The importance of shea tree to the people of south-western Nigeria cannot be over emphasized considering both the economic and environmental uses of the tree. However, efforts have not been made to propagate its production by the farmers as the shea tree still grows in the wild state. It would be worthwhile to investigate farmers’ perception of shea nut tree as an economic tree and their attitu...

BACKGROUND The fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FE(NO)) has been found reduced 4 to 6 weeks after an educational intervention in farmers with occupational asthma. OBJECTIVE To reveal whether long-term changes in FE(NO) would still be detectable a year after the intervention. METHODS We evaluated airway inflammation and obstruction at baseline and after 1 year in animal farmers with occupat...

Clinical symptoms and exposure conditions were investigated in 80 farmers with organic dust toxic syndrome, defined as the occurrence of febrile reactions after exposure to organic dust in subjects with no evidence of allergic alveolitis. The material was compiled from a field study of febrile reactions in the farming community and the diagnosis was based on interviews performed by physicians. ...

food security remains a major challenge for most rural households in kenya especially those in arid and semi arid areas. women play a crucial role as primary food producers and custodians of household food security. they however face many constraints in their endeavor to secure food for their households. women, lack access to extension education, land and credit and these challenges are exacerb...

Gender roles in agriculture can be quite specific, not only in view of particular labor inputs during the production cycle but also in terms of who farms and who trades certain crops. Using data collected over ten years in West Africa, this study looked at market-oriented urban vegetable production in West Africa and Ghana in particular. Gender disaggregated data on key issues such as access an...

Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. (April 2, 2018)—A new study in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) found that treating women subsistence farmers with just a single dose of a cheap deworming medication significantly improved their physical stamina for the grueling agriculture work needed for their family’s survival. The results of treatment could be twofold: improved health for farming women and incre...

OBJECTIVE To understand the periconceptional use of folic acid and its association with selected characteristics in northern China. DESIGN As part of a population-based case-control study on external structural birth defects, we analysed periconceptional use of folic acid among control mothers. SETTING The study was conducted in four counties (Pingding, Xiyang, Taigu and Zezhou) in Shanxi P...

There is limited literature on how to engage the rural women in agriculture and improve their contributions to household food security and income. This study aimed to contribute to literature on women engagement in agriculture through vegetable production using good agricultural practices. The empirical data used were drawn from technology demonstrations and experimentation, learning fields, an...

The study assessed farmers’ perception of effectiveness of agricultural extension agents in Anambra State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised all contact farmers and extension agents in Anambra State. Multi-stage, purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 200 respondents comprising 160 farmers and 40 extension agents. Data for the study were collected throu...