Resultados de búsqueda - "Northern Nigeria"

Intra-household impact of improved dual-purpose cowpea on women in northern Nigeria por Tipilda, A, Alene, A., Manyong, Victor M., Singh, B.

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Understanding market participation choices and decisions of maize and cowpea farmers in northern Nigeria por Mignouna, Djana B., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Akinola, Adebayo A., Kamara, A., Oluoch, M.

“…The paper concludes with policy implications aimed at providing better market opportunities to farmers thereby improving their welfare in northern Nigeria and other areas with similar socio-economic and bio-physical conditions in West Africa.…”
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Promoting the adoption of innovations through participatory approaches: example from northern Nigeria por Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Amaza, P.S., Olanrewaju, A.S., Ellis-Jones, J.

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Assessing the reuse of PICS bags in Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina States of northern Nigeria por Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Ayedun, B., Musa, S.A., Lowenberg-Deboer, J., Baributsa, D.

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Quantifying variability in maize yield response to nutrient applications in the northern Nigeria Savanna por Shehu, B.M., Merckx, Roel, Jibrin, J.M., Kamara, A., Rurinda, J.

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Evaluation of seed treatment chemicals for the control of seedling bacterial blight of cowpea in Northern Nigeria por Alabi, O., Emechebe, A.

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Farm-Level Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Reductions for the Predominant Production Systems in Northern Nigeria por Ayinde, Taiwo B., Ahmed, Benjamin, Nicholson, Charles F.

“…We also analyzed the trade-offs between household income and GHG emissions at two contrasting sites in northern Nigeria. A farm optimization model maximizing the value of crop, livestock, and tree production activities in a single representative year assessed the potential impacts for GHG reductions of 10% and 25% and the maximum allowable reductions of 26% and 30% on farm activities and income. …”
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Market participation, household food security, and income: the case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria por Manda, J., Alene, Arega D., Tufa, Adane H., Feleke, S., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Omoigui, L.O., Manyong, Victor

“…This article evaluates the impact of cowpea market participation on household food security and income in northern Nigeria. Using household survey data from a representative sample of over 1,500 farm households and applying a combination of instrumental variable techniques and dose–response functions, we found that cowpea market participation had a statistically significant positive impact on household food security and income. …”
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The roles of agroclimatic similarity and returns on scale in the demand for mechanization: Insights from northern Nigeria por Takeshima, Hiroyuki

“…Using farm household data from northern Nigeria as well as various spatial agroclimatic data, this study shows that the adoption of key mechanical technologies in Nigerian agriculture (animal traction, tractors, or both) has been high in areas that are more agroclimatically similar to the locations of agricultural research and development (R&D) stations, and this effect is heterogeneous, being particularly strong among relatively larger farms. …”
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The estimated ex ante economic impact of Bt cowpea in Niger, Benin and Northern Nigeria por Gbègbèlègbè, S.D., Lowenberg-Deboer, J., Adeoti, R., Lusk, J., Coulibaly, O.

“…The results from the study suggest that cowpea growers and consumers in Benin and northern Nigeria prefer Bt to conventional cowpea for health safety reasons. …”
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Effect of tillage on the growth and yield of cowpea varieties in Sudan savanna agroecology of Northern Nigeria por Ewansiha, S.U., Udensi, U.E., Kamara, A.

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An assessment of willingness to pay by maize and groundnut farmers for aflatoxin biocontrol product in northern Nigeria por Ayedun, B., Okpachu, G., Manyong, Victor M., Atehnkeng, J., Akinola, Adebayo A., Abu, G.A., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Abdoulaye, Tahirou

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Maize-soybean intercropping for sustainable intensification of cereal-legume cropping systems in northern Nigeria por Kamara, A.Y., Tofa, A.I., Ademulegun, T., Solomon, R., Shehu, H., Kamai, N., Omoigui, L.O.

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Evaluating and scalingup integrated Striga hermonthica control technologies among farmers in northern Nigeria por Franke, A., Ellis-Jones, J., Tarawali, G., Schulz, S., Hussaini, M.A., Kureh, I., White, R., Douthwaite, Boru, Oyewole, B., Olanrewaju, A.S.

“…The results are presented of a project to promote integrated Striga control (ISC) technologies to farmers in the Guinea savanna of northern Nigeria. Extension agents used a participatory research and extension approach (PREA) to encourage farmers to test and adopt ISC technologies. …”
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Population dynamics and migration of cowpea pests in northern Nigeria: implications for integrated pest management por Bottenberg, H., Tamo, Manuele, Arodokoun, D., Jackai, L.E.N., Singh, B., Youm, O.

“…The population dynamics of major cowpea pests was studied in northern Nigeria during 1992-95 in both the wet and dry seasons. …”
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Participatory diagnostic for scaling a decision support tool for rice crop management in northern Nigeria por Zossou, E., Saito, Kazuki, Assouma-Imorou, A., Ahouanton, K., Tarfa, B.D.

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Unlocking the potential of farmer-led irrigation development in central and northern Nigeria: What does it take? por Xie, Hua, Schmitter, Petra S., Obayelu, A. E., Kato, Edward, Balana, Bedru, Ringler, Claudia

“…Increasing temperature, erratic rainfall, and other extreme events, such as floods and droughts, pose severe threats to development in Nigeria, and particularly in central and northern Nigeria where rainfall is limited, natural resources are threatened by degradation and agriculture, including livestock production, is the major economic driver. …”
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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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Food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of Northern Nigeria: Humanitarian and development challenges por Balana, Bedru, Omamo, Steven Were, Amare, Mulubrhan, Popoola, Olufemi, Nwagboso, Chibuzo, Iraoya, Augustine Okhale, Loum, Serigne, Jawed, Khusro, Andam, Kwaw S.

“…Protracted conflict and climate shocks have profoundly disrupted food systems in northern Nigeria, yet little empirical evidence exists on how these shocks shape the functioning of the region’s food system (production, transportation, value addition, and trade). …”
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Gender differences in labor allocation in West Africa : A case study of the savannas of Northern Nigeria por Chianu, Jonas N., Tsujii, H.

“…Based on a survey of 322 households in northern Nigeria, this paper evaluates gender differences in labor allocation to eight enterprises (crop production, livestock production, processing, fuelwood activities, food gathering, trading, non-farm activities and salaried job) using weighted arithmetic mean. …”
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