Rainfall Runoff Modeling Using Hec-hms Sma For Water Balance Determination In Sosiani Catchment, Kenya
Assessment of catchment water balance is a pre-requisite to understand the key processes of the hydrologic cycle. Water demand to meet human needs is on the increase against a finite supply in Sosiani catchment. However scanty information exists on available flow to meet competing needs that may trigger ecological imbalance. A continuous HEC-HMS SMA model was developed to simulate daily
Impacts Of Small Scale Water Abstractions On Sosiani River, Kenya
Sosiani catchment has in the recent past experienced an upsurge of spatially distributed small scale water diversions/abstractions especially in the upstream reaches of the river. Though the numbers and volume seem small, the cumulative impacts of such mode of diversions are not clearly understood at the micro-catchment level. The study evaluated the water abstraction in River Sosiani Catchment to ascertain
Transactional Sex And
Its Health Implications:
A Case Study Of Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology, Kumasi
Transactional sex puts people young adults at higher danger of constricting sexually transmitted infections (STIs, including HIV/AIDS). The research seeks examines transactional sex, factors leading to the involvement in value-based sex and its related health implications. The study adopted the quantitative approach. Data were collected utilizing a systematic sampling technique of 150 respondents in various colleges in KNUST through questionnaires.
Women Micro-entrepreneurs In Botswana: Economic And Socio-cultural Issues And Challenges
Women micro-entrepreneurs across the globe are playing an imperative role in the economic growth and development especially of developing countries. However, women in Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) are still facing an array of challenges. The objectives of this study were to explore the economic and socio-cultural issues and challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in micro-enterprises with a special
Screening Upland Rice Genotypes For Grain Yield And Grain Quality In Kenya
Smallholder farmers in Kenya grow local rice cultivars that have low yield potential and poor culinary qualities. Therefore, urban consumers prefer imported rice. The imported rice is expensive and unaffordable to the rural poor. Therefore, improving the yield potential and grain qualities of the local cultivars will increase their consumption and competitiveness in the local market. The objective of this
Gender Access To Farmlands: A Case Study Of Smallholder Farmers In Tolon District In Northern Region Of Ghana
Land is an indispensable element in agricultural development and its accessibility is central to the realization of sustainable national development. This implies that access to cultivable land is paramount in increasing agricultural productivity among smallholder farmers. This study sought to examine the gender access to farmland and its influence on agricultural productivity, the constraints in farmland acquisition and the methods
Agricultural Value Chain Financing: Knowledge, Skills And Competencies For Risks Management
Agriculture is the main stay of Nigeria’s economy. This requires huge capital inflow into agricultural development, to be able to perform its roles in a diversified economy. Agricultural activities operate in a value chain. The stakeholders that are involved in value chain activities could be grouped into three: main chain actors which include the producers, processors, marketers, exporters and consumers;
Relationship Marketing Strategy And Quality Of Products In The Manufacturing Sector In Uganda: A Case Of Uganda Clays Ltd.
The current study sets out to analyse the role of Relationship Marketing Strategy and Quality of Products in the manufacturing sector with specific reference to Uganda Clays Ltd. In order to achieve the above purpose the study objective was; To analyse the role of Relationship Marketing and Quality of Products. The current study applied the post-positivist paradigm and employed a