end line surveys) were done. Results show that the urban horticulture project improved household income of about 70% (n = 70) of the targeted households by then. By December 2014 household food consumption score (FCS) among the project targeted households had improved beyond FCS > 35 as compared to baseline status. Mutare urban farmers were coached to practice market oriented horticulture production to enjoy both a diversified diet themselves and to sell to the market, through which they were getting a net profit of at least US$80/month per household. We conclude that the Mutare urban horticulture project improved food and nutrition security and restore livelihoods for the targeted poor urban dwellers as at December 2014. Such market-led horticulture project formulation is a worthy feasibility studies for options for replication in related project area context which could be proposed.","PeriodicalId":145745,"journal":{"name":"Greener Journal of Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129063419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Women’s Participation in Resolving Church Conflicts. A Case of the Salvation Army, Bindura Citadel, Zimbabwe","authors":"C. Masunungure, J. Mbwirire","doi":"10.15580/GJSS.2016.2.012616022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15580/GJSS.2016.2.012616022","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates women’s participation in resolving church conflicts. The study used a mixed method approach\u0000combining focus group discussions, in-depth interviews and congregants survey. The findings of the study were that\u0000women in the Salvation Army Church, Bindura Citadel were actively participating in resolving church conflicts through\u0000counseling, mediation, negotiation, and facilitation and by being members of the powerful Pastoral Care Council whose\u0000main role was to hear matters referred from the lower echelons of the church. It was established that the church was\u0000organized and administered in military style with all congregants referred to as “soldiers” and leadership titles bearing\u0000military ranks. The church faced the challenge of male domination due to the patriarchal nature of African and church\u0000communities, lack of self confidence and esteem as well as the lack of support from fellow women. The study\u0000recommended that women be trained and encouraged to participate and support one another in resolving church\u0000conflicts. Furthermore, church policy reforms were recommended to foster women participation.","PeriodicalId":145745,"journal":{"name":"Greener Journal of Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125112741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding conflict and conflict Resolution Methods in Zimbabwean Churches. The case of Bindura Salvation Army Citadel","authors":"J. Mbwirire, C. Masunungure","doi":"10.15580/GJSS.2016.2.012016018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15580/GJSS.2016.2.012016018","url":null,"abstract":"This study sought to assess how congregants at Bindura Salvation Army Citadel understand conflict and conflict\u0000resolution methods. The study used a mixed method approach combining focus group discussions, in-depth interviews\u0000and congregant’s survey. The study revealed that conflict was understood differently in church, understanding conflict\u0000as violence and conflict as misunderstandings. Major causes of church conflicts are doctrine differences, social and\u0000political in nature. The major conflict resolution used is counseling, mediation, negotiation and facilitation.\u0000Understanding of conflict and conflict resolutions differs on the basis of gender and level of education. The study\u0000recommended that conflict and conflict resolution be defined and understood in a way which encompasses views across\u0000both gender and education level.","PeriodicalId":145745,"journal":{"name":"Greener Journal of Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121796299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Incentive Schemes and Personnel Performance in Nigeria Banking Sector (A Case Study of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc)","authors":"Jelili Babatunde Sufian","doi":"10.15580/GJSS.2016.2.011916012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15580/GJSS.2016.2.011916012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":145745,"journal":{"name":"Greener Journal of Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130646432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Poverty Profiles and Technical Efficiency Nexus: A Case Study of Women Entrepreneurs in Oyo State, Nigeria","authors":"O. Ehinmowo, A. Fatuase, S. O. Ojo","doi":"10.15580/GJSS.2016.1.122315173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15580/GJSS.2016.1.122315173","url":null,"abstract":"The study determined the poverty profiles and technical efficiency of women entrepreneurs in cassava processing in Oyo State, Nigeria. Data were obtained from primary source using a set of structured questionnaire assisted with interview schedule. The multistage sampling technique was used. Data were analyzed using: descriptive statistics, Foster – Greer Thorbecke (FGT) and Stochastic Frontier Production Function Analysis (SFPF). Farm level survey data were collected from 105 women cassava processors. The results revealed that 64.8 percent of the women entrepreneurs in the study area were poor and would need 16.1 percent of 1US Dollar (N160) per day to escape poverty. It was also revealed that poverty incidence was noticed among women entrepreneurs between age ranges 40 – 49, most of them (61%) had a large household size with 4 – 6 members and (95.2%) had low educational level. Results further showed that cassava processing enterprise was in the stage of inefficient production (stage I) as shown by the Returns to