Resultados de búsqueda - "Nigeria"

The role of agricultural productivity in non-farm activities in Nigeria: Effects on sector orientation and factor intensity por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Amare, Mulubrhan, Mavrotas, George

“…Using nationally representative household data from Nigeria, this study shows that higher agricultural productivity leads to generally greater capital and labor uses for non-farm activities by the households. …”
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Distributional effects of agricultural infrastructure in developing countries: Large irrigation dams and drought mitigation in Nigeria por Takeshima, Hiroyuki

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Gender and resilience to health shocks: Evidence from financial and health diaries in rural Kenya and Nigeria por Janssens, Wendy, Kramer, Berber, Murphy, Mike

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Informing policy with agricultural R&D evidence: An ASTI pilot project in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Tanzania por Carden, Fred, Beintema, Nienke M., Admassie, Assefa, Katera, Lucas, Mboghoina, Thadeus, Onyekwena, Chukwuka

“…Given agricultural research’s important role in increasing agricultural productivity, economic growth, and poverty reduction, ASTI initiated a pilot study in three African countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Tanzania) to develop a clearer understanding of how to promote the uptake of agricultural research evidence. …”
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Insect-resistant cowpea in Nigeria: An ex ante economic assessment of a crop improvement initiative por Phillip, Dayo, Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Zambrano, Patricia, Wood-Sichra, Ulrike, Kato, Edward, Komen, John, Hanson, Hillary, Falck-Zepeda, José B., Chambers, Judith A.

“…Since oil prices’ decline in 2014, agriculture has received renewed interest in Nigeria as a key sector for achieving sustainable growth and generating foreign exchange. …”
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Information and consumer willingness to pay for biofortified yellow cassava: Evidence from experimental auctions in Nigeria por Oparinde, Adewale, Banerji, Abhijit, Birol, Ekin, Ilona, Paul

“…In this article, we use the Becker‐DeGroot‐Marschak mechanism to estimate consumer demand for biofortified yellow cassava varieties in two states of Nigeria: Imo in the southeast and Oyo in the southwest. …”
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Institutions and public agricultural investments: A qualitative study of state and local government spending in Nigeria por Mogues, Tewodaj, Olofinbiyi, Tolulope

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Land administration service delivery and its challenges in Nigeria: A case study of eight states por Ghebru, Hosaena, Okumo, Austen

“…This paper assesses the nature of land administration service delivery in Nigeria using data collected from three sets of participants in land administration processes: 76 service providers, 253 beneficiaries, and 172 professionals. …”
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Nigeria: In-depth assessment of extension and advisory services: Developing Local Extension Capacity (DLEC) project por Huber, Sarah, Davis, Kristin E., Lion, Karin

“…This report presents an in-depth analysis of the extension and advisory services (EAS) system in Nigeria. The document produces actionable recommendations for improvement of EAS using the “best-fit” framework that examines the services from a systems perspective and then analyzes the EAS system through six EAS characteristics – the governance structures and policy environment; organizational and management capacities and cultures; advisory methods; market engagement; livelihood strategies; and community engagement. …”
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Organizational and institutional barriers to the effectiveness of public expenditures: The case of agricultural research investments in Nigeria and Ghana por Ragasa, Catherine

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Study of the determinants of chronic malnutrition in northern Nigeria: Qualitative evidence from Kebbi and Bauchi states por Benson, Todd, Amare, Mulubrhan, Oyeyemi, Motunrayo, Fadare, Olusegun

“…The burden in northern Nigeria of chronic malnutrition, particularly undernutrition, is among the heaviest globally. …”
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Who influences government spending in agriculture? The roles of public actors in subnational funding allocation in Nigeria por Olofinbiyi, Tolulope, Mogues, Tewodaj

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Building policy coherence into Nigeria’s agri-food system: options for more effective coordination and integration por Osei-Amponsah, Charity, Appiah, Sarah, Nicol, Alan, Balana, Bedru

“…Nigeria faces a plethora of challenges ranging from malnutrition and food insecurity, violent land tenurial conflicts and water insecurity in a changing climate. …”
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Information and consumer willingness to pay for biofortified yellow cassava: Evidence from experimental auctions in Nigeria por Oparinde, Adewale, Banerji, Abhijit, Birol, Ekin, Ilona, Paul

“…In this paper we use the Becker-deGroot-Marschak auction mechanism to estimate consumer demand for biofortified yellow cassava varieties in two states of Nigeria: Imo in the southeast and Oyo in the southwest. …”
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Tractor owner-operators in Nigeria: Insights from a small survey in Kaduna and Nasarawa states por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Edeh, Hyacinth O., Lawal, Akeem, Isiaka, Moshud

“…This paper presents results of a small survey of tractor owner-operators conducted in Kaduna and Nasarawa states in Nigeria. Following are the key findings from simple descriptive statistics: (1) owner-operators who buy tractors from the private market or from private individuals are more efficient than those who receive tractors through government programs, providing services to a greater area at lower costs, including during the off-peak season; (2) providing access to a wider range of tractor horsepowers may improve efficiency over diverse soil types; (3) similar to some Asian countries in the 1980s, tractor operations are mostly concentrated in interviewees’ local home districts, though a fraction form groups and serve in distant locations to earn greater revenues.…”
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The impact of avian flu on livelihood outcomes in Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria por Birol, Ekin, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Ayele, Gezahegn, Mensah-Bonsu, Akwesi, Ndirangu, Lydia, Okpukpara, Benjamin, Roy, Devesh, Yakhshilikov, Yorbol

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Time inconsistent behavior under incomplete markets: Results from a field experiment in Nigeria por Kramer, Berber, Janssens, Wendy, Swart, Lisette

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Capacity strengthening for agricultural policy analysis and research in Nigeria: A roadmap towards a strategy por Sanyal, Prabuddha, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…This paper deals with the human resource development and institutional capacity strengthening in Nigeria as they relate to policy analysis and research capacity in addressing the problems of poverty and food security. …”
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Farmer Groups, Input Access and Intragroup Dynamics: A Case Study of Targeted Subsidies in Nigeria por Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O.

“…To receive a fertilizer voucher in a pilot targeted subsidy program in Nigeria, all farmers were required to be members of an organized group. …”
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Demand characteristics for improved rice, cowpea, and maize seeds in Nigeria: Policy implications and knowledge gaps por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Oyekale, Abayomi, Olatokun, Segun, Salau, Sheu

“…The study then reviews relevant studies in Nigeria to assess (1) whether any empirical studies on Nigeria report evidence that the same patterns apply to Nigeria; and 2) how such characteristics lead to the demand for specific forms of support from the public sector. …”
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