RUSEP: marketled agricultural technology transfer and commercialization in Abia State, Nigeria

RUSEP is the latest attempt by the federal government of Nigeria to alleviate poverty through the transfer of market-driven agricultural technology to farmers and the commercialization of agriculture in selected states in Nigeria. Through this project, employment will be generated through enhanced a...

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Autores principales: Kormawa, P.M., Ezedinma, C.I., Makinde, K., Adekunle, A., Chianu, J.
Formato: Conference Proceedings
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99986
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author Kormawa, P.M.
Ezedinma, C.I.
Makinde, K.
Adekunle, A.
Chianu, J.
author_browse Adekunle, A.
Chianu, J.
Ezedinma, C.I.
Kormawa, P.M.
Makinde, K.
author_facet Kormawa, P.M.
Ezedinma, C.I.
Makinde, K.
Adekunle, A.
Chianu, J.
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description RUSEP is the latest attempt by the federal government of Nigeria to alleviate poverty through the transfer of market-driven agricultural technology to farmers and the commercialization of agriculture in selected states in Nigeria. Through this project, employment will be generated through enhanced agricultural enterprises. Abia state in the south East was chosen as one of the pilot states. The needs assessment study provides information on existing and available improved technologies and level of commercialization of agriculture in the rural communities. The constraints to commercialization and adoption of market-driven technologies were identified and recommendations were made towards the effective implementation of the project. The report would be useful in the implementation of the pilot project which has a lifespan of 18 months. Yam, cassava, rice and plantain were selected as priority major crops, taking into consideration their potential adaptability to commercial processing capability, socioeconomic and cultural significance as well as their comparative advantage in terms of production and consumption in various processed forms. Yam and plantain flour were found to be the most profitable processed products for the study area. Plantain and cooking banana flour are new, emerging products with a high future market driven potential.
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spelling CGSpace999862023-02-15T06:38:50Z RUSEP: marketled agricultural technology transfer and commercialization in Abia State, Nigeria Kormawa, P.M. Ezedinma, C.I. Makinde, K. Adekunle, A. Chianu, J. commercialization technology transfer infrastructure processing agroecology RUSEP is the latest attempt by the federal government of Nigeria to alleviate poverty through the transfer of market-driven agricultural technology to farmers and the commercialization of agriculture in selected states in Nigeria. Through this project, employment will be generated through enhanced agricultural enterprises. Abia state in the south East was chosen as one of the pilot states. The needs assessment study provides information on existing and available improved technologies and level of commercialization of agriculture in the rural communities. The constraints to commercialization and adoption of market-driven technologies were identified and recommendations were made towards the effective implementation of the project. The report would be useful in the implementation of the pilot project which has a lifespan of 18 months. Yam, cassava, rice and plantain were selected as priority major crops, taking into consideration their potential adaptability to commercial processing capability, socioeconomic and cultural significance as well as their comparative advantage in terms of production and consumption in various processed forms. Yam and plantain flour were found to be the most profitable processed products for the study area. Plantain and cooking banana flour are new, emerging products with a high future market driven potential. 2002 2019-03-03T05:54:31Z 2019-03-03T05:54:31Z Conference Proceedings https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99986 en Limited Access Kormawa, P.M., Ezedinma, C.I., Makinde, K., Adekunle, A. & Chianu, J. (2002). Needs assessment study for market-driven agricultural technology transfer and commercialization in Nigeria. In: (RUSEP) Market-led agricultural technology transfer and commercialization project. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA (72p).
spellingShingle commercialization
technology transfer
infrastructure
processing
agroecology
Kormawa, P.M.
Ezedinma, C.I.
Makinde, K.
Adekunle, A.
Chianu, J.
RUSEP: marketled agricultural technology transfer and commercialization in Abia State, Nigeria
title RUSEP: marketled agricultural technology transfer and commercialization in Abia State, Nigeria
title_full RUSEP: marketled agricultural technology transfer and commercialization in Abia State, Nigeria
title_fullStr RUSEP: marketled agricultural technology transfer and commercialization in Abia State, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed RUSEP: marketled agricultural technology transfer and commercialization in Abia State, Nigeria
title_short RUSEP: marketled agricultural technology transfer and commercialization in Abia State, Nigeria
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topic commercialization
technology transfer
infrastructure
processing
agroecology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99986
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