This study investigated the intensity of adoption of the Integrated Striga Management for Africa (ISMA) package among smallholder maize growers in Bauchi and Kano States, Nigeria. Using a multi-stage sampling approach, primary data were collected from 508 respondents via structur...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i4547
In this work, nanocrystalline TiO2 thin films have been prepared by the sol-gel spin coating method at different spin speeds. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy, and UV–vis spectroscopy were used to investigate the structural and optical properties of the depos...
Rural farming households in northern Nigeria increasingly use livelihood diversification to manage climate variability, market instability, rising production costs and declining agricultural productivity. However, empirical evidence on the determinants of diversification and its...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i3513
Substrates used in perovskite solar cells as front contact are usually transparent conductive oxide (TCO) to allow light to pass through the device. The dominating TCO employed in perovskite solar cells are indium-doped tin oxide (ITO) and fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO). However,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajr2p/2021/v5i130156
This study examined the effect of the adoption of climate-smart livestock practices (CSLP) on the income of cattle farmers in Bauchi State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 446 cattle farmers from 20 communities in ten Local Government Areas, and data...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i4546