Monthly Archives: May 2022

Rural Farm Households’ Level of Awareness of Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) for Malaria Prevention amidst COVID-19 Pandemic in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

JAFE Vol.  9(1): 38-51, 2022 Veronica S. Nkanta, Emem B. Inyang and Sunday B. Akpan ABSTRACT Despite the tremendous effort injected by the government of Akwa Ibom State to combat malaria prevalence through the use of insecticide-treated net (ITNs), it is obvious that the State has not yet achieved universal coverage of the endemic population. […]

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Comparative Assessment of Rural Women Farmers’ Poverty Status in Suleja and Gurara Local Government Areas of Niger State, Nigeria

JAFE Vol.  9(1): 28-37, 2022 Muhammad, H.U., Salihu, I.T., Abdullahi, A., Jibrin, S., Hassan, S., and Aliyu, A. ABSTRACT Poverty is pervasive in rural areas of Niger State. Women living in rural households are more vulnerable to poverty than men. Thus, this study seeks to assess rural women farmers’ poverty status in Suleja and Gurara […]

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Estimating the Crown Diameter of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R. Br. ex G. Don. from its Diameter at Breast Height

JAFE Vol.  9(1): 19-27, 2022 Adedoyin, E.D., Adeoti, O.O. and Animashaun, Z.T. ABSTRACT Crown diameter measurements provide invaluable information for species management, but are left unassessed during inventory because of associated difficulties in measurement, and problems of underestimation from limited visibility. This study investigates the relationship between crown diameter (cd) and diameter at breast height […]

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