1. Introduction Land and water are the nature’s prime resources that bring sustenance to many life forms and ecosystems on planet earth, but they are neither renewable nor infinite. Over the years unsustainable land management practices have promoted large scale degradation of these elementary resources and jeopardized normal function of many biological systems associated [...]
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Relating Stress With Economic Challenges
Posted by admin on July 12th, 2011
Falling stock values, unemployment on the rise, foreclosures and decreased real estate equity, commercial and personal bankruptcies are all becoming normal headline news. Even 401K and retirement plans are being devalued as this country continues to experience a whirlwind of uncertainty. U.S. based companies are looking at all angles to increase the bottom line and [...]
Nigerian Women Agro-entrepreneurship Development: Issues and Challenges
Posted by admin on July 1st, 2011
Introduction Suleiman (2006) defined entrepreneurship as “the willingness and ability of an individual to seek for investment opportunities to establish and run an enterprise successfully” while Drucker viewed an entrepreneur as a person who perceives business opportunities and takes advantage of the scarce resources and uses them profitably. Entrepreneurs are job creators and/or become [...]
