Research Paper Archive
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
Counselling Strategies For Enhancing Gender Equality In University Education For National Transformation In Enugu State, Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Education | Aug,2015
The study was designed to determine the Counselling strategies for enhancing equality in education for national transformation in Enugu state Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted and two research questions guided the study with one null hypothesis tested at 0.05 level of significance. Questionnaire instrument was used for
An Investigation Into The Effect Of Feeding Programme On Pupils Enrolment In Lower Public Primary Schools In Ngewa Zone, Kiambu County, Kenya | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Education | Aug,2015
School feeding programmes are very vital as they offer an overt or implied transfer t families of the foodstuff dispersed. After introduction of feeding programmes in public primary schools in Kenya in 1980, the enrollment of pupils increased markedly. However, despite of the noted increase in enrollment of pupils in
