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{"title":"Contribution of Voluntary Patriotic Practices on Poverty Reduction Initiatives in Zanzibar","authors":"Ayoub Mohammed Mahmoud","doi":"10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000224","url":null,"abstract":"The less known role of voluntary patriotic practices on poverty reduction in Zanzibar was a rationale for undertaking this study. This study aimed at assessing the actual contribution of voluntary patriotic practices on poverty reduction initiatives in Zanzibar, where West B District Council in Urban West Region, Zanzibar was used as a case-study. The research questions which guided the study included; firstly, what are the available voluntary patriotic practices in the West B District Council? secondly what are the impacts of voluntary patriotic practices on poverty reduction initiatives in West B District Council? and thirdly what are the factors affecting voluntary patriotic practices in West B District Council? The study applied case study method of cross-sectional research design. Various data collection methods including observation, interviews and questionnaire survey which were applied to sixty (60) respondents. The analysis of the collected qualitative and quantitative data was done through contents analysis and descriptive statistics respectively. Based on the analyzed data, the findings revealed the available voluntary patriotic practices in the West B District council including voluntary financial contribution 12(20%), voluntary material contribution 6(10%), voluntary manpower contribution 12(20%), voluntary service provision 7(12%), participatory community projects planning 4(7%), voluntary community support 5(8%), voluntary cleaning activities 4(7%), participatory security patrols 7(12%) and voluntary whistleblowing 3(5%). The revealed impacts of voluntary patriotic practices on poverty reduction initiatives in West B District Council namely saves costs 15(25%), avail development infrastructures 9(15%), enhance peace and social unity 7(12%), enhance social responsibility 6(10%), enhance social-infrastructure ownership 5(8%), enhance transparency and impartiality 4(7%), enhance community self-reliance 6(10%) and support government pro-poor initiatives 8(13%). The findings further revealed social factors, economic factors and institutional factors which influence the voluntary patriotic practices in reducing poverty in the study area. The study finally concludes the voluntary Financial contribution and voluntary Manpower contribution as the main voluntary patriotic practices available in reducing poverty in the study area. Also, the study further concludes that the impact of voluntary patriotic practices towards reducing poverty are mainly saving costs and supporting government pro-poor initiatives in the country. Finally, the study recommends many awareness creation programs to various actors; including government, CBOs and NGOs and community members on mainstreaming voluntary patriotic practices.","PeriodicalId":427316,"journal":{"name":"Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126967296","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":"Comprehensive Analysis of Effect of Submergence on Rice Grain Quality","authors":"M. Hussain, N. Liaqat, M. Bilal, Hamza Armghan Noushahi","doi":"10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000223","url":null,"abstract":"Flash flooding is one of the major problems in rice growing areas of South and Southeast Asia and it severely limits rice yield\u0000in these areas.","PeriodicalId":427316,"journal":{"name":"Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131148947","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":"Khapra Beetle: A Review of Recent Control Methods","authors":"Usman Khalique, Muhammad Umar Farooq, M. F. Ahmed, U. Niaz","doi":"10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000222","url":null,"abstract":"Research work revealed that stored grain pests pose serious threats to stored food commodities and cause economic losses.","PeriodicalId":427316,"journal":{"name":"Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126523023","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":"Synthetic Hydrogels Break Down by Gypsum and Fertilizers by Making These Unsuitable for Agricultural Uses","authors":"","doi":"10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000221","url":null,"abstract":"Hydrogels or super absorbents polymers (SAP) are used in agriculture for over 40 years and cross-linked polymers which absorb\u0000water 400 to 1500 times to dry weight. Hydrogels categorized into 3 classes: 1. Naturally occurring polymers 2. Semi-synthetic\u0000polymers derived from cellulose by chemically combined with petrochemicals. 3. Synthetic polymers made from petrochemicals\u0000and polyacrylamides (PAM). The ICAR also accomplished a synthetic polymer ‘Pusa hydrogel’ to reduce the irrigation requirements\u0000of the crops. The absorptive capability of hydrogel is affected by its physical-chemical composition and environmental factors.\u0000Recent novel research findings that “Gypsum precipitates the gel of synthetic hydrogels into the fluid and make them unsuitable for\u0000agricultural uses” raised serious concerns and limitation of their use in agricultural for absorption and retention of water for delays\u0000onset of permanent wilting point in the crop production.","PeriodicalId":427316,"journal":{"name":"Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131068974","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":"Value Chain Analysis for Tomato Production and Marketing in Khartoum State, Sudan","authors":"Hanadi E AbdElrazig, Mohammed I. Musa, S. E. Elsheikh","doi":"10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000219","url":null,"abstract":"This study considered a value chain analysis of tomato production and its related activities, conducted in Khartoum state, to\u0000perform financial analysis for the whole chain to assess the value added and profit margin distribution among the different actors.\u0000The primary data for the study was collected through structured questionnaires for 365 respondents which included farmers (100),\u0000Intermediate (25), wholesalers (60), retailers (90) and consumer (90). The secondary data were collected from the Federal Ministry\u0000of Agriculture and Forests and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Wealth, Khartoum State. The main objective was to look at the\u0000costs, returns and profit distributed along the chain by each actor. The analytical tools employed included financial value chain\u0000analysis, share rate analysis and descriptive statistics.","PeriodicalId":427316,"journal":{"name":"Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research","volume":"216 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115980126","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":"Impact Assessment of Adoption of Improved Varieties of Groundnut and Sesame in North Kordofan State: Sudan","authors":"S. E. Elsheikh, Hanadi El Fadil Abdarazig, Hamid H Faki","doi":"10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000218","url":null,"abstract":"This study was carried out with the objective to assessment the