The large scale maize farming is often faces diverse risks that undermine the financial viability of the farming venture. These risks include variability in prices occasioned by changes in market factors, risks of pests, climate change, theft, low yield and poor seed quality. These risks work to undermine the financial performance of the large scale maize farming. This study sought to examine the manner in which enterprise risk management practices impacts on the financial performance of comm...
The real estate market plays a very important role in any economy. It is known to have a dramatic multiplier effect and it is a key economic indicator. The real estate market has experienced significant growth in the last decade with many countries experiencing house price fluctuations.TheKenyan real estate market has been experiencing a boom in the past ten years and the latest findings have shown that the trend will continue into the foreseeable future. The study therefore sought to investi...
The study was on the Impact of Financial Control Mechanisms on Local Government Autonomy in Delta State, Nigeria, 1999-2008. The general objective of the study was to establish the nature of relationship between financial control mechanisms and autonomy with a view to exposing the contradictions between policy objectives of government and the actual realisation of the objectives of local government in Delta State. The specific objectives of the study were to: identify the existing financial c...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the Contribution of Joint Forest Management in Improving Conservation and Local Livelihood in Rufiji District. The study was carried in three villages, namely Mkupuka, Mangwi, and Muyuyu which are administratively in Rufiji District. Data were collected by using household survey, key informants interviews, observation, focus group discussions, and archive information. A total of 90 households, 10 key informants, and focus group discussion (FGD) of 9 members were ...
ABSTRACT Drug and Substance Abuse has been talked about worldwide and Nigeria is part of that globe. Teachers, parents, church officials and other stakeholders have been at the forefront trying to find out the causes and ways of controlling it. Therefore, there is a need to curb this vice. This study aimed at finding out what makes adolescents abuse drugs and the effects that arise out of this practice with reference to Oye Ekiti, Nigeria. The study also suggested measures that can be ta...
ABSTRACT Gambling is a form of behaviour that has been identify to have serious consequences on gamblers health, study-habit, academic performance, and has been reported to be related to some criminal related behaviour. This project examines the prevalence and determinant of gambling behaviour among undergraduate students of Federal University Oye Ekiti. In executing this research, social learning theory of gambling was adopted, which postulate that gambling as a form of behaviour is hi...
ABSTRACT This study focuses on the determinants of women involvement in criminal activities in Ado Ekiti. The major objective of the study is to identify the socio-demographic characteristics of females who have involved in criminal activities in Ado-Ekiti. Also, another important objective of the study is to examine the prevalence of female involvement in criminal activities in Ado-Ekiti. In achieving the objective, data was collected from two hundred respondents, through administering ...
ABSTRACT Local governments, face enormous challenges which limit their efficiency in setting and implementing their budgets. This situation is caused by the unsatisfactory implementation of development projects and to compel these local based institutions to highly dependence on donor funds. This study was therefore, put in place to investigate on the Challenges which limited the efficiency of local government budgets by taking a case of Kongwa District. The study specifically, had the follo...
ABSTRACT Sustainability of many natural resources including mangroves is threatened by the ongoing high extent of over utilization. A study was carried out in 2012 among four villages; Mtongani, Mbuyuni, Kaole and Magomeni to assess impacts of fishers‟ community on the conservation of mangrove forestry resources. Specifically it aimed: (1) to identify institutions and institutional arrangements managing mangroves, (2) to assess extent of mangroves degradation, (3) to analyze important stre...
ABSTRACT The study analyzed community participation toward public offices performance in Moshi rural district in Tanzania. The study was guided by three specific objectives which are; to assess the role of community participation in redress of public complains, to assess the challenges faced the community participation in redressing public complains and the last objective was to examine measures taken to public complains. In this study the theories pertaining to community participation was e...
ABSTRACT The study was aimed at invesitigating the challenges facing LGA‟s in implementing local government tax reforms to enhance revenue collection. The study was carried out in Mpwapwa District Council (MDC) as the case study. The specific objectives were (i) to identify challenges facing LGAs in implementing local tax reforms;(ii) to understand strategies being implemented by LGAs to enhance revenue collection; and (iii) to evaluate effectiveness of strategies adopted by LGAs to enhanc...
ABSTRACT The role of social media in success and development of artisan related activities cannot be over-emphasized. In this era of modern technology, providing means by which artisan can improve on their jobs and increase their profit is important. This is because active participation in social media activities among artisan can improve their business and create awareness on what they are producing to the general populace. This study is a descriptive study, both primary and secondary ...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out in Dodoma Municipality particularly at Bahi Road Ward, Majengo Ward, and Railway Ward. The objective of the study was to assess Funds management on Small-Scale Industries in Dodoma Municipality. Funds Management on Small Scale Industries in Tanzania was undertaken, to highlight the issues facing small scale industries in Tanzania in their growth and quest, to accessing bank credit (loans) from financial institutions (banks & non– banks) to undertake vari...
ABSTRACT The study aimed to investigate potential of ginger production and its influence to income generation to small-scale ginger growers. Specifically the study focused on estimating the profitability of ginger farming to the smallholders growers, analyze their social economic factors affecting ginger productivity, determine the annual household income generated from ginger production and explore the challenges facing ginger subsector. A cross sectional research design was adopted; the sa...
ABSTRACT Credit is one of the important sources of capital to small-scale entrepreneurs to develop their businesses. In Tanzania, there is an increase on funding credit programmes aimed to facilitate the small-scale entrepreneurs. There is an emphasis on increasing the availability of credit to small and micro enterprises (SMEs), but access to credit by such entrepreneurs remains one of the major constraints they face because few of them receive such credits. In developing countries for exam...