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Does entrepreneurship improve the livelihood of young people? Evidence from the NDE program beneficiaries in Kano state, Nigeria by Adeyanju, Dolapo, Akomolafe, Kehinde J., Mburu, John I., Ohanwusi, Evelyn O., Adebayo, Solomon A., Joy, Chiagoziem

“…These results, therefore, show the relevance of entrepreneurship in alleviating poverty and generating better livelihood outcomes for young Nigerians.…”
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Changes in nutritional, texture, rancidity and microbiological properties of composite biscuits produced from breadfruit and wheat flours enriched with edible fish meal by Adeola, A.A., Bakare, H.A., Bamgbose, O.O., Obadina, A.O., Afolabi, W.A., Adegunwa, M., Akerele, R.A., Otesile, I., Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji

“…The use of indigenous crops in the preparation of nutritious snacks such as biscuits has been reported as a means of alleviating the perennial problem of malnutrition among Nigerians, especially children. However, storage has been recognised as a factor affecting the attributes of these biscuits. …”
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AWARE Platform: early warning and action platform for flood resilience in Nigeria by Oke, Adebayo, Amarnath, Giriraj, Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…Nigeria’s government and institutions must identify gaps and deploy more concrete, workable approaches to shield vulnerable Nigerians and their livelihoods from the devastating impacts of future floods.…”
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Impact evaluation of the use of PBR cowpea in Nigeria: Baseline report by Andam, Kwaw S., Amare, Mulubrhan, Zambrano, Patricia, Bamiwuye, Temilolu, Nwagboso, Chibuzo, Fasoranti, Adetunji, Edeh, Hyacinth O., Chambers, Judith A.

“…Produced predominantly by smallholder farmers, cowpea is relied on by millions of Nigerians and is one of their main sources of affordable protein. …”
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Trends and drivers of agricultural productivity in Nigeria by Oni, Omobowale Ayoola, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Pender, John L., Phillip, Dayo, Kato, Edward

“…Though the growth rate in the agricultural sector in Nigeria increased from an average of about 3 percent in the 1990s to about 7 percent in mid 2000, the food security/sufficiency status of Nigerians continued to decline. (Adeoti 2002) The dismal performance of the agricultural sector in terms of its contribution to Nigeria’s yearly total revenue in the last three decades prompted the government to initiate several agricultural schemes and programs to enhance agricultural productivity in Nigeria, which include the following: the River Basin Development Authorities, the National Accelerated Food Production Project, the Agricultural Development Project, Operation Feed the Nation, the Green Revolution, the National Directorate of Food, Roads and Rural Infrastructure, the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund, the National Special Programme for Food Security, Root and Tuber Expansion Project, and the National Fadama I and II program. …”
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Estimating the economic costs of COVID-19 in Nigeria by Andam, Kwaw S., Edeh, Hyacinth O., Oboh, Victor, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

“…The agriculture sector, which serves as the primary means of livelihood for most Nigerians, suffered a 13.1 percent loss in output (USD 1.2 billion). …”
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Maize research at IAR Samaru by Ado, S., Showemimo, F., Alabi, S., Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Menkir, A., Usman, I., Abdullahi, U.S.

“…In the 1990s, collaborative research continued under the west and Central African Collaborative Maize Research Network (WECAMAN) and the sasakawa Global20006G-2000) which, in partnership with IAR, disseminated new maize technologies to Nigerian farmers. In 2001, three new varieties developed and tested in collaboration With IITA-WECAMAN were registered and released to Nigerian farmers. …”
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Assessment of the 2009 fertilizer voucher program in Kano and Taraba, Nigeria by Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda, Banful, Afua Branoah, Olaniyan, Babatunde

“…Despite many efforts to ease Nigerian farmers' access to quality and affordable fertilizer, it remains a key challenge for Nigerian agricultural policymakers As a result, the Nigerian government is experimenting with implementing a fertilizer voucher scheme, which is intended to improve on the current fertilizer distribution system. …”
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IITA contributes to our effectiveness by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Olufunke Awosusi is the Plant Quarantine Officer with the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture. …”
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Consuming cassava as a staple food places children 2-5 years old at risk for inadequate protein intake, an observational study in Kenya and Nigeria by Stephenson, K., Amthor, R., Mallowa, S., Nungo, R., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Gichuki, S., Mbanaso, A., Manary, M.

“…Results The fraction of dietary energy obtained from cassava was > 25% in 35% of Nigerian children and 89% of Kenyan children. The mean dietary diversity score was 4.0 in Nigerian children and 4.5 in Kenyan children, although the mean number of different foods consumed on the survey day in Nigeria was greater than Kenya, 7.0 compared to 4.6. 13% of Nigerian and 53% of Kenyan children surveyed had inadequate protein intake. …”
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Anthracnose of cowpea by Williams, R.J.

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Quantitative analysis of rural poverty in Nigeria by Omonona, Bolarin T.

“…According to the most recent survey (2004 National Living Standards Survey) presented by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS 2007, about 69 million people were living in poverty, which represents 54.4 percent of the Nigerian population. Since the 1980s, the Nigerian poverty situation has been deteriorating.…”
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Nigeria National Policies and Strategies (NPS) Capacity Sharing Workshops Series: Building a Nigeria Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) by CGIAR

“…Following the previous CGIAR National Policies and Strategies for Food, Land and Water Systems Transformation (NPS) Initiative[1] capacity workshops in July and September 2022, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) held its third training workshop with the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on “Building a Nigerian Social Accounting Matrix (SAM)”, from 30th January to 2nd February 2023.…”
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Roundtable discussion on food security in Nigeria with US ambassador to Nigeria by Onilogbo, Omobolanle

“…Other participants included representatives from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Nigeria, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), the Nigerian Agribusiness Group (NABG), and a Mandela Washington Fellow (MWF).…”
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Chemical properties and consumer acceptability of analogue rice produced from cassava (Manihot esculenta) and maize (Zea mays) by Karim, O.R., Olapade, G.M., Awoyale, W., Maziya-Dixon, B.B.

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Consumer's acceptability and willingness-to-pay for composite bread baked with high quality cassava flour from yellow-fleshed cassava roots by Awoyale, W., Abass, A., Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji, Maziya-Dixon, Busie, Amaza, P.

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Migratory responses to agricultural risk in Northern Nigeria by Dillon, Andrew, Mueller, Valerie, Salau, Sheu

“…We investigate the extent that Nigerian households engage in internal migration to ensure against ex ante and ex post agricultural risk due to weather‐related variability and shocks. …”
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Effect of periodic vine pruning on the carotenoid profile of Umuspo 3 orange-fleshed sweet potato variety by Emetole, J.M., Ojimelukwe, P.C., Omodamiro, R.M., Ukom, A.N., Iheomamere, N.O., Onuigbo, E.O., Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji

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Capital market operations in an emerging economy: the case of Nigeria by Ojo, M.O.

“…The researcher recommends, among other things, strict adherence to the decree and rules that established the Nigerian capital market and the Securities and Exchange Commission. …”
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Why Nigeria urgently needs to grow non-oil exports by Arndt, Channing, Adeniran, Adedeji, Chuku, Chuku, Mavrotas, George, Adetutu, Morakinyo, Ajayl, Victor

“…We traced the impact of the recent price declines and considered what policy options were available to the Nigerian authorities to come up with counter measures.…”
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