Agriculture & Food SecurityFoodborne illness and nutritional insecurity remain pressing challenges among smallholder farmers in Southwest Nigeria, yet little is known about how socioeconomic conditions and HRB (HRB) shape their willingness to pay (WTP) for safe and nutritious food.
Edamisan Stephen Ikuemonisan
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Technical Efficiency of Small-Holder Cocoyam Farmers in Anambra State, Nigeria: Implications for Agricultural Extension Policy [PDF]
This study employed the Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier production function to measure the level of technical efficiency in small-holder cocoyam production in Anambra state, Nigeria. A multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select 120 cocoyam
Agwu, A.E, Onyenweaku, C.E, Okoye, B.C
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Conservation Farming Practices Among Yoruba Farmers in Southwest Nigeria: A Policy Perspective
, 2009 Conservation farming practices are crucial for sustainable agricultural development in Nigeria's diverse agro-ecological zones, including the Yoruba-dominated Southwest region. The study employed a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews with selected farmers in Southwest Nigeria, focusing on their perceptions and experiences with ...
Adebiyi, Bamidele +3 more
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Soil Erosion Control and Damage Costs in Nigerian Small Farms: Implications for Farm Growth and Sustainability [PDF]
In Nigeria 90% of the agricultural primary produce is in the hands of small holders cultivating between 0.8-4 hectares. Farm size expansion is limited by population pressure, land fragmentation, poor market opportunities and lack of finance. This article
Okoye, Chukwuemeka U.
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Linking Socio-Economic and Policy Variables to Technical Efficiency of Traditional Agricultural Production: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria [PDF]
The major objective of this study was to analyze and link the level of technical efficiency of Nigerian small-scale farmers to specific farmers' socio-economic and policy variables.
Ajibefun, Igbekele A.
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Influence of Information Sources on Awareness of Forestry-related Technology in Southwest Nigeria
Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2008 Forestry-related technologies (FRTs) are practices to mitigate and ameliorate effects of environmental degradation resulting from agricultural production practices.
A O Adu, A E Adekoya
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Journal of Agricultural ExtensionThis study examined fraudulent practices among agricultural input retailers and farmers' perceptions of these practices. A multistage random sampling technique was used to select 75 registered maize farmers in the Ibadan/Ibarapa Agricultural zone of Oyo
Peace Aburime +2 more
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Empirical Analysis of Determinants of Productivity among Small holder Cassava Farmers in Abia State, Nigeria [PDF]
The study was carried out in 2008 to investigate the determinants of productivity among small holder cassava farmers. The log linear model derived from the Cobb-Douglas functional form was used to analyze the data which was collected through a multi ...
Anyaegbunam, H.N, Okoye, B.C, Madu, T.U
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ROLE OF WOMEN FARMERS’ COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION: A CASE STUDY OF BAUCHI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BAUCHI STATE. [PDF]
This study was aimed at examining the role of Women farmers’ cooperative Societies in Agricultural Production in Bauchi Local Government Area of Bauchi State Nigeria.
Haruna, U., Emefesi, B.O., Hamidu, B.M.
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Estimation of Actual and Potential Adoption Rates and Determinants of Improved Rice Variety Among Rice Farmers in Nigeria: The Case of NERICAs [PDF]
The article used the ATE estimation framework to derive consistent semi-parametric estimators of population adoption rates and their determinants of the NERICA (New Rice for Africa) rice varieties in Nigeria.
Dontsop Nguezet, Paul Martin +2 more
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