Search Results - "Ogun State"

Farmers’ willingness to adopt digital application tools in Ogun State, Nigeria by Abioye, O., Popoola, Olufemi, Akande, A., Fadare, D.A., Omitoyin, S.A., Yinusa, B., Kolade, O.O.

“…This study investigates the factors influencing smallholder farmers' willingness to adopt digital application tools in Ogun State, Nigeria, focusing on the IITA herbicide calculator and Akilimo mobile applications. …”
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Econometric analysis of loan repayment competence of smallholder cassava farmers in Yewa area, Ogun State, Nigeria by Ojiako, I.A., Okechukwu, R.U., Olaitan, T.

“…Primary data collected from 121 respondents randomly selected from cassava-farming communities in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria, were used for the investigation. …”
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Comparative field evaluation of mechanized and manual cassava production operations: the case of cassava farmers in Ogun state of Nigeria by Abass, A., Okechukwu, R., Gworgwor, N., Amaza, P., Awoyale, W.

“…In 2015, mechanized technologies for planting and harvesting cassava were introduced to farmers involved in the Cassava Value Chain (CVC) in Ogun State of Nigeria for testing. This study comparatively analysed the profitability of cassava production under mechanized and manual operations. …”
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Effect of fertilizer combinations on soil chemical properties, growth and yield of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Ogun State by Oyebade, B.A.

“…Two locations used for the experiment were Directorate of University Farms of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta and farmer’s field at Idi-olu, Ikenne Local Government of Ogun state. The experiment was a Randomized Complete Block Design consisting of the 11 fertilizer treatments in 2 locations replicated three times. …”
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Effects of gender norms on food security and asset acquisition among cassava value chain actors in Oyo and Ogun States, Nigeria by Adeagbo, D.R.

“…These were with a view to providing additional empirical information on specific gender norms, and their effect on food security and asset acquisition among the cassava value chain actors in Oyo and Ogun States, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was adopted in selecting 500 cassava value chain actors which comprise of producers, processors, marketers, and influencers in both Oyo and Ogun States. …”
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Investigating the molecular basis of multiple insecticide resistance in a major malaria vector Anopheles funestus (sensu stricto) from Akaka-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria by Atoyebi, Seun M., Tchigossou, Genevieve, Akoton, Romaric, Riveron, Jacob M., Irving, Helen, Weedall, Gareth

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Correlation between aflatoxin M1 content of breast milk, dietary exposure to aflatoxin B1 and socioeconomic status of lactating mothers in Ogun State, Nigeria by Adejumo, O., Atanda, O., Raiola, A., Somorin, Y., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Ritieni, A.

“…A correlation study was conducted to determine the relationship between AFM1 content of breast milk, dietary exposure to AF B1 and socioeconomic status of lactating mothers in thethree Senatorial districts of Ogun State, Nigeria. Equal amounts of breast milk (20 ml) and food rations(40 kg) obtained from 50 volunteer lactating mothers and eighty-two frequently consumed food commoditiesin the preceding month were used for the study. …”
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Nigeria zero hunger/IITA policy brief No. 3: Nigeria zero hunger strategic review - nutritional status of children under the age of 5 in Ogun state, Nigeria by Okike, Iheanacho, Ayoola, G.B., Ogundapo, A.T., Ojide, M., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Dashiell, Kenton E., Manyong, Victor

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Dataset of fish epidemiology and health economics in Ogun and Delta States by Khor, Laura, Delamare-Deboutteville, Jerome, Chadag, Vishnumurthy Mohan, Adeyemo, Olanike, Selim, Alarape, Sanmi, Aina, Hanson, Larry, Wills, Robert

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Highlights from the OGFIMS-IITA project review meeting by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…The Review Meeting for the Ogun State Farmers Information Management System (OGFIMS) project, funded by the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP) and supported by the World Bank, brought together the project implementation team and key stakeholders from the Ogun State Government and OGSTEP. …”
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Advancing the laudable course to #ReforestOlokemeji by IITA Forest Center

