Agric Economics and Extension Project Topics with Materials:

ABSTRACT. The study dealt with the possibility of reducing dependence on food importation by replacing foreign products with locally sourced food products. Primary and secondary data were used to accomplish the objectives of the study. Primary data were collected using detail questionnaire . and focused group discussion and laboratory analysis. A... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0194
  • Pages:55
  • Reference:YES
 ABSTRACT The productivity analysis of cocoyam-based production in Ikole local government area of Ekiti state was investigated using 80 respondents from 4 villages ( Otunja. Isaba, Ilotin and Ijesha isu), farmers were interviewed from each area. Data was collected using structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, cost and returns analysis... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0193
  • Pages:64
  • Reference:YES
 ABSTRACT Land has been seen as the composition of all naturally occurring resources whose supply is inherently fixed while, fragmentation of land has been argued as the scattering of land through which single farm consist of numerous spatially separated plots.Past studies and literature has shown that fragmentation is common among small scale... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0192
  • Pages:76
  • Reference:YES
 ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the determinants of credit acquisition in lkole local government area and its effect on their output. Specific objectives are to describe the socio-economic characteristics of the farmers, identified the sources of credit available to the farmers, i dentify problems that constrain farmers from... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0191
  • Pages:61
  • Reference:YES
 ABSTRACT Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 120 respondents out of which 113 responded. The respondents were made up of 70 cocoa cooperators and 43 cocoa non-cooperators from five communities in the study area. A well designed questionnaire was used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using frequency counts,... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0190
  • Pages:60
  • Reference:YES
ABSTRACT  The study assessed the use of online resources by agricultural science lecturers of tertiary institutions in Benue State, Nigeria. A total of 193 lecturers, randomly sampled from a population of 775 from six tertiary institutions of learning, including, two universities, two colleges of education and one college of agriculture were used... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0189
  • Pages:90
  • Reference:YES
ABSTRACT The broad objective of the study was to investigate the socio-economic and cultural dimensions of food security among selected ethnic groups in North Central Nigeria. Specifically, the study was designed to: determine food culture and practices of the respondents; determine the household food security status (energy availability) across... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0188
  • Pages:149
  • Reference:YES
As much as the average land holding in the Western Kenya counties', formerly western province, remain 4 acres per household according to KWAHO, the population growth rate is at 2.4 % (DHS2004). This is exerting more pressure on land holdings. Moreover, 55.6% 0f the population in the sub-county lives with less than 1.25 US $ per day as per the... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0187
  • Pages:4
  • Reference:YES
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Nigeria is blessed with abundant natural and human resources, but despite its significant natural resources, majority of the citizens are living below the poverty line. For instance according to WDI, (2015), an estimated 60% of Nigerians live on less than US$1.25 per day. Nigeria was also ranked... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0186
  • Pages:66
  • Reference:YES
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES ABSTRACT   CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of the study 1.2 Statement of the Problem 1.3 Purpose of the study 1.4 Objectives of the study 1.4.1 General objective 1.4.2 Specific objectives 1.5... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0185
  • Pages:57
  • Reference:YES
Abstract Food-security and sustainability is a serious global concern in the recent times. Many indigenous food crops of Africa which promises to ameliorate nutritional food insecurities are presently neglected and under-utilized. African yam bean (AYB) is one of such crop with tremendous nutritional potentials. The poor awareness about the... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0184
  • Pages:56
  • Reference:YES
ABSTRACT This research work was carried out about the comparative analysis of agricultural and industrial development in Nigeria economy.  It wants to evaluate the contributions of the sectors to the economic development of Nigeria.   Nigeria is predominantly an agricultural society.  It is the source of raw materials for her industries and the... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0183
  • Pages:100
  • Reference:YES
ABSTRACT In spite of increasing interest in income polarization among researchers in Nigeria, there is dearth literature on its existence among undergraduate students especially with the primary data. It is argued that a polarized income distribution among the students has the potential of breeding tension and social unrest, protest or... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0182
  • Pages:40
  • Reference:YES
The results found in this study have implications for local Nigerian food producers, retailers, other participants of the food sector, and government food policy makers. In this thesis the demand analysis for onion, peppers, fresh okra and tomato in Nigeria was conducted using General Household Survey data collected by the World Bank and the... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0181
  • Pages:145
  • Reference:YES
ABSTRACT Broiler production is carried out under different production systems and different production systems imply variations in cost of inputs and returns. This study looked at the cost implications of raising broilers under different production systems as well as constraints faced by the farmers. The study was conducted in Edo State of... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0180
  • Pages:80
  • Reference:YES
The study analyzed the marketing of pineapple in Edo State. The specific objectives of the study include; to examine the cost,returns, daily sales and profitability of pine apple marketing along the examination of price variation and socio- economic characteristics of pineapple marketers.  Table of contents: introduction, literature review,... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0179
  • Pages:427
  • Reference:YES
Abstract The study examines the impact of agriculture on economic growth in Nigeria from 1980 to 2014. Agriculture played a dominant role in the economic growth of the country, providing employment opportunity, raw materials for industries and providing foreign exchange earnings for the country. Though little emphasis was placed on agricultural... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0178
  • Pages:31
  • Reference:YES
                                     ABSTRACT The study assessed the role of middlemen in the marketing of paddy rice in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue state. Simple random technique was used to select respondents. 140 copies of questionnaire were administered with the aim of reaching out to 70 rice farmers and 70... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0177
  • Pages:79
  • Reference:YES
An overwhelming majority of the world population is considered to be poor. Various approaches have been employed in alleviating poverty, including provision of micro-credit to the poor populace. It is believed that with micro-credit, the poor will set up income generating projects, in this case SMEs. In the past, SMEs were seen to be constrained... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0176
  • Pages:35
  • Reference:YES
                                                                   ABSTRACT This study assesses the impact of agricultural policies and development on economic growth in Nigeria. The data used in this study was collecte d from secondary data which covers about 33 years. Unit root, ordinary least square and  c... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0175
  • Pages:75
  • Reference:YES
ABSTRACT This research work was analysed the cost and returns of poultry egg production in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. Primary data was collected from 90 poultry egg farmers drawn from the study area by a simple random sampling technique. The data collected were analysed using descriptive, budgetary, regression analysis and likert... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0174
  • Pages:62
  • Reference:YES
ABSTRACT The study examines the determinants of agricultural output based on the empirical evidence of the short-run and long-run interrelationships among capital expenditure on agriculture, inflation rate, external reserve, interest rate, average annual rainfall and food importation using agricultural output as dependent variable. Macroeconomics... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0173
  • Pages:47
  • Reference:YES
ABSTRACT Labour productivity and technical efficiency of farmers in tobacco and maize production in Zimbabwe were studied in Marondera District. Primary data were collected from 30 tobacco and maize A1 farmers selected using convenient sampling. Data analyses was done using the multiple linear regression and the Linear Programming approach to... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0172
  • Pages:49
  • Reference:YES
ABSTRACT The study examined the costs and returns of vegetable crops production in Delta State, Nigeria. The objectives were to describe the socio-economic characteristic of vegetable crops farmers, identify the major vegetable crops cultivated and the production system adopted in the study area, examine the effect of socio-economic factors on... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0171
  • Pages:69
  • Reference:YES
The selling of dairy products is widespread among the Fulani. The traditional pastoral sector is noted for the production and vending of milk is the most important economic preoccupation of the Fulani however, it faces many challenges in Nigeria. The study therefore, examined the profitability of cheese production among nomadic households in Ogun... Continue Reading
  • Type:Project
  • ID:AEE0170
  • Pages:12
  • Reference:YES