The harsh effects of a changing climate will be experienced more by the developing countries in Africa because of their inadequate adaptation capacity. To offer accurate results for stakeholders, Climate change impacts on ...

Conservation agriculture is based on optimizing yields and profits, to achieve a balance of agricultural economic and environmental benefits. It is the integration of ecological management with modern scientific agricultural ...

In developing countries, most root crops are harvested by hand. Larger commercial producers may find a degree of mechanization an advantage, but the use of sophisticated harvesting machinery is most appropriate for industrial ...

Natural sun drying has many drawbacks which include direct exposure to sunlight, pests and rodents and lack of proper monitoring of the drying process. Solar dryers have been investigated to overcome these problems. A ...

In this study, the breeding/occurrence of mosquito, a prominent vector in the transmission of malaria was examined with respect to the human-induced environmental factors that seem to promote its breeding in Akure, Nigeria. ...

The need to enhance the quality of fish feed produced in Nigeria was the major consideration of this project. The machine is an already existing one at the engineering workshop of the department of Agricultural and ...

Municipal sewage contains both domestic and industrial wastewater which may differ from place to place depending on the type of industries and industrial establishments. Due to hazardous effects of sewage water on land, ...

This thesis is the outcome of an engineering project undertaken to develop a row tractor mounted cassava stem planter. It involved the design, fabrication, assembly and testing of the machine on the field. The main components ...

An attempt was made to determine the effect of moisture content (MC) on the growth and yield of cassava under four different treatment methods. Two varieties of cassava was used which are TMS 0581 and TME 419. The four ...

This study investigated the physico-chemical and hydraulics characteristics of soil under long-term land use in Akure, southwestern Nigeria. The three agricultural land uses under study are cassava cropland, cocoa plantation, ...