. The purpose of this paper is to assess the factors that can be used to improve the intensity of fertiliser use in rural … Sub-Saharan African countries, taking Tofa, a local government area in Kano State, Nigeria, as the case study. Design … Regression model was used to examine and analyse the influence of some socio-economic factors on fertiliser use intensity …

fertilizer use reduces much more in drought-prone areas than in less drought-prone areas during growing seasons. I also find that … food production. In regions such as sub-Saharan Africa, where agriculture is the major source of household livelihoods … this study, I explore the relationship between weather shocks and the intensity of inputs use at the plot level using large …