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Omeje, Emmanuel Ejiofor, Chukwuemeka John Arene, and Benjamin Chiedozie Okpukpara. "Effectiveness Analysis of Agricultural Protection Policy on Food Supply, Export and Farmer-Welfare in Nigeria: Generalized Method of Moment Approach." American International Journal of Agricultural Studies 1, no. 1 (November 17, 2018): 38–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.46545/aijas.v1i1.16.
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This study examined the effectiveness of agricultural protection policy and other macroeconomic variables on food supply, agricultural export, and farmers welfare in Nigeria, from 1980-2016 with a special interest in their relationship with the political economy. The specific objectives were to (i) estimate the degrees of agricultural protection, domestic agricultural food supply and economic welfare to farmers in Nigeria, (ii) determine the effectiveness of agricultural protection on food self-supply, agricultural export; and farmer-welfare. Data were obtained from secondary sources. Descriptive statistics and generalized method of moment (GMM) were used. Nigeria’s self-food supply was slightly above 50% while the rest of the consumption depended on importation. The welfare measure to farmers was relatively poor and not good enough to motivate them. There was a positive and significant relationship between export and agricultural protection. A significant and positive relationship also exists between farmer-welfare and protection in the sector.
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Osuji, E. E., A. Tim-Ashama, M. O. Okwara, J. A. L. Effiong, and U. G. Anyanwu. "IMPLICATIONS OF MACRO-ECONOMIC VARIABLES FOR NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA." Open Journal of Agricultural Science (ISSN: 2734-214X) 1, no. 1 (March 10, 2020): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.52417/ojas.v1i1.88.
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In recent time, the impact of macro-economic variables on agriculture has become an issue of concern in terms of securing adequate food supply for the populace. This study evaluated the implications of macro-economic variables for national food security in Nigeria. This study made use of time series data sourced from the publications of Central Bank of Nigeria Annual Reports, Statistical Bulletins and the National Bureau of Statistics spanning from 1995 to 2015. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) co-integration test with Error Correction Model (ECM) was adopted to substantiate the implications of these macro-economic variables. The results of the Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) test showed that Food security, Interest rate, Exchange rate, Net export and Government expenditures were non stationary at their respective level forms and became stationary at first difference. While Inflation and Money supply were found to be stationary at level form. ARDL bounds test for co-integration confirms the existence of long run relationship between the variables. The results of long run and short run relationships shows that Interest rate, Inflation, Government expenditures and Money supply were both significant at 5% and 1% levels indicating that these variables had a significant impact on food security. The estimated error correction coefficient of -0.7996 is highly significant, has the correct sign, and implies a fairly high speed of adjustment to equilibrium after a shock. However, these findings recommend farmers in Nigeria to take good advantage of the linkages between macroeconomic variables and agricultural productivity, as this useful information can assist them to boost their land productivity, hence increased food security at all times.
Osuji, E. E. | Department of Agricultural Economics, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State, Nigeria
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Lucky, I. U. "Production of Rice in Nigeria: The Role of Indian-Nigerian Bilateral Cooperation in Food Security." MGIMO Review of International Relations 13, no. 3 (July 8, 2020): 138–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.24833/2071-8160-2020-3-72-.
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The article focuses on the impact of India-Nigeria agricultural cooperation on rice production in Nigeria. Since 2000 in the quest for food sufficiency, diversification of the country’s sources of foreign exchange, increasing employment for the rising population as well as expanding its external relations Nigeria has signed several bilateral agreements on agriculture with India. The analysis of the developments in the sub-sector, as well as media, governmental and non-governmental reports in the field and the interviews of the farmers has revealed that the Indian firms, including “Olam Group” and “Popular Farms and Mills Ltd”, have cultivated thousands of hectares of land, built mills and machinery, provided farmers in 16 Nigerian states with better rice seedlings, and engaged thousands of farmers in regular training improving employment and revitalizing communities in the country. The support given by the Indian firms has triggered an unprecedented increase in rice production. The paper concludes that the agreements, particularly the one of 2017, have further promoted, strengthened and expanded rice production in the context of food security, job creation and saving foreign exchange. The article, therefore, demonstrates how Nigeria-India bilateral ties and cooperative programs have changed the dynamics of rice production in the country and brought more profound economic consequences. Despite the fact that Nigeria is not yet selfsufficient in rice production with the gap of around 2.5 million tonnes, the agricultural programs initiated within the framework of the Nigeria-India bilateral agreements and realized as large-scale agriculture programmes including investments, training, supply of better seedlings, land cultivation promoted by powerful corporations have significantly changed the economic and social environment in Nigeria.
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Lucky, I. U. "Production of Rice in Nigeria: The Role of Indian-Nigerian Bilateral Cooperation in Food Security." MGIMO Review of International Relations 13, no. 3 (July 8, 2020): 138–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.24833/2071-8160-2020-3-72-138-150.
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The article focuses on the impact of India-Nigeria agricultural cooperation on rice production in Nigeria. Since 2000 in the quest for food sufficiency, diversification of the country’s sources of foreign exchange, increasing employment for the rising population as well as expanding its external relations Nigeria has signed several bilateral agreements on agriculture with India. The analysis of the developments in the sub-sector, as well as media, governmental and non-governmental reports in the field and the interviews of the farmers has revealed that the Indian firms, including “Olam Group” and “Popular Farms and Mills Ltd”, have cultivated thousands of hectares of land, built mills and machinery, provided farmers in 16 Nigerian states with better rice seedlings, and engaged thousands of farmers in regular training improving employment and revitalizing communities in the country. The support given by the Indian firms has triggered an unprecedented increase in rice production. The paper concludes that the agreements, particularly the one of 2017, have further promoted, strengthened and expanded rice production in the context of food security, job creation and saving foreign exchange. The article, therefore, demonstrates how Nigeria-India bilateral ties and cooperative programs have changed the dynamics of rice production in the country and brought more profound economic consequences. Despite the fact that Nigeria is not yet selfsufficient in rice production with the gap of around 2.5 million tonnes, the agricultural programs initiated within the framework of the Nigeria-India bilateral agreements and realized as large-scale agriculture programmes including investments, training, supply of better seedlings, land cultivation promoted by powerful corporations have significantly changed the economic and social environment in Nigeria.
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Omodero, Cordelia Onyinyechi. "Sustainable Agriculture, Food Production and Poverty Lessening in Nigeria." International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 16, no. 1 (February 28, 2021): 81–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.160108.
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The challenge of persistent poverty and food insecurity in Nigeria has been an issue of concern. The government’s effort to alleviate poverty in Nigeria through agriculture appears ineffective because most poor people are rural dwellers and are coincidentally the farmers. They seem not to be benefiting from the government interventions to support farming due to corruption and other unquantifiable factors. This study investigates the impact of agricultural output and food production on poverty decrease in Nigeria. The data used in this study span from 2009 to 2019. Relevant diagnostic tests and regression analysis are performed to obtain the empirical evidence highlighted in this paper. Thus, the findings reveal that the Food Production Index significantly and positively impacts poverty reduction, while Agricultural Output has an immaterial negative effect on poverty decrease. The study concludes that poverty alleviation in Nigeria and food security will depend on government’s full involvement in agriculture and improvement on its agricultural budget. Accordingly, the provision of necessary facilities to boost agriculture have been recommended. The facilities include modern farming equipment, sufficient power supply, credit facility, storage facility, and large markets.
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Abideen, Alamu Salawu. "Constraints in the Application of Biotechnology to Cassava Production in Nigeria." International Letters of Natural Sciences 4 (November 2013): 26–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilns.4.26.
