Economics and Entrepreneurship Development Research Papers/Topics

ENVIRONMENTAL RAMIFICATION: THE UNTANGLE EFFECT OF MALARIA ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

This study investigates the environmental ramification: the untangle effect of malaria on socio-economic development in Bayelsa state, Nigeria. The Life Cycle Theory serves as the theoretical framework for this study. Data for the research were primarily gathered through questionnaires administered to 367 respondents. Logistic regression models analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) v23 were employed to test the relationship between the predictor: namely Malaria (MAL), a...

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ON NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES IN EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract: This study investigates the assessment of socioeconomic factors on Nutritional status of under-five children in economically disadvantaged families in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Quantitative research design was adopted and a sample size of 400 was arrived at from a population of 1,025,100; and these samples made up the number of questionnaires that were distributed; while the purposive/judgmental sampling technique was used for analyzing the data gathered through structured questionnair...

NON-TRADITIONAL VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN THE NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA

Despite several researches in Ghana's agricultural sector, little has been done on the investigation of non-traditional vegetable production, particularly with respect to its profitability. The study was conducted within the context of non-traditional agriculture and in particular, the profit maximization behaviour of smallholder vegetable farmers. The present study is about the assessment of the factors that influence the profitability of non-traditional vegetable crop production in the Nort...