ABSTRACT In Ghana, the tourism sector is plagued with monotonous products, and these require urgent diversification. The questions have always been: diversify to where and with what new products? This study proposed an answer: diversify to hallmark events and to cultural tourism products. There is the need to package some of our popular, established, indigenous, traditional festivals as tourism hallmark events, to diversify Ghana‟s tourist product offering, and by large improve her domestic...
Abstract The present recession of the Lower River Benue has led to some adverse ecological changes and the decline of agricultural production in the face of rapid population growth in the area. The solution to the problem certainly requires a detailed agricultural land use analysis. The existing agricultural systems in the Lower River Benue Basin were identified and analyzed in order to determine their characteristics and spatial trends as a basis for conscious agricultural planning and inte...
Abstract The Pra River Basin has been engulfed by certain anthropogenic activities particularly illegal small scale mining (popularly called galamsey) and serious concerns have been raised by stakeholders within the basin of the level of pollution due to the release of chemicals and sediments into the water bodies. Fluvial sediment yield data is an essential requirement for informed decision making on water resources development and management. However, information on the sediment load of mos...
ABSTRACT Effective adaptation to climate change provides the means through which agricultural households reduce the vulnerability of their livelihood to the impacts of climatic hazards. Effective strategies reduce the adverse impacts of fluctuations and changes in climatic variables on households’ livelihood leading to the achievement of their livelihood targets whiles maintaining the quality of the environment. Agricultural households in Sissala area have devised their own mechanisms for e...
ABSTRACT Cocoa has been the most important cash crop in Ghana, contributing significantly to the country’s GDP and providing a significant source of income for a lot of households. The government, in trying to support the cocoa sector, has implemented several measures to help farmers achieve maximum cocoa output. However, there are still challenges in the sector. This study looked at the management practices adopted by farmers and its impact on cocoa yield in the Asutifi North District of G...
ABSTRACT Land use/land cover dynamics in wetland catchments is poorly understood; even though it is an important indicator of wetland ecological health. The study was aimed at detecting and quantifying Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) changes at the Muni-Pomadze Ramsar site in Ghana. The objective was to produce LULC maps for the area, assess the LULC dynamics during a ten year period, and establish statistical relationship between the major LULC changes and biophysical factors that influence human...
ABSTRACT This study is about community participation in the Primary Health Care programme in Akwapim North District. Twenty-four years have passed since Primary Health Care (PHC) was first introduced at the Alma-Ata conference. In 1985 the World Health Organization (WHO) completed a ‘Review of PHC’. Such evaluations have shown that many o f the problems o f the PHC are concerned with the management of PHC. An analysis of some of the management problems shows that they are deep seated and ...
ABSTRACT This research determined heavy metal concentrations around some selected major dumpsites (Gosa and Mpape) in the FCT, Nigeria. Soil sample were collected at top soil (0-15cm) and sub soil {15-30cm) with a stainless soil augar and transferred into well labeled polyethene bags and taken to the laboratory for analysis. The concentrations of Pb, Cr, Cd, Zn, Fe, and Mn were de termined using atomic absorption spectrophotometer, PH was determined with a use of Micro PH 2000 Of a Hanna PH-...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted in order to get an insight of the local people's account on land degradation and its management strategies in six local government areas of northern Katsina state. The study used qualitative research methodologies (Participatory Rural Appraisal, Focus Group Discussion and Questionnaire) and quantitative methods (field measurement and descriptive statistical analysis). It has been found that the local farmers classified soil in four broad classes and identifi...
ABSTRACT municipal solid waste (MSW) as soil organic input has become a corn Zaria urban farming. This is due to its high nutritive effect on crops'his waste has some negative effects on the quality of soil and cropsrefore examines the effects of municipal soliel vvasfe application on send crop qualities in Zaria urban area norlhern Nigeria. Soil sarnped from eight irrigated farm plots where municipal solid waste is u sec! znemice! fertilizer as soil organic amendment and one plot (the c cs...
ABSTRACT This study examines the rainfall and temperature anomalies at Sokoto for the period 1991-2010. The data on monthly rainfall and temperature of Sokoto were collected from the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NIMET) Sultan Abubakar III International Airport. Sokoto respectively. Simple linear regression and coefficient (r) simple correlation analysis was used to fit the trend in annual rainfall amount, mean monthly temperature (minimum and maximum) for the period of the study. Data analy...
ABSTRACT Ghana as a country is faced with series of sanitation problems, especially in the area of human faecal management. Improper handling and disposal of faecal waste has resulted in the outbreak and spread of diseases such as Cholera. Cape Coast Metropolis, which houses the capital of the Central Region of Ghana, faces such challenges as lack of toilets in various households, poor sanitation and crowded areas. Disposal of children’s faeces has therefore become an area of concern in t...
ABSTRACT It is no longer stories that the population is globally aging. The growing number of the ageing persons has posed a great challenge on families and policy makers to provide for their health and daily needs. The study examines the characteristics of ageing population in Dogon Dutse Community of Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State. Random sampling technique was used to collect data from 50 respondents using questionnaires and were managed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS 20. ...
ABSTRACT Undoubtedly, human trafficking, endangers human rights and the security of the individual human being as well as global security at large. The main objective of the study was to assess the stakeholder institutions in controlling human trafficking in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Multistage sampling approach which includes cluster, stratified and purposive sampling methods were used to select a total sample size of 100 respondents for the study. Since the problem under investigation is...
The thesis examined the socio-economic and environmental challenges of the emerging slums settlements in the Federal Capital City, Phase II Abuj a (the study area). The study identified the failure of the authorities to provide adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services for the teeming population of the study area as a fundamental factor responsible for the emergence and development of slums in the study area. The study assessed the socio-economic characteristics of resident...