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| Okuneye, P.A.; Fabusoro, E.; Adebayo, K.; Ayinde, I.A.. |
| Poverty in Nigeria is concentrated in rural areas. Low resource or resource-poor farmers characterized by preponderance of small farm units, fragile soils, rain-dependent, minimum inputs and poor yield dominate the agricultural sector. The incidence of poverty is highest among households in which the head is engaged in agriculture as the main source of income. Agricultural growth is therefore important to the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger in Nigeria. Conscious policy efforts by government towards poverty alleviation began during the SAP era. Some companies like Shell and certain State Governments have shown real interest in alleviating poverty through their agricultural programmes and policy statements. Nigeria’s current vision for agricultural... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54382 |
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