The health of a mother before, during and after pregnancy is essential for the wellbeing of
the household, generally and that of the mother and child, specifically. Maternal Health
Care Utilisation (MHCU) in rural Nigeria ...
Rural livelihoods have been the subject of empirical analysis in development studies because
they play important roles in mitigating Food Insecurity (FI). In Nigeria, the incidence of FI
is higher among the rural populace, ...
Arising from drudgery associated with traditional agriculture, infrastructure deficit and
low farm output, rural households have been moving out of agriculture to escape
poverty. Previous studies focused on agricultural ...
Broiler chicken is a major source of income and also contributes to gross domestic
product in Nigeria. The total ban on broiler chicken meat importation was a government
policy introduced to increase participation and ...
Ineffective time allocation, reduced productivity and unempowerment among women have been linked to limited access to infrastructure. Empirical evidence linking infrastructure, productivity and women empowerment is scanty. ...
Maintaining consistent production level during adverse circumstances (such as disease and fire outbreaks) has been a challenge to most poultry farmers in Southwestern Nigeria, leading to reduced output and income. Credit ...
The challenge of food insecurity still persists irrespective of the various climatic
adaptation strategies adopted by arable farming households to improve crop
productivity. Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices (CSAP) ...
Food Insecurity (FI) has been on the increase in Nigeria particularly among rural households. Resilience helps households to withstand FI. Shocks such as drought, floods, illness and death of household head reduce resilience ...
Nigeria’s agricultural productivity and output growth have been a challenge to efficient distribution of scarce farm resources over the years, due to population pressure on land. Thus, Agricultural production has moved ...
Value Chain (VC) of agricultural products impacts on their commercial viability. Despite being the world’s largest producer of cassava, Nigeria hardly features in its world trade. Domestic production is mostly used as ...
Heath inequities have significant social and economic costs to both individuals and societies. These inequities are largely due to gender based differences which influence health conditions, access to and utilization of ...
Organic agriculture, as a practice that promotes sustainable farming is gaining global acceptance. Organic agricultural production presupposes that certain standards need to be followed. Oftentimes, these standards are not ...
The uncertainties and variation in the pattern of weather have adverse and devastating effects on food crop production in Nigeria. Dependence on weather and low adaptive capacity due to low technology level makes food crop ...
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) standards in agricultural trade have witnessed increased usage as a result of health and environmental concerns. Increasing stringency and multiplicity of the standards by importing countries ...
Rising urbanisation influences the structure of household food consumption pattern. Preliminary findings show that urban food insecurity persists despite improvement in agri-food system, changing demographics, income growth ...
Rapid growth of the poultry industry has led to increased generation of chicken excreta. Improper disposal of chicken waste, in particular, chicken excreta, has led to environmental pollution. Previous studies focused on ...