“…Progress testimonial of the Olokemeji Reforestation Project, sponsored by the Nigerian Breweries, being implemented by the Forest Center of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, and ably supported by the Ministry of Forestry, Ogun State. In this video, you’ll learn: - Why we are reforesting Olokemeji - Number of trees planted so far - Project progress so far - What do our sponsor and partners think of the progress of the project so far? …”
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Incidence, distribution and first identification of citrus tristeza virus by RTPCR in citrus orchards in southWestern Nigeria by Adediji, A.O., Atiri, G.I., Kumar, P. Lava

“…Disease incidence varied from 85.2% in Oyo State to 48.4% in Ogun State. Citrus trees were infected regardless of scionrootstock combinations and the virus was detected in sweet orange (87.0%), tangerine (77.6%), grapefruit (73.8%) and lemon (69.5%). …”
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AFR100 donor visit to Olokemeji Reforestation site by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Recently, five representatives of the TerraFund for AFR100 team visited the reforestation site in Olokemeji, Ogun State, Nigeria to assess the progress of the project. …”
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Characterization of desired catfish products and related challenges faced by farmer producers in Oyo, Ogun, and Delta states, Nigeria by Komugisha, Basiita Rose, Manyise, Timothy, Mwema, Catherine, Cole, Steven, Oyesola, Olutokunbo, Akuwa, Elizabeth, Fregene, Bernadette, Siriwardena, Sunil, Rossignoli, Cristiano, Benzie, John

“…The dataset includes transcripts of focus groups discussion conducted with catfish farmers in Oyo, Delta and Ogun State, with the project goal of characterizing catfish products desired by farmers in Nigeria in view of a catfish genetic improvement program.…”
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First report of banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (musa spp.) in Nigeria (ABSTRACT) by Adegbola, R.O., Ayodeji, O., Awosusi, O., Atiri, G., Kumar, P. Lava

“…Theregions in the Republic of Benin affected by BBTV border Ogun State (7°00′N and 3°35′E) of Nigeria.Epidemiological investigations were conducted during May 2012 at 31 locations in Ogun State to determinethe potential risk of BBTV spreading into Nigeria. …”
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Organic carbon and nutrient enrichment in clay-rich calcareous soils in self-regenerating fallows in humid tropical agroecology by Mesele, S.A., Soremi, P.S., Ayamba, B.E., Aderolu, J., Olayiwola, V.A.

“…The study site was located in the Onigbedu community, Ogun State, Nigeria, with large commercial limestone deposits. …”
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Evaluation of tropical maize hybrids under drought stress by Oyekale, K.O., Daniel, I.O., Kamara, A.Y., Adegbite, A.E., Ajala, M.O.

“…Field evaluation was done at a rain forest location (Ikenne, Ogun State, Nigeria) on irrigated plots under well-watered and water-deficit conditions during the dry period of 2002/2003 cropping season. …”
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Changes in nutritional, texture, rancidity and microbiological properties of composite biscuits produced from breadfruit and wheat flours enriched with edible fish meal by Adeola, A.A., Bakare, H.A., Bamgbose, O.O., Obadina, A.O., Afolabi, W.A., Adegunwa, M., Akerele, R.A., Otesile, I., Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji

“…Freshly harvested seedless variety of breadfruit, matured catfish, wheat flour and other ingredients were procured from local outlets in Ogun State, Nigeria. Breadfruit flour (BF) was produced by washing, manual peeling, washing, grating, bagging, dewatering, pulverizing and drying. …”
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Increasing smallholders' intensity in cassava value web: effect on household food security in Southwest Nigeria by Adeyemo, T.A., Abass, A., Amaza, P., Okoruwa, V., Akinyosoye, V., Salman, K.K.

“…The research used data from a survey of 150 cassava smallholders, from 7 local government areas in Ogun state Nigeria. The results revealed that food security status of households using the cost of calorie index generally increased with increasing intensity of participation in the cassava value web. …”
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Banana mapping in heterogenous smallholder farming systems using high-resolution remote sensing imagery and machine learning models with implications for banana bunchy top disease... by Alabi, T.R., Adewopo, Julius, Duke, O.P., Kumar, P. Lava

“…The BBTV surveillance teams used the banana mapping framework to identify banana fields in the BBTV-affected southwest Ogun state of Nigeria, which helped in detecting 17 sites with BBTV infection. …”
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