Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science (ISSN: 2208-2417)最新文献

{"title":"FINANCIAL STRESS AND FARM INSECURITY AS PREDICTORS OF BURNOUT AMONG FARMERS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN RIVER STATE, NIGERIA","authors":"E. Emily","doi":"10.53555/nnfaes.v9i3.1611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53555/nnfaes.v9i3.1611","url":null,"abstract":"Many factors, including the psychological condition of burnout, consistently threaten the contemporary agricultural ecosystem in Nigeria. The present study examined farmers' burnout based on financial stress and farming insecurities in a sample of farmers recruited from different farming communities in  River state, Nigeria. Two hundred and fourteen respondents completed a self-report measure of financial stress, farming insecurity, and burnout. Two hypotheses were tested using data from the respondents. Multiple regression was performed on the data, and the result demonstrated a statistically significant effect of financial stress (?=186) and farming insecurity (?=167) on farmers' burnout. An observation of the R2 indicated that the predictor variables explained about 28.8% of the variation in farmer burnout. The result has implications for developing agricultural output and food security.","PeriodicalId":196789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science (ISSN: 2208-2417)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127246279","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":"Diversity of Induced M1V4 Mutant Population of Cassava (Mahinot Esculanta Crantz)","authors":"M. Kinyua, H. Okwaro","doi":"10.53555/nnfaes.v8i4.980","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53555/nnfaes.v8i4.980","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT\u0000Cassava owns a small genome (about 770 Mb), it is considered as an allopolyploid with a high level of heterozygosity characteristics which severely hamper the speed and ease of introgressing useful genes in cassava. Mutation techniques form a classical procedure of development of variation in crops like cassava while genetic markers can be used to reveal genetic variation in the germplasm. This study was undertaken to determine the genetic relatedness of mutagenised cassava early generation populations through phenotypic and genetic marker procedures. Diversity of mutagenised population of cassava at M1V4 generation was examined at seedling stage in the greenhouse and at adult stage in the field through checking phenotypic and genetic traits. Plant height, number of lobes on leaves, petiole colour, number of nodes per stem and gel separation of PCR products developed from SSR markers differed significantly between selected putative mutants as well as in comparison with parent line. For example plant height of the 10 selected mutants ranged from 16 cm to 113cm where the parent grew to 24.33 cm while the number of nodes ranged from 11 to 24 with the parent having 13 nodes. Diversity of the mutant lines was demonstrated and further studies can be undertaken to quantify the variation for breeding and production of cassava.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":196789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science (ISSN: 2208-2417)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124582018","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":"Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Ikot Abasi coastal Area from 1986-2016, Southern Nigeria, Using Landsat TM and ETM+ Images and GIS","authors":"Iberedem E. Uko, R. Offiong","doi":"10.53555/nnfaes.v7i2.949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53555/nnfaes.v7i2.949","url":null,"abstract":"Ikot Abasi coastal area in Southern Nigeria, have witnessed enormous human activities which include commercial agriculture, industrial activities and urban development over the decades. Due to increasing land use in different dimensions the land cover in the area has been affected. This necessitated the gathering of land use and land cover statistically-based information which is the basis for monitoring and planning of sustainable coastal area management. This study was carried to quantitatively describe changes of land use and land cover in Ikot Abasi coast, Akwa Ibom State, from 1986 to 2016 using Landsat TM and ETM+ of the area, 1986 and 2013; and to carry out change detection in land cover between 1986-2016 in the study area. Image processing and change detection analysis were done through image interpretation processes using Erdas Imagine 9.2 software, and image Minus Algorithm of the mathematical Toolbox within ArcGIS 9.2 software respectively. Statistics indicated that out of 32,452.91ha area of land cover in 1986, the portion of land cover that has changed between 1986-2016 stood at 19,094.84ha (57.96%), while the portion of land cover that remain unchanged within that period was only 13,849.59ha (42.03%). With increasing human activities, more hectares of land cover are anticipated to be reduced in coming years. The study therefore, recommended sustainable agricultural practices such as bush fallowing, non-bush burning practice and selective tree cutting and implementation of development that is ecologically sustainable.","PeriodicalId":196789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science (ISSN: 2208-2417)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134162044","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":"Incidence of Predators and Anthropogenic Activities Affecting Beekeeping in Nigeria","authors":"Lawal A. A., M. S., Oyerinde A. A.","doi":"10.53555/nnfaes.v7i2.959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53555/nnfaes.v7i2.959","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluated the incidence of predators and anthropogenic activities affecting beekeeping in Nigeria. Questionnaires were administered in Oyo, Ogun and Osun States in the Forest Vegetation and Kaduna, Niger and Kano States in the Savanah vegetation zones of Nigeria. Data obtained were analyzed with parametric statistical tool of mean. The result showed that the largest populations of beekeepers were Bachelor Degree and National Certificate in Education NCE holders (25.0% each), MSc (8%), National Diploma ND (8%) and Postgraduate Diploma PGD (9%).  