This Study was conducted to compare gender dimensions in farm households with challenges of food insecurity in Orsu local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Cross sectional data from forty male-headed and forty female-headed farm households selected purposively from a random...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7366
This study on default risk and determinants of farmers’ access to micro-credit from cooperative societies was carried out in Abia state, Nigeria. Longitudinal data on micro-credit seeking and repayments for ninety (90) rural farm households in three agricultural zones of the stat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/6949
There is no gainsaying the fact that agriculture is the second largest contributor to Nigeria Gross Domestic Product (GDP). To sustain contribution of agriculture to GDP, formal financial institutions were induced by moral suasion and correction to extend a minimum prescribed per...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/18106
The study analyzed level and determinants of women farmers access to informal credit in Abia state, Nigeria. The study described socio-economic characteristics of the women farmers who accessed microcredit from informal sources; ascertained level of access to informal micro-finan...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/18105
Background: Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) is the commonest tumour in Africa. It is a rapidly growing tumour. Its multi-organ involvement and complexity of signs and symptoms, call for an urgent diagnosis and treatment to achieve a better prognosis. Objective: To determine the occurrenc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13724