This study analyzed the productivity of Tuber crops in Nigeria from twenty states between the periods of 1995 -2006 … highest TFP for cocoyam and cassava respectively. -- Malmquist index ; tuber ; Nigeria ; total factor productivity … using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to estimate the total factor productivity (TFP) which was further decomposed to reveal …

We examine the impact of the federal government of Nigeria's (FGN) growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) on … responsible use of crop protection products (CPPs) in rural Nigeria. Results from the use of logistic regressions show that GESS …

We examine the impact of the federal government of Nigeria’s (FGN) growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) on … responsible use of crop protection products (CPPs) in rural Nigeria. Results from the use of logistic regressions show that GESS …

This paper shows that using yields may not be informative of the relationship between farm size and productivity in the … context of small-scale farming. This occurs because, in addition to productivity, yields pick up size-dependent market … distortions and decreasing returns to scale. As a result, a positive relationship between farm productivity and land size may turn …