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Biotechnology has potential to enhance the production of agricultural and industrial products for achieving food security and economic development. In agriculture, biotechnology enhances the production of high yielding and disease resistance crops necessary for achieving food security and industrial development. This paper examines the constraints in the application of biotechnology research to the production of cassava in Nigeria. The study utilized primary data collected through questionnaire administration and interview from three research institutions working on cassava biotechnology in Nigeria. Findings showed that weak infrastructural facilities, poor funding, inadequate competent personnel and absence of appropriate legislation are the constraints in the application of biotechnology to cassava production in Nigeria. In addition, one out of the three research institutions has adequate and regular electricity supply through its own captive power plant while the remaining two research institutions relied more on electricity from the national grid. Inadequate funding and shortage of competent personnel were peculiar challenge confronting all the research institutions covered by the study. The study recommends improvement in electricity supply, production of more biotechnology scientists and adequate funding to enhance biotechnology research in Nigeria.
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Obeta, Michael Chukwuma, and Cletus Famous Nwankwo. "Factors Responsible For Rural Residential Water Supply Shortage In Southeastern Nigeria." Journal of Environmental Geography 8, no. 3-4 (December 1, 2015): 21–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jengeo-2015-0009.
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Abstract Efficient water supply is very crucial to sustenance of socio-economic growth, poverty attenuation, and food security. In most rural areas of developing countries including Nigeria water supplies are not commensurate with demand leading to a shortfall in water use and many people suffer from this scenario. This research investigated the factors responsible for rural residential water supply shortage in Southeastern Nigeria. Data were collected through the use of four mixed but complimentary methods namely questionnaire survey, interviews, focus group discussions and secondary data sources. The data generated were analyzed through the use of descriptive and inferential statistical tools. Principal Component Analysis was employed to combine the variables accounting for water supply shortage into a few underlying dimensions. The results indicated that physical environment and inadequate water supply infrastructure; socio-economic and geographical location; management and socio-cultural problems are responsible for water supply shortage in the area. Residential water supply can be sustainable in the area by regulating the influence of these factors impacting on water supply as well as lessen the implications of water deficiency. The research concludes that the process of water supply development should be stepwise in accordance with the participatory and managerial capacity of communities.
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Onyebuchi, Chijioke C. "Limitations and Impacts of Agricultural Production on the Savanna Belt: the Nigerian Case." Outlook on Agriculture 24, no. 2 (June 1995): 117–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/003072709502400209.
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It is not enough simply to identify the limiting factors to agricultural production, supply the appropriate inputs and then expect to be able to meet food demands. It is essential also to protect the environment in which food is grown, especially in areas of fragile ecosystems and harsh climatic conditions, in order to ensure both increased production and stability of the production base. In the Nigerian savanna belt, traditional and mechanized large-scale farming systems are both practised, and they combine with unfavourable climatic conditions to exert a strong negative impact on the environment. Here, these interactions are examined and the case is made for incorporating fundamental ecological principles and concepts of sustainability into farming systems, in Nigeria and elsewhere.
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Zakaree S., Saheed, Alexander A.A., Isa Abdulmumin A., and Adeneye O.A. "Anchor Borrower Programme on Agricultural Commodity Price and Employment Generation in Kebbi State, Nigeria." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 14, no. 13 (May 31, 2018): 240. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2018.v14n13p240.
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Low investment in the agricultural sector, as well as problem of financing are among the major challenges hindering farmers in the rural areas engaging in mechanized farming that might increase food supply, and thereby checking the agricultural commodity prices, and possibly creating more job opportunity in the agricultural sector. In an effort to meet the food supply for the growing population of the country, the government introduced various policies aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in basic food supply, among these policies is the Anchor Borrower Programme. This study examines the impact of Anchor Borrower Program on agricultural commodity price and employment generation in Kebbi state, Nigeria. Data were collected through interview and structured questionnaire administered to a sample of 400 farmers in Argungu L.G.A, of which 360 questionnaire were correctly filled and returned. A multiple regression analysis was used to analyse the data. The results reveal that Anchor Borrower Programmes (ABP) supports for farmer have a positive and statistically significant impact on agricultural commodity price (ACP) and employment generation (EMPG) in agricultural sector in Kebbi state, particularly in Argungu LGA. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that anchor borrower programme policy in Nigeria should be encouraged and subjected to periodic review so as to provide more platforms for employment generation and stabilize agricultural commodity price in Kebbi state, particularly in Argungu LGA.
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Verma, Monika, Christine Plaisier, Coen van Wagenberg, and Thom Achterbosch. "A Systems Approach to Food Loss and Solutions: Understanding Practices, Causes, and Indicators." Sustainability 11, no. 3 (January 22, 2019): 579. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11030579.
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Reasons behind food loss can be very specific for each product and supply chain stage but it is also affected by factors independent of the product and stage. This work focuses on such generic factors and develops a framework to analyze food loss as a systemic outcome. The framework highlights the interconnected nature of problem across supply chain stages and therefore emphasizes the need to look at the whole system instead of specific stages, when proposing solutions. Practices and underlying causes contributing to food loss are identified for each stage of the supply chain using a literature search. Deductive logic is used to fill the gaps where literature was found to be scarce, and to derive socio-economic indicators that signal the presence of identified causes. Using this framework, we propose a non-exhaustive list of 30 socio-economic indicators, which can signal the presence of the 22 practices and 60 causes associated with food loss in supply chains. This list can serve as a starting list for practitioners and policymakers to build on when analyzing food losses in supply chains in their region. We evaluate the framework using a field-study of a tomato supply chain in Nigeria, and conclude that it can be a useful tool to identify practices, causes, and indicators of food loss.
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George-Anokwuru, Chioma Chidinma. "Deposit Money Banks’ Credit and Agricultural Output in Nigeria." Journal of Economics and Management Sciences 1, no. 1 (June 30, 2018): p230. http://dx.doi.org/10.30560/jems.v1n1p230.
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Agriculture was the mainstay of the Nigerian economy before the period of oil boom. But after the oil boom, growth and development in agriculture has been constrained by high interest rate by deposit money banks as well as in ability to access credit or loan by farmers. This scenario led to increase in unemployment, poverty and food shortage. Given these problems, the paper examined deposit money banks’ credit and agricultural sector output in Nigeria from 1985-2015. To this effect, secondary data on agricultural sector output, deposit money bank’s credit to agricultural sector, interest rate and money supply was collected from Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin. The data collected was analyzed by the econometrics techniques of Augmented Dickey Fuller unit root test, co-integration test and parsimonious Error Correction Model. The unit root and co-integration tests show that all the variables were stationary and co-integrated. The parsimonious Error Correction Model results show that the regression coefficient of deposit money bank’s credit to agricultural sector in explaining its contribution to agricultural output is positive and statistically significant at 5 percent level. The regression coefficient of interest rate appeared with negative sign but statistically not significant. Also, the coefficient of money supply is positive and significantly related with agricultural output. Based on these findings, the paper recommends amongst others that; there should be continuity and consistency of macroeconomic policy measures in the agricultural sector especially in the area of sectorial allocation of credit as well as single digit interest rate target. Also, government should domesticate Food and Agriculture O’s recommendation of 25 percent of capital allocation to agricultural development in order to increase the agricultural production and hence economic growth and development.
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Zakaree, S. "Impact of Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF) on Domestic Food Supply in Nigeria." British Journal of Economics, Management & Trade 4, no. 8 (January 10, 2014): 1273–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/bjemt/2014/6441.
