Search Results - "Nigeria"

Review of literature on agricultural productivity, social capital and food security in Nigeria by Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda, Kuku, Oluyemisi, Ajibola, Akeem

“…Despite the rapid pace of urbanization taking place in Nigeria, half of Nigerians (approximately 70 million individuals) still live in rural areas; most of them engaged in smallholder semi-subsistence agriculture. …”
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Seed producibility potential of stress resilient maize hybrids for commercialization in Nigeria by Meseka, S., Menkir, A., Ojo, T., Bossey, B., Mengesha Abera, W.

“…Twenty-one pairs of male inbred and female single-cross parents of intermediate drought tolerant and Striga resistant hybrids were tested in three sites (Ikenne, Mokwa, Zaria) in Nigeria. The results showed that the 21 female single-cross parents flowered earlier than the male inbred parents. …”
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Nigeria school feeding program: Baseline school administrators’ survey instrument by Andam, Kwaw S., Amare, Mulubrhan, Gelli, Aulo, Kosec, Katrina, Abay, Kibrom A., Bamiwuye, Temilolu, Fasoranti, Adetunji, Idowu, Ifetayo

“…Nigeria School Feeding Program - School Level Questionnaire…”
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Mapping the policy process in Nigeria: Examining linkages between research and policy by Aberman, Noora-Lisa, Schiffer, Eva, Johnson, Michael E., Oboh, Victor

“…How research can feed into the policy process in developing countries in general, and in Nigeria more specifically, is not very well understood. …”
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Trade protection and tax evasion: Evidence from Kenya, Mauritius, and Nigeria by Bouët, Antoine, Roy, Devesh

“…We examine the effect of trade protection rates on evasion in three African countries: Kenya, Mauritius, and Nigeria. In capturing the effect of trade protection on tariff evasion, we use a much improved measure of trade protection from MacMAP 2001 and 2004. …”
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Private sector stakeholders workshop on reviewing the draft: Nigeria agricultural strategy by Olaniyan, Babatunde

“…The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is assisting the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (FMAWR) in facilitating the process of updating Nigeria’s agricultural strategy with inputs from academia, the private sector, and other stakeholders. …”
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Edaphic factors modulating phosphorus availability in lowland rice systems, Nigeria by Mesele, S.A., Ajiboye, G.A., Talbot, J.

“…This study was conducted to evaluate soil characteristics in some lowlands that have been continuously and intensively used for rice production for over two decades in southwestern Nigeria. Soil physical, chemical, and mineralogical properties, as well as phosphorus sorption characteristics, were assessed in soil samples collected from diagnostic horizons of profiles in six benchmark soils. …”
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Postharvest packaging and marketing innovation adoption in Nigeria: The case of plastic crate by Yami, Mesay, Saweda, Liverpool-Tasie, Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Oyinbo, Oyakhilomen, Yamauchi, Futoshi, Chamberlin, Jordan, Feleke, Shiferaw, Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…This report provides the status quo of postharvest innovation adoption in Nigeria by taking the case of horticultural growers’ adoption of postharvest packaging and transportation innovation such as returnable plastic crates. …”
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Conflicts, crop choice, and agricultural investments: Empirical evidence from Nigeria by Amare, Mulubrhan, Abay, Kibrom A., Berhane, Guush, Andam, Kwaw S., Adeyanju, Dolapo

“…In this study, we use geocoded longitudinal data along with detailed agricultural panel household surveys in Nigeria to assess the impact of violent conflicts on crop choice decisions and related agricultural investments. …”
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Enhancing women’s economic empowerment in rural Nigeria through advocacy trainings by Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Mo, Cecilia H.

“…We share insights from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted across three states of southwestern Nigeria (Oyo, Ogun, and Osun) involving over 5,800 women participants from 450 communities. …”
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Investment climate for circular economy enterprises in Nigeria: firm-level insights by Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Onabolu, B., Taron, Avinandan, Cofie, Olufunke O.

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How conflict shapes women's roles and aspirations: Insights from Nigeria by Carrillo, Lucia, Amare, Mulubrhan, Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan

“…In rural communities of Southwest Nigeria, where recent farmer-herder clashes have grown increasingly violent, fueled by dwindling resources and climate shocks, women have been taking on new responsibilities within their households and communities. …”
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Mapping stakeholders along the climate information service value chain in Nigeria by Segnon, Alcade Christel, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…Agriculture plays an important role in Nigeria’s development as it is a significant contributor to the country’s economy and the primary employer of its labour force. …”
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Diversify more or less? Household resilience and food security in rural Nigeria by Dedehouanou, Sènakpon F. A., McPeak, John

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Food price volatility and household food security: Evidence from Nigeria by Amolegbe, Khadijat B., Upton, Joanna, Bageant, Elizabeth, Blom, Sylvia

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Summary report of the Stability-and-Peace Accelerator Program in Nigeria, Kenya and Jordan by Ahmed, D., Karunakaran, K., Qiu, Z., Al-Zu’bi, Maha, Michalscheck, Mirja, Kamanda, Josey, Quadri, S., Nkosi, Mahlatse, Craparo, A.

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Modelling the potential impact of climate change on the productivity of soybean in the Nigeria Savannas by Bebeley, J.F., Tofa, A.I., Kamara, A.Y., Jibrin, J.M., Solomon, R., Adeleke, M.A., Omoigui, L.O., Eseigbe, O.B., Peter-Jerome, H., Ademulegun, T.D.

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Governing informality: Drivers of service provision in Nigeria's food wholesale markets by Resnick, Danielle, Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O., Chugh, Aditi

“…How does governance affect service provision in Nigeria's wholesale food markets? Sufficient services, such as water, waste collection, and toilet access, are essential for enhancing the safety of healthy and nutritious foods, such as vegetables and fish, and improving the welfare of those who depend on informal trade for their livelihoods. …”
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No‐tillage effects on soil properties under different crops in Western Nigeria by Lal, R.

“…Five years of no-tillage vs. the conventional method of tractor plowing significantly affected the physical and chemical properties of an Alfisol in western Nigeria. Continuous cropping of maize for 3 consecutive years was followed by 4 seasons of cultivation with cropping sequences of maize-maize (Zea mays L.), maize-cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata L. walp.), pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan Millsp.)…”
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Private sector promotion of agricultural technologies: Experimental evidence from Nigeria by Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O., Dillon, Andrew, Bloem, Jeffrey R., Adjognon, Guigonan Serge

“…Working with a private firm, we conduct an experiment testing the effectiveness of alternative marketing strategies for promoting the adoption of urea super granule fertilizer (USG) among rice farmers in Nigeria. We disentangle the effects of price discount vouchers and the firm’s standard marketing package. …”
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