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Volume 55, Issue 287, November 2019

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The study examined the determinants of degree of adoption of pro vitamin A cassava by farmers in Delta State, Nigeria. Using a multistage sampling procedure, 120 pro vitamin A cassava farmers were selected from Delta state. Data were obtained using interview schedule with well-structured questionnaire and were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics like 3 rating scale, standard deviation and inferential statistics (Tobit regression model). Results showed that the coefficients of education, household size and farming experience had a direct relationship with the degree of adoption of pro vitamin A cassava varieties at 1% and 5% level of probability. The coefficients of farm income and access to extension visit had an indirect relationship with the degree of adoption of pro vitamin A cassava at 10% level of probability respectively. The adoption mean score implies that there were moderate degrees of adoption of pro vitamin A cassava in the study area. The respondents identified inadequate funding and high cost/unavailability of pro-vitamin cassava A stem as major factors affecting the degree of adoption. The study concluded that the level of education, household size and farming experience positively determined farmers’ degree of adoption of pro vitamin A cassava varieties while farm income and access to extension services negatively determined their degree of adoption of pro vitamin A cassava varieties.

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AGRICULTURE

Determinants of degree of adoption of Pro Vitamin A Cassava varieties among farmers in Delta State, Nigeria

Uwandu QC, Amadi PE, Igwe COK

The study examined the determinants of degree of adoption of pro vitamin A cassava by farmers in Delta State, Nigeria. Using a multistage sampling procedure, 120 pro vitamin A cassava farmers were selected from Delta state

Discovery, 2019, 55(287), 578-582

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Impact of credit on income of cassava-based crop farmers under the national special programme on food security in Enugu state, Nigeria

Mazza Mary-Ann

The study examined the impact of credit on income of cassava-based crop farmers under the National Special Programme on Food Security (NSPFS) in Enugu State, Nigeria

Discovery, 2019, 55(287), 583-590

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MANAGEMENT

An assessment of passengers’ satisfaction of commercial transport in the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

Olorunfemi Samuel Oluwaseyi, Adeniran Adetayo Olaniyi, Adepoju Oluwagbemiga Joshua

This study was conducted to understand users’ satisfaction of FUTA commercial transport. To achieve the purpose of this study, literature review was employed to reveal various challenges associated with commercial transport

Discovery, 2019, 55(287), 591-603

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VETERINARY SCIENCE

Effect of short term water deprivation on the pharmacokinetics of Sulphadimidine in West African Dwarf (WAD) goats (Capra hircus)

Agbo JO, Onyeyili PA, Saganuwan SA, Bosha JA

Sulphadimidine, a synthetic antimicrobial drug is widely used in veterinary medicine in the treatment of animal diseases. The pharmacokinetics of sulphadimidine could be altered by water deprivation

Discovery, 2019, 55(287), 604-609

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