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Olaleye, David Tobi, Abiodun Elijah Obayelu, and Omotoso Oluseye Ogunmola. "Urban Food Crop Farming and Farm Households’ Food Security Status in Oyo State, Nigeria." Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 12, no. 1-2 (May 2, 2018): 23–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.19041/apstract/2018/1-2/3.
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Food production and supply has been on the decline in Nigeria with a consequent impact on household food security. This study examined the influence of urban farming on household food security in Oyo State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 159 farm households in a cross-sectional survey. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain data on socio-economic characteristics, determine the food security status of urban crop farming households in the study area, and examine the effects of urban crop production on households’ food security status. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics while the statistical tools were Food Security Index (FSI) and Probit Regression Model (PRM). Results revealed that 84.9% of the respondents was male, 81.2% married. The average age, household size, and farm size were 49.6 years, 6 persons, 1.1 hectares respectively. Most (75.5%) of the respondents did not have access to consumption credit and 62.3% did not belong to any farmers association. Based on minimum daily energy requirement per adult equivalent of N230.8, 90.6% of the farm households was food secure.
The PRM showed that age (β = -0.1, p<0.05), household size (β= -0.4, p<0.01) and economic efficiency (β = -61.6, p<0.05) reduced the probability of household food security while access to consumption credit (β= 1.7, p<0.05) and allocative efficiency (β = 67.9, p<0.05) increased the probability of household food security. The study concluded that urban farming significantly influence household food security.
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Moradeyo, Adenike Aderonke. "Rudimentary causes and impacts of supply chain risks in Sub-Saharan Africa." Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management 11, no. 2 (November 17, 2018): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.12660/joscmv11n2p16-31.
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<p>Identification of the causes of supply chain risks is a logical step towards its effective management. The purpose of this study is to explore the causes of supply chain risks, their impacts, and the mitigating strategies used among the manufacturing firms in Nigeria. An exploratory qualitative multiple case research methodology combined with the quantitative content analysis is used for this study. A sample of ten manufacturing firms cutting across three different sub-sectors (Pharmaceutical & Health, Food & Beverage, and Conglomerate) was chosen for the study. Partial and complete open-ended questions in the interview guide were used for the interviews conducted among the respondents. The study revealed the common causes of supply chain risks in manufacturing firms in Nigeria which include; transportation delays, variation in raw material prices and quantities, unexpected customer demands, and constant power outages.</p>
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Nkang, N. M., S. O. Abang, O. E. Akpan, and K. J. Offem. "Price and Income Elasticities of Palm Kernels Export Supply in Nigeria." Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing 19, no. 4 (September 5, 2007): 61–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j047v19n04_05.
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Nkang, Nkang, Bolarin Omonona, Suleiman Yusuf, and Omobowale Oni. "Simulating the Impact of Exogenous Food Price Shock on Agriculture and the Poor in Nigeria: Results from a Computable General Equilibrium Model." Sustainable Agriculture Research 1, no. 2 (July 17, 2012): 141. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v1n2p141.
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<p>Motivated by the recent global economic crisis, this paper simulated the impact of a rise in the price of imported food on agriculture and household poverty in Nigeria using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model and the Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) class of decomposable poverty measures on the 2006 social accounting matrix (SAM) of Nigeria and the updated 2004 Nigeria Living Standards Survey (NLSS) data. Results show that a rise in import price of food increased domestic output of food, but reduced the domestic supply of other agricultural commodities as well as food and other agricultural composites. Furthermore, a rise in the import price of food increased poverty nationally and among all household groups, with rural-north households being the least affected by the shock, while their rural-south counterparts were the most affected. A major policy implication drawn from this paper is that high import prices in import competing sectors like agriculture tend to favour the sector but exacerbate poverty in households. Thus, efforts geared at addressing the impact of this shock should strive to balance welfare and efficiency issues.</p>
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Akintelu, Sunday Olufemi, Isaac Adeyemi Irefin, and Joshua Babatunde Akarakiri. "Factors Affecting the Adoption of Ict on Project Planning in the Nigerian Food and Beverage Industry." Journal of Management and Sustainability 6, no. 1 (February 26, 2016): 163. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jms.v6n1p163.
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<p>This study identified the nature of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adopted on project planning activities and examined the factors affecting the adoption of these ICT on project planning in the Food and Beverage Industry in Nigeria. The study was carried out through the use of questionnaire and interview schedule to a total of forty five (45) respondents across ICT, Production and Project departments of food and beverage firms in southwestern Nigeria. This was used to elicit information on the factors affecting the adoption of ICT in the industry. Data collected were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that the major ICT adopted by food and beverage firms in Nigeria were Enterprise resource planning (4.48), Product lifecycle management (4.29), Customer Relationship Management (4.19), Supply Chain Management (4.34), Management Information Systems (4.38), Portable Data Collection Hand Held (4.65), Virtual Private Networks (4.53), Internet and e-mail (4.77). All of these ICTs had a mean rank of 4.00 and above on a 5 point-likert scales.Three factors were identified to influence ICT adoption. These include Human Resource capacity (52.8%), level of ICT investment (47.2%) and ICT competency (69.4%). Furthermore, regression analysis showed that level of ICT on Investment (r = -.425<sup>**</sup>: p<0.05) and Employee Competency (r = -.634<sup>**</sup>: p<0.05) are factors which had significant influence on ICT adoption in the project planning activities of the firms. In conclusion, the study revealed that Level of ICT investment and employee ICT competency are factors that significantly influence the adoption of ICT in the selected firms. These factors were found to be critical hindrances to ICT adoption in Nigerian food and beverage industry.</p>
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Williams, I. O., S. A. Ugbaje, G. O. Igile, and O. O. Ekpe. "Occurrence of Aflatoxin in Some Food Commodities Commonly Consumed in Nigeria." Journal of Food Research 4, no. 5 (August 27, 2015): 81. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jfr.v4n5p81.
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Aflatoxicosis is a public health problem in Nigeria like other tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Control of aflatoxin contamination requires thorough risk assessment, monitoring, quality control and empirical data. This study assayed total aflatoxin levels, identified and quantified four aflatoxin types in five food commodities commonly consumed in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The food materials: <em>Zea mays, Colocynthis citrullus, Capsicum frutescens, Irvingia gabonensis</em> and <em>Arachis hypogea</em> were obtained from Watt market in Calabar urban. ELISA method was used for total aflatoxin, HPLC for aflatoxin types, AOAC for moisture. All (100%) the samples were contaminated with aflatoxin. Contamination was highest in<em> Irvingia gabonensis</em> (63.40 ± 1.79 µg/kg) and least in <em>Zea mays</em> (3.20 ± 0.12 µg/kg) (p < 0.05). Except for <em>Irvingia gabonensis</em> and <em>Colocynthis citrullus</em>, total aflatoxin was within safe intake level of the Nigerian regulatory authority (National Agency for Food and Drug Adminstration and Control {NAFDAC}). All four aflatoxin types occurred in <em>Irvingia gabonensis</em>, <em>Capsicum frutescens</em> and <em>Colocynthis citrullus</em>; none was detected in <em>Arachis hypogea</em>. AFB<sub>1</sub> contamination was highest in<em> Irvingia gabonensis</em> (11.71±0.10 µg/kg) followed by <em>Capsicum frutescens</em> (1.21 ± 0.01 µg/kg); AFB<sub>2</sub> ranged from 0.00 ± 0.00-2.43 ± 0.05 µg/kg, AFG<sub>1 </sub>0.00 ± 0.00-3.73 ± 0.04 µg/kg, and AFG<sub>2</sub> 0.00 ± 0.00-0.54 ± 0.01 µg/kg (p < 0.05). Only<em> Irvingia gabonensis</em> exceeded the limit of AFB<sub>1</sub> specified by NAFDAC for human foods. Moisture content varied widely (3.23 ± 0.03%-10.37 ± 0.19%).<strong> </strong>The trend in the occurrence of aflatoxins in the food samples was directly proportional (r = 0.91) to their moisture contents. Food<strong> </strong>commodities sold in Calabar carry potential health hazard. Improved handling through food processing, preservation and storage can minimize aflatoxins in foodstuffs and ensure sustainable quality of food supply.
