scholarly journals Influence of Post-Harvest Technology on Food Security in Narok East sub-County, Kenya

2022 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Mmaitsi Lawrence Asige ◽  
Obushe Dennis Omuse
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Sample Size Determination ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
P Value ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
The Relationship

Crop yields have decreased globally due to declining investments in research and infrastructure, which are preconditions for food security. The study established the Influence of Post-Harvest technology on Food Security in Narok East sub-County, Kenya, which is a rural sub-County in Narok County. A descriptive research design was adopted by the study. The target population is comprised of 25078 households distributed proportionally in the four wards and is involved in different farming activities. A sample of 378 household heads was determined using the sample size determination formula. Primary data was collected using a questionnaire and an interview guide. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics of frequencies, percentages and inferential statistics of correlation, ANOVA and regression analysis. The results were presented using frequency and percentages, tables and charts. The relationship between the variables was tested at a significant level of 0.05. The results show that there is a strong, positive and significant correlation between post-harvest technology and food security in the sub-County (r = .606** and p-value = 0.000). This implies that the relationship between the variables is very significant hence post-harvest technology is a strong determinant of food security in the study area. The study concludes that ANOVA model indicated a very significant and statistical relationship between post-harvest technology and food security. The study is beneficial to all the stakeholders in rural areas in Kenya who have consistently experienced food insecurity as it will provide appropriate data that will be used for policymaking.

EFFECT OF AGENCY BANKING ON PERFORMANCE OF MICROFINANCE BANKS IN KENYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Eunice Wangari Ndirangu ◽  
David Kiragu ◽  
Antony Ngunyi ◽  
Mohamed Shano
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
P Value ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Customer Care ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of agency banking on performance of microfinance banks in Kenya Materials and Methods: The study adopted positivism philosophy approach and descriptive research design was used. The study also used census survey. The target population was the thirteen Microfinance Banks regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya. The questionnaires were self-administered and primary data was collected from the thirteen regulated microfinance banks. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for preliminary analysis. Factor analysis was conducted to reduce the number of factors and Kaiser Mayer Olkin and Barlett’s test of Sphericity were tested and total variance explained, scree plot and rotated component matrix were drawn. Findings: The descriptive statistics findings disclosed that agency banking has a positive effect on performance of MFBs. This was shown by 71.7% of the respondents were in agreement that agency banking influence the performance of MFBs. The findings showed that the relationship between agency and performance was p value was 0.018 and F test of 5.908 showing that the model was statistically significant for the data set. The coefficient table showed that the equation was Y = 2.680 + 0.355AGB. The findings denoted that agency banking has a moderate relationship with performance of MFBs. The MFBs are using agency banking to grow their businesses thus generating profits and capital gain. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommends that MFBs should open more agents especially in the rural areas to facilitate population access near services. In addition, the management team and the policy makers should ensure that policies are elaborated to protect the customers from fraud and also exploitation by the business owners due to higher transaction cost and the business operating the agents should be trained on fraud policies because it is affecting many customers. The government and the MFBs should ensure all those operating the agents are well trained on record keeping, managing of funds, and customer care.

EFFECT OF MOBILE BANKING ON PERFORMANCE OF MICROFINANCE BANKS IN KENYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Eunice Wangari Ndirangu ◽  
David Kiragu ◽  
Antony Ngunyi
Keyword(s):  
Target Population ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
P Value ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Telecommunication Services ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Beta Coefficient

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of mobile banking on performance of microfinance banks in Kenya Methodology: The study adopted positivism philosophy approach and descriptive research design was used. The study also used census survey. The target population was the thirteen Microfinance Banks regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya. The questionnaires were self-administered and primary data was collected from the thirteen regulated microfinance banks. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for preliminary analysis. Factor analysis was conducted to reduce the number of factors and Kaiser Mayer Olkin and Barlett’s test of Sphericity were tested and total variance explained, scree plot and rotated component matrix were drawn. Findings: The findings showed that majority of the respondents were in agreement that it is easy to deposit and withdraw cash, transfer funds, apply loan and check the balance using mobile banking. The hypothesis (H02) findings showed that mobile banking had a significant effect on performance of MFBs. The summary model showed that the R was 0.280 and a R square of 0.078. This implied that mobile banking predicted 7.8% of the performance of MFBs. The ANOVA results showed that F value was 4.940 and a p value of 0.030 which indicates that it was statistically significant. After the T test mobile banking beta coefficient was the regression model was generated Y = 2.841+ 0.271MBA. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommends that MFBs should partner with telecommunication services providers to develop products and services which are customer oriented and easy to use. They should develop strategies on market penetration by creating awareness on the product and services available in the market.

