Abstract: Increasing demand for soybean meal and fishmeal for use in formulating animal feeds has led to increased prices and moreover their availability in future might be limited. Insect rearing can be part of the solution because they take a short period to mature, require small space and fewer resources to start. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of substituting fishmeal (FM)with black soldier fly larvae (BSFLM) at different inclusion levels, as a protein source in exotic ch...
Abstract: Soils from Central Highlands of Kenya are characterized by low phosphorus (P) availability with crops exhibiting P deficiency symptoms. The objective was therefore to determine the P sorption characteristics of the soils and to assess their standard P requirements in order to recommend the P fertilizer required for different crops in the area. Besides, the study aimed at assessing the efficiency of lemon and pineapple juices and the concentration and time needed to release more tha...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of dietary supplementation of Solanum aethiopicum and Solanecio biafrae leaves, which have nutraceutical properties, on stress response, cytokine expression, antioxidant status, blood chemistry, abdominal fat and meat quality in broilers reared in a hot, dry environment. 2. One day old, Ross 308 chicks (n = 350) were randomly allotted to basal diets containing either no supplement (D1); 2.5 g/kg Solanum aethiopicum leaf (SAL; D2); 5 g/kg SAL (D...
Food security has become a national priority for the country considering that a vast majority of its 198.1 million population is food insecure. Food and nutrition insecurity is prevalent in Nigeria despite its favourable agroecological endowments. It has a total landmass of 92.4 million hectares, out of which only about 32 million hectares or 34.63 percent are under cultivation. Nigeria, therefore, lacks both the capacity and capability to cater for the food and nutrition requirements of its ...
ABSTRACT Food security has become a national priority for the country considering that a vast majority of its 198.1 million population is food insecure. Food and nutrition insecurity is prevalent in Nigeria despite its favourable agroecological endowments. It has a total landmass of 92.4 million hectares, out of which only about 32 million hectares or 34.63 percent are under cultivation. ...
ABSTRACT Assessment of forest diversity, perception of community towards forest and socioeconomic interaction is very important in order to maintain better forest management. This study was carried out to assess indigenous woody species diversity, socio-economic importance of the forests & drivers of degradation & deforestation in Tolitokal forest. Systematic sampling techniques were applied to collect vegetation data. Six transect lines were laid along the gradient and a total of 30 plots ...
This research study examines the transformative role of mobile applications in empowering smallholder farmers through increased access to information, market linkages, financial inclusion, and improved resource management. The study explores how mobile apps have facilitated real-time access to relevant agricultural information, including weather updates, crop prices, best farming practices, and pest management techniques. The availability of reliable information enables farmers to make inform...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Justification 1.2 1.2 Objectives of study CHAPTER TWO 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Brief history of tomato cultivation 2.2 Botanical classification 2.3 Description 2.4 Varieties of tomato 2.5 TOMATO VARIETIES AND THEIR CHOICE OF USES 2.6 Fruit characteristics 2.7 Fruit colour 2.8 Fruit Texture 2.9 Postharvest Handling Practices for Tomatoes 2.10 Postharvest Treatment Techniques for Tomatoes 2.11 Postharvest Heat Treatment of Tomatoes 2.12 ...
The interest of using informatics tools for collecting information on agro-biodiversity is increasing, since they greatly facilitate the collection and sharing of data. Current practice which is primarily paper-based limits the scale and complexity of the services that can be provided and thus the impact of the intervention. Soil survey needs to be up to date, using a paper based survey can create problems thus the need to use ODK. Profile description sheet is a paper based survey form and wa...
ABSTRACT To determine the soil's primary potentials and constraints, soil characterization and pedological classification are crucial. However, much of Ethiopia’s documented soil information is scanty and inadequate relative to the large size of the country and the wide diversity of soils and landscapes. The aim of this work was to characterize and classify the morphological, physical, and chemical attributes of soils in Aregedif watershed, Northwestern Ethiopia. Samples were collected fro...
This EFA were used to determine if the FMR Project is feasible considering all the factors like Vehicle Operating Cost, Expansion Areas, and other.
Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L. ) is widely cultivated by the farmers of North Indian plains after harvesting the menthol mint or maize crop. Large area under cultivation of this annual crop by marginal farmers in North India is pre-dominantly occupied by the variety "CIM-Saumya," developed by CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. In the present study, an effort has been made for the first time to introduce CIM-Saumya cultivation as a short-duration crop in three nor...
This study was conducted in Siddhaur block of Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh in 2020-2021. With the help of random sampling method, 120 Mentha growers were selected and data were collected by personal interview method by using pre-tested interview schedule and later appropriate statistical analysis was done to find out the meaningful result. The finding of the study revealed that the overall level of knowledge of mentha growers regarding the recommended practices indicated they have medi...
Living organisms cannot live by themselves, their interaction with each other balances the nature with all living organisms as well as physical surroundings that forms collectively an environment. Pollution is the introduction of potentially harmful chemical or physical constituents into the environment, in which substances substantially harm individual species metabolisms, or which strongly and rapidly alter a stable historic ecosystem composition (Hogan, 2010). Human has modified the enviro...
A simple research on Pokhara - A Visit Again Destination Submitted by Grade-XI Tourism and Mountaineering Batch-2079-81 Pokhara – A visit again destination among tourists Abstract It is a known fact that everyone has a desire to travel to a certain place for atleast once during their life. Visiting a country more than once is not usual forevery destination. The budget, safety, experience are some key components thatdecide their interest to revisit a destination. As Nepal is country that att...