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Idris, Miftahu. "Understanding Agricultural Productivity Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Analysis of the Nigerian Economy." International Journal of Economics and Financial Research, no. 67 (July 15, 2020): 147–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.32861/ijefr.67.147.158.
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In recent times, agricultural sector has returned to the forefront of development issues in Nigeria given its contribution to employment creation, sustainable food supply and provision of raw materials to other sectors of the economy. In lieu of that, this study examines the impact of agriculture on the economic growth in Nigeria using annual time series data covering the sample period of 1981 to 2018. To analyse the data collected, Autoregression Distributed Lag (ARDL) model through the bounds testing framework is employed to measure the presence of cointegrating relations between real GDP, agricultural productivity, labour force, and agricultural export. Results show the presence of both short-run and long-run relationship among the variables, and that agriculture has a positive and significant impact on economic growth in Nigeria. These findings inform the Nigerian government on the need to expedite labour force (human capital) and agricultural export (non-oil) development with the view to achieving sustainable growth and development. In addition, developing skills and competencies of labour force through capacity building in the agricultural sector will encourage research and development thereby increase the export size, hence essential for long-term growth.
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Smeets-Kristkova, Zuzana, Thom Achterbosch, and Marijke Kuiper. "Healthy Diets and Reduced Land Pressure: Towards a Double Gain for Future Food Systems in Nigeria." Sustainability 11, no. 3 (February 6, 2019): 835. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11030835.
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Nigeria is one of the most dynamic economies in Africa. Strong GDP and population growth coupled with urbanization trends place tremendous pressures on natural resources and the food systems that are dependent on them. Understanding the impact of these “mega trends” is important to identify key leverage points for navigating towards improved nutrition and food security in Nigeria. This paper contributes to the Foresight Project of the Food Systems for Healthier Diets which aims to analyse how the food system in Nigeria is expected to transform in the next decades, and to identify the leverage points for making sure that the transformation contributes to balanced consumer diets. For the food systems foresight, a well-established global economy-wide model, MAGNET, is applied that enables to capture the interlinkages among different food industry players in one consistent framework. By linking MAGNET to the GENUS nutritional database, it is further possible to relate the developments occurring on a macro-level with detailed macro and micronutrient consumption. Model projections suggest that a process of intensification of agriculture in combination with land substitution appears critical for the evolution of food and nutrition security, and for shifts towards healthy diets for the population. Intensification results in greater diversity of the production systems, which in turn cascades into positive effects on the diversity in the food supply and better food security outcomes.
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Ehirim, N., U. Okoro, L. Nwauwa, I. Onwuagba, and C. Mgbeojirikwe. "Soybean Supply Response to Price and Non-price Factors in Nigeria: Implications for Food Security." Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology 15, no. 3 (January 10, 2017): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ajaees/2017/8261.
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Donkor, Emmanuel, Stephen Onakuse, Joe Bogue, Ignacio de Los Rios Carmenado, and Fatih Yildiz. "The impact of the presidential cassava initiative on cassava productivity in Nigeria: Implication for sustainable food supply and food security." Cogent Food & Agriculture 3, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 1368857. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2017.1368857.
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Adeyonu, Abigail G., Abiodun Okunola, Monisola E. Alao, Enoch O. Oyawoye, and Clinton E. Okonkwo. "An assessment of broiler value chain in Nigeria." Open Agriculture 6, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 296–307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/opag-2020-0168.
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Abstract Livestock sub-sector of agriculture plays a vital role in the development of emerging economies in terms of provision of high quality protein and employment generation through its value chain activities. Yet, little is known about value chain development in this important sub-sector of the Nigeria economy. Hence, this study assessed Broiler Value Chain (BVC) in Nigeria. Primary data were collected from various actors along the value chain between November 2017 and March, 2018. Nigeria BVC is relatively simple with only five main actors. Grandparent Stock (GPS) farmers supply breeder Day Old Chicks (DOCs) to Parent Stock (PS) farmers. PS farmers supply commercial DOCs to commercial broiler farmers. Commercial farmers sell mature broilers to mature live broiler marketers (63%) and processors (37%). Processors sell processed meat to household consumers (12%) and 88% to fast food outlets, hotels, restaurants, and supermarkets with no export who in turn sell to individual and household consumers. High cost of feed, lack of credit facilities, and weak infrastructure were the major constraints facing production, marketing, and processing of broilers, respectively. Policies aiming at the development of BVC should focus on low/no export of broiler meat and high import of materials as well as other constraints.
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Iheme, John Owuike, James Bassey Effiong, and Samuel Bassey Ekung. "The Effect of Government Policy on Housing Delivery in Nigeria: A Case Study of Port Harcourt Low Income Housing Programme." International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences 61 (October 2015): 87–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilshs.61.87.
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Housing is one of the most important needs of individuals next to food and clothing. Housing needs for low income earners has reached an alarming stage in Nigeria. On the supply side, numerous government policies have earlier aimed at disabling the massive shortage through numerous housing reform programmes. Despite these preceding efforts, housing remains an illusion to an average Nigerian. This research assessed the effect of government policy on housing delivery in Nigeria. The objectives were to determine housing needs of the low income group in Nigeria and to determine the impact of government policies on affordable housing provision to the low income group. Survey method was used to collect data from 44 respondents through the administration of questionnaires which was analyzed with statistical tools. The findings from the study shows that insufficient fund is closely related to other finance related factors identified as barriers to the accessibility of public housing by the low income group who are non-public servants. Such factors as high interest rate, low per capita income, lack of security of income, lack of collateral and high cost of public houses. The study suggest the creation of a viable secondary mortgage market, improvement of land registration and allocation, compassionate urban renewal programmes, cost saving house designs amongst others.
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O. Ajiboye, Babatunde, Abigail G. Adeyonu, Joshua O. Ajetomobi, and Samuel O. Binuomote. "Supply Response and Elasticity of Selected Staple Food Crop in Nigeria: Evidence from FAO, 1995-2017." Agricultural Journal 14, no. 1 (October 5, 2019): 25–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.36478/aj.2019.25.29.
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Olusegun, Adedokun Jonathan, and Gabrielfavour Eke. "Nigeria’s Population Explosion and Its Underdevelopment Imperatives." American International Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 1, no. 2 (August 31, 2019): 63–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.46545/aijhass.v1i2.104.
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This paper discussed the increasing danger of population explosion in Nigeria and its implication to available food supply and social infrastructures. The objective of the paper is to show that over population is the reason for high level of illiteracy, wide spread unemployment, poverty and violent crime. The study reveals that with the rate of population increase in Nigeria if nothing is done, time will come when it will result to environmental hazards, malnutrition and other infectious diseases. It observed that while other countries of the world like China and India with increasing rate of population like Nigeria are making serious efforts through Laws and legislation to combat this population increase. The Nigerian leaders are not putting any effort to fight this menace rather what is taking centre stage in Nigeria is this issue of corruption and embezzlement of government funds. The paper was of the opinion that this attitude of our leaders is what has resulted to unemployment armed robbery, kidnapping, underdevelopment and crises of killing and marginalization. It concluded by suggesting a way forward which includes reduction in early marriages which leads to increase in child bearing, corruption and poverty. Finally, it recommended that the government should encourage the people to do away with outdated customs and traditions which make it possible for people lay more emphasis on male children to the extent that unless they have male children, they will not be satisfied.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3382455
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Anosike, F. U., G. Z. Rekwot, O. B. Owoshagba, S. Ahmed, and J. A. Atiku. "Challenges of poultry production in Nigeria: A review." Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 45, no. 1 (December 27, 2020): 252–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v45i1.335.
