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Technical Efficiency of Cassava Production under Climate Change: Implications for Food Security in Nigeria

JAFE Vol. 6 (4): 53-60, 2019 Oti, O.G., Enete, A.A. and Nweze, N.J. ABSTRACT he study investigated the technical efficiency of cassava production under climate change in Nigeria, using primary data collected with structured questionnaire that were administered to 360 cassava farmers, selected through a multistage random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics and stochastic frontier production […]

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Agricultural Cooperative Societies: A Strategy of Credit Provision to Rural Household Farmers for Economic Empowerment in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

JAFE Vol. 6 (4): 40-52, 2019 Okwuokenye, G.F. and Iduseri. E.O. ABSTRACT The study looked at the influence of cooperative societies in the economic empowerment of rural household farmers in Bayelsa State. The study described the farm characteristics of the farmers, ascertained the major farm activities engaged in by the farmers, determined the farmers’ sources […]

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Climate-Related Damage to Crops: Estimation and Adaptation by Small Farmers in Abia State, Nigeria

JAFE Vol. 6 (4): 31-39, 2019 Ogbonna, S.I. and Emerole, C.O. ABSTRACT This study assessed climate-related damage to crops, estimated losses as perceived by small farmers and enumerated the strategies they adopted in coping with climate impact on crops produced in Abia State, Nigeria. Cross-sectional data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire administered on 72 […]

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