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Determinants of Credit Constraint Conditions and Production Efficiency Among Farming Households in Southwestern Nigeria

Omonona, Bolarin T.; Lawal, Justina Oluwayemisi; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

factors influencing credit constraint (CC) and production efficiency of farming households in Oyo State, Nigeria. Primary data …

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Economic Impact of Climate Change on Irrigated Rice Agriculture in Nigeria

Ajetomobi, Joshua Olusegun; Abidun, Ajiboye; Hassan, … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

. A survey was done by interviewing 1200 rice farmers from 20 rice producing states in Nigeria. The states covered all the …

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Estimation of Actual and Potential Adoption Rates and Determinants of Improved Rice Variety Among Rice Farmers in Nigeria: The Case of NERICAs

Nguezet, Dontsop; Martin, Paul; Diagne, Aliou; Okoruwa, … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

rates and their determinants of the NERICA (New Rice for Africa) rice varieties in Nigeria. Empirical evidence shows that …. NERICA awareness was found to be a major constraint to NERICA adoption in Nigeria. Several socioeconomic … occupation, year of experience and vocational training. In particular, we have found that the NERICA adoption rate in Nigeria …

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Technological Innovation and Efficiency in the Nigerian Maize Sector: Parametric Stochastic and Non-parametic Distance Function Approaches

Aye, Goodness C.; Mungatana, Eric D. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010

variability, enhance farm income, food security and reduce poverty in Nigeria. …

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Human Capital Development and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria

Isola, Wakeel A.; Alani, R. A - In: Asian Economic and Financial Review 2 (2012) 7, pp. 813-827

The study examined the contribution of different measures of human capital development to economic growth in Nigeria …. It used data from Nigeria and adopted the growth account model which specifies the growth of GDP as a function of labour … human capital development are crucial to economic growth in Nigeria. …

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Evidence of Low Life Satisfaction among Undergraduates in Southwest Nigeria

Oladipo S.E; Olapegba P.O; A, Adenaike F. - In: International Journal of Asian Social Science 2 (2012) 10, pp. 1795-1800

The paper examined satisfaction with life among 1429 undergraduates from Southwestern Nigeria. Ex post facto survey …

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Rural Development Practice in Nigeria: How Participatory and What Challenges?

Akpan, Nseabasi S. - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and rural Development 2 (2012) 3, pp. 381-393

encapsulate a wide range of views, voices and stakeholder contributions. How has this approach been followed in Nigeria’s rural … development practice? This paper reviews the practices and challenges of participatory rural development in Nigeria from a … that participatory development has not been practiced in the real sense of the concept in rural development in Nigeria …

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Assessment of Women\\\'s Participation in Cooperative Societies and its Determinants in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria

Awotide, Diran Olawale - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and rural Development 2 (2012) 3, pp. 344-350

Local Government area of Ogun State, south-west rainforest zone of Nigeria in 2011 using two stage sampling techniques to …

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War and Stature: Growing Up During the Nigerian Civil War

Akresh, Richard; Bhalotra, Sonia; Leone, Marinella; … - Households in Conflict Network - 2012

The Nigerian civil war of 1967-70 was precipitated by secession of the Igbodominated south-eastern region to create the state of Biafra. It was the first civil war in Africa, the predecessor of many. We investigate the legacies of this war four decades later. Using variation across ethnicity and...

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Impacts of Community-driven Development Programs on Income and Asset Acquisition in Africa: The Case of Nigeria

Nkonya, Ephraim; Phillip, Dayo; Mogues, Tewodaj; … - In: World Development 40 (2012) 9, pp. 1824-1838

productive assets in Nigeria. Using recall data, difference-in-differences, and propensity score matching approaches, the study …

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