It is insufficient for policymakers to focus solely on resolving production issues without considering their marketing in order secure food security. This study, therefore, analyzed plantain the Ilorin metropolis of Kwara state, Nigeria. The study specifically looked at socioeconomic characteristics marketers area, assessed market margin and efficiency marketers, identified local structure, fac...

 Degradation of grassland and the environment restricting access to grazing resources increased pastoral vulnerability to drought and loss of livestock assets which pose threat to pastoral based livelihoods. In respond to these threats many pastoral communities diversify their livelihood to agro-pastoralism. This shift led to increased sedentarization of the pastoralists with many growing crops...

The study analysed the technical efficiency and technology gap ratio in cocoa production Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 390 farmers from three zones where is commercially grown Separate stochastic frontier models were estimated for Kwara, Edo Ondo States, along with a metafrontier model obtain alternative estimates efficiencies of different states. Subsequently, Tobi...

a participatory rural appraisal technique (prat) was used to obtain information from 132 randomly selected turkey farmers in two out of four agricultural development zones in kwara state, nigeria. data were obtained on socio-occupational status of farmers, their production objectives, experience, flock structure, management practices, marketing and consumption of turkey eggs. the results showed...

The chapter present the report of a study that examined information needs and seeking haviour of farmers in Laduba community, Kwara State, Nigeria. This study adopted a survey research design using simple sampling technique to select 28 respondents from the population. Structured questionnaire was designed for the collection of data. It was discovered from the findings that majority of the farm...

Aim: A serological survey for the detection of Foot and Mouth Disease virus antibodies in trade cattle was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Kwara state of Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study based on convenient sampling for bovine blood was carried out in 5 cattle markets (Offa, Bode Sadu, Ilesha baruba, Ilorin, Ajasse) across ...