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This article examines the determinants of various rates of agricultural subsidies (output, input, exchange rate distortions, and aggregate) using commodity-level data from eight African countries in the 1980s. Econometric results indicate that structural adjustment policies were more effective...
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of climate change on agriculture and on vulnerable households in Nigeria. We do this by reviewing current data on …
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Purpose – Urban crop farming as a variant of urban agriculture is a rising phenomenon in food and income generation especially in the developing countries. It is useful in fresh food supplies, recycling of urban wastes and poverty alleviation. However, as an informal activity, the greatest...
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This study looked at the relevance of agriculture in the Nigeria society and the need for employment and application of … information and communication technology into agricultural sector as a solution to unemployment problems in Nigeria. As … Nigerians, it can as well be used to improve the economic development of Nigeria and Nigerians. Data was gathered through …
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applied to a village in Northern Nigeria. Households are clustered based on socio-economic parameters, and we explore …
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in Nigeria. The study made use of panel data from 36 states and Federal Capital territory between 1995 and 2006 … with fixed state effect models. The results indicate that increase in agricultural crop production in Nigeria is based on …
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employment, with a focus on Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of descriptive analysis. Findings … – Evaluating the case for Nigeria, the authors find that oil exports which drives economic growth do not provide the needed … Nigeria through the channel of employment and agricultural productivity growth. Originality/value – The paper makes a link …
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a case study of inland valleys in central Nigeria, we investigated the farming strategy of Nupe farmers who have a long …
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This study sheds light on how study specific-characteristics impact mean technical efficiency (MTE) in Nigerian agriculture. Also the paper extracts consensus message about MTE and its drivers in Nigerian agriculture based on studies covering the period 1999-2008. A meta-analysis using truncated...
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utilization rate) from 1970 to 2012 period in Nigeria. The study employed time series variables obtained from the Central Bank of … Nigeria (CBN), National Bureau of Statistics and Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Augmented Dickey-Fuller unit root …. The empirical result revealed that, the industrial activities Granger cause crop activities in Nigeria. Also, the …
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