June 2012
Rethinking green revolution program: The impact of Mozambique’s fast-track green revolution program on the environment and animal rights
The green revolution program (GRP) in Mozambique has taken centre stage in academic circles, and academics and researchers have tussled with various aspects of this subject. While the GRP is meant to reduce the country’s food insecurity and was successfully implemented in some countries like India (Arundhati, 2004), the results have been different in many African countries. In Mozambique, GRP has dramatically...
June 2010
Review of hydrologic assessment models for predicting pesticide leaching in Nigeria
The need to evaluate the potential risks of pesticides usage that may lead to contamination of water resources has been the reason behind the development of models for predicting pesticide leaching in soils and watershed areas. Various assessment models have been developed in the past. For example, the vulnerability of groundwater to pesticide leaching may be evaluated by indices and overlay-based methods, by...
June 2010
Green marketing or green wash? A comparative study of consumers’ behavior on selected Eco and Fair trade labeling in Sweden
Green marketing is in the focus of present marketing strategy due to the pressure that comes from inclined environmental awareness in the global climate change. Different initiatives have been considered to support environmental programme and practices and one of the meaningful business initiatives is eco or fair trade labeling. Eco-label provides the information of product contribution in the context of environmental...
June 2010
Impact of soil amendment on phytotoxicity of a 5-month old waste engine oil polluted soil
The present study investigated the effects of soil amendment on the remediation of waste engine oil (WEO) polluted soil, as well as the eventual phytotoxic effects of remediated amended soil on some growth parameters of cowpea. There was significant decrease in heavy metal concentration of the polluted soil more than average, nine months after amendment. There was also total remediation of some PAH compounds...
