In Ghana like many other countries, gender plays a central role in the way in which land rights and production relations are determined. Whilst existing studies have suggested that men are economically productive than their women counterparts, those studies fail to emphasize the...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/32531
In this study, the shortwave solar energy balancing at the edge of the earth’s atmosphere was employed to estimate the variation of albedo for Sokoto, Nigeria (Latitude 13.02 N, Longitude 05.25 E and altitude 350.8 m above sea level). The measured meteorological parameters of mon...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/33196
The need for a cleaner environment free from unhealthy levels of Sulphur IV oxide (SO2) has prompted this study of setting regulatory limits of sulphur content in Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) especially that used in Nigeria. This study has used secondary and primary data to show th...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/33241
We encountered a rare case of an anatomic variant of duplication of right ovarian vein in a 33 year old patient. Anatomic variant of the ovarian veins are extremely rare. However, with the increasing use of sophisticated diagnostic technology like computed tomography and magneti...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/33294
Green pepper production based on the package of recommendations developed has not given the desired growth and yield performances in the world and specifically Kenya. Information is required with which to evolve the agronomic practices that will be adopted to maximize yield in gr...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/33101
Aims: The main objective of this study is to analyse the extent to which Ghana depends on rice import to satisfy domestic food needs and how it affects domestic rice production. Study Design: The study employed a case study technique. Methodology: Both quantitative and qualitativ...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/33016
Lester Brown asked “Who will feed China?” 20 years ago and asked “Can the United States Feed China? In March 2011 and wrote another article “Can the World Feed China?” in 25 Feb 2014. China is facing two problems: one, population. It is estimated that China's national grain consu...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/32332
Aim: To assess environmental management practices carried out by both tobacco farmers and companies. Methodology: Purposive sampling was employed for data collection where by tobacco farmers were randomly selected from the population. Sub-county Forest Officer and two field offic...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/32256
Aim: The aim of the experiment was to evaluate the influence of different cowdung manure rates of application on growth and leaf yield performance of spider plant (Cleone gynandra L.). Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with fou...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/32703
Due to the population increase over the world, every field and every of a department of life are updating themselves to increase the efficiency and output product. So the development of agriculture and agriculture-related sections must also be developed. Lack of rain and ultimate...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/31416
The main objective of the present investigation was to estimate combining ability, genetic variance components and heritability of 12 morphologic traits of maize under water stress (WS) and well watering (WW) at flowering stage. Fifteen F1 genotypes of incomplete diallel crosses...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/32618
The study on the factors influencing men to joining farmers’ groups was carried out at Morogoro Region, Tanzania in 2008. The objectives of the study were to identify reasons influencing or hindering men from joining farmers’ groups; and to determine factors that would motivate m...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/32109
Aims: The study assessed the portability as well as the suitability for use in irrigation of water samples from mine ponds, streams, wells and boreholes of selected cassiterite mine sites in Plateau State of Nigeria. Study Design: Experimental design was used in the sampling and...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/32323
Aim: This work was carried out to test the inhibitory ability of the plant extract on some human pathogens, to identify the fungi associated with yam tuber rot in Nigeria, to evaluate the antifungal activity of methanol extract of Annona muricata (30 mg/ml) leaf along with mancoz...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/31929
This study investigates the relationship between carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and renewable energy production. In particular, the analysis considers whether there is a uniform relationship between CO2emissions and renewable energy production in the United States. The study uses...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/30483