3 articles for “Ekiti state”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsFood Security among Households: Evidence from Rice Consumers in Igbemo RegionJ. O. BasorunProblem Statement: Less than half the rice consumed in Nigeria was produced locally. Following the sudden rise in the price of imported rice since 2007, Nigerians, no doubt, have faced great risk of increase in the number of hungry by many millions of people. This study unveiled the challenges faced by rice consumers in a rice producing region in Ekiti … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 7,997 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAbsorption of Food Along the Guts of Parachanna obscura and Clarias gariepinusEunice O. Idowu, Adewumi A. Adejoke, Josephine B. Edward et al.The knowledge of feeding habit and absorption of food in the gut of fish is important for fish farmers to boost their production and meet the ever increasing demand for man consumption. The carbohydrate, protein and lipid contents of the food ingested and their absorption in the intestine of Parachanna obscura and Clarias gareipinus inhabiting Ogbese River in Ekiti State … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 26 Feb 2020 · 7,325 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAttributes of Domestic Water Sources in a Rapidly Urbanizing State Capital in a Developing EconomyA. E. OlajuyigbeProblem statement: The efficiency and effectiveness of domestic water sources are often gauged by availability, accessibility and adequacy. This study examined various variables that could be harnessed in measuring these parameters with respect to water supply in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Approach: The purpose of this study is to investigate the various attributes of domestic water sources in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Three residential … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,119 accessesView PDF Cite