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Item EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF ADAPTATION STRATEGIES USED IN MITIGATING FLOOD RELATED LOSSES BY RICE FARMERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, 2019) Ajibade, E.T.; Babatunde, R.O.; *Ajibade, T.B.; Akinsola, G.O.This study was designed to gain an insight into the adaptation strategies employed by smallholder rice farmers to mitigate flood losses as well as examine determinants of farmers’ choice of adaptation strategy in Kwara State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected using semistructured questionnaire administered to 240 smallholder rice farmers who were selected in a three-stage sampling procedure. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression model. The study revealed majority (79.5%) of the rice farmers adopted the planting of early-maturing rice seedling variety so as to ensure early harvest before the peak of rainfall when floods are usually experienced. The least adopted strategy is the change of crop and upland cropping with only 2% of the rice farmers engaging in this. Educational status, past flood-related losses and savings positively influenced the adoption of early maturing rice varieties’ relative to change of crop and upland cropping whereas household size and access to climate information had a negative influence on adoption of change in planting date relative to change of crop and upland cropping (P < 0.05). The study recommends an urgent need to address rice farmers’ continuing dependence on flood plain farming in the study area through enlightening them on the locally adapted coping strategies such as upland cropping and planting of other crops.Item Willingness to pay for Moringa oleifera leaf powder fortified bread among consumers in Kwara State, Nigeria(Journal of International Moringa and Nutraceutical Research, 2016) Ajibade, T.B.; Ajibade, E.T.; Belewu, K.Y.; Opaleke, D.O.This study was carried out to examine consumer's willingness to pay for bread fortification with M. Oleifera leaf powder in Kwara State, Nigeria. Primary data and secondary information were used for the study. Survey instrument used was structured questionaire, administered to 240 respondents randomly selected in a four-stage sampling procedure. Analytical tools employed includes descriptive statistics, contingent validation method and regression technique. The study revealed that bread related purchases are predominated by males who account for up to about 63% of purchases. Almost half of the respondents were willing to pay 20% premium over the amount they would pay for a plain loaf of bread while 28.3% of the respondents were willing to pay up to 60% premium above the cost of a plain bread loaf. At 5% level, factors that significantly and positively determine consumers' willingness to pay for M. Oleifera leaf powder fortification in their bread were: educational status, monthly income, awareness of the nutritional benefits of M. Oleifera, consumers' perception of M. leaves, and ongoing management of health challenge while the amount spent by consumer on pharmaceutical dietary supplement was negatively significant. The study recommends that bread manufacturer should take advantage of the consumers' willingness to pay for M. Oleifera fortification to their bread and hence make the product available. Given that an impressive percentage of respondents were willing to pay for M. Oleifera fortification to their bread, it could prove to be a means to tackling the issue of micronutrient deficiency heads-on since bread is a widely acceptable staple in the country. There is the need to create even more awareness on the healh and nutirtional benefits of the Moringa plant as there are vast opportunities along the food processing value chains which will impact positively on the economy considering that individuals are willing to pick up supplement-fortified food products in Nigeria.