scholarly journals DETERMINANTS OF STUNTING IN CHILDREN AGED 24-59 MONTHS IN THE KASREMAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Devi Kesumawati ◽  
Nurul Hidayah
Keyword(s):  
Community Health Center ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Work Area ◽  
Study Case ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Case Design

Introduction: In Indonesia stunting still the main problem and concern in the field of nutrition, this condition in mark with height not according to age measured use the z-score. Children said stunting if the z-score <- 2SD until ≥- 3 SD and very short if < - 3 SD. Methods: This study to attemps to analyze the determinant. Stunting using study correlation with case design study case control done measurements on past (retrospektif) 38 group with the total sample case and 38 respondents. Results: The control group thr kind of data used primary data. Respondents who experienced anemia is 20 and 15 respondents (39,5 %) have children stunting and 5 responden (13,5 %) has a normal, with p-value p= 0,019 (p < 0,005) showing there the relationship between the anemia as the stunting in the work area Puskesmas Kasreman Conclusion: The conclusion of research is several factors such in minutely in the work area Puskesmas Kasreman, risk heving the anemia higher have children stunting. Expected health service, parents and knowledge of the factor causing people to stunting to prevent the occurrence stunting

scholarly journals Evaluation of Monetary Challenges Affecting Operations of Private Tertiary Colleges in Nakuru Town, Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
A. N. Mugo
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Pecking Order ◽  
Pecking Order Theory ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
The Relationship

Tertiary colleges are the institution in between the secondary and the universities. They are set aside for those students who fail to join universities due to failure of meeting entry points or lack of requisite fees. Most of these institutions are run by private sectors while a small percentage is run by public sectors. Due to various challenges here have been instances of monetary constraints in these institutions. This facilitated this study which hunted to evaluate the monetary challenges affecting operations of the private tertiary colleges. The study sought to establish the access of funds and credit facilities on operations of the aforestated private tertiary colleges. The pecking order theory guided the study. The study was conducted amongst private tertiary colleges in Nakuru town, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive research design with target population of 109 employees of these institutions. A census survey was conducted. The study employed a questionnaire to collect primary data. Data was processed and analyzed with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software. Descriptive and inferential analyses were duly conducted. The findings indicated that access of funds and credit facilities affect operations of private tertiary colleges positively and that the relationship between the two constructs is statistically significant (r = 0.665; p < 0.01). The study concluded that the role played by funds and credit facilities in the Operations of private tertiary colleges cannot be understated. It is recommended that the management of private tertiary colleges should devise various sources of funding such as initiating income-generating projects and liaise with corporate entities for sponsorship of needy students. 

scholarly journals Hubungan Karakteristik dan Kecerdasan Spiritual Perawat dengan Pemenuhan Kebutuhan Layanan Spiritual Pasien Rawat Inap

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-184
Author(s):  
Nur Herawati ◽  
Emma Rachmawati ◽  
Mouhamad Bigwanto
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
P Value ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT Nurses in meeting spiritual service needs in patients are influenced by one of the factors namely spiritual intelligence. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between characteristics and nurse's spiritual intelligence by fulfilling the inpatient spiritual service needs in Banten Hospital in 2019. The study was conducted in Banten General Hospital in July-August 2019. This research was quantitative with a cross-sectional design by using a questionnaire as a primary data and using Chi-square test as the data analysis. The sample used all nurses in population with total sampling to 71 nurses. The results showed that respondents who fulfilled the needs of spiritual services were not as good as 37 respondents (52.1%). Bivariate results showed variables related to meeting spiritual service needs, namely the level of education (p value = 0.039), length of work (p value =0.042), and nurse spiritual intelligence (p value =0.022). Based on the results of this study it is suggested that there is a need for assistance or special mentors conducted by senior nurses to junior nurses (length of work ≤ 4 years). Because the results of this research prove that nurses who have a new length of work who have the opportunity to meet the needs of spiritual services are not good for patients. Keywords : Nurses, Spiritual Intelligence, Spiritual Service Needs.