Assessment of human activities that were harmful to beekeeping identified by respondents in the forest vegetation zones revealed indiscriminate use of pesticide (16.67%), theft (33.33%) and herdsmen activity (cattle rearing) (31.82%) while savannah vegetation zones had the following record, indiscriminate use of pesticide (25.00%), theft (35.33%) and herdsmen activity (35.71%). Avoidance of scattering honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) combs around the apiary was found as the most effective method in preventing spread of insect pests. Other methods include: hive sanitation, hive positioning, handpicking of insects, the use of spent engine oil, regular weeding, fencing of apiary and use of bee pen. The hives painted with green coloured paint was reported by respondent to control wasp, spider, termites and lesser wax moth. Beekeepers reported weeding as the most effective method used in controlling predators as it was noted that apiaries regularly weeded controlled the following predators with their respective incidence level: rat (8.33%), snake (12.50%), toad (29.7%), frog (20.83%) and ghecko (37.50%) while the most significant was lizard incidence which was 54.17%. Report from respondents on traditional methods to detect apiary problems categorized into predator and human activities include: decreasing size of colony, majority of bees staying outside the hive, sighting of pests in the apiary and abscondment of bees while human interference was noticed with dead bees found in and outside the hive, inactive bees, trace of burnt grasses and shrubs in the apiary and felled hives from stands.","PeriodicalId":196789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science (ISSN: 2208-2417)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130683562","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":"Household Energy Choice for Cooking Fuel and Underlying Circumstances in Non-Formal Urban Settlements in Kenya","authors":"Dan Oduor Oluoch, G. Nyamasyo","doi":"10.53555/nnfaes.v6i10.915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53555/nnfaes.v6i10.915","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the choice of cooking fuel and underlying circumstances in Kibra slums in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study focused on various factors that influence household choice of cooking fuel and those which could keep household away from using other cooking fuels in non-formal settlements areas in the urban set-up. The study was both quantitative and qualitative and used questionnaires and observation schedules to collect data among targeted households. The findings suggest that various factors play crucial roles in determining household choice of improved fuel for cooking but most dominant factors were; time spent to cook a meal, ease of lighting, affordability, availability of fuel and its storage. The study also realized that lack of sufficient income has little influence on people to adopt or reject improved fuels. The paper argues that more data and necessary information need to be provided on the merits and demerits of various types of improved cooking fuel to the household in the slums and the its environs to enable the residents make better choices. The findings of this study indicated that for fuel choice at various household levels, it is still a challenge as some of the households targeted did not have any good reason why they use their preferred fuel type and have no much knowledge on any dangers associated with their cooking fuel choices apart from when they witness an incidence or incidence which could be considered as dangerous.","PeriodicalId":196789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science (ISSN: 2208-2417)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129703070","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":"Trichomonas Vaginalis Infection Among Students of University of Port Harcourt","authors":"Eze Chinwe N., Edwin Queen Okwuchi","doi":"10.53555/nnfaes.v6i8.858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53555/nnfaes.v6i8.858","url":null,"abstract":"Trichomonas vaginalis is one of the most common curable sexually transmitted disease. Untreated Trichomoniasis in women can cause cervicitis, vaginites and pelvic inflammatory disease. Trichomonas vaginalisis contributes to high risk of cervical cancer in women and HIV in men. This is an institutional based cross- sectional descriptive study conducted among two hundred (200) female students of Delta Hostels, University of Port Harcourt. High vaginal swabs (HVS) and urine samples were collected from consented students and examined for the presence of T. vaginalis under the microscope. A total of 32(16%) were infected and results obtained from HVS showed a prevalence of 32% compared to urine microscopy which no positive sample was detected. Students between the age group 15-25yrs had the highest prevalence of infection 31(17.2%) while the age group 26-35 years had 1(5%). However, the difference was statistically significant. Based on marital status all were single and had 32(16%) prevalence. This study observed a high prevalence of T. Vaginalis and its symptoms among the study population. The study also noted that high vaginal swab microscopy showed better detection sensitivity compared to urine microscopy. The best option for prevention and control is to educate students on personal hygiene and safe sex practice.","PeriodicalId":196789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science (ISSN: 2208-2417)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121127329","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":"Technologies and Sustainable Development: The Cultural Landscapes of the Mediterranean","authors":"P. D. Antonio, F. Romano, Vincenzo Nunzio Scalcione, C. D’Antonio","doi":"10.53555/nnfaes.v6i5.847","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53555/nnfaes.v6i5.847","url":null,"abstract":"The research aims to highlight how Matera and Pompeii, both UNESCO sites are united by a thousand-year-old history always alive, a heritage made of archaeological remains, paintings, frescoes and intangible goods. Henry Vollam Morton in his book \"A traveler in Southern Italy\" tells of his visit to Matera in the 60’s, when the Sassi had been abandoned and the population moved for the most part to