This study was carried to examine the determinants of rural farmers’ adaptation to climate change, and their perception with respect to farmers’ socio-economic profile. The study conducted in Abia state utilized 120 farmers selected from 4 communities and 2 Local Government Area’...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/33035
This paper highlights the negative impact of oil pollution in Nigeria with particular reference to the Niger Delta region. For a region that provides a majority of Nigeria’s revenue and foreign exchange earnings to bear an exclusive brunt of oil exploration and exploitation is qu...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/26633
The study examined aggregated GDP time series data for the period 1991 – 2010 to analyze the contributions of each sector to Nigeria’s GDP growth; and observe deficiencies inherent in the use of Ordinary Least Square (OLS) technique in GDP studies. Secondary data was used for the...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/26364
In recent times there has been emphasis on value chain development especially in Africa so as to allow farmers derive maximum benefit from farm produce. This study therefore examined market participation and value chain of cassava farmers in Abia state, Nigeria; using primary dat...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/27950
This study examined the determinants of participation in non-farm employment, and factors that influence income derived from non-farm employment among rural farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Primary data used in the study were obtained from 150 respondents’ selected employing mul...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/28047