scholarly journals Natural and Socio-economics Factors Affecting the Household Food Security in Rural Area of Paktia Province, Afghanistan

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Wali Khan Ahmadzai ◽  
Hussain Gul Aryobi
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Internal Displacement ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Regression Result ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Household Heads

This study aimed to explore the factors affecting food security in the rural area of Paktia province, Afghanistan. The study was based on household-level data collected from rural areas of all districts of the province. The data were collected from randomly selected 154 households. The respondents were both males and females. A face-to-face interview with a structured questionnaire was done with both male and female household heads. The study recorded 59.1% of households were food insecure, and on average, 48.1% of the household had poor food consumption, while, 38.3% had borderline and 13.6% had acceptable food consumption. Study also calculated food consumption scores and examined the correlation between different factors determining food security. The regression result showed lower-income, farm size, household size, flood, food price, and internal displacement factors determined the food insecurity.

scholarly journals NGOs as Contributing Factor to Local Communities’ Development in Rwanda. An Overview of Care International in Bugesera District

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. MBONIGABA Celestin
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Quality Of Data ◽  
The Relationship

This paper investigated the contribution of NGOs on the local communities’ development in Rwanda, a case of Care International in Bugesera District (2015-2019). Specific objectives were to analyze Care International-NGO activities in Bugesera District; to assess indicators of local community development of beneficiaries from Bugesera District; to find out the relationship between Care International-NGO and local community development of its beneficiaries in Bugesera District. This study analyzed quality of data from respondents through interviews. Quantitatively the study described the contribution of NGOs on local community development in Rwanda. The correlational study was used to show the relationship between two variables. The target population 13,815 beneficiaries of Care International Rwanda, Bugesera District. Sample size was 99 respondents from Care International Rwanda, Bugesera Cluster. Sampling techniques were convenience and purposive sampling techniques. Data collection instruments used questionnaires technique. Data was analysed using the frequencies, descriptive and Pearson correlation tools in SPSS IBM 21.0 version. Findings revealed that there are different activities offered by care International-NGO in Bugesera District include strengthening the capacity for self-help for beneficiaries in Bugesera, confirmed by 90.9% respondents. Care International providing economic opportunity to beneficiaries in Bugesera, confirmed by 72.7% respondents. Findings showed different indicators of local community development of beneficiaries from Bugesera District such as an increased in agricultural and livestock productivity, confirmed by 74.7% respondents. They have food security and promote trade of agriculture products; confirmed by 71.7% respondents. An access to education for citizens and able to obtain school fees to their children, confirmed by 82.8% respondents. Findings showed the relationship between Care International-NGO and local community development of its beneficiaries in Bugesera District presented by p-value equals 0.000 which is less than Alpha (0.01). The level of relationship is r2 = .806** categorized as positive and very strong correlation.

scholarly journals Agroforestry practices and food security in the mount Bamboutos landscape, Western Highlands of Cameroon

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-211
Author(s):  
Njukeng Jetro Nkengafac ◽  
Louis Nkembi ◽  
Ngulefack Ernest Forghab ◽  
Asabaimbi Deh Nji
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Fuel Wood ◽  
Agroforestry Adoption ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Compost Manure ◽  
Agroforestry Practices

