October 2010
Elitism in the farmer organization movement in post-colonial Malawi
The rise of farmer organizations in Malawi has enhanced the rural livelihood economy and has changed the way in which the majority of the rural agrarian community view their farming enterprise. Farmer organization development in Malawi has, however, been retarded and has failed to meet the needs of its most disadvantaged members. This failure has been attributed to the rise of elitism and elite capture within the...
October 2010
Decree on sustainable exploitation of inland fisheries in Lagos State, Nigeria
To achieve sustainable and socially beneficial exploitation of the fishery resources led to the promulgation of the Inland Fisheries Decree 108 of 1992. The objective of this study was focused on whether the inland fisheries decree has significantly curbed the various threats to inland fishery stocks and the development of artisanal fishery Four communities (Ibeshe, Iyagbe, Agbowa-Ikosi and Ebute-Afuye) in Lagos State...
October 2010
A stake-holder based approach to tsetse fly control in central Nigeria
A 42 week community-based tsetse control project was undertaken in 3 riverine sub-ecosystems located in the Agaie Local Government area of Niger State, Nigeria to assess the effect of suppressing tsetse populations on the prevalence rate of trypanosomiasis in cattle. Baseline information on the vector and the disease was collected during the first 2 weeks of the 42-week period and suppression of the vector populations...
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