West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Nigeria

About half of the working population in Nigeria is engaged in agriculture. Cassava is the most important food crop. Other major food crops include yam, sorghum, and maize. The share that agriculture contributes to GDP has declined from about 50 percent in 2000 to about 30 percent.

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Autores principales: Hassan, Shuaib M., Kuenobe, Celestine E., Jalloh, Abdulai, Nelson, Gerald C., Thomas, Timothy S.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154101
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author Hassan, Shuaib M.
Kuenobe, Celestine E.
Jalloh, Abdulai
Nelson, Gerald C.
Thomas, Timothy S.
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spelling CGSpace1541012025-11-06T05:31:29Z West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Nigeria Hassan, Shuaib M. Kuenobe, Celestine E. Jalloh, Abdulai Nelson, Gerald C. Thomas, Timothy S. crops climate change agriculture food security economic development agricultural development sustainability resource management agricultural policies About half of the working population in Nigeria is engaged in agriculture. Cassava is the most important food crop. Other major food crops include yam, sorghum, and maize. The share that agriculture contributes to GDP has declined from about 50 percent in 2000 to about 30 percent. 2012 2024-10-01T13:59:29Z 2024-10-01T13:59:29Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154101 en Open Access application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hassan, Shuaib M.; Kuenobe, Celestine E.; Jalloh, Abdulai; Nelson, Gerald C.; Thomas, Timothy S. 2012. West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Nigeria. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154101
spellingShingle crops
climate change
agriculture
food security
economic development
agricultural development
sustainability
resource management
agricultural policies
Hassan, Shuaib M.
Kuenobe, Celestine E.
Jalloh, Abdulai
Nelson, Gerald C.
Thomas, Timothy S.
West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Nigeria
title West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Nigeria
title_full West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Nigeria
title_fullStr West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Nigeria
title_short West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Nigeria
title_sort west african agriculture and climate change a comprehensive analysis nigeria
topic crops
climate change
agriculture
food security
economic development
agricultural development
sustainability
resource management
agricultural policies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154101
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