December 2022

Concentration, isomorphous substitution and phosphate sorption of extractable iron and aluminum oxides in Hadejia-Jama’are wetland soils, Nigeria

Most iron nodules have micropores as a result of isomorphous substitution of aluminum (Al) for Iron (Fe). Hadejia-Jama’are wetlands is currently facing serious threat of rapid growing weeds associated with poor phosphate management. The objectives were to study the concentrations of dithionite and oxalate Fe and Al oxides, degree of aluminum substitution and phosphate sorption index of Hadejia-Jama’are...

Author(s): Shehu Yusuf, Abdu Nafiu and Chinke Nkechi Mary  

December 2022

Impact of Covid-19 on mobile pastorals livelihood: A review

COVID-19 pandemic affects almost all pastoralists around the world are highly marginalized and ignored attentions. The extent of pastoral vulnerability towards COVID-19 pandemic was very high. The objective of the review is to show the impacts of COVID-19 on mobile pastorals livelihood. Pastorals have always lived with vulnerable situations like droughts, climate variability, climate change, market instability, water...

Author(s): Gelgelo Wako Duba and Tsedu Tesfaye Hailu