Chikaire JU
Department of Agricultural Extension, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, NigeriaPublications
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Research Article
Rural energy needs of smallholder women farmers for improved farm productivity and rural business enterprises in abia state, Nigeria
Author(s): Godson-Ibeji CC, Chikaire JU*, Ajaero JO and Markalbert US
The study investigated the energy needed by rural women farmers to improve their livelihood and agricultural production in Abia state. The specific objectives were to identify the energy needs, identify energy needs rural business enterprises; and to identify the energy sources available to the respondents in the study area; identify the effects of access to energy on women farmers. A purposive sampling technique was adopted in selecting 150 respondents. Data were collected by use of structured questionnaire and interview schedule. Simple descriptive statistics such as mean, percentage and frequency distribution and a 4-scale likert type scale were used to analyse the data. The result revealed that women in the study area need energy for many activities, both on farm and off farm and some of the areas include cooking, processing, storing, telecommunication, .. Read More»
DOI: 10.35248/0970-1907.21.37.93-95
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Dr. Abhisek Saha
Dr. Abhisek Saha, M.Sc, B.Ed, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Tufanganj College, Cooch Behar 736160, West Bengal, India.
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Dr. Junzheng Yang
Editor of Environmental Risk Assessment & Remediation
Editor of Immunology and Inflammation Diseases Therapy
Editorial board member of Pharmaceutical Drug Regulatory Affairs Journal (PDRAJ)
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Dr. Sergio Marcucci
The National Institutes of Health Web-based training course "Protecting Human Research Participants" (2016).
The National Institutes of Health Office of Extra Mural Research (2016)
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Dr. Georges Martial Ndzana
2018: Ph.D. in Soil Chemistry and clay mineralogy at College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, China;
The title “Transformation of clay minerals in the particle fraction from macro to nanoparticle fractions of the zonal soil in China”
2011: M.Sc. in Soil Science at Department of Earth Science, University of yaounde I, Cameroon;
Research theme: Morphological, mineralogical and geochemical characterization of soil profile developed on the amphibolite of Ngomedzap, South Cameroon
2008: B.Sc. in Earth Science at Department of Earth Science, University of yaounde I, Cameroon -
Prof Dr. Kit Wayne CHEW
Dr Kit Wayne CHEW is a Lecturer at the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia. He obtained his PhD from the University of Nottingham. He is currently an Associate Member in the Institution of Chemical Engineers Malaysia (IChemE) and a Graduate Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia. He is passionate about conducting research studies, academic tutoring and collaborative networking. His research interest is in sustainable bioprocess engineering and design, including the development of cost-effective and environmentally friendly processes to produce valuable biomolecules. He also works on renewable energy, sustainability and modelling of bioprocesses.
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