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This study was conducted at Wondo Genet Agricultural Research Center experimental field from January 2018 to March 2021. The study examined the financial feasibility of WG-Rosemary-III rosemary variety for fresh herbs and WG-Rosemary-II rosemary variety for dry herb production. For this study, both rosemary varieties were planted on 100m2 land areas with an intra and inter-row spacing of 60cm. All cost and benefit data were collected during the cultivation period. The study utilized financial analysis methods such as net present value (NPV) and benefit-cost ratio (BCR) to analyze the feasibility of their production. The study found that the net present value of production of WG-rosemary-III for fresh herbs was ETB 2,603,219.63 per hectare in its entire three years of production, indicating that its production is financially feasible. The benefit-cost ratio of production of WG-rosemary-III for fresh herbs was 7.94 which indicates that a 1 ETB outlay for this rosemary production results in a net return of ETB 6.94 per hectare. Besides, the net present value of production of WG-rosemary-II for dry herb was ETB 1,186,051.02 per hectare in its entire three-year course of production, which indicates that its production is financially feasible. The benefit-cost ratio of production of WG-rosemary-II for dry herbs was 4.22 which indicates that a 1 ETB outlay for this rosemary production results to gain a net return of ETB 3.22. The results indicate that the production of these rosemary varieties is profitable. Therefore, the government and other concerned stakeholders should further scale up the production of these rosemary technologies through training and awareness creation for farmers and investors through extension agents, thereby these rosemary technologies are utilized as a significant source of income and contribute to the enhancement of household well-being.
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Companies are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to be innovative, improve their strategies and differentiate themselves from competitors. This research on Artificial Intelligence and Competitive Advantage of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Anambra State. The objective is to examine the extent of the introduction of AI in achieving competitive advantage among MSMEs in Anambra State. This study made use of a Survey Research Design, and the population was 1399 MSMEs from the state. Krejcie and Morgan's 1970 sample size determination formula was used to get a sample size of 301. The analysis for the study was carried out using both descriptive and inferential statistics and the hypotheses were tested at a 5% level of significance. The study revealed that there is a statistically significant positive relationship between data-driven targeted online adverts and increase quality lead generation for (r = .922; p-value < 0.05), The study, therefore, concluded that using data-driven targeted adverts will lead to generating quality that need little effort on converting to paying customers. Sequel to this, the researches recommend among others that the MSMEs in Anambra state need to increasingly rely on data in decision-making, especially in running adverts, as this will give them the opportunity to choose who sees the advert and will lead to generating quality leads which will boost their competitive advantage over their rivals.
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The study was to assess development interventions gaps on pastoralist economic development in West Hararge Zone, Ethiopia. The qualitative and quantitative data surveys were employed, and data were collected from 160 respondents. In doing, the maximum likelihood estimation of logit model was applied to identify development stakeholders, and used descriptive statistics to know how much beneficiaries were benefited from intervention. In addition, SWOT analyses were applied to the extent of stakeholder’s intervention. Finally, to develop way of recommendation to each stakeholder; the researchers were used Spearman’s rank analysis as (Charles Edward Spearman, 1863-1945) to assess the rank of stakeholders contribution. Therefore, the result of the study shows; among stakeholders of pastoralist development, the sectors rank awarded based on their participations’ contribution to pastoral development were positively follows; education sectors of government [1], productive safety net program [2], cooperative Oromia promotion; Busa Gonofa sector institution3, pastoral development government sector [4], water sector of government [5], and care Ethiopia non-government organization [6].
