February 2017

Study of the status of collection, utilization and marketing of hides and skins in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

The study was conducted at Wolaita Zone Southern Ethiopia with the objective of assessing the status collection, utilization and marketing of hides and skins in the study area. Multi-stage sampling was employed for all sampling procedures. Three districts were purposively selected based on livestock population, intensity of fattening, degree of slaughtering frequency and number of hide and skin warehouse. From each...

Author(s): Amistu Kuma and Feleke Assefa

February 2017

Rice farmers perception of effects of climate change on rice development stages in Niger State

Rice production is limited by many biotic and abiotic factors which are aggravated when climate change induces variation in climate patterns. Predicting effects of these variations in climate parameters on rice is not straight forward because crops in growth stage are affected in a specific manner which involves tactical adjustments of cropping calendar in order to ensure optimum production. Primary data were collected...

Author(s): Onyegbula C. B.