ASRIC Journal on Agricultural Sciences 2023 v4-i1
ISSN: 2795-3572
EISSN: 2795-3564
ASRIC Journal on Agricultural Sciences 2023 v4-i1
Published: 2023-12-29
Articles
An Assessment of the Effects of Covid 19 Lockdown on Crop Farmers’ Anxiety Disorder in Nigeria
Belewu Kafayat Yemisi*, Akinla Oluwatobi Babafemi, Ibitoye Racheal Damilola
The study investigated on an assessment of the effects of covid 19 lockdown on crop farmers’ anxiety disorder in Nigeria. Descriptive statistics, Double difference model, average treatment effect, generalized anxiety disorder scale and Oslo social support scales were the analytical tools used. The results confirmed that the covid-19 lockdown indeed affected the anxiety level of the farmers. The l
Can Adoption of Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Help Narrow Gender Gap on Household Food Security? Evidence from Southwest Nigeria
Daudu, Abdulrazaq Kamal*, Kareem, Oyedola Waheed, Yusuf, Habeeb Kayode
Household food insecurity has continued to rise on a yearly basis especially in Africa south of Sahara. This increases the risk of adverse health outcome that result from malnutrition if household food insecurity is not addressed. However, nutrition-sensitive agriculture has become a way of addressing nutritional needs in developing countries. This study seeks to investigate if adoption of nutriti
Application of GIS in the Study of Spatial Variability of Selected Soil Properties in Southeastern Nigeria
Onyechere A.U.*, Ukabiala M. E., Amanze C. T., Onyechere I. C
Assessment of spatial variability of soil is a key component to sustainable food production. Soil sampling is being threaten by the insecurity ravaging the African nations. The combination of both the conventional analytical method and geostatistical method were used to analyse the variability of some soil properties in three state of the Southeastern Nigeria. A total of 18 profile pits were dug a
Analyzing the Effects of Fuel-wood use on Forest Degradation and Carbon Loss, and Future Policies for Sustainable Energy Utilization in the War-Affected Areas of Ethiopia
Kassa Teka*, Yemane Welday
The armed conflict in Tigray/Ethiopia has resulted in a total dependence of residents on the scarce forest resources for energy use. Hence, in this study, we monitored fuel-wood transported to three major towns for two seasons and seven consecutive days. The study results showed that fuel-wood transported from the natural forest to each of the studied towns during the war was 16,055 ton per year,
A Descriptive Analysis of Breeding Soundness Evaluation Study in Mpwapwa Breed Bulls Based on Established Criteria for the Use of Semen in Artificial Insemination Programmes
K.T. Kabuni*, A.R. Chawala, E.V.G. Komba, M. Kabululu, M.J. Mwalingo, G. Matimya, E.R. Kimaro, D.B. Bura, R. Laven, R. Hickson, T.J. Parkinson, A. Peters
The goal of this study was to conduct a descriptive analysis of a BSE study in Mpwapwa breed bulls at TALIRI Mpwapwa research centre based on established criteria for the use of semen in Artificial Insemination (AI) programmes. In the Tanzanian cattle breeding system, breeding soundness evaluation (BSE) is not considered as a common strategic breeding tool that can be used to evaluate bulls’ ferti
The study comparison was between the Small East African Zebu and the Tyrolean Grey cattle crosses in Uganda
Mary Goretti Acila*, Hellen Nalume Nakimbugwe, Habib Kato
This study was conducted to assess farmers’ perception of the performance of indigenous Small East Africa Zebu (SEAZ) and Tyrolean Grey (TG) x SEAZ cattle cross. TGZ cattle is indigenous to the alpine region of Austria. Cross-sectional survey was carried out among 45 respondents comprising 37 farmers, three (03) artificial insemination technicians, three (03) extension workers, and two (02) farm m
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