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  1. Towards a pro-poor agricultural growth strategy in Nigeria por Fan, Shenggen, Omilola, Babatunde, Rhoe, Valerie, Salau, Sheu

    Publicado 2008
    “…It is increasingly evident that improved agricultural development and growth can offer a pathway from poverty, but evidence-based policies and strategies are needed. Nigeria's agricultural policies have been inconsistent, uncoordinated and ad hoc. …”
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  2. Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria por Omilola, Babatunde

    Publicado 2009
    “…The paper finds that differences in poverty status between adopters and nonadopters of new agricultural technologies (a combination of tube wells and pumps) introduced in rural Nigeria in the late 1980s and early 1990s are alarmingly modest. …”
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  3. Gender dimensions of agriculture, poverty, nutrition and food security in Nigeria por Ajani, Olubunmi Idowu Yetunde

    Publicado 2009
    “…According to Huston (1993), women share of food production in Africa is estimated at 80 percent while Mijindadi (1993) asserted that in Nigeria women are responsible for about 70 percent of actual farm work and constitute up to 60 percent of the farming population.…”
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  4. Gender dimensions of agriculture, poverty, nutrition, and food security in Nigeria por Ajani, Olubunmi Idowu Yetunde

    Publicado 2009
    “…In Nigeria, women are often marginalized in their access to economic, political, and social resources compared to men, rendering them relatively poorer than their male counterparts. …”
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  5. A quantitative analysis of determinants of child and maternal malnutrition in Nigeria por Ajieroh, Victor

    Publicado 2009
    “…Malnutrition rates among children 0-36 months and women of reproductive age in Nigeria are high and vary significantly across rural-urban locations, geopolitical regions, and agroecological zones, constituting a significant public health challenge. …”
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  6. Developing evidence for agricultural and rural development policies and strategies in Nigeria por Salau, Sheu

    Publicado 2008
    “…This renewed commitment paved the way for the Agricultural Support Facility Project (APSF), which seeks to, among other things, create an environment and produce evidence on specific policy issues facing the Nigerian agricultural sector that allows for a more inclusive design and implementation of evidence-based, pro-poor, gender sensitive, and environmentally sustainable agricultural and rural development policies and strategies in Nigeria. The conviction that the policymaking process should benefit from stakeholders' active participation led APSF to organize a stakeholder workshop to serve as a forum for addressing issues emanating from the evidence being generated by the facility. …”
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  7. Transaction costs and investment in irrigation pumps: Evidence from Nigeria por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Adeoti, Adetola I., Salau, Sheu

    Publicado 2009
    “…Small-scale private irrigation schemes (SPRI) have been the major driving force behind the expansion of irrigated areas in Nigeria, despite government efforts to promote large scale public irrigation schemes. …”
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  8. Gender-inclusive consumer studies improve cassava breeding in Nigeria por Madu, T., Onwuka, S., Nwafor, S., Ejechi, M., Ofoeze, M., Onyemauwa, N., Ukeje, B., Eluagu, C., Olaosebikan, Olamide, Benjamin Okoye

    Publicado 2024
    “…Gender was included in 2013 in variety development at the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Nigeria in response to the dis-adoption of some varieties by farmers who had not been part of varietal development from the start, and in light of social roles which influence the responsibilities, resources and livelihood outcomes of men, women and youths. …”
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  9. Elites’ response to women’s action committees and local services in Nigeria por Kyle, Jordan, Adida, Claire, Arriola, Leonardo, Fisher, Rachel, Kosec, Katrina, Mo, Cecilia Hyungjung

    Publicado 2024
    “…The study utilized a three-arm randomized control trial (RCT) carried out in Ogun, Osun, and Oyo states of southwest Nigeria in 2023 to analyze elite responsiveness to hypothetical petitions presented by both women and men on key community development issues. …”
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  10. Cool transportation in Nigeria: Intervention, baseline and randomized controlled trial por Yamauchi, Futoshi, Dauda, Bawa, Balana, Bedru, Edeh, Hyacinth O., Shi, Weilun

    Publicado 2024
    “…In many developing countries, including Nigeria, much of fruit and vegetable production is lost largely because of lack of an adequate cold chain, including postharvest handling, cold storage and temperature-controlled transportation. …”
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  11. Reproductive performance of West African dwarf goats in southwestern Nigeria por Adeoye, S.A.O.

    Publicado 1985
    “…A study of the reproductive performance of West African Dwarf goats was undertaken at Fashola (7°31'N, 4°00'E) in southwestern Nigeria from 1982 to 1984. Kidding interval was 261 ± 75 days and litter size 1.6 ± 0.5. …”
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  12. Third-high Level Dialogue on gender and climate change In Nigeria por Enemali, Theophilus, Awinoh, Martha, Lecoutere, Els

    Publicado 2024
    “…The third high-level dialogue held in Abuja, Nigeria, on October 9, 2024, came at a crucial time, marking a significant step in addressing the gender equality and climate resilience challenges within Nigeria’s agrifood systems. …”
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  13. Food consumption patterns, nutrient adequacy, and the food systems in Nigeria por Mekonnen, Daniel A., Trijsburg, Laura, Achterbosch, Thom, Brouwer, Inge D., Kennedy, Gina, Linderhof, Vincent, Ruben, Ruerd, Talsma, Elise F.

    Publicado 2021
    “…Previous studies in Nigeria examined food and nutrition security mainly using anthropometric indicators, total calorie intake, or the household dietary diversity score (HDDS). …”
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  14. Stability-and-Peace Accelerator: country cases for Nigeria, Kenya and Jordan por Ahmed, D., Karunakaran, K., Qiu, Z., Al-Zu’bi, Maha, Michalscheck, Mirja, Kamanda, Josey, Quadri, S., Nkosi, Mahlatse, Craparo, A.

    Publicado 2024
    “…The program sought both low and high-tech solutions tailored to meet the distinct challenges present in FCAs, specifically in Jordan, Kenya, and Nigeria. The sourcing strategy was informed by an Ecosystem Assessment of Food, Land, Water Actors in the Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Nexus2 , which helped identify the following innovation priorities per country: • Jordan: Water and resilience in refugee and host communities • Kenya: Digital solutions for climate security and migration • Nigeria: Resilient food systems and nutrition The program provided financial, technical and venture coaching support to the four innovations over the course of 6 months, beginning in June 2024, and lasting until early December 2024, comprising a scoping, acceleration and closure phase. …”
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