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Influence of land tenure and property rights (LTPRs) on farmers’ willingness to accept (WTA) incentives to embrace climate-smart agriculture (CSA) to combat land degradation was examined with choice experiment data collected from 1,138 farmers drawn across 16 States in Nigeria. Data analysis within random-effect and mixed logit framework revealed the existence of strong linkages between the payment vehicle, LTPRs and farmers’ CSA preferences. While farmers who were dependent on leased and/or communal lands expressed implicit dislike for CSA-related investments, the majority with freehold titles, particularly those with registered titles, expressed positive WTA incentives to embrace CSA and combat land degradation.

This paper analyzed the welfare effects of price changes over categories of farm households in Nigeria taking into consideration the dual role of farm households as both consumer and producer of food between 2010-2016. This study attempts to shed some light on the differences between the direct approach and indirect. Estimated Compensating Variation reveals that 79.0% of farm households were net food buyers and suffered welfare loss (mean = 2.98) with the mean expenditure of N529, 397.5 per annum while 21.0% were net food sellers and enjoyed welfare gain (mean = −1.66) with the mean expenditure of N513, 755.7 per annum. Cereal was identified as food for which the households were most vulnerable to price shocks. When adjustments are allowed, households can adapt their consumption and production patterns resulting in lower deteriorations in welfare with significant differences across quintiles. Therefore, efforts to mitigate extreme price spikes are relevant for improved overall household welfare.

In this article, the influence of vertical integration on cost behavior in poultry farming in southwestern Nigeria is examined. The study was based on primary data obtained in cross-section survey of 211 randomly selected poultry farms in the study area. An average farmer in the sample was 44 years old; 85% were males and 72% had tertiary education. An average poultry farm in the sample had 4,342 birds, about half of which were laying birds. A set of cost and revenue share equations estimated by Zellner's seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) method revealed that vertical integration (measured in proxy by value-added sales ratio) is feed and veterinary service using, labor saving, and output augmenting. However, the scale effect of vertical integration was found to be higher in layers production than what obtains in broilers and cock|cockerel productions. [EconLit citations: Q120, D240, R340]. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Climate change is becoming a threat to sustainable agricultural production and food security in Africa. Farmers need to be more resilient to climate change and produce more food through adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural Practices. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of farmers" adoption of selected Climate Smart Agricultural practices in the North Western geopolitical zone of Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select sample of 577 farmers who cultivate rice and maize as major crops across three distinct vegetation strata. Data were collected through interview schedule with the aid of questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that adoption of the selected agricultural practices was generally low. Agronomic components were the mostly adopted practice. Practices such as Integrated Pest/Weed Management, agro-forestry, efficient soil fertilization and water management were not highly adopted. Bush burning remained a major setback towards effort of building resilience to climate change in the study area. Sensitization of farmers on reality of climate change and the need to adopt climate smart practices towards reduction of adverse effect of climate change should continue. Policy and support programme that would enhance dissemination of Climate-Smart Agricultural practices to a larger proportion of farmers is recommended.