September 2009

Female work participation in the emerging labour market- Case study of Sarhali village of Tarn-Taran district

The work participation scenario is changing in case of women workers due to changing living standards and growth of consumerism more and more women are joining the work force and opt for either jobs or self employment. Women are working because of gross economic necessity, to raise standard of living, to make use of their qualification, to pass their idle time or to earn their livelihood. This article takes into...

Author(s): Seozy Bhatia and Paramjeet Kaur Dhindsa

September 2009

Income and factor analysis of sweet potato landrace production in Ikom agricultural zone of Cross River state, Nigeria

This study was carried out to evaluate the income generation level and constraints of sweet potato landrace production in Ikom agricultural zone of Cross River state, Nigeria. The multi-stage sampling procedure was followed. The first stage involved the selection of Ikom agricultural zone out of Calabar and Ogoja agricultural zones, which was purposively selected. The reason is that there are a lot of farm settlements...

Author(s): M. C. Ogbonna, H. N. Anyaegbunam, T. U. Madu and R. A. Ogbonna