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Biosecurity Measures and Practices Relevant to Infectious Disease Management at Fish Farms in Northern Nigeria

Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 6, Issue 5, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Aquaculture helps to bridge Nigeria's fish supply deficit and thus contributes to national food security. Southwest Nigeria dominates national aquaculture output, but fish farming in northern Nigeria is expanding. Understanding the infectious disease situation in this burgeoning segment of the sector, including how farmers act to prevent and ...
Jibril Y. Jibril, Kerry L. Bartie, Johanna Baily, Andrew P. Desbois   +3 more
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AN ANALYSIS OF ACCESS TO CREDIT AND FACTORS INFLUENCING CREDIT UTILIZATION AMONG CASSAVA FARMERS IN SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development
This study analyses access to credit and factors influencing credit utilization among cassava farmers in Southwest, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 210 small holder cassava farmers for the study.
Damilola ADEOSUN, Dorcas ADEGBITE, Rahman SANUSI, Simeon AYANSINA, Kazeem ABOABA   +4 more
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Exploring consumer preferences for wild meat and other animal proteins in Gamba, Gabon: Implications for conservation and management of natural resources alongside extractive industry

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 10, Page 3345-3357, October 2026.
Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara, Landry Tchignoumba, Gabriel Koumba, Ghislain Guissouegou, Anna Feistner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficiency Analysis of Fadama Food Crop Farmers in Southwest, Nigeria

The technical efficiency estimates of beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries was less than one (or 100 percent) indicating that all the farmers were operating below the frontier. Technical efficiency indices of beneficiaries varied from a minimum of 78.4 percent to a maximum of 96.4 percent while that of non-beneficiaries lied between 41.2 percent and 89 ...
Oluwatunsin, Oluwatomi Festus, Petinrin, I. O, Bello, L. A.   +2 more
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Economics of smallholder chicken egg production among KAFACI project farmers in Southwest Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 2020
Deficiency in managerial capabilities, shortage of investible capital and high feed cost are major constraints limiting the growth and profitability of smallholder chicken production in Southwest Nigeria. Consequently, empowerment programmes was initiated to train and empower farmers in chicken egg production.
Adesehinwa, A.O.K., Saka, J.O., Makanjuola, B.A.M., Sorunke, A.O., Boladuro, B.A., Omodele, T., Ogunyemi, D.J.   +6 more
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Rural land rental markets in developing countries: Can survey design innovations improve land market participation statistics?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 108, Issue 5, Page 1376-1401, October 2026.
Abstract A longstanding puzzle in the African land rental market literature is the often‐observed discrepancy between the number of tenants (renters‐in) and the much smaller number of landlords (renters‐out) in survey data. If this discrepancy derives from systematic biases in survey data responses on rental market participation, then the existing body
Gashaw T. Abate, Kibrom A. Abay, Jordan Chamberlin, Samuel Sebsibie   +3 more
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The economic foundations of powersharing: Evidence from Africa

American Journal of Political Science, Volume 70, Issue 4, Page 1638-1652, October 2026.
Abstract How—and with whom—do rulers share power? Existing research focuses on the strategic logic of powersharing. In this paper, we analyze its economic foundations. Powersharing is modeled as a subnational fiscal contract, in which rulers allocate political representation based on constituencies’ revenue potential. Empirically, we combine historical
Yannick I. Pengl, Philip Roessler
wiley   +1 more source

From vulnerability to viability: Climate-Smart agriculture as drivers of productivity and food security in Nigerian maize-based farming households

Environmental Challenges
Climate change poses significant threats to agricultural productivity and food security in Nigeria, particularly among smallholder maize farmers in Southwest Nigeria, where erratic rainfall, droughts, and floods exacerbate vulnerability.
Adetomiwa Kolapo, Stefan Sieber
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Whole‐Genome Sequencing Pilot of the Central Asian Genomic Diversity Project Reveals Distinct Histories, Adaptation, and Introgression

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 53, 24 September 2026.
As a pilot phase of the Central Asian Genomic Diversity Project, whole‐genome sequencing of 166 individuals from 20 Central Asian and Afghan Hazara populations reveals fine‐scale substructure shaped by repeated trans‐Eurasian migration and admixture. Integrated analyses uncover post‐admixture adaptation, archaic introgression, and medically relevant ...
Mengge Wang, Shuhan Duan, Qiuxia Sun, Renkuan Tang, Lintao Luo, Jie Zhong, Zhaxylyk Sabitov, CAGDP Consortium†, Lan‐Hai Wei, Chao Liu, Maxat Zhabagin, Guanglin He   +11 more
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Socioeconomic Burden of Malaria on Productivity of Rice Farmers in Rural Southwest, Nigeria

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014
Malaria is one of the commonest tropical diseases plaguing the African continent and the rural areas of the continent in particular. This study was carried out to examine the effect of malaria on the productivity of rice farmers in Southwest Nigeria. The data for this study were obtained from one hundred and fifty (150) rice farmers in Ogun State and ...
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