Resultados de búsqueda - "Nigeria"

Farmers' preferences on seed purchase timing - rice, cowpea, and maize growers in Nigeria por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Nagarajan, Latha, Salau, Sheu, Oyekale, Abayomi

“…The timely availability of seeds at planting time is considered one of the important factors for faster improved seed adoption in Nigeria. There is a lack of empirical information on how much more farmers are willing to pay (WTP) for seeds at planting time compared to a few months before planting time. …”
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Institutional capacity for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies and strategies in Nigeria por Adebayo, Kolawole, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Rhoe, Valerie

“…This brief highlights key issues on the capacity for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies, strategies, and programs in Nigeria.…”
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Perspectives of selected stakeholder groups in Nigeria on the federal and state fertilizer subsidy programs por Banful, Afua Branoah, Olayide, Olawale

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Assessing global price shocks and mitigation policies on welfare and food security in Nigeria por Mamboundou, Pierre, Escalante, Luis Enrique, Omoju, Oluwasola Emmanuel

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Strengthening Nigeria’s national home-grown school feeding program in Osun State por Amare, Mulubrhan, Bamiwuye, Temilolu, Idowu, Ifetayo

“…As part of the CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration, and CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) recently visited Osun State, Nigeria to explore opportunities for enhancing the National Home-Grown School Feeding Program (NHGSFP).…”
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Nigeria school feeding program: Baseline data collection training manual for enumerators por Andam, Kwaw S., Amare, Mulubrhan, Gelli, Aulo, Kosec, Katrina, Abay, Kibrom A., Bamiwuye, Temilolu, Fasoranti, Adetunji

“…The impact evaluation (IE) of the home-grown school feeding program on smallholder sales and revenues: an effectiveness trial in Osun State, Nigeria is a one-year (2023 – 2024) form project implemented by IFPRI and other key stakeholders including the World Food Programme (WFP). …”
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Constraints to fertilizer use in Nigeria: Perspectives and insights from the agricultural extension service por Banful, Afua Branoah, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Oboh, Victor

“…The importance of agriculture in Nigeria's economy cannot be understated. Farming and livestock rearing is the main livelihood for over 70 percent of households in the country. …”
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Gender differences in mobilization for collective action: case studies of villages in Northern Nigeria por Abdulwahid, Saratu

“…Given the socio-cultural characteristics of communities in northern Nigeria, an effective strategy for collective action is collaboration between men’s and women’s groups rather than separatism or integration.…”
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Farmer willingness to pay for seed-related information: rice varieties in Nigeria and Benin por Horna, Daniela, Smale, Melinda, von Oppen, Matthias

“…This study examines farmers’ preferences for seed of new rice varieties and their willingness to pay for seed-related information in villages of Nigeria and Benin. Conjoint analysis is used to estimate the structure of farmers’ preferences for rice seed given a set of alternatives. …”
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Institutional capacity for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies and strategies in Nigeria por Adebayo, Kolawole, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Rhoe, Valerie

“…This study assessed the capacity for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies, strategies, and programs in Nigeria. Data for this study were derived from initial consultations at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (FMAWR), Federal Ministry of Women affairs and Social Development (FMWASD), and the Federal Ministry of Environment (FMEnv) early in 2008. …”
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Economywide impact of avian flu in Nigeria – a dynamic CGE model analysis por Diao, Xinshen, Alpuerto, Vida, Nwafor, Manson

“…Since its emergence in Africa in 2006, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus of the H5N1 subtype has spread rapidly to poultry farms in several countries, including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Niger, and Nigeria (FAO 2006; OIE 2006). In February 2006, Kaduna state in Nigeria was the first of 36 states to report the infection of poultry by H5N1 (Monne et al. 2008). …”
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Characteristics of community seed schemes for grains and legumes: Insights from northern Nigeria por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Ragasa, Catherine, Bamiwuye, Temilolu, Fasoranti, Adetunji, Omoigui, Lucky

“…SIGNIFICANCE: The quality assurance provided by existing CSS in Nigeria may be relatively limited, particularly in proper maintenance of the seed production field and the quality of original seeds that CSS intend to multiply. …”
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Peer-to-peer learning on vegetable production and implications for value chain development in Nigeria por Aju, Stellamaris, ter Steeg, Emily, van den Berg, Marrit

“…The vegetable sector of Kaduna and Kano states in Nigeria is crucial for smallholder farmers' livelihoods, providing employment opportunities and contributing to good health. …”
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Water governance amidst climate change, migration, and displacement in Adamawa State, Nigeria por Puplampu, Suomi Buermle, Okem, Andrew, Osei-Amponsah, Charity, Ruckstuhl, Sandra

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A variance components approach to food grain market integration in Northern Nigeria por Delgado, Christopher L.

“…The model is applied to eighteen months of weekly grain prices for twenty‐two villages in northern Nigeria. Results suggest that markets are not well integrated in the six months covering the harvest period. …”
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Farmer willingness to pay for seed-related information: Rice varieties in Nigeria and Benin por Horna, Daniela, Smale, Melinda, von Oppen, Matthias

“…This study examines farmers’ preferences for seed of new rice varieties (improved and NERICA) and their willingness to pay (WTP) for information embodied in the seed, in villages of Nigeria and Benin. Information might not generate rivalry among its users but excludability is certainly a characteristic of information and its delivery can generate incentives for private participation. …”
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Workshop Report Promoting Risk management solutions in fragile settings of Northern Nigeria por Ajeigbe, Hakeem A., Banerjee, Rupsha R., Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…The livestock sector in Northern Nigeria plays a crucial role in the country’s economy, contributing significantly to food security, livelihoods, and cultural identity. …”
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Climate‑resilient crop varieties, productivity and household welfare: evidence from Nigeria por Kamara, A.Y., Oyinbo, O., Oluwole, T., Jajua, M., Kamai, N.

“…In response to these challenges, climate-resilient improved crop varieties have been disseminated to farmers over the years in a specific region in Nigeria. However, the productivity and welfare impact of these varieties, particularly in relation to gender differential outcomes, remains an empirical question. …”
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Digital finance and agri-food value chains: Case studies from Nigeria por Russel, Yeshua

“…Nigeria’s agri-food sector is one of the largest and most complex in sub-Saharan Africa, encompassing diverse crops, regions, actors, and markets. …”
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Understanding Farmer Preferences through Citizen Science: Insights on Potato Varieties in Nigeria por Sharma, K., Atieno, E., Sousa, K. de, Etten, Jacob van, Nyawade, S.

“…Farmers from seven Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Plateau State, Nigeria (Barikin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Mangu, and Pankshin), evaluated anonymized potato genotypes alongside the check variety Marabel. …”
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