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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There have been rising unemployment in the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors of Nigeria despite sustained economic growth for about fifteen years from 2000 to 2014. The differential determinants and trajectories ...

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 ...

Food is the most basic necessity for the existence of man. The increasing demand for food due to rapid rates of population growth and soaring food prices reduces demand for food and escalates food insecurity problem among ...

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 ...

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 ...