impacts of adoption of improved varieties of groundnut and\u0000sesame on the farm income of households in three localities of Sheikan, Umrawaba and Elrahad in the North Kordofan State.","PeriodicalId":427316,"journal":{"name":"Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research","volume":"27 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132120149","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":"A Review of Application of Risk Management Techniques in Costing and Evaluating Construction Work Projects in Nigeria: A Mathematical Analysis Approach","authors":"S. Uremadu, F. Okafor, Charity E Duru Uremadu","doi":"10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000216","url":null,"abstract":"There exist some inherent risk elements like physical risk, environmental risk, logistic risk, financial risk, legal risk, political risk,\u0000etc. in the construction work environment in Nigeria. Before now those costing these projects use only contingency sum approach\u0000and insurance cover without properly taking into consideration all these other critical factors of risk.","PeriodicalId":427316,"journal":{"name":"Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research","volume":"92 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134379166","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":"Impact of Government Agricultural Expenditure on Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria","authors":"S. Uremadu, F. A. Ariwa, Charity E Duru Uremadu","doi":"10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000215","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined effect of government agricultural expenditure on agricultural output in Nigeria using time series data from 1981 to 2014. Having analyzed data using unit root test, co-integration test and vector error correction model, results of unit root test showed that all the variables were integrated at the first order difference. On the other hand, the Johansen co-integration tests revealed that a long-run relationship existed between agricultural output and government agricultural expenditure. Going through the vector error correction model results indicated that agricultural output adjusted rapidly to changes in total government agricultural expenditure, real exchange rate, banking system credit to agriculture, average annual rainfall and population growth rate. With respect to individual variables, average annual rainfall and domestic population growth rate were significant at 1 percent levels in affecting agricultural output in Nigeria. While domestic population growth rate lead agricultural output in Nigeria, average annual rainfall followed and then government expenditure, and finally, real exchange rate in their descending order of magnitude. As such, it was recommended that government should not only adequately fund agriculture via maintaining a healthy population but to also encourage a mechanized agricultural system by use of modern technology and inputs to boost yields in local rice production and other farm produce so as to reduce the rate of rice importation in the country. Moreover, government should ensure that meteorological agencies which forecast annual rainfalls are well funded and catered for and that their recommendations be implemented towards achieving high farm yields annually and food self-sufficiency thereby minimizing agricultural losses due to vagaries of weather in our agricultural climate.","PeriodicalId":427316,"journal":{"name":"Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132837358","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":"Determinants of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Among Farm Households in Delta State, Nigeria","authors":"Enimu Solomon, Onome George Edet","doi":"10.32474/ciacr.2018.05.000213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32474/ciacr.2018.05.000213","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined the determinants of climate change adaptation strategies among farm households in Delta State, Nigeria. A total of 1200 farm households were randomly selected through multi-stage random sampling techniques. The study data was collected by questionnaire. Statistical tools such as simple descriptive statistics (table, frequency, percentage and mean) and a binary logistic regression model were used to examine the data. The results indicate that 43% of the respondents were crop producers while 31% were livestock producers. Majority of the farmers 100% and 99% adopted adjustment of farming operation time and increase use of agricultural inputs as their major adaptation measures respectively. The result of the binary logistic regression model demonstrated that the determinants of the likelihood of adopting adaptation strategies by farmers included the households’ heads age, gender, educational level, farming experience, access to credit, farm/herd size, membership of cooperative, household income, and access to weather information and access to extension services. Therefore, it was recommended that the determinants that influence farmer’s likelihood of adopting adaptation measures positively should be carefully examine, harnessed and properly utilized for sustainable rural and agricultural development.","PeriodicalId":427316,"journal":{"name":"Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research","volume":"12 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133119617","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":"Assessment of Sustainable Production of Stable Food Crops in Southern Darfur State, Sudan","authors":"E. Elamin","doi":"10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32474/CIACR.2018.05.000211","url":null,"abstract":"The main purpose of this study is to assess the sustainability of production of millet and sorghum, the main stable food crops in traditional rain fed areas in Southern Darfur State (SDS), and explore the potential resources, capabilities and constraints of production and the possibility of regional trade between SDS and the other States of the country. The results of the study revealed that the main factors constraining production in SDS are farm access insecurity which represents 30%, ineffective control of pests and diseases 20%, poor genetic stock 20%, inadequate amount of rainfall 14% and low fertility of Qoz and Atmur soils 6%, lack of extension service 6% and financial lack of ability 4%. The small producers have limited access to credit and research released technological knowledge. Total area planted per household was estimated at 4.3 feddans. Average production per household was estimated at 418 kg and 166 kg for millet and sorghum, respectively. Productivity recorded was 209 kg/feddan and 237 kg/feddan for millet and sorghum, respectively. The study showed that due to insecurity conflicts 152,000 of the producer households were displaced in the IDPs camps. The estimated losses due to displacement were amounted to 149,000 metric tons of millet and 83,000 metric tons of sorghum.","PeriodicalId":427316,"journal":{"name":"Current Investigations in Agriculture and Current Research","volume":"137 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115790917","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}