Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa

Vol.11, No.4, 2009

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief

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ARTICLES

NIGERIA'S QUEST FOR FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY: A CRITIQUE
By: Dokun Oyeshola, Olusoji Ajao, and Abike Lawal

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE INCREASE IN INCIDENCE OF MALARIA CASES IN THE DVOKOLWAKO AREA OF SWAZILAND FROM 1990-2004
By: Abul Salam, Daniel S. Tevera, and Brain S. Bhembe

THE CONTRIBUTION OF LIVESTOCK IN LIVELIHOODS OF COCONUT- BASED HOUSEHOLDS IN GHANA
By: A. Osei-Bonsu and S. K. Dery

SABOTAGE INDUCED OIL SPILLAGES AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION IN NIGERIA’S NIGER DELTA
By: Ibaba Samuel Ibaba and John C. Olumati

SOYBEAN INNOVATION SYSTEM IN BENUE STATE
By: Shimayohol Daudu

RICE OUTPUT SUPPLY RESPONSE TO THE CHANGES IN REAL PRICES IN NIGERIA: AN AUTOREGRESSIVE DISTRIBUTED LAG MODEL APPROACH
By: Chinyere Grace Ogazi

PURSUING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AGROFORESTRY IN NIGERIA: GEODEMOGRAPHIC AND SPATIAL ANALYSES OF AGROFORESTRY IMPLEMENTATION IN 36 STATES AND CAPITAL TERRITORY
By: Richard Ingwe, Michael Ushie, Felix E. Ojong, and Isaac Okeme

OIL EXPLOITATION AND CONFLICT IN THE NIGERIA’S NIGER DELTA - A STUDY OF ILAJE, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA
By: Abosede Babatunde

OIL INDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN THE NIGERIA’S NIGER-DELTA: THE MULTIPLIER EFFECTS
By: P. B. Eregha and I. R. Irughe

MAPPING FLOOD VULNERABLE AREAS IN A DEVELOPING URBAN CENTRE OF NIGERIA
By: Sunday Ishaya, Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin, and I. B. Abaje

GIS/REMOTE SENSING METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF LAND RESOURCE USE FROM THE FULANI PEOPLE GEO-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE, NORTHERN
SENEGAL
By: Ahmadou Sadio Dia

GAS FLARING, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND ABATEMENT MEASURES IN NIGERIA, 1969-2001
By: S. O. Aghalino

WATER SHORTAGE RELATED PROBLEMS FOLLOWING THE CLOSURE OF MHANGURA COPPER MINE IN MASHONALAND WEST PROVINCE OF ZIMBABWE
By: I. O. Manyanhaire, J. T. Matewa, E. Svotwa, and E. Munhuwa

DETECTION OF COASTAL EROSION HOTSPOTS IN ACCRA, GHANA
By: K. Appeaning Addo

CHANGING TRENDS IN WATER POLICY FORMULATION IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT
By: A. S. Gbadegesin and F. B. Olorunfemi

CAUSES OF RURAL HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY: A CASE FROM KUYU DISTRICT, CENTRAL ETHIOPIA
By: Messay Mulugeta Tefera

AREA UNDER GRAIN LEGUMES CULTIVATION AND PROBLEMS FACED BY SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN LEGUME PRODUCTION IN THE SEMI-ARID EASTERN KENYA
By: J. M. Kimiti, D. W. Odee and B. Vanlauwe


BOOK REVIEWS

OECD, The Development Effectiveness of Food Aid: Does Tying Matter? Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, 2006.PP. 121. ISBN 92-64-01346-6.
Reviewed by: Percyslage Chigora

OECD, Development and Agriculture: The Case for Policy Coherence, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, 2005. PP. 123.
Reviewed by: Percyslage Chigora

Doornbos, M. (2000). Institutionalizing Development Policies and Resource Strategies in eastern Africa and India. Macmillan Press. London. {ISBN 0-312-22737}
Reviewed By: Samuel S. Sampson

James M. Lutz and Brenda J. Lutz, Global Terrorism, Routledge, London, 2004, pp.289, ISBN 0-415-700051-5.
Reviewed by: Percyslage Chigora