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This study provides a review on the challenges facing poultry production in Nigeria and the possible solution. The study considered the socio-economic roles of poultry to include; means of livelihood and a way of achieving a certain level of economic independence, meeting human needs for dietary animal protein supply, source of foreign earnings and opportunities for saving, investment and security against risks for small-scale poultry farmers. This paper reviewed the challenges of poultry production in Nigeria and how the rate of production in the industry has slowed down. These challenges included; high rate of disease and pest attack, lack of loan and credit procurement, lack of technical knowledge, high rate of mortality, high cost of poultry feed, supply of poor quality chicks, inadequate poultry extension services, and inadequate access to and high cost of veterinary services, as reported by Possible solutions to these challenges are not farfetched, which included; intervention of veterinary in order to cub losses due to diseases, technical know-how for improving production should be made available to poultry keepers through extension service, poultry farmers should be encouraged to form cooperative societies or join existing one to be able to access loan for their business and addressing these challenges will prove vital to increase production, increase animal protein availability and consumption, and reduce the rate of food insecurity.
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Okoh, A. I. S. "AN ANALYSIS OF NIGERIA’S NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION (NDC) IN THE TRANSITION TO A LOW CARBON ECONOMY." Open Journal of Social Science and Humanities (ISSN: 2734-2077) 1, no. 1 (March 10, 2020): 42–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.52417/ojssh.v1i1.67.
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This paper examines the complexity of achieving economic growth simultaneously with low carbon transition in Nigeria. Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) seeks to carry out far-reaching cuts capable of reducing the scale of pollution recorded in the country. But the ratification of the agreement also works at cross-purposes with Vision 20:20 and the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) since these development blueprints are heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Qualitative data was used to arrive at the study’s' findings, complemented with quantitative data based on Nigeria Energy Calculator modelling tool for analyzing energy demand and supply in the country. The paper observed that a plethora of issues were impediments to the implementation of the NDC. That, fossil fuel energy generation as palliative is incapable of addressing issues of externality. Thus, Nigeria needs a new socio-economic contract termed the Food Sufficiency Economy (FSE) to usher in a net zero carbon trajectory. FSE is a convergence of food sovereignty and sufficiency economy. It is also in line with Africa’s eco-bio-communitarianism perspective, but slanted towards Climate-Smart Agriculture as the building block for a low carbon and climate resilient future.
Okoh, A. I. S. | Department of Political Science, Benue State University Makurdi, Nigeria.
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Justina Kenobi Morris, Kwami. "Conceptual Framework for Estimating Postharvest Losses in Food Supply Chains: the Case of Plantain Fruits in Nigeria." International Journal of Business and Economics Research 3, no. 6 (2014): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.11648/j.ijber.s.2014030601.15.
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Alabi, Oyebamiji Noah, Babalola Oluwatoyin Abimbola, and Ogundijo Dayo Stephen. "Combined Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Maize for Sustainable Food Supply in Semi-Arid, Nigeria." Journal of Tropical Resources and Sustainable Science (JTRSS) 8, no. 1 (July 13, 2021): 40–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.47253/jtrss.v8i1.163.
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Biomass transfer using fertiliser tree species is a more sustainable means for maintaining nutrient balances in maize based production systems. This research investigated the combined effects of incorporation of leafy biomass of fertilizer trees as organic fertilizer and urea as inorganic fertiliser for sustainable food production viz-a-viz maize-based crop in semi-arid, Nigeria. The experiment was laid out as 3 x 4 x 2 factorial in a split-split plot design with three replicates. Data were analysed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at p =.05. Albizia lebbeck amended plots consistently had significantly higher values in 2014, 2015 and combined means (12.8 kg ha-1, 13 kg ha-1, 12.9 kg ha1) of cob length, (345.8 kg ha-1, 311.8 kg ha-1, 328.8 kg ha-1) of grains per cob and grain yield (2097.3 kg ha-1, 1667.7 kg ha-1, 1881.9 kg ha-1) throughout the cropping seasons and combinedeffect respectively compared to Parkia biglobosa. Positive significant correlation was experienced between the growth and yield components. Inclusion of nitrogen fertilizer and fertilizer trees improved the production of these maize varieties compared to control. It is therefore concluded that incorporation of Albizia lebbeck with up to 40 kg N ha-1 rate of nitrogen fertilizer into the soilimproved its quality for better yield of both 2009 EVAT and DMR-ESR-7 maize varieties.
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Olalekan, Olawuyi Seyi, and Balogun Taofeek Ayodeji. "The Endogeneity Effects of Conservation Agriculture Adoption on Smallholder Farmers’ Food Security Status in Osun State, Nigeria." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 9, no. 5 (October 20, 2017): 144–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i5.1916.
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Goal two of the Sustainable Development Goals stipulates that, individuals at all strata are food secure. This is a major social problem with far reaching economic and development consequences. Growing population has exacerbated the pressure on land base agriculture to supply energy requirements, and traditional agricultural practices have complicated the topical issue. Thus, efforts to simultaneously improve agricultural productivity and keep the system sustainable calls for appropriate sustainable agricultural practice such as conservation agriculture. This study investigates the links between CA adoption and household food security in Nigeria. Two hundred and twenty-one respondents in the study area were sampled. Multisampling technique was used to select the required sample and a questionnaire was administered. Descriptive statistics result revealed farmers’ and farm-based characteristics while food security index divulged the food security status of the respondents. The Double hurdle model was employed to investigate factors driving the adoption of CA and extent of adoption while two-stage least square (2SLS) estimated bi-causal links between CA adoption and food security status. The age of respondents, gender, education, access to credit, farm size cultivated and access to extension services contributed significantly to the adoption of CA and so to the extent of adoption. The two-stage least square confirms the exogeneity of CA adoption with food security status. By implication, the adoption of CA practices in Nigeria is a viable option to increase food production and by extension to attain sustainable food security status.
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Guyer, Jane I. "Diversity at different levels: farm and community in western Nigeria." Africa 66, no. 1 (January 1996): 71–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1161512.
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AbstractThe difficulty of applying the concept of diversity to empirical research can be mitigated by empirical specificity. By applying it to the particular question of how cropping patterns in a community within the food supply hinterland of Ibadan have changed over twenty years of increasing market orientation one can both illuminate agricultural dynamics and also subject the concept of diversity to critique. This Nigerian case study argues that individual farmers have developed more weighted (‘specialised’) production patterns, but differently from one another, so that the community as a whole has retained a similar diversity profile to that of the past. Yoruba concepts and practices with respect to individuation and social diversity should be at the heart of an understanding of these patterns of change.
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INONI, Odjuvwuederhie Emmanuel, Patterson Adogbeji EKOKOTU, and David Eduvie IDOGE. "Factors influencing participation in homestead catfish production in Delta State, Nigeria." Acta agriculturae Slovenica 110, no. 1 (December 14, 2017): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.14720/aas.2017.110.1.3.
