Improved Cook-stoves and Environmental and Health Outcomes: Lessons from Cross River State, Nigeria

Agricultural Extensification and Biodiversity Loss in Ikom Cross River State, Nigeria

The study analyzed agricultural extensification and biodiversity loss in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study used primary data with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire to collect data from one hundred and ten respondents (110) through simple random sampling technique. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics as well as inferential statistics. The results revealed that ...

Effectiveness of Technology Dissemination and Adoption among Farmers in Cross-River State, Nigeria

This study compared farmers’ rating of extension effectiveness in technology dissemination to the level of adoption. In conducting the study, 180 farmers participating in extension programme in Cross-River State were randomly selected through multi-stage random sampling technique. The data collected through a structured questionnaire were analyzed using the t-test of significance of difference ...

Better Burning, Better Breathing: Improving Health with Cleaner Cook Stoves

Empirical Assessment of Environmental and Health Risks in Intensive Poultry Production in Kwara State, Nigeria

The study was designed to assess the environmental and health risks arising from intensive poultry production in Kwara State, Nigeria. A total of 120 poultry farmers in Kwara State under the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) were selected randomly for the study, and structured questionnaires were administered. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, an...

Preferences for improved cook stoves: Evidence from rural villages in north India

a Sanford School of Public Policy and Duke Global Health Institute; Duke University; Durham, NC 27708; United States b Department of Sociology; Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi; Delhi 110007; India c Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES), University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, Canada d Nicholas School of the Environment; Duke University; Durham...