Processors add value to agricultural produce to compete favourably in open markets and derive
maximum benefits. Value Addition (VA) towards enhancing derivable benefits in locally produced
rice is particularly important ...
Smallholder farmers who account for 80-90 percent of agricultural production in Nigeria rely mainly on
hired labour for farming. In order to enhance work output and attract better wages, hired farm labourers
consume large ...
In Nigeria, demand for tomato exceeds its domestic supply and only about 50 percent of
total production reaches the market due to postharvest loss. This causes scarcity, price
inflation and importation of tomato products. ...
Organic agriculture is being promoted due to its environmental and human friendliness. Efforts to promote Organic Farming Practices (OFP) is yielding positive results, though its utilisation is still low. Previous studies ...
The challenge of extension service delivery in the contemporary world requires the use of versatile tools like the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Effective use of ICT tools for extension service delivery ...
Global economic meltdown exacerbates rural household vulnerability to poverty with attendant impact on rural livelihood security. Rural households have engaged in diverse livelihood activities to secure their livelihood, ...
Susceptibility to infectious diseases and paediatric blindness is a huge public health burden among children in rural Nigeria. This condition could be linked to Vitamin A (VA) deficiency due to poor nutritional behaviour ...
Tourism activities (TA) are livelihood options, which affect rural wellbeing. Given the failure of several development interventions to significantly improve the wellbeing of rural households, tourism and agriculture nexus ...
Youths constitute more than half of the Nigerian populace with strong potential for economic and social development. Nevertheless, due to widespread unemployment and underemployment, their potential to contribute to national ...
Achievement of no poverty and zero hunger of the Sustainable Development Goals is hinged on implementation of development interventions. The MicroVeg project which synergises fertiliser microdosing with indigenous vegetable ...
Nigeria is the world’s largest cassava producer, but most of the smallholderproducers recurrently face product glut. Outgrower scheme is often deployed to serve as a link between producers and users of agricultural commodities ...
Poor participation and lack of cooperative action of local groups in Community Development (CD) lead to inequitable resource distribution and do not guarantee peoples’ ownership of projects. Despite the national prominence ...
Infrastructural development such as health facilities, roads, communication facilities and irrigation facilities promotes rural livelihood activities and impacts on Socio-Economic Status (SES) of rural dwellers. Over the ...
Food accessibility and availability are important factors of food security that influence household food preference. Rural Households (RH) and Urban Households (UH) differ in terms of food accessibility and availability, ...
The quality of processed rice is optimised by processing techniques used. It also impacts on the efficiency differentials among processors when paddy is transformed into edible rice. However, information on the nexus between ...
Availability of infrastructure in a rural community determines household livelihood activities and welfare status. The rural sector in Nigeria has experienced retarded growth for many years due to inadequate infrastructure. ...
Labour market participation, alongside unregulated rural sector wage policy could diminish the welfare of household heads and their members in rural areas of Nigeria. Evidence is scanty on the effect of labour market wage ...
Appropriate food safety behaviour (knowledge, attitude and practice) is one of the predictors of sound health. Poor food handling in most rural households often leads to food contamination which could impact negatively on ...
Agricultural development depends to a large extent on the utilisation of Agricultural Research Outputs (AROs). Several AROs have been generated by Departments in the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Ibadan ...
Spices are aromatic plants used to enhance taste and flavour of foods and beverages. Commercial exploitation of the benefits of spices could influence the wellbeing of its producers and gatherers. However, there is limited ...