This study presents agroforestry practices by farmers in Mount Bamboutos, why they adopt agroforestry practices and main constraints towards adoption as well as the relationship between agroforestry practices and household food security. A purposive sampling technique was used to administer 195 questionnaires. Data collected were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The demographic information analyzed showed that the majority of respondents were males (76%) and all were literate with a majority using fuel wood as their main source of energy. The major agroforestry practices were, planting of fodder, fertilizer, fruit and timber trees, compost manure and farm yard manure preparation. The highest year of adoption of agroforestry practices was in 2019. Most (50%) of the respondents adopted agroforestry practices for better crop yields. However, the main constraints to agroforestry adoption were lack of training, lack of seeds and much labour involved. Lack of training was the greatest constraint cited by respondents. 39% of the respondents were food secure and apart from compost manure practice that was negatively associated with food security, all the other agroforestry practices were positively associated with food security. Based on findings of this study, it is recommended that extension agents and other stakeholders should intensify efforts to educate and train more farmers on the practice and advantages of agroforestry. This will go a long way to increase adoption rate while ensuring food security.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF RAILWAY NETWORK INEFFICIENCIES ON BUSINESS OPERATIONS OF TATA CHEMICALS MAGADI, MOMBASA IN KENYA

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Keponyi Sakimpa ◽  
Dr. Willy M. Muturi ◽  
Dr Mos Otieno
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
P Value ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
The Government ◽  
Equipment Utilization ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Managerial Employees

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of railway network inefficiencies on business operations of Tata chemicals Magadi, Mombasa in Kenya.Methodology: This study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population of this study was the 450 employees of TATA Chemical Magadi Ltd. The study used a sample of 135 employees. The study employed stratified random sampling to identify the 135 respondents. The strata were those of top management, middle management/supervisors and non-managerial employees. Primary data was used to gather information by use of questionnaires. Information was sorted, coded and input into the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS 20) for production of descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: Results on the analysis of variance showed that the overall model was statistically significant and that the independent variables were good predictors of performance.  This was supported by an F statistic of 71.69 and the reported p value (0.000) which was less than the conventional probability of 0.05significance level. Descriptive results indicated that inefficiencies of Kenya Railway Corporation greatly affect production targets, customer satisfaction, sales targets and equipment utilization in Tata chemicals Magadi Ltd which in turn affects the performance of the company.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The government should allocate additional annual budget to the Kenya Railways Corporation to provide efficient means of transporting freight between cities and towns. Additionally, management of Tata Chemicals Magadi Ltd should exercise stronger leadership to enhance long term planning and disaster management to avoid loss to customers and manage its efficiency.

scholarly journals Effect of Budgeting on Financial Perfomance of Youth Groups Funded by Youth Entreprise Fund in Kapsaret Sub-County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Kevin Otieno Owembi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Youth Groups ◽  
Ex Post

The study examined the effect of budgeting on financial performance of the Youth Groups at Kapsaret Sub-County. The study sought to answer the following questions; extent of budgeting by the youth groups at Kapsaret sub-county, factors affecting budgeting implementation and financial performance by the Youth Groups at Kapsaret Sub-county and budgeting effects on financial performance by the youth groups at Kapsaret Sub-county. The research design adopted for this study was Ex post-facto research design, the target population was the 82 youth groups being funded by the various financial institutions and YEDF in Kapsaret Sub-County Stratified sampling technique targeting youth groups managers and treasurers of the youth groups was used, 5 stratums were drawn from Kapsaret sub-county and data collected through simple random sampling technique. questionnaires administered to the target population was the source of primary data, Validity of questionnaires was tested using a pilot study on 6 Youth Groups out of the sampled groups and reliability was tested using the test-re-test method, descriptive statistic was used to analyze quantitative data presented through frequency tables, percentages, mean scores and standard deviation, chi-square was used to test the hypothesis. The study finding on the effect of standardized budgeting on financial performance using chi-square with the computed X2 value of 0.610 and the P-Value of 0.435,the study established out that there was no evidence of a relationship between standardized budgeting and financial performance yet on the effect of budgeting on financial performance computed X2 value was16.970 and the P-Value was 0.000, the study established out that there was evidence of a relationship between budgeting and financial performance. The study recommends that there should be effective budget implementation within the various youth groups particularly those funded by the YEDF, more funding should be provided to the youth groups funded by YEDF, more training and seminars to be offered to the youth groups on preparation and implementation of budgets and there should be constant monitoring and evaluation of the youth groups budgets and budgeting system by fund managers over time within the youth groups. Keywords: Budgeting, Financial Perfomance, Youth Entreprise.

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