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CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION  1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY  Cashew, known as  Anacardium occidental  is a native of Brazil and was introduced to Mozambique and then India in the sixteenth century by the Portuguese, as a means of controlling coastal erosion. It was spread within these countries with the aid of elephants that ate the bright... Continue Reading

  ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to access the determinants of cocoa production under the new cocoa policies in Osun State, Nigeria. The cocoa policies reviewed were soil fertility, access to inputs, pest and diseases, access to credit, access to land and land management, access to information and they were examined to check if it has... Continue Reading

  ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to access the determinants of cocoa production under the new cocoa policies in Osun State, Nigeria. The cocoa policies reviewed were soil fertility, access to inputs, pest and diseases, access to credit, access to land and land management, access to information and they were examined to check if it has... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study is designed to investigate the economic importance of cocoa and avocado pear in Nigeria. In an attempt to carry out this investigation, four research questions were formulated to capture the economic effect of cocoa and avocado pear in the study area. 50 respondents... Continue Reading

The study attempts to provide a comprehensive analysis on the economic importance of cocoa in Nigeria economy (1900-1970) . Cocoa has been a major source of income for many Nigerians and a major source of foreign exchange earnings for the country. For this purpose the study seek to achieve this following objective by dividing the study into five... Continue Reading

The study attempts to provide a comprehensive analysis on the economic importance of cocoa in Nigeria economy (1900-1970) . Cocoa has been a major source of income for many Nigerians and a major source of foreign exchange earnings for the country. For this purpose the study seek to achieve this following objective by dividing the study into five... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Various technological and social developments have been reshaping almost all aspects of human life. Some of the knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies and personal characteristics that were necessary for life in previous centuries have now become irrelevant, while others have become critical. The majority of these changes are... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Various technological and social developments have been reshaping almost all aspects of human life. Some of the knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies and personal characteristics that were necessary for life in previous centuries have now become irrelevant, while others have become critical. The majority of these changes are... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Various technological and social developments have been reshaping almost all aspects of human life. Some of the knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies and personal characteristics that were necessary for life in previous centuries have now become irrelevant, while others have become critical. The majority of these changes are... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Various technological and social developments have been reshaping almost all aspects of human life. Some of the knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies and personal characteristics that were necessary for life in previous centuries have now become irrelevant, while others have become critical. The majority of these changes are... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Pleurotus species are popularly known as oyster mushroom which are regarded as one of the edible mushroom of commercial important throughout the whole world. Utilization of this depends on the ability to secrete cellulolytic and hemilocellulolytic enzymes which can make use of wide spectrum of Agro industrial wastes for the growth and... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Pleurotus species are popularly known as oyster mushroom which are regarded as one of the edible mushroom of commercial important throughout the whole world. Utilization of this depends on the ability to secrete cellulolytic and hemilocellulolytic enzymes which can make use of wide spectrum of Agro industrial wastes for the growth and... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATIONS ........................................................................................................................... i APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................... ii ' ACRONYMS... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study examined the effects of different processing techniques on the organoleptic quality of soymilk processing and storage. The utilization of soybean for the production of soy milk was studied. Soy milk was extracted from... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of shifting cultivation in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State five research questions were formulated and analyzed. The respondents were made up of farmers in five community which... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Shifting cultivation in general, is a system of farming in which fields are prepared by cutting down the natural vegetations. Letting it dry and burning it off. This technique serves to clear the field and enrich... Continue Reading

  ABSTRACT The impact of short term no-till cultivation on infiltration rate and dry aggregate stability in mararraban daware, Girei local government area, Adamawa state were evaluated to compare some soil properties as affected by some tillage operations. The no-till cultivation was started in June 2015 and in January 2017 measurements of soil... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The methanol extract of Ocimum basilicum (Scent leaf) was greenish in colour and increases in concentration through evaporation process which turns the extract to thick and dark green colouration. The percentage parasitaemia growth increases consecutively for seven (7) days with 7th day result having the highest parasite growth of 18.73%.... Continue Reading

  ABSTRACT The impact of short term no-till cultivation on infiltration rate and dry aggregate stability in mararraban daware, Girei local government area, Adamawa state were evaluated to compare some soil properties as affected by some tillage operations. The no-till cultivation was started in June 2015 and in January 2017 measurements of soil... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The methanol extract of Ocimum basilicum (Scent leaf) was greenish in colour and increases in concentration through evaporation process which turns the extract to thick and dark green colouration. The percentage parasitaemia growth increases consecutively for seven (7) days with 7th day result having the highest parasite growth of 18.73%.... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The word wax describes a large variety of substances of plant and animal origin, as well as man made products which are mostly petroleum derivatives. However, natural waxes are not single substances, but a mixture of various of long-chain fatty acids and a variety of other constituents,... Continue Reading

 ABSTRACT This study identified Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) and income generated from them, estimate the cost and return structure of non-wood forest products in the study area, describe the socio-economic characteristics of the rural people engaging in harvesting of non-wood forest products, investigate the constraint hindering rural people... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study identified Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) and income generated from them, estimate the cost and return structure of non-wood forest products in the study area, describe the socio-economic characteristics of the rural people engaging in harvesting of non-wood forest products, investigate the constraint hindering rural people... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Cassava (roots and tubers) and Rice (cereals) are common staples among small scaled farmers in developing countries like Nigeria and it is an age-long practices. The categories of farmers that engages in value-addition of processing have recorded an appreciable income  increase and has economic advantages. Hence, this study examines... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT There is considerable unexploited potential for insurance in Nigeria due to the lack of confidence based on years of negative experiences in the sector.  On the other hand, consciousness of Nigerians couple with the non-existence of social security system is encouraging factors for life insurance growth.  The research topic is... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT There is considerable unexploited potential for insurance in Nigeria due to the lack of confidence based on years of negative experiences in the sector.  On the other hand, consciousness of Nigerians couple with the non-existence of social security system is encouraging factors for life insurance growth.  The research topic is... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................... i APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. ii DEDICATION... Continue Reading

Abstract A study was carried out on substrate pasteurisation for P. ostreatus cultivation. The major aim of this work was to compare the effectiveness of wood ash, hydrated lime, bleach and boiling for pasteurisation of the substrate for cultivation of white oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, on maize straw. To achieve this objective, weed... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the effect of consumer ethnocentrism tendencies towards imports and local products in the food manufacturing industry in Zimbabwe. The research was guided by the following objectives namely: to determine the impact of demographic characteristics on cognition and affect, to examine the influence of product... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Cocoa ( Theobroma cacao L .) fruits are important commodity of economic value since the seeds or beans is used to produce high demand products such as cocoa powder, butter and chocolate. The processing of cocoa fruits generates a large amount of cocoa pod husk discard as wastes ( Alemawor et al.,  2009). Cocoa pod husk represents between... Continue Reading