Research Paper Archive
Assessing The Challenges Facing Cocoa Production In Ghana: A Supply Chain Perspective (a Case Of Selected Licensed Cocoa Buying Companies In Ashanti Region-ghana) | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Supply Chain Management | Sep,2015
Cocoa production has been the backbone of Ghana’s economy for more than six decades now. The government of Ghana spends huge sums of money annually on the purchase and distribution of farm inputs to farmers but the sector is still beset with a lot of challenges which reduce yield significantly
Comparative Study Of Aquaculture Industry In Africa A Case Study On Trend Of Aquaculture Industry In Nigeria And Some Coastal Countries For A Decade | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Aug,2015
The only way Africa can sustain fisheries development is through Aquaculture for food production in the continent. The paper examined trend of aquaculture industry for a decade among some leading African countries and less privilege ones with emphasis on fisheries resources, challenges and development. Secondary data were collected from relevant
Participatory Variety Selection: Farmers Participation In Pigeon Pea (cajanus Cajan L., Millisp.) Genotypes Selection In Southern Tanzania | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Aug,2015
A participatory genotype/variety selection involving farmers in nine groups in South Eastern Tanzania and researchers from Naliendele Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) to select superior genotypes is described. Most farmers utilize landraces of pigeon pea which are low yielding and late maturity. Six newly improved pigeon pea genotypes obtained from ICRISAT
Rainfall Characteristics At Makurdi, North - Central Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Aug,2015
Rainfall characteristics were evaluated in Makurdi in the Guinea Savanna agroclimatic belt of Nigeria.. The mean Annual rainfall was 1140mm.The highest rainfall amount per storm event was 71.7mm while the highest six- minute rainfall intensity was 240mmh-1. Advanced storms were dominant. Up to 68 percent of rainstorms fell at intensities
Impact Of The Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets On Farm Households In Benue State, Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Aug,2015
The study analyzed the impact of the long lasting insecticide treated nets on farm house in Benue state. A multi-stage random sampling technique was used in selecting 206 respondents from six local government areas. The study revealed that there was no significant difference in the malaria incidences of beneficiaries and
The Use Of Phytochemical Composition Of Fifty (50) Selected Plants Found In The University Botanic Garden, Maseno, Kenya To Show Classification Relationship Amongst Ten Selected Plant Families | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Ecology | Aug,2015
Qualitative phytochemical analysis of 50 plants, five each from 10 selected families is presented. The ten plant families were selected based on their high plant frequency of occurrence within the botanic garden. The powdered crude samples of the leaves of the fifty plants were subjected to phytochemical analysis using standard
Unempolyment Among Youth In Nigeria: A Challenge For Millenium Development Goals | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2015
The global community is clamoring for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in its quest for achieving socioeconomically advanced world. MDGs will become a mirage if socioeconomic problems like unemployment are not given priority. Quantitative and qualitative practical facts used in this study revealed that, Nigerian youth are suffering from serious
Exchange Rate Volatility And Economic Growth
In Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2015
This study seeks to evaluate the effect of exchange rate volatility on economic growth in selected WAMZ nations (Nigeria and Ghana) on the basis of annual data from 1980 to 2011. A review of the literature reveals that exchange rate volatility can have either positive or negative effect on economic
Adopting Principle Of Parsimony In Modelling Time Series Using Heteroscedasticity Models | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2015
We adopt the principle of parsimony in heteroscedasticity models on eight insurance stocks. The results showed that the daily returns were stationary but not normally distributed and six out of eight stocks considered for the study showed evidence of ARCH effect. Post estimation and performance evolution metric was evaluated using
Influence Of Socio-economic Status On Parents’ Involvement In Pupils’ School Homework In Primary Schools In Kamenu Zone, Kiambu County Kenya | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Education | Aug,2015
The purpose of this study was to establish on parental involvement in their children’s school homework in lower primary schools in Kamenu Zone, Kiambu County. The objectives of the study were to find out the influence of parents level of education on parental involvement in children’s school homework, to determine
