1. AN EVALUATION OF NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Background of Study
Forests produce a variety of items for domestic and industrial usage (Appiah 2009). Timber and non-timber items are divided into two categories (NTFPs). NTFPs serve a significant role in supporting the lives of populations living nea...
2. EVALUATION OF THE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY AMONG ARABLE CROP FARMERS
Background of the Study
Agriculture is one of Nigeria's most significant economic sectors, accounting for over 42 percent of the country's GDP and more than 70 percent of non-oil exports. It meets more than 80% of the country's food requirements. Approximate...
3. STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
Background of the Study
Over a century ago, Nigeria was an agro-economy-based nation. Then Nigerian economy was sustained through agricultural produce such as cocoa, ground nut, palm produce. Agriculture then seemed sustaining because everybody was invo...
4. THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES ON THE ECONOMY
Background of the Study
Agriculture is the foundation and bedrock upon which the development of stable human community has depended on throughout the whole universe such as rural and urban communities. It is concerned with the husbandry of crops and ani...
5. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND ITS IMPACT ON THE NIGERIA ECONOMY
Background of the Study
Agriculture is the foundation and bedrock upon which the development of stable human community has depended on throughout the whole universe such as rural and urban communities. It is concerned with the husbandry of crops and ani...
6. THE IMPACT OF MICROFINANCE CREDIT ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Theory Risk and uncertainty concepts in agriculture are subjects internationally discussed by theoretical economists and empirical analysts. The operations of a farm enterprise are not as protected as in the case of commercial and industrial enter...
7. DEPOSIT MONEY BANK LOANS AND AGRICULTURAL SECTOR PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The study examined the deposit money bank loans and agricultural sector performance in Nigeria. This study employed regression analysis method to show if there is significant relationship between deposit money bank loans and agricultural s...
8. EFFECT OF 2012 FLOOD DISASTER ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CASSAVA FARMERS IN ETSAKO EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE
The world at large has suffered natural disasters (flood) throughout its long history. They displace and disrupt thousands of families, and having more traumatic effect in the poorest of nations, crippling what are often already woefully inadequate economic development efforts, and destroying inf...
9. N EVALUATION ON THE INSIGHT OF LOCAL FARMERS ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN IDO LOCAL GOVT AREA OF OYO STATE
Introduction
One of the biggest environmental issues of the modern era is climate change, which has a worldwide scope. The biggest worries stem from the increasing frequency of severe weather occurrences linked to climate change. Events like extended dry seasons, protra...
10. ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AS A KEY TO DIVERSIFICATION OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY FOR SUSTANABLE DEVELOPMENT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Economic history provides strong evidence that an agricultural revolution is a necessary precondition for economic progress. Ayoola (2015) opined that the agriculture sector has the ability to serve as an industrial and economic springboard...
11. IMPROVING FINGERLING SUPPLY AND FISH NUTRITION FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMS: A REVIEW INLAND AQUACULTURE IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Aquaculture is one method for bridging the gap between declining fish availability and growing global food fish demand. Africa, especially Nigeria, has limited aquaculture heritage and has been hampered by a variety of externa...
12. AN EVALUATION ON THE INSIGHT OF LOCAL FARMERS ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN IDO LOCAL GOVT AREA OF OYO STATE
Introduction
One of the biggest environmental issues of the modern era is climate change, which has a worldwide scope. The biggest worries stem from the increasing frequency of severe weather occurrences linked to climate change. Events like extended dry seasons, protra...
13. MICRO MEDIUM AND SMALL ENTERPRISE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN BOKI LGA IN CROSS RIVER STATE
BACKGROUND STUDY
Poverty alleviation in any country may make a significant contribution to the betterment of people's lives and the country's economic progress (Akpata 2016). This necessitates industrialization, with micro and small bu...
14. THE IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENTAL BANKING SYSTEM ON NIGERIA ECONOMY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Banking service when it was introduced into Nigeria economy it had bring development to the doorstep of every citizen which 70 to 80 percent of Nigerians lives depends in socio-economical livelihood since partly phase of the bank...
15. THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL POLICY ON NIGERIAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND OUTPUT
ABSTRACT
This research work is an empirical effort attempted to re-evaluate the impact of financial policy on Nigerian agricultural productivity and output from 1980- 2015 with annual secondary data from 1980 to 2015. Data was collected through secondar...
16. FISCAL POLICY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Background to the study
A good financial power of a nation is a function of satisfactory and efficient fiscal policies. Fiscal and monetary policies are the twin policy instrument used by a nation to regulate the level of government spending, taxation a...
17. THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Agriculture accounts for about 20 percent of GDP in the West African sub-region (World Bank, 2005); two thirds of the people derive livelihoods and 40 per cent of exports commodities come from this sector (World Bank,...
18. GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION: THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE
ABSTRACT
This work covers the growth and poverty reduction: the role of agriculture, a case study of Gboko local government area in Benue state, Nigeria. On the course of this work three research questions and objectives were formulated and the descriptive/survey resear...
