Citizen Participation and Local Good Governance ; Case Study – Kukes Region

Majlinda Shehu (Gjana)1, Petrit Dollani1, Doriana Gjuta1 1 Faculty of Economics, University of Tirana, Albania Download PDF Full-text Abstract: Citizen participation is a wide spread topic and its importance and contribution to a healthy and developing democracy is huge. There are various forms of citizen participation that are known in the literature and in practice; ranging from general consultation and submission of comments on the draft laws via email […]

Analysis of biological qualities of land in traditional and conventional agro-ecosystems

EUGEN SKURA ALBERT KOPALI Department of Agro-environment and Ecology, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania Download PDF Full-text Abstract: Land constitutes the most important natural resource from the perspective of environmental and human life, for many ecological functions and socio-economical performs. The provision of continuous recycling of nutrients for plants, water retention, storage of carbon reserves, filtering many potential pollutant substances, are some of the key ecological functions of soil. […]

Albanian veterinary legislation and its approximation with acquis communautaire

Alfred Çaushi*, Zaçe Malaj, Ruzhdi Keçi, Xhelil Koleci Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana. Download PDF Full-text Abstract: After the signing of the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the European Union and its ratification by all member states, Albania has made serious efforts towards the harmonization andapproximation of its legislation, to align it more with the standards […]

Total solids and fat determination in milk; Interlaboratory testing

ILIRJANA BOCI 1*, GENTIANA BARDHI2, RUDINA CAKRAJ 3 1*, Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences,University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania 2 Food National Authority,Tirana, Albania 3 Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection, Tirana, Albania Download PDF Full-text Abstract: In the framework of quality management systems, proficiency tests become an important and useful tool for comparing results and so verifying technical competence of laboratories objectively. Additionally, in the accreditation […]

Various irrigation cycles effect on grain yield, proline and adaptive metabolits in some wheat genotypes

MAHDI ZARE1*, MEYSAM SIASINEJAD1, SASAN GHASEMI2 AND ARASH AZARPANAH2 1*Department of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Abadeh branch, Abadeh, Fars, Iran 2College of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Shiraz, Fars, Iran Download PDF Full-text Abstract: Drought stress globally affects the growth and production of plants. Wheat is an important crop whose research in this aspect is highly noticeable related to food quality.  In recent study, the effects […]

Poverty Analysis of Rice Farming Households: A Multidimensional Approach

1*ADENUGA A. H., 1OMOTESHO O. A. 2OJEHOMON V. E. T., 3DIAGNE, A., 4OLORUNSANYA E. O. AND 1ADENUGA O. M. 1 Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria 2National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI) Badeggi, P. M. B. 8, Bida, Niger State, Nigeria 3Leader, Impact Assessment and Policy Unit, Africa Rice Centre, Cotonou, Benin, Republic 4Department […]

Cowpea virus disease occurrence: implication for food security and sustainable development in Kwara State – Nigeria

Taiye Hussein Aliyu*, Olusegun Samuel Balogun, Robert Omotayo Uddin Ii Department Of Crop Protection, Faculty Of Agriculture, University Of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515 Ilorin-Nigeria Download PDF Full-text Abstract: A virus disease survey was carried out between the months of October and November 2011, in thirty locations of the guinea savanna and rain forest agroecologies of Kwara State – Nigeria with the objective of evaluating the incidence […]

Local Hunting Strategies in Kwara State, Nigeria: Challenge for Wildlife Conservation policy enforcement

1LAWAL LATEEF ADEFALU, 1,2SIDIQAT ADERINOYE-ABDULWAHAB, 1JONES 1ABIMBOLA AKANGBE, 1ISREAL OGUNLADE, AND 1BABATUNDE MICHAEL, MATANMI 1Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin, Nigeria. 2School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, Earley Gate, Whiteknight Campus, University of Reading, UK RG6 6AR Download PDF Full-text Abstract: This study was carried out in Kwara State to assess the hunting strategies adopted by the local hunters with […]

Gender and Innovation in Agriculture: A Case Study of Farmers’ Varietal Preference of Drought Tolerant Maize in Southern Guinea Savannah Region of Nigeria

1O.E. Ayinde; 2T. Abduolaye 3G. Olaoye and 4J.A. Akangbe; 1Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin. 2 Internal Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan 3Department of Agronomy, University of Ilorin 4Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. University of Ilorin Download PDF Full-text Abstract: Maize is one of the worlds’ three primary cereal crops, sustainable increasing production of this crop is important to farmers to be able to meet the ever increasing consumption of maize which […]

Role of extension services in the livelihoods of pastoralist women in Kwara State, Nigeria

Sidiqat Aderinoye-Abdulwahab1,2* Henny Osbahr2, Sarah Cardey2, Lawal Lateef Adefalu1, Babatunde Michael Matanmi Department of Agricultural Extension & Rural Development, University of Ilorin, Nigeria1 School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading. RG6 6AR2 Download PDF Full-text Abstract: This study aims to show that extension can play significant role in equipping pastoralist women with knowledge and technology required so as to reduce pastoralist women’s vulnerability […]