Browsing by Author "Akinyoade, Akinyinka"

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    Contributions of Small- and Large-Scale Farms and Foreign and Local Investments to Agricultural Growth The Nigerian Example
    (African Studies Centre (University of Leiden), Leiden/Brill Publishers, Leiden, the Netherland., 2014) Akanbi, Sheu-Usman Oladipo; Akinyoade, Akinyinka
    Nigeria’s agricultural sector has made a substantial contribution to the country’s gdp since 1960. It currently employs about 65% of the population and provides employment for about 90% of the rural population. This chapter offers a synopsis of agricultural growth performance in Nigeria, taking cognizance of the driving factors vis-à-vis small- and largescale farms, and local and foreign participation in the sector. Analysis shows that, as the major engine of rural growth and livelihood improvement in Nigeria, small-scale agriculture is highly constrained due to a number of factors such as limited technical and financial support, indifference among the youth to farming, inadequate government policies and reliance on other livelihood sources. This leaves the country with few alternatives as large-scale farming is still in an emergent stage. Sustained small-scale, local participation, with aspects foreign investment as a necessary complement, could go a long way to promoting agricultural growth in Nigeria where there is a looming fear of food insecurity in the current oil-driven economy. The implications are relevant for other African countries with an agricultural sector structured in a similar way to Nigeria’s
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    Vulnerability of Rice Farmers to Climate Change in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 2022) Akanbi, Sheu-Usman Oladipo; Olatunji, Olanrewaju Solomon; Oladipo, Olamide Sulaiman; Adeyemi, Uswat Temitayo; Akinyoade, Akinyinka
    Climate unpredictability and weather extremes are being projected as capable of presenting additional challenges for farmers currently engaged in the low-technology based food production systems in sub-Saharan countries like Nigeria. This study assessed rice farming households’ vulnerability to climate change in Kwara State, Nigeria. Primary data, collected from 150 respondents using simple random sampling procedure were analysed employing descriptive statistic was use to describe the coping strategies adopted and Human Development Index (HDI) was created to assess vulnerability of rice farmers to climate change. Statistical analyses indicated a vulnerability assessment index of 0.3001, pointing to a fact that the zone is prone to the adverse effects of climatic variability. For this reason, the study empirically underscores the need for farmers to adopt and adapt the planting of drought tolerant and/or early maturing varieties of rice. Importantly, the capacities of the local communities needs to be strengthened vis-à-vis the relationship between climate change and crop production. Capacity building at the farm level is crucial for improving crop, soil and water management, enhancing the demand for and use of better and more efficient production inputs. Tied to farm-level capacity building is the need to refocus public agricultural-based institutions towards exposing the rice farmers to effective mitigation strategies in the wake of climate change, provision of agricultural inputs, expansion of irrigation, efficient and effective extension service delivery, market development and other forms of necessary support.