Youth Participation in Agriculture and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria

Agriculture, growth and poverty reduction

The authors are grateful to the UK Food Group for their additional contributions and comments. The paper reflects work in progress towards the development of new thinking on agricultural policy in DFID. It does not necessarily reflect the views and policy of DFID.

Agriculture Trade Openness and Poverty Reduction: A Cross-Country Analysis

This paper explores the effects of general and agricultural trade openness on economic freedom and alongside with the quality of institutions, on income and poverty. Recent cross-country data for over 200 nations in global regions were used to estimate equations for income, poverty and economic freedom. Economic freedom appears to have positive impacts on income levels, which together with good...

Privatization and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria

Following on the ‘success ‘of economic reforms in Central and Eastern Europe, best practice privatization re-emerged in most countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa during the 1990s. In Nigeria, privatization came as integral parts of Adjustment credits and was aimed at enhancing the efficiency of resource allocation of government. The core objectives are reducing fiscal deficits, building a broade...

Poverty Reduction in Nigeria Using Information Technology

According to a UNDP Report (1998), about 54% of Africa’s population is estimated to live in absolute poverty. Currently in Nigeria, rapid change and vigorous development in information technology (IT) is occurring, changing Nigerians’ way of life, as well as the country’s economic strength, national power, and international competitiveness. The status of a country or nation in the global politi...

Gender and Reduction of Poverty in Iran