Resultados de búsqueda - "Nigeria"

Economics of farmers' demand for private irrigation in Nigeria por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Salau, Sheu, Adeoti, Adetola I., Okoli, Silas

“…Small-scale private irrigation (SPRI) schemes make up much of the irrigated areas in Nigeria. These irrigated areas, though, are only about three percent of the cultivated area in the country. …”
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A review of fertilizer policy issues in Nigeria por Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda, Olaniyan, Babatunde, Salau, Sheu, Sackey, James

“…This report reviews the status of the fertilizer sector in Nigeria on the basis of a thorough overview of existing literature on Nigeria, reports on recent survey results, and analytic work conducted by IFPRI in Nigeria under the Global Food Security Response (GFSR) initiative of the USAID. …”
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A review of fertilizer policy issues in Nigeria por Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda, Olaniyan, Babatunde, Salau, Sheu, Sackey, James

“…This brief reviews existing studies on the fertilizer sector in Nigeria and provides a summary of the results of recent surveys and analytic work conducted by IFPRI in Nigeria under the Global Food Security Response (GFSR) initiative of the USAID.…”
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Enhancing the competitiveness of agricultural commodity chains in Nigeria por Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda, Ayoola, Gbolagade B., Oyeleke, Razaq O.

“…Nigeria's economic performance since 2002 has improved, with growth averaging about 7.3 percent during 2002-07 (Global insight 2008). …”
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Gender differentiated asset dynamics in Northern Nigeria por Dillon, Andrew, Quiñones, Esteban J.

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Migratory responses to agricultural risk in Northern Nigeria por Dillon, Andrew, Mueller, Valerie, Salau, Sheu

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Migratory responses to agricultural risk in Northern Nigeria por Dillon, Andrew, Mueller, Valerie, Salau, Sheu

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Agricultural investment for growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria por Alpuerto, Vida, Diao, Xinshen, Salau, Sheu, Nwafor, Manson

“…This brief assesses the amount, growth, and efficiency of public spending required for Nigeria to reach the agricultural growth target it has established in order to achieve the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG1) of poverty reduction.…”
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Review of private agricultural advocacy groups in Nigeria por Onyekuru, Anthony NwaJesus

“…Public-private sector dialogue in Nigeria's economic policymaking process is fragmented and unstructured. …”
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Quality seeds in Nigeria: IPSR Innovation Profile por Morris, S., van den Berg, Marco

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New challenges in the cassava transformation in Nigeria and Ghana por Nweke, Felix I.

“…This paper documents the key factors driving the cassava transformation in Nigeria and Ghana. Differences in timing, promotional efforts and performance provide an instructive contrast which helps to identify key factors necessary for stimulating significant growth in cassava production elsewhere....In Nigeria and Ghana, four key factors are driving the cassava transformation. …”
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Supplemental cash loans to boost productivity in Nigeria por Ambler, Kate, Bloem, Jeffrey R., Maruyama, Eduardo, Balana, Bedru, Olanrewaju, P., Adewumi, B., Essien, E., Alabi, S., Ogundare, M.

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Agricultural investment for growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria por Alpuerto, Vida, Diao, Xinshen, Salau, Sheu, Nwafor, Manson

“…This study assesses public investment required for agricultural growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria. Using time series data for public spending and agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth, the econometrically estimated results show that one percent of growth in agricultural spending generates 0.24 percent of growth in agricultural TFP. …”
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Options for agricultural growth for poverty reduction in Nigeria por Diao, Xinshen, Nwafor, Manson, Alpuerto, Vida

“…This study analyzes growth options in agricultural sub-sectors to accelerate overall economic growth and reduce poverty in Nigeria in the next nine years (2009-17) using an economy-wide, dynamic computable general equilibrium (DCGE) model. …”
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Validation workshop on agriculture development domains in Nigeria por Adeogun, Grace

“…In line with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (FMAWR)’s vision of ensuring access, availability, and affordability of quality foods to all Nigerians and the objectives of the USAID Global Food Security Response Project of doubling agricultural productivity and removing constraints to movement of staple crops in Nigeria and beyond, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with the FMAWR, USAID MARKETS program, and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is in the process of identifying development domains for different crops across Nigeria’s agroecological zones as a step in updating Nigeria’s agricultural strategy. …”
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Rural non-farm income and inequality in Nigeria por Omilola, Babatunde

“…This paper investigates the contribution of rural non-farm income to income inequality by examining the contribution of specific income sources (farm income from irrigated agriculture, farm income from rainfed agriculture and non-farm income) to income inequality in Nigeria. The results reveal the relative importance of specific income sources to income inequality and the various determinants of income inequality in rural Nigeria. …”
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Knowledge review on poverty and rural development in Nigeria por Omonona, Bolarin T.

“…And despite the reduction in poverty incidence between the two periods, the absolute number of the poor in Nigeria has been on the rise.…”
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Enhancing the efficiency of Sorghum and Groundnut improvement in Nigeria por Echekwu, C.A, Abdulmalik, Rekiya O., Zarafi, Afiniki B., Adamu, Rabiu S., Ahmed, H.O., Ahmad Yahaya, Muhammad, Usman, M., Sami, R.A.

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Future of fish for food and nutrition security in Nigeria por Chan, Chin Yee, Long Chu, Hoang, Tran, Nhuong, Sari, Evren Can, Cheong, Kai Ching, Olagunju, Olanrewaju, Shikuku, Kelvin, Byrd, Kendra, Diyzee, Kanar, Subasinghe, Rohana, Siriwardena, Sunil

“…The objective of this study was to provide a future macro picture of the fish sector in Nigeria until 2050 by projecting the dynamics of fish supply and demand and drawing policy implications on food security that can be of interest to policymakers in Nigeria. …”
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Impacts of cool transportation in Nigeria: Midpoint analysis por Yamauchi, Futoshi, Dauda, Bawa, Balana, Bedru, Edeh, Hyacinth O., Shi, Weilun

“…A randomized controlled trial was introduced to see impacts of cool transportation that connects three vegetable markets in northeast and two large demand centers in southern regions of Nigeria. This note summarizes the findings from the midpoint analysis. …”
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