Analyzing Rice Production Issues in the Niger State Area of Nigeria’s Middle Belt

Merem, Edmund C.; Twumasi, Yaw A.; Wesley, J.; Isokpehi, P.; Shenge, M.; Fageir, S.; Crisler, M.; Romorno, C.; Hines, A.; Hirse, G.; Ochai, S.; Leggett, S.; Nwagboso, E.

doi:10.5923/j.fph.20170701.02

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“…It is hot and humid for most part of the year especially between May and October (29.5 o C and 73.1%) which is conducive for fungal growth. The state grows a large amount of maize amongst major crops like rice, sorghum, cowpea, millet, groundnut, yam and cassava, which are also grown in commercial quantity [23].…”

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Mycoflora of Maize in Niger State, Nigeria

Muhammad

Apeh

Olorunmowaju

et al. 2019

Advanced Research in Life Sciences

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Fungi have been associated with contamination and spoilage of food. These organisms are known to thrive in different weather and environmental conditions. Maize kernel obtained from field, store and market from 25 Local Government Areas of Niger State within the month of August to September were analyzed for fungi occurrence using standard methods. Ten different fungus; Aspergillus niger, A. ochraceus, A. flavus, A. fumigatus, A. parasiticus, Mucor spp, Fusarium spp, Penicillium spp, Yeast and Rhizopus spp, were identified and isolated from the maize kernel. From the agro-ecological zones of the state, the most predominant fungi were Aspergillus species (241/345), Rhizopus spp (41/345) and Mucor spp (37/345) while Penicilium spp and yeast were the least identified. Within the zones, Aspergillus species have the highest occurrence; wet (65/95), driest (63/95), wettest (56/95) and dry zone (54/95) zones. The highest occurrence of fungi was found in the market sample (129) followed by store (112) and field (104). High percentage occurrence of 11.6% was recorded in Suleja, Wushishi, and Borgu Local Government Area, followed by 10. 6, 10.1, 8.7, 9.7, 9.2, 8.7 and 8.2% in Bosso, Tafa, Madalla, Minna, Paiko, Bida and Sabon wuse respectively. Mold species known to be mycotoxin producers were reported in this work. This poses as a risk factor to food safety.

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Mycoflora of Maize in Niger State, Nigeria

Muhammad

Apeh

Olorunmowaju

et al. 2019

Advanced Research in Life Sciences

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“…Elsewhere, the insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria has also created numerous internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps that is compounding an already desperate situation in crisis prone zones dealing with food deficiency and rising prices [60,61,41,43,44,62]. Considering the limited use of mix scale tools of GIS and descriptive statistics in gauging food security and agricultural activities in the hot spots of West Africa [63][64][65]. The lack of access to such information under a mix scale model hinders the decision-making capacity of managers to boost food security in critical areas in need of urgent interventions.…”

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Regional Assessment of the Food Security Situation in West Africa with GIS

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Twumasi²,

Wesley³

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The continent of Africa has tremendous potential in agriculture with more than half of the world's fertile unused land therein. In the case of West Africa known for its abundance of natural and human resources, farming not only represents approximately over a third of the region's wealth and more than half of the work force, but the sector is a major catalyst to attaining food security and rapid economic growth. Yet in the past decades, the gloomy performance in food production remains compounded by the dependence on food imports combined with the threats of famine and declining productivity. Even though food security attainment ranks as a major challenge, food production has increased in the recent past but with little success due to unmet goals in the set targets and the socioeconomic and physical constraints in the larger agricultural structure. At the same time, there exists limited use of mix scale tools of GIS and descriptive statistics in gauging food security and agricultural activities in West Africa. Without it, managers face the grueling task of making the right decisions in critical areas requiring intervention to ensure food security. For that, this paper will fill that void by analyzing the food security situation in West Africa. Emphasis is on the issues, trends, production activities, factors and efforts. With the results showing changes in farm variables made up of various food types, agricultural land and other essential elements in food production coupled with gradual declines in some nations, GIS mapping points to a gradual spreading of food security indicators with firm concentration across different countries. Just as changes in production associated with food security originate from socioeconomic and physical elements, the paper offered various solutions ranging from the need for education and monitoring to the design of regional food information system, efficient policy, storage facilities, precision farming and more use of GIS.

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“…Emphasis are on the issues, trends, factors, impacts and the role of institutions. In terms of methods, the paper uses secondary data analyzed by mix scale tools of GIS and descriptive statistics [24,25,26,27,28,29]. The paper has five objectives.…”

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Exploring Cocoa Farm Land Use in the West African Region

Merem¹,

Twumasi²,

Wesley³

et al. 2020

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In the last several decades, many nations of the sub Saharan Africa region of West Africa, have remained in the forefront of cocoa production far higher than other areas of the globe. With that has come larger export earnings due to rising demands and the reliance on cocoa in the manufacture of various products driving consumer demands in markets at local, regional and international levels. In as much as current cocoa production practices are shaped partly by pressures from transactions in the marketplace and regulatory frameworks in the West African region and beyond. The growing activities of cocoa farming has in the past several years, left in its wake negative environmental liabilities that are now over stretching the capacity of natural areas in the zone. While there exists widespread use of agrochemicals to boost production along with the associated impacts of water pollution, in some places. The situation is now so critical that the expansion of cocoa plantations into vast forest landscapes known for their services as emission sinks, are now leading to ecosystem disturbances. Other risks from cocoa land use activities in West Africa involves the exposures to soil erosion, the flow of sediment loads onto local streams and the spreading of cocoa plant diseases which has emerged as a major issue to the detriment of communities and the surrounding ecology. Even at that, very little has been done in the literature to assess the environmental impacts of cocoa land use. Considering the economic relevance of cocoa produce in the West African region and the prevailing fiscal, policy, demographic, ecological and global factors shaping production, together with the negation in mainstream analysis. This paper will fill that void by analyzing cocoa land use in selected countries in the study area. Emphasis are on the issues, trends, factors, impacts and the role of institutions. In terms of methods, the paper uses secondary data analyzed with mix scale tools of GIS and descriptive statistics. Besides the preliminary results showing rising changes in land use indicators and degradation of the ecosystem from cocoa farming operations, the GIS mapping reveals the gradual spreading of risks along the cocoa producing areas of the West African region due to several socio-economic and environmental factors located within the larger farming structure. To mitigate the problems, the study proffered solutions ranging from education, ecosystem monitoring, conservation initiatives, the strengthening of policy and the design of a comprehensive regional land use index.

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Analyzing Rice Production Issues in the Niger State Area of Nigeria’s Middle Belt

Cited by 24 publications

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Mycoflora of Maize in Niger State, Nigeria

Mycoflora of Maize in Niger State, Nigeria

Regional Assessment of the Food Security Situation in West Africa with GIS

Exploring Cocoa Farm Land Use in the West African Region

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