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<p>Domestic fish production in Nigeria has been growing for the past decade, yet a widening demand-supply gap has persisted leading to a substantial loss in Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings due to fish imports. In order to boost household food fish supply many individuals have converted available land space within their homestead for catfish production. This study, therefore, investigated the effects of socio-economic variables on the participation in homestead catfish production in the Central Agricultural Zone of Delta State, Nigeria. Using data from 137 respondents engaged in catfish farming, the findings showed a mean age of 44 years for catfish farmers and an average land size of 104.35 m<sup>2</sup> for pond construction. The probit model had a good fit with a Psuedo-<em>R</em><sup>2</sup> of 0.62, 90.5 % of cases correctly predicted, and a significant likelihood ratio (LR) test (<em>p</em> < 0.01). Results of the probit analysis indicated that pond location, age, land area, adults per household, years of education, disposable income, and access to credit exerted a positive and significant effect on homestead catfish production participation decision.</p>
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Sanou, Awa, Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie, Vincenzina Caputo, and John Kerr. "Introducing an aflatoxin-safe labeling program in complex food supply chains: Evidence from a choice experiment in Nigeria." Food Policy 102 (July 2021): 102070. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102070.
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Chidiebere-Mark, Nneka, Donatus Ohajianya, Polycarp Obasi, and Steve Onyeagocha. "Profitability of rice production in different production systems in Ebonyi State, Nigeria." Open Agriculture 4, no. 1 (April 20, 2019): 237–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/opag-2019-0022.
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AbstractProfitability of rice production in different production systems in Ebonyi State, Nigeria was evaluated. Rice is critical for food security in Nigeria, hence, farmers need to make appropriate choices of rice production systems to optimize production and ensure an adequate domestic supply. This study used 2015 survey data from rice farming households. Rice farmers in swamp, lowland and upland rice production systems showed variability in profit. Swamp production systems had the highest return per hectare (29.37%) followed by lowland production systems (20.10%) and upland production systems (13.03%). Poor access to production credit and climate change were constraints to rice production in the area. Rice production using the swamp production system is profitable and would ensure increased production and higher returns to the farmers. It is recommended that farmers should form cooperative groups to enable them to pool resources together to boost their production.
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Donkor, Emmanuel, Stephen Onakuse, Joe Bogue, and Ignacio De los Rios-Carmenado. "Determinants of farmer participation in direct marketing channels: A case study for cassava in the Oyo State of Nigeria." Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 16, no. 2 (July 11, 2018): e0106. http://dx.doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2018162-12076.
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Improving rural farmers’ access to direct agricultural markets is required to ensure sustainable supply of food. Rural farmers in the developing world account for the largest share of food supply including cassava. Globally, cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is recognised as an important source of valuable semi-processed industrial raw materials such as ethanol, high-quality cassava flour and starch. However, there is less empirical research on rural farmers’ participation in direct marketing channels in the cassava sector. This study focused on analysing the determinants of farmer participation in direct marketing channels using the case of the cassava sector in the Oyo State of Nigeria. The Bivariate Tobit model was applied in the empirical analysis, based on a primary dataset generated from 400 rural cassava farmers from the Oyo State of Nigeria. The result showed that, in general, farmers sold a higher percentage of their cassava output to processors. The Bivariate Tobit results showed that human capital, physical capital, social capital, and market conditions had significant effects on farmers’ decisions on whether to sell their cassava output directly to processors or middlemen. On the contrary, natural and financial capitals did not significantly affect farmers’ marketing channel decision. The study recommends that policy instruments should target improving road networks in rural areas, enhancing farmers’ access to market information, and increasing membership of farmer association to ensure an active participation of farmers in the direct marketing channels.
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Olaitan, Oluseyi F., Nick J. Hubbard, and Colin G. Bamford. "The potential for the participation of Nigeria in global horticulture value chains." International Journal of Emerging Markets 15, no. 1 (February 6, 2019): 93–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijoem-02-2017-0049.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the barriers inhibiting horticulture product export from Nigeria, particularly to the UK, and identify those requiring resolution if global horticulture value chains (GHVCs) are to contribute to economic growth in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach A single-case (embedded) research design was adopted. In total, 26 participants from five stakeholder groups (namely, farmers, exporters, air freight forwarders, aviation operators and government institutions) were selected for investigation to examine the research problem. Findings The empirical investigation showed that: the existing institutional framework, infrastructure and logistics issues, market penetration issues, stakeholders’ incompetence, food safety and quality issues, high transaction costs, operational challenges of exporting, neglect of agriculture and the existing airline market structure are prominent barriers that require resolution if horticultural product exports are to increase. Research limitations/implications The study focuses on the analysis of five key stakeholder groups upstream in the supply chain. Further investigation should include stakeholders downstream (importers, wholesalers and retailers). Originality/value The specific case study of horticultural product export from Nigeria offers empirically rich insights into the barriers hindering the participation of Nigeria in GHVCs.
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Omodero, Cordelia Onyinyechi, Ben-Caleb Egbide, Joseph Ugochukwu Madugba, and Benjamin Ighodalo Ehikioya. "A Mismatch between External Debt Finances and Consumption Cost in Nigeria." Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 6, no. 3 (July 30, 2020): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6030058.
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This study scrutinizes the influence of external obligation on the cost of living in Nigeria. In recent times, Nigeria has been tagged as the headquarters of world poverty due to the unaffordable cost of living that has resulted in all manner of crimes prevailing in the country. However, the role of foreign loans being contracted by the government in reducing consumption cost has become a concern, hence this investigation. This study made use of a secondary form of statistical records covering the period 2000–2018. The result of the data analysis has shown that external debt does not improve consumption cost, but rather aids the rising cost of living in Nigeria. In a nutshell, the study suggests that the government should invest a large chunk of the borrowed funds into agriculture and local manufacturing for sufficient food supply and provision of goods and services at reasonable costs. This study recommends support for infant industries and entrepreneurship to reduce the consumption cost in the country. The study also encourages the government to seek debt rearrangement or outright revocation by the lending institutions and countries.
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Tinuke, Badejo Bolaji, and Adekeye Adeshola Joseph. "The Impact of Anchor Borrower Programme on Poverty Alleviation in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State." Journal of Public Administration and Governance 8, no. 4 (December 12, 2018): 239. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v8i4.14049.
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This research work was designed to examine the impact of Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) on poverty alleviation in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The main objective of the study is to investigate the extent to which the implementation of Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) has encouraged poverty alleviation in the area of food supply, income generation, improvement in standard of living and income generation in the study area. Relevant data for this research work were collected from secondary sources through the content analysis of; documents, government publications, reports, quarterly magazines on Anchor Borrower Programme and data from Bureau of Statistics. At the end of the study, the research findings reveal that Anchor Borrower Programmes (ABP) supports for farmer have a positive and significant impact on poverty alleviation in the area of; food supply, employment generation, improved standard of living and income generation was substantial. However, the paper recommended that the Anchor Borrower policy in Nigeria should be encouraged and subjected to periodic review so as to provide more platforms for poverty alleviation in Argungu LGA of Kebbi State.
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Rabiu, Safianu, and Martin Fisher. "The breeding season and diet of Arvicanthis in northern Nigeria." Journal of Tropical Ecology 5, no. 4 (November 1989): 375–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467400003837.
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ABSTRACTThe breeding season and diet of the rat Arvicanthis was monitored from December 1983 to November 1985 in the semi-arid Sudan savanna at Kano, Nigeria, West Africa. Breeding began 1–2 months before the start of the rainy season and ceased at the beginning of the dry season. The diet of Arvicanthis was omnivorous, but with seasonal differences. Monocotyledons and dicotyledons predominated in the diet in the dry season, with seeds and insects increasing in the diet in the rainy season. The major differences between the ecology of Arvicanthis at Kano and on the East African savanna were that in East Africa the breeding season is longer and begins after the start of the rainy season. These and other dissimilarities between the biology of Arvicanthis in the two areas could be due to the effect of climatic differences on food supply and to the possible existence of different taxonomic groupings of Arvicanthis in the two regions.
