Resultados de búsqueda - "Nigeria"

Vitamin A cassava in Nigeria: Crop development and delivery por Ilona, Paul, Bouis, Howarth E., Palenberg, M., Moursi, Mourad, Oparinde, Adewale

“…By 2016, HarvestPlus and its partners had successfully developed and delivered vitamin A cassava varieties to more than one million farming households in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). …”
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Business operations of agrodealers and their participation in the loan market in Nigeria por Olomola, Aderibigbe

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Capacity assessment for achieving the Agricultural Transformation Agenda in Nigeria por Babu, Suresh Chandra, Gyimah-Brempong, Kwabena, Nwafor, Manson, Edeh, Hyacinth O.

“…Transformation of the agricultural sector has become a development imperative for many African countries in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals that relate to improved food security and reduced hunger. Nigeria is no excep-tion and has recently initiated its own program with this objective, the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA). …”
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Alternative energy sources for agricultural production and processing in Nigeria por Onyema, Mac-Anthony Chukwuka

“…Yet the agricultural sector in Nigeria has access to less than one percent of the total conventional energy supply in the country (EarthTrends 2003). …”
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Understanding gender differences in agricultural productivity in Uganda and Nigeria por Peterman, Amber, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Behrman, Julia A., Nkonya, Ephraim M.

“…We investigate gender differences in agricultural productivity using data collected in 2005 from Nigeria and in 2003 from Uganda. Results indicate that lower productivity is persistent from female-owned plots and female-headed households, accounting for a range of socioeconomic variables, agricultural inputs, and crop choices using multivariate Tobit models. …”
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Constraints and knowledge gaps for different irrigation systems in Nigeria por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Salau, Sheu, Adeoti, Adetola I.

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Decentralization, agricultural services and determinants of input use in Nigeria por Akramov, Kamiljon T.

“…This brief discusses the relationship between agricultural service provision and modern input use by farmers in Nigeria, with a focus on the differences among states and local government areas (LGA).…”
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Patterns and trends of child and maternal nutrition inequalities in Nigeria por Omilola, Babatunde

“…To identify the most vulnerable groups in Nigeria, the paper also explores the prevalence of child and maternal malnutrition in Nigeria. …”
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Agricultural growth and investment options for poverty reduction in Nigeria por Diao, Xinshen, Nwafor, Manson, Alpuerto, Vida, Akramov, Kamiljon T., Salau, Sheu

“…This study uses an economy-wide, dynamic computable general equilibrium (DCGE) model to analyze the ability of growth in various agricultural subsectors to accelerate overall economic growth and reduce poverty in Nigeria over the next years (2009-17). In addition, econometric methods are used to assess growth requirements in agricultural public spending and the relationship between public services and farmers' use of modern technology. …”
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Policy benchmarking and tracking the agricultural policy environment in Nigeria por Sanyal, Prabuddha, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Agriculture contributed 42 percent of Nigeria's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2008 (National Bureau of Statistics). …”
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Review of small farmer access to agricultural credit in Nigeria por Badiru, Idris Olabode

“…The important role of credit in agricultural enterprise development and sustainability has prompted the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) to establish credit schemes such as the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme (ACGS) and Agricultural Credit Support Scheme (ACSS) to ensure farmers' access to agricultural credit. …”
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The effects of trade and exchange rate policies on agriculture in Nigeria por Oyejide, Ademola T.

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Decentralization, agricultural services and determinants of input use in Nigeria por Akramov, Kamiljon T.

“…Using a large household survey data, this study examines the impact of government involvement in agricultural service provision on the use of modern inputs by farmers in Nigeria. The empirical methodology used in this study is based on the multilevel (nested) mixed effects estimator and controls for systematic differences and unobserved heterogeneity across sub-national governments. …”
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Constraints to increasing agricultural productivity in Nigeria: A review por Phillip, Dayo, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Pender, John L., Oni, Omobowale Ayoola

“…This paper reviews the constraints hindering growth of agricultural productivity in Nigeria by providing an overview of the policy environment that affects agricultural productivity, establishing how the policy environment affects productivity improvement, and proposing lessons relevant for future research and policymaking to promote productivity growth in Nigeria…”
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The role of libraries in supporting agricultural policy research in Nigeria por Rhoe, Valerie, Oboh, Victor, Shelton, Peter

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Strengthening macro economic policy modeling and analysis in Nigeria por Nwafor, Manson, Rhoe, Valerie, Salau, Sheu

“…The specific objectives were: · Expose participants to a policy planning tool, the CGE Model · Acquaint participants with the Nigeria 2006 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) · Study the effect of policy scenarios on growth and poverty eradication in Nigeria. …”
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Characterizing seed demand in Nigeria: Constraints, opportunities, and challenges por Salau, Sheu

“…The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the FMAWR, envisions improving its food security by facilitating equitable access, availability and affordability of quality foods to all Nigerian. …”
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How ILRI is boosting livestock production in Nigeria, Africa por Moyo, Siboniso

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Effects of inoculation and nitrogen fertilizer on soybean in western Nigeria por Kang, B.T.

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How climate-induced conflict is shaping rural Nigeria por Bloem, Jeffrey R., Damon, Amy, Francis, David, Mitchell, Harrison

“…As climate change stretches Nigeria’s dry seasons and disrupts traditional grazing patterns, tensions between nomadic herders and settled farmers fuel violent conflict—most intensely just before the planting season. …”
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