Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa

Vol.14, No.3, 2012

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
About the Contributors

ARTICLES

A REVIEW OF URBAN AGRICULTURE AS A TOOL FOR BUILDING FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND POLICY OPTIONS
By: Kareem, Rasaki Olufemi and Raheem, Kamil Alabi
AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC VARIABLES ON CREDIT NEEDS OF FARMERS IN BENUE STATE NIGERIA
By: Ali Ocholi, Innocent Uwaegbuonu Odoemenem, and Wuraola Latifat Lawal
AN APPRAISAL OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF WOMEN INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS IN POVERTY REDUCTION IN MOSHI RURAL DISTRICT: TANZANIA
By: Ponsian T. Sewando and Beatrice B. Emanuel
APPRAISAL OF THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF HUMAN INDUCED DEFORESTATON IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA
By: Ibimilua Adewale Festus
APPROACH USED BY GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs) IN PROMOTING CROP PRODUCTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON FOOD SECURITY AND HUNGER IN RURAL SWAZILAND: A CASE STUDY OF SITHOBELA AREA
By: Abul Salam and Epherem Mamba
CORRUPTION AND CORRUPT PRACTICES IN NIGERIA: AN AGENDA FOR TAMING THE MONSTER
By: Victor Egwemi
DETERMINANTS OF THE HOUSEHOLDS' CHOICE OF DRINKING WATER SOURCE IN CAMEROON
By: Luc Armand Totouom Fotue and Fondo Sikod
DRY LAND LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES: MERLOT (MASAWU) FRUIT UTILISATION IN DANDE AREA, ZIMBABWE
By: Bernard Chazovachii, Gumisai T Mutangi, Leonard Chitongo and Alimos Mushuku
ECONOMIC POLICY AND THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EXPERIENCES OF NIGERIA AND BOTSWANA
By: David Aworawo
ETHNO-RELIGIOUS CRISIS AS A THREAT TO THE STABILITY OF NIGERIA'S FEDERALISM
By: Michael B. Aleyomi
IMPACT EVALUATION OF THE UBUDEHE PROGRAMME IN RWANDA: AN EXAMINATION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE UBUDEHE PROGRAMME
By: Aggrey Niringiye and Chris Ayebale
PHILOSOPHY AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
By: Felix Ehimare Enegho
PIGGERY PRODUCTION AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF RURAL PEOPLE IN WARD 21 OF GUTU DISTRICT, MASVINGO PROVINCE, ZIMBABWE
By: Bernard Chazovachii
RECENT CONSEQUENCES OF LAND DEGRADATION ON FARMLAND IN THE PERI-URBAN AREA OF KADUNA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
By: Taiye Oluwafemi Adewuyi and Anthonia Silas Baduku
RE-INVENTING ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE TOWARDS EFFECTIVE EMISSION CONTROL IN SOUTH AFRICA AND NIGERIA
By: Olugbenga Oke-Samuel and Olubayo Oluduro
SOCIAL CAPITAL: AN INDISPENSABLE RESOURCE IN GHANA
By: Gabriel Adjargo
SURVEY OF LITERATURE ON FISCAL DECENTRALISATION AS A SUSTAINABLE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL IN GHANA
By: Christopher Dick-Sagoe
THE AFRICAN VIEW ON GENDER AND ITS IMPACT ON IMPLEMENTED GENDER POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN AFRICA
By: Efiritha Chauraya
THE LOCAL MEDIA AND ZIMBABWE'S LAND REFORM PROGRAM
By: Darlington Mutanda
URBAN MARKETS-LINKED CASSAVA VALUE CHAIN IN MOROGORO RURAL DISTRICT, TANZANIA
By: Ponsian T. Sewand