The study examined the challenges faced by rural livestock farmers in the use of ICT tools. The specific objective included identifying IT tools used; livestock animals kept; information needs of rural livestock farmers examining challenges faced by ....

Sustainability of agricultural systems has become an important issue throughout the world. The need to balance environmental quality, human needs and economic stability is often referred to as “the three pillars of sustainability”. Nettle is one ....

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of different rates of poultry manure on growth, yield, incidence and severity of fusarium wilt on three varieties of pepper (Capsicum annuum). The research was carried out at the Crop Science and H....

Accurate knowledge of soil fertility is required to promote global food security for life sustenance. Literatures have shown that electrical resistivity method is effective for agricultural site selection without passing through the rigor of soil tes....

The use of plant extract in the control of seed borne fungal pathogen has been found to be economically and environmentally friendly and  as well as easily biodegradable. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of plant extracts, Al....

Fortification of compost with inorganic fertilizer is necessary to compliment for some deficient nutrient in organic manure to improve soil fertility and crop yield. This experiment was carried out at Ambrose Alli University Teaching and Research Far....

A study was conducted to determine the effect of cutting frequencies for 2 temperate (Trifolium pratense and Trifolium repens) and 2 tropical (Stylosanthes guianensis and Centrosema molle) forage legumes on dry matter yield and nutritive value for be....

Deadwood; snags or downed coarse are important habitat features for many forest-dwellers. They influence ecological activities and biodiversity. This study reported on the ecological role of snags and downed coarse as habitat providers. The research ....