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| Dontsop Nguezet, Paul Martin; Diagne, Aliou; Okoruwa, Victor O.. |
| The article used the ATE estimation framework to derive consistent semi-parametric estimators of population adoption rates and their determinants of the NERICA (New Rice for Africa) rice varieties in Nigeria. Empirical evidence shows that the observed sample adoption rate does not consistently estimate the population adoption rate even if the sample is random. NERICA awareness was found to be a major constraint to NERICA adoption in Nigeria. Several socioeconomic/demographic characteristics were found to be important determinants of NERICA awareness and adoption. Among those factors are age, gender, major occupation, year of experience and vocational training. In particular, we have found that the NERICA adoption rate in Nigeria would have been up to 76%... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: NERICAs Adoption; Awareness; Average Treatment Effect; Nigeria; Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95770 |
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| Okoruwa, Victor O.; Ogundele, O.O.; Oyewusi, B.O.. |
| This study contributes to the agricultural productivity literature in developing countries and Nigeria especially by quantifying the level of efficiency for sample of rice farmers from North Central Zone of Nigeria. A stochastic efficiency decomposition frontier analysis was used to derive technical efficiency measures separately for rice under two production systems (upland and lowland systems). Average economic efficiency of 51.9 % and 55.4 % found for up land and lowland rice farmers respectively suggests that there is room for productivity gain for farms in the sample through better use of available resources given the state of technology. Gains in productivity growth have become increasingly important to Nigerians as demand for rice continue to... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; D2. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25248 |
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| Agbola, P.O.; Awotide, D.O.; IKPI, A.E.; Kormawa, P.M.; Okoruwa, Victor O.; Babalola, D.A.. |
| This study links food insecurity status of farming households in the study area to their income diversification strategies. Data for the study were collected from 400 farming households in Osun State of the southwestern Nigeria. Households were classified into four categories based on how they obtain a living. Descriptive statistics, Cost of Calorie Function (COC) and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the data. Income diversification strategies of the households involved – combinations of crop production with livestock enterprises; crop production with off farm activities; off farm activities with livestock enterprises and crop production only; at 60.0%, 10.0%, 8.0%, and 22.0% of households respectively. Income diversification strategies... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Diversification; Food; Insecurity; Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44388 |
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