Cassava is a dominant component in crop mixtures in South-Eastern Nigeria. It is a preferred food security crop among smallholder farmers, because it can tolerate drought, low soil fertility and its production requires minimum external inputs. Various constraints have been shown to affect the wid...
Udensi, U.E.
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Tarawali, G.
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Favour, E.U.
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Asumugha, G.N.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Okoye, B.C.
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Okarter, C.
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Ilona, P.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Dixon, A.
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[Adoption of selected improved cassava varieties among smallholder farmers in SouthEastern Nigeria]
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Adoption of selected improved cassava varieties among smallholder farmers in SouthEastern Nigeria
Understanding the resource allocation and use efficiency is essential considering the supportive role of agriculture in the advancement of other productive sectors of the economy. Technical efficiency and its determinants were investigated among smallholder cassava-farming and decision-taking uni...
Ojiako, I.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Chianu, J.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Edet, M.
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[Efficiency and its determinants among smallholder farming units supplying cassava to commercial starch processors in Nigeria: data envelopment analysis approach]
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Efficiency and its determinants among smallholder farming units supplying cassava to commercial starch processors in Nigeria: data envelopment analysis approach
An analysis was conducted of the productivity of smallholder farmers enrolled into an out-growers’ scheme to supply cassava to commercial starch processors under the Nestlé-IITA cassava starch value chain project. Under the project, improved cassava varieties–cloned to be high-yielding, early mat...
Ojiako, I.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Chianu, J.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Edet, M.
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[Profitability of cassava production: comparing the actual and potential returns on investment among smallholders in southern Nigeria]
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Profitability of cassava production: comparing the actual and potential returns on investment among smallholders in southern Nigeria
The influence of socioeconomic and other household characteristics on the productivity of smallholder farmers supplying cassava to the major commercial starch processors in Nigeria were examined. A multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select 96 farmers working in clusters in selected...
Ojiako, I.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Chianu, J.N.
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[Determinants of productivity of smallholder farmers supplying cassava to starch processors in Nigeria: a baseline evidence]
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Determinants of productivity of smallholder farmers supplying cassava to starch processors in Nigeria: a baseline evidence
The household head characteristics of smallholder cassava farmers supplying raw materials to the major commercial starch processors in Nigeria were examined alongside their market participation categories. A multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select 96 farmers working in clusters i...
Ojiako, I.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Chianu, J.N.
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[Household characteristics and market participation competence of smallholder farmers supplying cassava to starch processors in Nigeria]
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Household characteristics and market participation competence of smallholder farmers supplying cassava to starch processors in Nigeria
UPoCA (Unleashing the Power of Cassava in Africa) was part of the long-term, international effort to manage the food price crisis (which started in 2008). The project shared 59 new cassava varieties with at least 11,540 smallholders across seven African countries. The project worked with sub-cont...
Okechukwu, R.U.
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Kumar, P.L.
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[Releasing disease-resistant varieties of cassava in Africa]
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Releasing disease-resistant varieties of cassava in Africa