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Annabi, Carrie Amani, and Jinadu Lolade Ahmed. "Halal Beef Handling in Nigeria: The Abattoir Workers‟ Perspective." Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research 3, no. 2 (May 31, 2015): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/jeeir.v3i2.9060.
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Despite Nigeria‟s large Muslim population of 77.3 million citizens, very little research has been carried out in terms of addressing Halal needs in Nigeria. This study reviewed the perspective of abattoir workers‟ involved with Halal beef in two abattoirs in Abuja. The research made use of primary data gathered by conducting telephone interviews, using semi-structured interview questions. Although the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC) guidelines which govern Halal beef handling in Nigeria proved to have commonalities with those recommended by the Jurisdiction of Department of Islamic Development in Malaysia, (JAKIM), the findings revealed that there was a general lack of awareness about either of those guidelines amongst the abattoir workers interviewed. The abattoir workers that participated indicated that their perception of what constitutes Halal beef handling best practice was based on personal opinion. Thus, there is the need to create better awareness on the current guidelines for Halal beef handling provided by NAFDAC. Furthermore there is a need for Halal beef handling training for the abattoir workers in Nigeria. This was evidenced in the fact that additional Halal beef logistics activities such as packaging, storage and transportation were found to be carried out by third party logistics (3PLs) organizations which made it difficult to ascertain the Halal integrity of the Halal beef supply chain.
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Emeribe, C. N., E. T. Ogbomida, and J. O. Enoma-Calus. "Climatic Variability and Estimation of Supplementary Irrigation Water Needs of Selected Food Crops in the Sokoto-Rima River Basin, Nigeria." March 2019 3, no. 1 (March 2019): 86–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.36263/nijest.2019.01.0111.
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The study investigated the effects of rainfall and temperature variability on crop water requirements of selected food crops in the Sokoto-Rima River Basin, Northwest of Nigeria. Rainfall and temperature datasets were obtained from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) TS 3.21 of the University of East Anglia, Norwich, for a period of 70 years (1943-2012). The suitability of CRU datasets were verified by correlating the datasets with measured rainfall data of Yelwa synoptic station, from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. Selected food crops were used for estimating supplementary irrigation water needs in the River basin. Results of Mann-Kendal, Spearman’s Rho and linear regression tests showed strong evidence of increasing annual temperature and potential evapotranspiration with corresponding decrease in rainfall amounts, especially in the northern parts of the basin which houses big irrigation projects and dams such as the Goronyo Irrigation and the Bakolori Dam and Bakolori Irrigation Project. This will impact on the water availability within the basin, through reduction in surface and ground water supply for ongoing irrigation and other water resources projects. Water requirements for selected crops were modeled to ascertain crop sensitivity to climatic variability which will aid in the design of supplementary irrigation water needs models. Results showed that even in the rainfall months, supplementary irrigation of varying quantity is required to complement rainfall, most especially, in the northeast of the basin. Surprisingly, the month of May which marks commencement of rainfall, recorded the highest water need and this has implication for agriculture yields in the region.
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Garba, A. A. "Impacts of population growth in relation to changes in aquaculture and fisheries prices." Journal of Aquatic Sciences 36, no. 1 (August 3, 2021): 83–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jas.v36i1.8.
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The paper reviewed the impacts of population growth and the ways it affects aquaculture and fisheries prices. As the world population continues to grow arithmetically, great pressure is placed on arable lands, water, energy, and biological resources to provide an adequate supply of food while maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem. In 2010, FAO projected the world population to double from 6.2 billion in October, 1999 to 12.5 billion in the year 2050. This had created serious negative impacts on the aquaculture and fisheries prices. At present fertile crop lands had been lost at an alarming rates while some abandoned during the past 50 years because erosions made it unproductive. Other vices such as food crisis, political unrest and war (Mexico, Uzbekistan, Turkistan, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Morocco and Sudan), civil strife and multiple years of draught (Niger, Mauritania and Senegal), impacts of HIV/AIDS Ebola, Lassa fever and Coronavirus the world over, clashes between cattle rearers and farmers and boko haram issues (Nigeria) as well as kidnapping and corruptions have severely affected aquaculture and fisheries production and accompanied prices. Thus, this review was conducted to raise a cry for farmers and citizens to engage and participate in intensive culture and fisheries practices in order to fill the demand - supply gap so as to make fish food products available for the teeming masses.
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Yegbemey, Rosaine N., Christelle M. Komlan Ahihou, Ifeoluwa Olorunnipa, Marwan Benali, Victor Afari-Sefa, and Pepijn Schreinemachers. "COVID-19 Effects and Resilience of Vegetable Farmers in North-Western Nigeria." Agronomy 11, no. 9 (September 9, 2021): 1808. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11091808.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has particularly affected the supply of perishable foods such as vegetables, which could adversely affect food and nutrition security. Here, we study the mechanisms by which COVID-19 has affected vegetable production and the coping strategies adopted by smallholder farmers. We use cross-sectional data collected through individual interviews on a random sample of 521 vegetable producers in north-western Nigeria. The perceptions of respondents, measured on a 5-point Likert scale (from 1—not affected, to 5—severely affected), shows that COVID-19 had an average effect of 3.07 (±1.23) on vegetable production. Farmers also reported challenges in accessing farm inputs and storing or selling fresh vegetable produced. In response, farmers reduced market-oriented vegetable production, produced more vegetables for own consumption, added value through own home processing and storage, explored new markets, and accepted lower farmgate selling prices. A multivariate probit regression shows that socio-economic factors such as age, household size, marital status, challenges in accessing inputs, and perceptions of the effects of COVID-19 influenced farmers’ decisions to adopt particular coping strategies. To sustain vegetable supplies, policy makers should consider investing more in market-oriented strategies such as vegetable processing and storage, which individual farmers may not be able to afford due to high costs, lack of information and required knowledge on good agronomic practices, postharvest handling, storage and market. Public extension services can contribute to help farmers to adapt better.
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Ezekiel Olukayode, Adeleke, Efanga Udeme Okon, Yamta H. A., Okafor M. C., and Ihemeje J. C. "Development of Equity Investment Financing Model For Achieving Sustainable Business Productivity in Nigeria." International Journal of Economics and Financial Research, no. 611 (November 7, 2020): 236–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.32861/ijefr.611.236.242.
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Equity investment financing is an innovative way of financing the real sector which has considerable developmental potential. The study empirically determined the effect of Equity investment financing on sustainable increase in productivity among agro-allied small businesses in South-South Nigeria. The instrument of data collection is the research questions structured in a five-point likert scale. The evaluation of the relationship between the dependent and independent variables was performed using the Ordinary Least Square regression technique. The study revealed that equity investment financing has a positive and significant effect on the sustainable productivity of businesses in Nigeria. The study recommended educating small business entrepreneurs on the benefits of equity financing as a viable option towards business growth and expansion and that the government through the various intervention agencies should restructure the long-term loan policies to give access to more growth-oriented agro-allied businesses, to increase their presently low capacity to procure heavy-duty technology to increase productivity and achieve food security in Nigeria. Small business owners should take advantage of the membership of cooperative societies and as well maintain good business relationships with suppliers; this will guarantee a continuous supply of needed materials and uninterrupted operations of the business.
