A study was conducted to profile poverty in rural households based on income diversification. The effect of diversification of income sources on poverty was investigated. Multistage sampling procedure was employed to select the representative farming households for the study. Sur...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/29462
The study was conducted in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria between July, 2014 and December, 2014 to assess resource poor vegetable farmers’ willingness to pay for a premium of organic fertilizer. With the aid of questionnaire, primary data were obtained from...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/20230
The study estimated the efficiency of resource use by women in dry season waterleaf production. The study was conducted in Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State during the short dry season between November 2011 and February 2012. Through the multistage sampling techniqu...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/7323
This study was conducted in coastal communities of southern Nigeria to identify the factors influencing severe poverty of farming families. Through the multi-stage sampling, 80 farming families involving 60 males and 20 females were selected and were subsequently interviewed usin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8890