Small-Scale Farming, Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Small-Scale Farming, Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria write by Ojo Samuel. This book was released on 2016. Small-Scale Farming, Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Existing literature affirms the importance of agricultural technology adoption on productivity, income and livelihood outcomes. Evidences subsists on the adoption of improved cassava varieties (ICVs) in Nigeria but little is known about its impact among the farmers. We used data from a survey conducted by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to explore this research gap. Propensity Score Matching and Heckman's two-stage model were the analytical tools. Given an estimated poverty line of (₦21717.53); 52.0% of the farmers were poor. We found that 75.6% of the respondents are adopters of ICVs. Primary occupation of household head and total non-production asset of farmers were key determinants for adoption. Adoption of improved cassava variety has positive effect on farmers' productivity and poverty reduction. The Average Treatment Effect on the Treated (ATT) for productivity increased by 70 percent among ICVs farmers. Income was also higher among the adopters than the non- adopters by ₦43463.77. In the same vein, the income of the adopters increased by 17%. Furthermore, adopters of ICVs have the probability of reducing poverty headcount by 20%. The empirical results suggest that improved agricultural innovation adoption can play a key role in strengthening and impacting agricultural productivity of smallholder farmers for increased income generation and food security.
Farming Systems and Poverty
Farming Systems and Poverty - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Farming Systems and Poverty write by John A. Dixon. This book was released on 2001. Farming Systems and Poverty available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.
Poverty Reduction and the Nigeria Agricultural Sector
Poverty Reduction and the Nigeria Agricultural Sector - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Poverty Reduction and the Nigeria Agricultural Sector write by F. Okunmadewa. This book was released on 2002. Poverty Reduction and the Nigeria Agricultural Sector available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Nigeria Agriculture and Rural Poverty
Nigeria Agriculture and Rural Poverty - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nigeria Agriculture and Rural Poverty write by Weltbank. This book was released on 2014. Nigeria Agriculture and Rural Poverty available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Nigerian labor force, like that of many countries in Africa, is heavily concentrated in agriculture. According to World Bank reports, the agricultural sector in Nigeria grew by about 6.8 percent annually from 2005-2009. This report focuses on the characteristics of the agricultural sector and rural households in Nigeria, and their implications for poverty. This report examines the relationships using nationally representative data from the general household survey panel (GHS), 2010-11. It was found that an elasticity of poverty reduction with respect to agricultural productivity of between 0.25 to 0.3 percent implying that a 10 percent increase in agricultural productivity will decrease the likelihood of being poor by between 2.5 and 3 percent. Agriculture in Nigeria is varied across regions, and, not surprisingly, most households involved in the sector reside in rural areas. The report is organized as follows: section one gives introduction. Section two gives brief description of selected agricultural programs and the targets of government expenditure in the sector in recent decades. Section three presents detailed profile of rural households and the composition of economic activities with a particular focus on agriculture. Section four examines the determinants of agricultural productivity, and highlights the factors (land ownership, input use, labor, plot management, land tenure, and household characteristics) most important for small-holder productivity. Section five concludes.
Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Enhancing Food Security in Africa
Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Enhancing Food Security in Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Enhancing Food Security in Africa write by Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere. This book was released on 2012-03-30. Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Enhancing Food Security in Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