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Sadiq, Sanusi Mohammed, I. P. Singh, and M. M. Ahmad. "NAVIGATING FISH FOOD INSECURITY BY SIMULTANEOUS HOUSEHOLD AND MARKETED SURPLUS-LED PRODUCTIONS IN KOGI STATE OF NIGERIA." Agricultural Social Economic Journal 21, no. 1 (January 31, 2021): 41–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.agrise.2021.021.1.6.
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The study determined the factors influencing simultaneously household and marketed surplus-led fish production in Nigeria’s Kogi State using cross-sectional data collected from 105 fish farmers. The sample size was achieved using a multi-stage sampling technique and the collected data were elicited viz. structured questionnaire complemented with interview schedule. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to achieve the conceptualized objectives. Empirical evidences showed that marketed surplus-led fish production was affected by less risky non-farm incomes with high income turnover and capital paucity. However, marketable surplus-led production was enhanced by enlarged income, readily available demand that matches the supply and entrepreneurship zeal among the youthful population in the studied area. In view of the foregoing, the research recommends the need to strengthen the value chain of fish marketing so as to contain any challenge viz. market imperfection which in the long-run will jeopardize market-orientation of fish farming which is nascent among most of the farmers in the studied area. In addition, there is need to address gender inequality in order to arrest poverty vulnerability among women folk viz. budget gender mainstreaming so as to achieve growth and development which are pre-requisite for globalization.
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Bassett, Thomas J. "Breaking up the bottlenecks in food-crop and cotton cultivation in northern Côte d'Ivoire." Africa 58, no. 2 (April 1988): 147–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1160659.
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IntroductionIt is widely recognised that seasonal labour bottlenecks present major obstacles to peasant farmers seeking to expand agricultural output in sub-Saharan Africa. Evidence from Nigeria and Sierra Leone, for example, reveals that labour shortages and limited income to hire off-farm labour have historically constrained rural producers from intensifying and enlarging their agricultural operations (Norman et al., 1979: 42–7; Watts, 1983: 202–3; Richards, 1985: 96). Many attempts by colonial and contemporary African States to promote food crop and export crop production failed, in part, because of peasant resistance to the threat of subsistence insecurity associated with labour conflicts in the agricultural calendar. Richards's (1986) study of the failure of a series of labour-intensive wet rice cultivation projects in central Sierra Leone illustrates the degree to which peasant agricultural practices represent adjustments to labour-supply problems. Given the pervasiveness and importance of seasonal labour constraints in African agricultural systems, it is surprising that ‘few studies have provided insights into the adjustment in labor use resulting from the introduction of cash crops and new technologies’ (Eicher and Baker, 1982: 99).
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Obih, Uchenna, and Lloyd Baiyegunhi. "Financing Smallholder Rice Farmers: A Field-Based Evidence Review of Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) Model in Nigeria." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 10, no. 6(J) (December 22, 2018): 229–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v10i6(j).2613.
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Nigeria’s spending of US$2billion annually on rice importation has been considered a major source of foreign exchange drain and a threat to domestic rice industry. One of the major reasons adduced for this high import bills is the persistent demand-supply gap arising from the country’s inability to increase domestic output of paddy rice to optimize the total capacity of several integrated rice mills established across the country in the last 15 years. In 2015, the government launched the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) to make cheap funds accessible to smallholder farmers (SHFs) who produce more than 85% of total farm output in Nigeria. ABP is designed to encourage banks to lend to SHFs to boost paddy rice production. This paper presents the field experiences of SHFs, banks and rice millers who participated in the programme in 2016/2017. This paper concludes that ABP is a laudable programme that can contribute in achieving the food security objective of the government. The key challenges found to be threatening the success and sustainability of ABP included delays in timely disbursement of funds by deposit money banks (DMBs), inadequate personnel and institutional framework, side-selling of harvested paddy rice by SHFs, State government undue involvement in the ABP, and poor rural infrastructure. Policy recommendations to strengthen the ABP model for improved impact were discussed.
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Ogeh, Joseph Sunday, and Rotimi Rofus Ipinmoroti. "Micronutrient Assessment of Cocoa, Kola, Cashew and Coffee Plantations for Sustainable Production at Uhonmora, Edo State, Nigeria." JOURNAL OF TROPICAL SOILS 18, no. 2 (June 10, 2013): 93. http://dx.doi.org/10.5400/jts.2013.v18i2.93-97.
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The micronutrient status of the soils and leaf of cocoa, kola, cashew and coffee plantations to study the soil-plant micronutrient content relationship in the plantation soils for proper management towards optimum production of the crops was investigated at Uhonmora, Edo State, Nigeria. Soil and leaf samples were collected from these plantations and analyzed according to standard laboratory procedures. The soil samples were analyzed for the micronutrients (Cu, Mn, Zn and Fe) and in addition pH, organic carbon, sand, silt and clay contents, while the leaves were analyzed for only the micronutrient contents. Results indicated that the soils were sandy loam, acidic, low in organic carbon, deficient in Cu and Mn but very high in Fe and Zn contents. This probably resulted in nutrient imbalance in the soils and the deficiency of the nutrients in the crops. The plantations therefore require application of organic manures and micronutrient fertilizers to rectify the inadequate soil organic matter and to supply sufficient amount of Cu and Mn in the soils, to obtain quality fruit yield at optimum level from the plantations.Keywords: Cashew, cocoa, coffee, kola, micronutrients, sustainable production [How to Cite: Ogeh JS and RR Ipinmoroti. 2013. Micronutrient Assessment of Cocoa, Kola, Cashew and Coffee Plantations for Sustainable Production at Uhonmora, Edo State, Nigeria. J Trop Soils 18 (2): 93-97. Doi: 10.5400/jts.2013.18.2.93] [Permalink/DOI: www.dx.doi.org/10.5400/jts.2013.18.2.93] REFERENCESAdebiyi S, EO Uwagbue, EA Agbongiarhuoyi, I Ndagi and EO Aigbekaen. 2011. Assessment of agronomic practices among kola farmers in Osun State, Nigeria. World J Agric Sci 7: 400-403.Afolabi CA and NE Egbe. 1984. Yield response of kola to N, P and K fertilizer application: A case study of preliminary trial. Cafe Cacao The 28: 13-16. 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Oyenike Babalola, Sadiat, and Bolanle Aishat Akinwande. "Determination of minerals by ICP-AES in indigenous vegetables from Southwest Nigeria." Nutrition & Food Science 44, no. 3 (May 6, 2014): 249–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/nfs-10-2013-0124.
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Purpose – It is very pertinent to determine the nutritional value of indigenous leafy-vegetables to establish their potentials in ensuring adequate nutrition and food security. One of the ways to promote fresh produce is through nutritional information. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Simultaneous multi-element analysis of eight indigenous (with underutilized) vegetables commonly found in the Southwest Nigeria was done by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy. Wild-grown vegetables were harvested from the National Horticultural Research Institute orchard, in Southwest Nigeria. The contents of investigated quantity minerals as well as trace and heavy metals were determined. Findings – In all the vegetables, potassium was discovered as the most abundant quantity mineral present with range of 4.364 mg/g in Vernonia amygdalina to 78.218 mg/g in Senecio biafrae (an underutilized vegetable). This was followed by calcium ranging from 3.351 mg/g (Vernonia amygdalina) to 9.914 mg/g (Solanum macrocarpon). Lead had the least content among the heavy metals with range of value from below the detection limit of the method used to 0.05 μg/g. Practical implications – The results obtained for the mineral profile provide useful information that could sensitize the people on the need for their consumption. This can be a good opportunity to enhance micronutrient supply of the diet of low-income earners which form majority of the society. Originality/value – Findings from this study indicate that the indigenous vegetables that are not formally cultivated could be important in improving micronutrient deficiency of low-income earners.