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The Igbo Apprenticeship Model (IAM) is intended to make a significant contribution to the creation of jobs throughout the nation, and in Anambra State specifically. However, considering the staggering unemployment rates in Nigeria, it is unclear how much of an impact this programme has had, hence necessitating this study to examine the role of apprenticeship training in job creation in Anambra State, Nigeria. The work used survey research design and the population figure was 3673 business owners. The sample size of the study was 347 arrived at by applying Krejcie and Morgan's 1970 sample size determination formula. The source of data is wholly primary, using a structured questionnaire which was subjected to both validity and reliability tests. The data collected were analysed using a combination of descriptive and inferential statistics and the hypothesis was tested at a 5% level of significance. The result showed that trade credit has a statistically significant positive relationship with wealth redistribution in Anambra State (r = .972, p-value < 0.05). it was concluded on the strength of this that the apprenticeship scheme in Anambra state has contributed to wealth redistribution and by extension, job creation in the state. Therefore, it was recommended that some form of formality needs to be inculcated into the apprenticeship system in Anambra state.
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The absence of Business Incubators in universities in Anambra State necessitated this study to ascertain the influence of business incubation on the entrepreneurial performance of students in the selected universities in Anambra state. The work was anchored on Real-Driven-Options Theory of Business Incubation and New Venture Creation Theory. Survey research design was adopted by the study. The population of the study consisted of 300 level students of the selected universities who have taken entrepreneurship course or those that are yet to take it. A sample size of 380 was determined using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) formula. For the purpose of this study, the primary source of data (questionnaire), which was subjected to both validity and reliability was utilized. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were adopted in data analysis and the hypotheses were tested at a 5% level of significance. It was revealed from the analysis that knowledge transfer has a statistically significant positive relationship with promotion of entrepreneurial skills (r = .939; P-value < 0.05) and between inculcating innovative ideas and promoting the entrepreneurial mindset (r = .940; P-value < 0.05). It was concluded that business incubation has a significant relationship with student’s entrepreneurship performance. Sequel to this, it was recommended among others that teachers, facilitators and managers of entrepreneurial classes in universities should take the business of entrepreneurial knowledge transfer very serious, and more emphasis should be placed on practical aspect of knowledge transfer rather than theoretical aspects as this will help in improving the entrepreneurial skills of students that pass through entrepreneurial classes in the selected universities.
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In agriculture, the role of agricultural information cannot be over emphasized in enhancing the agricultural development. Information is crucial for increasing agricultural production and improving marketing & distribution strategies. Agricultural extension has a strong reliance on information exchange among farmers. This study examined Farmers perception on the effectiveness of extension events in the process of improved agricultural technology promotion the case of Sidama region and employing a simple random sample strategy as well as a purposeful sampling technique to choose the research region and 160 respondents’ farmers from study area were selected. The study showed the perception of farmers on the effectiveness of extension events in disseminating agricultural information to farmers. The majority of the farmers confirmed method of demonstrations (60.6%), training (46.1%), and farm visits (17.6) as very effective extension events to adopt new and improved agricultural technologies. However, (26.7%), (21.2%), (20.6%) (16.4%) of the farmers on the ADPLAC, FRG, use of extension materials and review meetings respectively rated as very ineffective extension events to utilize the technologies and also a positive and significant relationship between the effectiveness of extension delivery channels with a level of education, gender, membership on FRG, and trainings.
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Employee involvement is one of the essential things to achieve success in the organization because employee involvement can create strategies for good work culture, increase work productivity, improve relationships between organizations and better customers, reduce the number of absent employees, reduce accident rates, work, reducing the rate of work errors and being able to reduce the number of employee turnover (Soedarto & Hardi, 2023). This study aimed to determine the effect of Employee Engagement and compensation on organizational commitment. The population in this study were all employees of the Kediri City Islamic Boarding School District Health Center, with a PNS status of 128 employees. Data were collected through questionnaires analyzed with Multiple Linear Regression on SPSS 25. This study's results indicate a positive and significant effect of Employee Engagement and compensation on organizational commitment. Based on these conclusions, some suggestions for the leadership of the public health center from this research can be used as a reference to achieve higher employee organizational commitment. Therefore, efforts to increase employee organizational commitment can be achieved through increased compensation and employee Engagement. For further researchers, they can develop the variables in this study to become new mediating variables, which have yet to be found in this study.