Scale (RTS) of 1.264. The variables such as cost of raw material, operating expenses and energy were effectively allocated and used, as confirmed by each variable having estimated coefficient value between 0 and 1. The Technical Efficiencies of the women entrepreneurs varied between 0.637 and 0.994 with a mean of 0.888. The analysis of the inefficiency model revealed that poverty level, method of processing and source of raw material were positive indicating that all these factors led to decrease in technical efficiency of cassava processing enterprise in the study area. The study recommends that to increase the efficiency of the women cassava processors, policies that would promote poverty alleviation, improve education and boost income should be adopted.","PeriodicalId":145745,"journal":{"name":"Greener Journal of Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115513035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Improving Cocoa Processing and Marketing for Conservation in the Mount Cameroon National Park Communities: Challenges and Way Forward","authors":"J. N. Kimengsi, Balgah Roland Azibo, Joseph Tosam Ngong","doi":"10.15580/GJSS.2016.1.051815073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15580/GJSS.2016.1.051815073","url":null,"abstract":"Although the cocoa sector has a long standing history as a key income generating activity (IGA) that contribute to the improvement of the livelihoods of communities within the Mount Cameroon National Park (MCNP), it is faced with a number of challenges especially with respect to processing (fermentation and drying) and marketing. These stand as a constraint to conservation (increased wood usage and low incomes). Using focus group discussions (FGDs) within 10 farmer field schools (FFS) consisting of ten participants each (7 male 3 female), we assessed the current processing and marketing situation within the MCNP and their implications for conservation, identified key areas of intervention to improve on cocoa fermentation, drying, marketing and cooperative formation, including training and certification. In addition, we assessed the challenges involved in improving the cocoa sector by enhancing the adoption of modern methods of processing and marketing to guarantee conservation within the MCNP. We established that a majority of the farmers in the MCNP make use of local methods of cocoa fermentation and drying. Furthermore, more than 80% of the farmers depend on the informal marketing while less than 20% of the cocoa farming populations have successfully gone through training and certification at FFS, and approximately 20-30% of the farmers are affiliated to cooperatives. The study recommended a number of interventions at the level of cocoa fermentation and drying, the elimination of the informal market chain, the intensification and harmonization of training and certification programs, and the institution of possible synergies.","PeriodicalId":145745,"journal":{"name":"Greener Journal of Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126507642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating the role of agriculture, industry and foreign direct Investment in Cameroon’s economic growth","authors":"T. Chenaa, J. N. Kimengsi","doi":"10.15580/GJSS.2016.1.090915129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15580/GJSS.2016.1.090915129","url":null,"abstract":"The role of entrepreneurship in economic growth cannot be overemphasized. Entrepreneurship has the potentials of improving upon economic growth in Cameroon and for this to be possible, an enabling environment should be created to develop entrepreneurial activities for increased economic growth. Using value added by the agricultural and industrial sectors, and foreign direct investment (FDI), this study sought to assess the role of entrepreneurship on economic growth in Cameroon between 1975 and 2014. The coefficients (Ai) were estimated using the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) techniques because of its BLUE (Best Linear Unbiased Estimator) property. The statistical (1 st order) test was used to evaluate the combined influence of the independent variables. The coefficient of multiple determinations (adjusted R) was also used to determine the level of reliability of independent variables while the F-Statistics test was used to test for reliability of the estimates. The t-statistics was further used to test for the significance of the individual independent estimate. Using the statistical (1 st order) test at 1%, 5% and 10% levels of significance, the results reveal that the coefficients of the value added by the agricultural sector, industrial sectors and FDI were all positive, indicating that entrepreneurial activities have the potential to improve upon economic growth in Cameroon. It was also observed that at 1%, 5% and 10% levels of significance, there is a positive significant value added by entrepreneurship in the industrial sector to economic growth, while the agricultural sector and FDI had no significant value added by entrepreneurship to economic growth in Cameroon at all three levels of significance. The study recommended, among others, that since FDI results in high profit repatriation and capital flight in Cameroon, it would be necessary for the government to put in place laws that encourage a 50/50 equity between domestic and foreign entrepreneurship. Also, Value added agriculture should be encourage most especially in the areas of processing and preservation by building the capacities of those along these supply chain the use of state of the arts machines, processing and preservation techniques. This will lead to new emerging agro-enterprises in Cameroon.","PeriodicalId":145745,"journal":{"name":"Greener Journal of Social Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127181676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}