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Entrepreneurship has been recognised as the backbone of the economic development of any nation.It is one of the ways of providing job opportunities for people.The objectives of the study are to examine the factors influencing the Entrepreneurial Intention (EI) of the students of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology toward entrepreneurship.The population of the study comprised of all the final year students in the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, the Federal University of...

Insufficient physical activity (PA) is a growing public health challenge among Nigerian adolescents. Significant information gap exists on the school-related factors which influence the participation of adolescents in school-based physical activity programmes in Nigeria. This study was conducted to document the qualitative views of school principals and teachers on the barriers and opportunities for promoting the physical activity behaviours of adolescents within the school settings in light...

Insufficient physical activity (PA) is a growing public health challenge among Nigerian adolescents. Significant information gap exists on the school-related factors which influence the participation of adolescents in school-based physical activity programmes in Nigeria. This study was conducted to document the qualitative views of school principals and teachers on the barriers and opportunities for promoting the physical activity behaviours of adolescents within the school settings in light...

There is ample evidence in the literature that developing countries would suffer the most from the adverse effects of climate change. Although, respective developing economies have dedicated action plans to mitigate or adapt to these adverse effects, financing for these strategies may be lacking or national governments may not commit financial resources to actualizing these strategies. Using a Budget Analysis and Climate Budget Tagging framework, the paper evaluates the financial resources...

We analyzed River Mpanga Catchment (RMC) land use/land cover (LULC) types based on Landsat images for 2000, 2008 and 2014. Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was driven by daily meteorological data from 2000 to 2011 to investigate impacts of LULC changes on river flow variation. In 2000, 2008, and 2014, cropland covered 33.0%, 69.1%, and 72.2% of RMC area, respectively. However, the fractions of the RMC area covered by grassland in 2000, 2008, and 2014 were 39.4%, 12.5%, and 10.4%,...

The impact of human capital on inclusive growth manifests in several forms. An improvement in human capital can directly influence inclusive growth and indirectly through innovation. Also, human capital serves as a key driver of innovation and knowledge diffusion hence, enhancing labour capacity will facilitate new ideas and technological adoption. Evidence on this relationship are scanty, hence, this study explores the relationship between human capital, innovation, and inclusive growth in...

The teaching profession is highly stressed job. A high level of stress is associated with poor health outcomes, such as burnout and psychological distress. Therefore, teachers' use of coping styles becomes imperative. However, relatively little is known about primary school teachers' psychological distress, burnout, coping strategies, and associated factors in Nigeria. The study investigated psychological distress, burnout, coping strategies among primary schools, and associated factors in...

The purpose of the study was to explore the perceptions of teacher trainees on the use of think-pair-share in teaching and learning of classification of living organisms. The study adopted a quantitative approach. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to report the results of the study. Frequency counts and percentages were used to report the teacher trainees’ perceptions about the impact of think-pair-share learning technique in the teaching and learning of classification of...

The improvement of maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes is an important part of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). MCH remains an important issue globally as the SDGs have not yet been achieved in most countries. Young women in universities are likely to experience unintended pregnancy due to risky sexual behaviors in tertiary institutions which is characterized by lack of condom and/or contraceptive use and coercion. Pregnant young women in an academic environment are susceptible...

This research investigated the impact of climate change on the Eerste River, which is the primary source of water for the Stellenbosch Municipality and the agricultural sector in the surrounding areas of Stellenbosch Town, South Africa. Climate data projected by 11 Global Circulation Models (GCMs) of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project - Phase 5 enforced by Representative Concentration Pathways 4.5 and 8.5, was statistically downscaled to reflect the “near” (2022–2057) and “far”...

<p>To facilitate the recognition and classification of medicinal plants that are commonly used by Mauritians, a mobile application which can recognise seventy different medicinal plants has been developed. A convolutional neural network (CNN) based on the TensorFlow framework has been used to create the classification model. The system has a recognition accuracy of more than 90%. Once the plant is recognised, a number of useful information is displayed to the user. Such information...

In sub-Saharan Africa, the use of skin-lightening products (SLPs) for cosmetic purposes has become common practice among women with dark skin tones. Despite the associated risks, the practice is still significantly increasing in Africa. The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge, perceptions and practice toward skin lightening among young adults.A cross-sectional survey among health science students at a tertiary institution in the Western Cape of South Africa was conducted.A...

Abstract West Africa and its semi-arid Sahelian region are one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change with a history of extreme climate variability. There is still considerable uncertainty as to how projected climate change will affect precipitation at local and regional scales and the consequent impact on river flows and water resources across West Africa. Here, we aim to address this uncertainty by configuring a regional-scale hydrological model to West Africa. The model...

The heart of Marvellous Munyire sank as she looked across her small plot of land and saw the destruction to her maize crop. Every plant had leaves that were shredded, and some plants were dead. She and her family had cut thorn limbs and constructed a two-meter-high fence around the plot to deter damage from elephants, but the thorns were ineffective in stopping the devastation caused by this new pest—the fall armyworm. Maize is a staple food for Marvellous and other smallholder farmers in...

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on global operations and economies. Inadvertently, lock-downs and working from home have reduced the daily carbon footprints of inter alia transport and office buildings. A beneficial consequence of carbon footprint reductions is the ability to measure the differential demand of occupants, to benchmark the base load of buildings, and identify opportunities for efficiency improvements. In this paper we evaluate the change in energy demand in five...

Barriers to food security and climate adaptation operate in complex and dynamic ways but are often perceived as static impediments to be overcome. In this study, we apply systems thinking for the assessment of barriers in agricultural decision-making for food security and climate adaptation. Using a mixed-method approach of participatory simulation game design and causal loop diagrams, we explore the dynamic pathways through which barriers inhibit farmers from achieving food security and...

This chapter deals with the role of technical and vocation training in African tertiary agricultural education, pointing out the vital contribution of agricultural technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions in preparing youth both for employment and for further studies. The chapter discusses: the challenges to agricultural TVET; the current status of agricultural training centres; the goals identified for reforming agricultural TVET in Africa; innovative approaches...