The Effect Of Agricultural Commercialization On The Nutritional Status Of Cocoa Growing Households In Ikwuano lga Of Abia State Nigeria.

Okezie, C.A.; Nwosu, A Z

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“…The implication of small farm size affects the quantities of Irish potato output produced which in turn affect both the income and food security status of the farmers. The result agrees with the finding of (Nwosu, 2007) who reported that majority (82%) of the farmers acquired the farmland through renting with farm sizes ranging from 0.5-4 hectares. Farming experience in Irish potato, the result in Table 1 indicated that, (67%) and (54%) of both the participating farmers and non-participating farmers had Irish potato farming experience between 1-10 years and 11-20 years, respectively.…”

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The Role of Women-in-Agriculture and Youth Empowerment Programme Among Irish Potato Farmers in Plateau State, Nigeria

Michael¹

2022

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The study focused on the role of irish potato farmers of the women-in-agriculture and youth empowerment (waye) programme in Plateau State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling method was employed to select 256 respondents. Primary data were collected through the use of questionnaires and were subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistics. The mean farming experience was 10 and 16 years for participating and non-participating farmers while mean farm size for participating farmers and non- participating farmers was 1.4 and 0.5 ha. The result of the findings reveals that 55% and 47% of the participating farmers and non-participating farmers had secondary school education, which constituted the largest number of educational qualifications attained in the study area. Factors influencing the level of participation of irish potato farmers in (waye) programme in Plateau State are, marital status (3.72, P<0.01), sex (2.25, P<0.05), years of irish potatoes production (9.85, P<0.01), household size (10.92, P< 0.01), awareness of WAYEP (4.93, P<0.01), a unit increase in these factors will subsequently influence the level of participation of irish potato farmers in (WAYEP) programme. The mean crops output of WAYE programme participants (537,807.1kg) was significantly higher than non-participants (165,571.43kg). The difference in the mean crops output levels was largely attributed to participation in WAYE programme. The calculated Z-test value (14.74) for crops output and income (22.93) was significant at 1%. It was therefore recommended that WAYE programme be extended to other farming communities in Plateau State, so as to accelerate the poverty alleviation among women farmers in the State.

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The Role of Women-in-Agriculture and Youth Empowerment Programme Among Irish Potato Farmers in Plateau State, Nigeria

Michael¹

2022

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Household Food Security in Commercialized Subsistence Economies: Factors Influencing Dietary Diversity of Smallholder Tea Farmers in Nandi South, Kenya

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Assessing the Extent of Commercialization of Smallholding Farming Households in Cross River State, Nigeria

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2013

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The Effect Of Agricultural Commercialization On The Nutritional Status Of Cocoa Growing Households In Ikwuano lga Of Abia State Nigeria.

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The Role of Women-in-Agriculture and Youth Empowerment Programme Among Irish Potato Farmers in Plateau State, Nigeria

The Role of Women-in-Agriculture and Youth Empowerment Programme Among Irish Potato Farmers in Plateau State, Nigeria

Household Food Security in Commercialized Subsistence Economies: Factors Influencing Dietary Diversity of Smallholder Tea Farmers in Nandi South, Kenya

Assessing the Extent of Commercialization of Smallholding Farming Households in Cross River State, Nigeria

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