new neighborhoods, and the city appears to his eyes as \"an incredible Pompeii” suspended between past and future, once lived and then abandoned. \u0000Today both realities live again thanks to people and institutions who believed in the possibility to restore their life through technology and to resurface enclosed treasures still to be discovered. \u0000Pompeii, an ancient Roman colony, although it seems for its history a crystallized city, is always alive and moving thanks to the continuous discoveries that make it one of the most visited destinations with an exponential growth of tourists. \u0000Matera was in the last century with the agricultural neighborhood and it is now because like other cities it is into the phase of experimenting with ultra-fast 5g telephony. \u0000The 5G experiment has shown that the use of satellite technologies can be of great help to the management and sustainability of cultural landscapes because of support to the development of culture and creativity to the management of visitors, the organization of the tourist destination and the use of cultural heritage and also it enhance and preserves agricultural landscapes and productions, as an expression of the relationship of the community with the natural space.","PeriodicalId":196789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science (ISSN: 2208-2417)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124412797","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":"Changing Pattern of wetlands","authors":"P. Pokhrel","doi":"10.53555/nnfaes.v6i3.829","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53555/nnfaes.v6i3.829","url":null,"abstract":"The climate of Damak was unhealthy until 1965 A.D. The D. D.T. spray program started here only since 1963. Before 1963 Damak was a home of malaria. This area was dreadful due to the wide due to the wide-presence of poisonous creatures like cobras, Karent (Bungarus lividus), and scorpions. There were a lot of oxbow lake, marshes, quicksand, Holies and swamps inside the tick and dense forests of Damak. It used to be a very difficult situation to the local cowboys to rescue the new foot travelers from hill areas who plunged into the marshes. But Damak, these days, has lost its past physical landscape. The people who visited Damak in the 1960's and 1970's can hardly recognize present Damak. The actual identify of Damak still are the marshes and wetland areas. The name \" Damak\" itself is derived from the word \"Daldal\" which means \"marshes\" in English. In Dhimal language, \" Damdam\" means \"Daldal\" meaning \" marshy\". So from \" Damdam\" the name \" Damak\" was derived. This land is hard to plough as it is marshy. The paddy is planted only after digging the field with a spade. So the meaning of Damak reflects \"shiny bright\". As we step on one part at marshy land (Damdam place), the other part produces shiny fountains. With references to legends and proofs, Damak can be said to have been a marshy area before 1960.","PeriodicalId":196789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science (ISSN: 2208-2417)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117145951","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":"Variation of Social Acceptance: Kashimbila Multipurpose Dam Stakeholders in Focus","authors":"Bala Wunubo, M. Ibrahim","doi":"10.53555/nnfaes.v5i12.772","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53555/nnfaes.v5i12.772","url":null,"abstract":"Long ago, rivers have always been sustaining livelihoods through the utilization of different natural resources available in their basins. All over the world, many rivers have been dammed in the spirit of performing various purposes: agricultural irrigation, domestic water supply and power generation or flood control. The World Commission on Dams brought into focus the debate on dam related impacts on local economies, societal cultures, livelihoods security and environmental conservation. The outcome of the World Commission on Dams consultation strongly recommended the involvement of stakeholder groups to address appropriately all issues associated with dams. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the variation of social acceptance among different project stakeholders. Mixed research method was adopted for the study and the instruments used for data collection were questionnaire, interview and observation. The respondents were drawn from people living within close fringes of the dam. The estimated population of the area is 247, 657 and the sample size of the research is 269. The participants for interview were identified using a stratified sampling method while those whom questionnaire were administered on were identified using simple random sampling. The responses received suggest that dam project capture attention of dam stakeholder groups, if its components are of interest to the community members. These results indicated that there is an existence of variation among Kashimbila Multipurpose Dam (KMD) stakeholder groups in choosing factors that influenced their acceptance. On this basis it is recommended that project developers should always bear in mind the pressing needs of the affected communities during decision and planning processes of the proposed projects.","PeriodicalId":196789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science (ISSN: 2208-2417)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117335099","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":"Methodology for Studying of Some Basic Parameters in the Granulation Process of Poultry Manure","authors":"E. Khalil, Boian Bogomiliov, B. Kolev","doi":"10.53555/nnfaes.v5i5.729","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53555/nnfaes.v5i5.729","url":null,"abstract":"Analysis of the results of the study: The results of the study of the granulation process of poultry manure are presented in this paper. The correlation between the parameters has been evaluated. The degree of influence of the controllable factors has been determined. Adequate mathematical models of basic process parameters have been derived.","PeriodicalId":196789,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and Environmental Science (ISSN: 2208-2417)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117084891","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}