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    A STUDY OF TECHNOLOGICAL ALLIANCE AND PERFORMANCE OF INDIGENOUS BAKERY INDUSTRY IN OSUN STATE NIGERIA
    (AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE POLICY AND INNOVATION, FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY. OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE., 2022) ABULOYE, Olorunfemi Isaac
    The study examined the performance of the indigenous bakery industry in Osun State. It investigated the forms of technology alliances in the bakery industry and evaluated the impact of technology alliance on the performance of the bakery firms. This was with a view to recommending policy interventions that could raise the performance of the indigenous Bakers. The study covered indigenous bakeries in Osun State. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources. Primary data were collected using well-structured questionnaire. Three towns were purposively selected from the state namely: Osogbo, Ile Ife and Ilesha. A total of 120 copies of questionnaire were distributed to the respondents that were reached using the snowball technique. Forty-Eight questionnaire were distributed in Osogbo while thirty six questionnaire were distributed each in Ile Ife and Ilesha. The questionnaire elicited information on the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents, the forms of alliances in the bakery industry, as well as the benefits of engaging in alliances. Secondary data were sourced from journals, textbooks and other relevant publications. The method of data analysis used in the study involved descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, 20) software. The results showed that about 60% of the respondents reported that the present worth of their business was high, and 18.3% claimed that their estimated asset at the beginning of their business was high this shows that the bakeries were performing well. Also, 45% claimed that their sales volumes per day were very high while 49.2% claimed that their output levels per day were high. About 83% of the 120 respondents formed alliances with people of related business and most of the respondents were into alliance through their business group (48.4%) and 6% of the respondents were into alliance because it is compulsory. Meanwhile, 41.7% of the respondents had collaborations with a particular supplier of the raw materials they used in baking while the remaining had business arrangements with research institutes and sales agents. Few of the respondent (16.7%) engaged in technical alliance with people of related business. Furthermore, the result of the regression analysis showing the effect of technology alliances on performance of the bakery industry showed that about 72.4% of the variation in bakery performance can be explained by technology alliance. The study concluded that indigenous bakeries engaged in some level of technology alliances mostly with the suppliers of raw materials, and technology alliances in the industry has positively impacted the performance of the bakery firms which would help in formulating policy interventions that could raise the performance of the indigenous bakeries
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    Effects of phosphorus fertilizer on cowpea(vigna unguiculata(L)Walp.) growth, nodulation, yield and colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under screen condition.
    (Department Of Soil Science And Land Resources Management, Faculty Of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2024) OLUFADE Abimbola Mayowa
    The study evaluated the influence of different rates of phosphorus (P) fertilizer on nitrogen fixation by two cowpea varieties; assessed the effect of phosphorus fertilizer on yields of the cowpea varieties; and determined cowpea varietal and fertilizer effects on root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). This was with the view to providing information on appropriate nutrient phosphorus management for improved cowpea production in phosphorus deficient tropical soils performance. The soil used for the study was collected from 0-15 cm depth of an ultisol, classified as Iwo series, at the Teaching and Research Farm, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Seeds of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp], var. TVX 113 and TVX 3236, were obtained from the Department of crop Production and Protection, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Three kilogramme (3 kg) of soil was amended with P fertilizer (as single super phosphate) at the rates of 0, 20, 40, 60 kg P ha-1 as SP0, SP1, SP2 and SP3 respectively. The amended soils were poured into plastic buckets and planted with three cowpea seeds, thinned to two, 2 weeks after planting. There were two consecutive 8-week plantings of cowpea in order to assess the immediate and residual effects of the treatments on cowpea nitrogen fixation, growth and colonization by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF). A second experiment was set up for two consecutive 10 weeks to determine the immediate and residual effects of the treatments on cowpea yield. At the end of each planting, agronomic and yield parameters were taken. In the first experiment, plant heights, number of leaves per plant, number of nodules per plant and dry matter yield were taken. The oven-dried plant tissues were ground and analyzed for total N, total P, tissue contents of cations (K, Ca and Mg), N2 fixed (using Ureide method) and percent AMF colonization. In the second experiment, the number of pods per plant and pod weights, number of grain and grain weights were taken. The soil in each pot after harvesting, was sub-sampled and analyzed for pH, soil organic matter, available P and exchangeable cations. The data collected were subjected to analysis of variance, and the means were separated using Duncan’s Multiple Range Test at 95% confidence interval. The results showed that P fertilizer significantly enhanced soil exchangeable cations (Ca, Mg, Na, and K), with SP1, SP2 and SP3 performing better than the control. Increase in plant’s height, number of branches and number of leaves were obtainedwith SP2 and SP3 in the first cropping and SP1 and SP3 in the second cropping. Application of SP3 only enhanced shoot dry weight, Ca, K and Na intake. The SP2 and SP1 increased Mg uptake, while SP2 boosted N and P uptake. In the first planting of the second experiment, SP2 enhanced pod number, pod weight, while SP3 improved grain number and grain weight. However, in the second planting of the second experiment, pod number, pod weight, grain number, grain weight and percentage of root colonized by AMF compared to control were improved by application of SP1. Variety TVX 113 performed better than TVX 3236 in all the measured agronomic parameters, exchangeable cations, N and P uptake and yield. while SP1 positively influenced the root colonization by AMF. The application of 40 kg and 60 kg P ha-1 boosted most of the measured cowpea agronomic parameters, regardless of the variety, and improved yield of cowpea compared to the control (0 kg ha-1).
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    EFFECTS OF RURAL LAND MARKETS ON INTRA-HOUSEHOLD RESOURCE ALLOCATION AMONG COCOA-BASED FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA
    (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY., 2022) ESTHER ISEOLUWA ABIMBOLA
    This study described the socio-economic characteristics of the farm household members; assessed the rural land market situation in Osun State; estimated the farm and non-farm income of the farm households; and determined the influence of rural land markets on intra-household resource allocation, with a view to improving the land market situation, and ensuring effective and efficient allocation of resources among the cocoa-based farming households. Multistage sampling technique was used for the selection of respondents for this study. At the first stage, Ife-Ijesa zone was purposively selected because of the concentration of cocoa farming households in the zone. At the second stage, the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the zone were stratified into two groups i.e. rural and urban, from the rural LGAs, 4 LGAs out of 10 were purposively selected based on the availability of tenants farming households in the LGA. From the selected LGAs, 5 villages were selected at random; within each village, farming households were stratified into landlords and tenants; 5 landlord and 5 tenant farming households were selected at random from each of the villages, making a total of 200 farming households. The primary data were collected from the respondents with the aid of a pre-tested questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, two stage least square (2SLS) and quadratic almost ideal demand systems (QUAIDS) model were used to analyse the data collected
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    Effects of Rural Land Markets on Intra-Household Resource Allocations among Cocoa-Based Farming Households in Osun State, Nigeria.
    (Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agric, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2022) ABIMBOLA, Esther Iseoluwa
    The study described the socio-economy characteristics of the farm household members; assessed the rural land market situation in Osun State, estimated the farm and non-farm income of the farm household, and the determined the influence of rural land markets on intra-household resource allocation, with a view to improving the land market situation, and ensuring effective and efficient allocation of resources among the cocoa based-farming household.