19. THE EFFECT OF MICROFINANCE BANKS SERVICES ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION OF MEMBERS OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES
STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
According to Anyanwu etal (1997:14) “the agricultural sector has been recognized for a long time as an important sector to Nigeria economy and development is one...
20. EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The phenomenon of land degradation occurs in different parts of Nigeria. Land degradation is induced by human and natural activities. This pa...
21. THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The growth of agriculture in recent times has been stunted by the overdependence of the nation of crude oil and failure to diversify the economy since the discovery of crude oil in the seventies. Fan (2009) attributed this decline in agricultura...
22. THE EFFECT OF INFLATION AND INTEREST RATE ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA FROM 2000-2015
Abstract
This study is on the effect of inflation and interest rate on agricultural productivity in Nigeria. The total population for the study is 200 staff of ministry of economic development, Lagos state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the da...
23. AGRICULTURAL FINANCING AND THE NIGERIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH
ABSTRACT
This study employed regression to examine the impact of agricultural financing on economic growth in Nigeria from 1981 to 2019. The study made use of four explanatory variables and one control variable which included Agricultural output (AO), Agricultural Loans (AL), Agricultur...
24. DOMESTIC RESOURCE MOBILISATION AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The funding of healthcare in Nigeria has often been described as inadequate with budgetary allocation hardly exceeding 3 percent of the budget. Healthcare spending in Nigeria is segmented into private and public spending. While public expenditure in Nigeria account for 20-30% o...
25. IMPACT OF WEATHER ON GUINEA CORN PRODUCTION IN IGABI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Guinea corn is one of the major cereal crops widely grown in Nigeria, and a very important staple food for the populace particularly in the northern part of the country. Excessive increases in temperature results in low agricultural productivity and this may lead to depletion o...
26. SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE AGRO-INDUSTRIES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
Small and Medium Scale Agro-Industries (SMSA) were supposed to be drivers ‘of rural development. However, the rate of development experienced in rural areas is not commensurate with societal expectation. Ironically being an agrarian society, the rate of rural development...
27. SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE AGRO-INDUSTRIES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
Small and Medium Scale Agro-Industries (SMSA) were supposed to be drivers ‘of rural development. However, the rate of development experienced in rural areas is not commensurate with societal expectation. Ironically being an agrarian society, the rate of rural development...
28. ANALYSIS OF AGROFORESTRY PRACTICES IN THE GUINEA SAVANNAH ECOLOGICAL ZONE: A CASE STUDY OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study examined the nature of agroforestry practices in the FCT, as an alternative to the conventional cropping systems. This is done not only as an alternative to the provision of food, but also as a strategy towards enhancing environmental stability. Furthermore, the stud...
29. THE STATE AND FOOD SECURITY POLICIES: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR FOOD SECURITY IN SELECTED STATES OF NIGERIA (2001-2011)
ABSTRACT
In recent times, the idea of food security has undergone transformation from the perspective of having adequate available food at national level to the ability of nations to ensure that people have adequate access to nutritious and healthy food at all times at the household lev...
30. ADAPTATION STRATEGIES OF ARABLE CROP FARMERS TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY
Background of the Study
Agriculture is one of the most important sectors of the Nigerian economy, accounting for around 42% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and more than 70% of the country's exports of goods other than oil. It sati...
31. IMPACT OF CO-OPERATIVE FINANCING IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT (A STUDY OF OCHANJA MARKET IN ONITSHA ANAMBRA STATE)
Background of the study
Cooperative financing represents a critical mechanism in the economic development of rural areas, often facilitating access to financial resources for underserved populations. This study focuses on the impact of cooperative finan...
32. THE IMPACT OF BANDITARY ON THE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF KUTA (A STUDY OF SHIRORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGER STATE)
Background of the Study
Banditry has indeed emerged as a significant security threat in various regions of Nigeria, notably impacting the socioeconomic fabric of local communities. The phenomenon, characterised by armed robbery, kidnapping, and rural vi...
33. HEALTH PROBLEMS RELATED TO INADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY AMONG THE PEOPLE OF MAIDUGURI METROPOLITAN COUNCIL AREA OF BRONO STATE, NIGERIA
Background of the study
Access to adequate water supply is a critical determinant of public health and well-being. In many developing regions, including Maiduguri Metropolitan Council Area in Borno State, Nigeria, inadequate water supply poses significa...
34. THE IMPACT OF INSECURITY ON FOOD PRODUCTION IN SHIRORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
Background of the Study
Insecurity has become a pervasive issue affecting various sectors globally, with agriculture being particularly vulnerable. The relationship between insecurity and food production is complex, involving direct and indirect consequ...
35. IMPACT OF ADULT EDUCATION ON AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Abstract: The topic of this research is the impact of adult education on agricultural development. The study aimed to explore how adult education initiatives contribute to advancements in agricultural practices and productivity. The objectives were to assess the role of adult education in im...
