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Agribusiness SMEs
Case Study: GADC - How employment impacts women’s wellbeing and empowerment
All CountriesAgDevCo

AgDevCo is a specialist investor in African agriculture. We invest to grow sustainable and impactful agribusiness but provide so much more than just capital; we are long-term partners for growth and impact.

Climate Change
How does climate-smart aquaculture affect fish productivity among smallholder farmers in Kakamega County, Kenya? A multinomial endogenous switching regression
KenyaBoke Christopher Magesi, Hillary Bett & Augustus M...

Climate change and its pronounced effects have greatly disfranchised the livelihoods of aquafarmers. To leverage these negative effects of climate change, climate-smart aquaculture (CSA) practices have been developed for adoption by farmers. However,...

Training and Capacity Building
Attitude of Youth towards Agricultural Empowerment Programmes: Evidence from Delta State
NigeriaE.O. Eromedoghene U.G. Amafade N.E. Omosigho O. Ow...

The paper investigated the attitudes of youth towards the agricultural empowerment programme in Delta State, Nigeria. The paper examined the respondents’ educational backgrounds, farm size and other socioeconomic characteristics. The YAGEP recipients...

Climate Change
Climate variability effect on the yield of arable crops in South-East Nigeria and role of Extension workers in ameliorating the effect
NigeriaN.O. Ogbonna B.O. Ovwigho M.O. Olaolu A.F. Urhibo

The study investigated the effects of climate variability on yield of maize, yam, and cassava in South east Nigeria and the role of agricultural extension on climate variability mitigation and adaptation measures Secondary and primary data were used....

Livestock
Response of Finisher Broiler Chickens Fed Graded Levels Of Bovine Blood Meal Diets On Growth And Blood Chemistry
NigeriaO.O. Ekwe C.C. Nwali A.C. Nwogbaga, O.O. Effiong,...

A total of sixty (60) broiler chickens 4 weeks old were used in a 28-day study. The chickens were randomly assigned to four dietary treatments (T1, T2, T3 and T4) in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Each dietary treatment was replicated three ti...

Others
The Nexus between Agricultural Education Curriculum and Food Security in Nigeria: Challenges and Way Forward for Sustainable Practice
NigeriaMercy Afe Osagiede

This essay investigates the connection between Nigerian food security and agricultural education curricula. The study explores the importance of incorporating agricultural education within the formal education system with an emphasis on Nigeria in or...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Prospects of Increased Production of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) through Heterosis
All CountriesL.N. Chinatu, C. Adedoyin, M.S. James

Twelve varieties of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L) were evaluated for yield and yield components in a randomized complete block design replicated three times at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in 2020 and 2021. Data were collected...

Marketing and Trade
Productivity and Marketing of Poultry Products in Ebonyi State
All CountriesO.O. Ekwe C.C. Nwali A.C. Nwogbaga, C.O. Okereke,...

A study was conducted to determine the Productivity and Marketing of Poultry products in Ebonyi State. Data for this study were collected from both primary and secondary sources. The Primary source was collected through the use of interview schedules...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Assessment of Yield, Variability, Heritability and Genetic Advance in Ten Genotypes of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) in South-East Nigeria
All CountriesL.N. Chinatu, P. Chimezie, C. Adedoyin, E.C.M. Dav...

Ten genotypes of Groundnut (A. hypogaea) were assessed for yield and yield components in a randomized complete block design with three replicates at the Research Farm of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in 2018 and 2019. In e...

Others
Agricultural Education In Nigeria Current Issues And Challenges
All CountriesJohn Friday Akpomedaye

Every human being needs food to survive. The increase in the human population in Nigeria as a result of increase in birth rate has necessitated the need for increase in food production. Therefore, agriculture which is primarily concerned with the cul...

Climate Change
Modeling of raining season onset and cessation of tropical rainfall for climate change adaptation in Agriculture
All CountriesI. A. Fuwape & S. T. Ogunjo

This study investigates the trend in Rainfall Onset Dates (ROD), Rainfall Cessation Dates (RCD), Length of Growing Seasons (LGS) and Rainfall Amount at Onset of Rainfall (RAO) using linear regression, Mann-Kendall, Sen Slope and Hurst Exponent for fo...

Others
Resilient Food Systems Side Event at COP14 New Delhi
All CountriesResilient Food Systems

In parallel to the UNCCD COP14, held in New Delhi in September 2019, IFAD, with support from GEF and in collaboration with the Resilient Food Systems PCU, held a side event entitled “Fostering an integrated approach for sustainable land management in...