Browsing by Author "Salami, Mercy Funke"
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Item Determinants and Efficiency of Maize Crop Marketing in Ilorin Metropolis(Faculty of Management Science, University of Ilorin, 2017-06) Ayinde, Opeyemi Eyitayo; Ibrahim, Hussain Kobe; Salami, Mercy Funke; Yusuf, K.O.Item Economic Analysis of Sugarcane Marketing in Niger State(Unilorin sugar Research Institute, University of Ilorin Press, 2021-06-03) Salami, Mercy FunkeItem Economic Analysis of Yam Flour Marketing in Ilorin Metropolis of Kwara State, Nigeria(Faculty of Management Science, University of Ilorin, 2019-06-20) Salami, Mercy Funke; Ayinde, Opeyemi Eyitayo; Akinsola, Grace Oluwabukunmi; Awoyemi, Adeseye Oluwasikemi; Adesuyi, Michael AyodeleItem Effect of Vertical Integration on Multidimensional Well-being of Fish Farmers in Lagos State Fish-hub, Nigeria(Mendel University, Brno (MENDELU), 2017) Ayinde, Opeyemi Eyitayo; Ibrahim, Hussain Kobe; Salami, Mercy FunkeVertical integration might be relevant to improve the well‑being of farmers particularly when thinking of how economic innovation ensures high utilization of resource and promote economic prosperity in Nigeria. However, the relationship of such proposition is yet to receive empirical attention in the fish hub. This study uncovers the effect of the vertical integration on the multi‑dimensional well‑being of fish producers in Lagos State fish hub. The study was examined using primary data collected from 103 integrated and 60 non‑integrated respondents. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Gross National Wellness (GNW) Index and Average Treatment Effect (ATE). The result of the GNW Index shows that both the integrated and non‑integrated farmers ranked the indicators of multidimensional wellness in the same order. They were satisfied with their social relations (8.70); physical and health status (7.91); mental and emotional status (7.41); work and income status (5.87) as well as their economic and retirement status (5.68). However, they were dissatisfied with the political and government condition (4.73) as well as their living environment (3.77). The ATE result shows that the indicators such as the political and government intervention; mental and emotional; work and income were the components of multidimensional wellbeing that was improved by vertical integration decision of the farmers in the fish hub. However, social relations; physical and health; living environment wellbeing dimensions were not affected by the vertical integration decision of the respondents. It is therefore recommended that fish farmers should integrate themselves so as to enjoy government interventions, better income status and better emotional wellness all of which will improve their wellbeing.Item Exploring the Material Bases for Outmigration and Human Trafficking in the Farming Communities of Kwara State, Nigeria(Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands, 2023) Akanbi, Sheu-Usman Oladipo; Salami, Mercy Funke; Olatunji, Olanrewaju SolomonPerception of human trafficking among selected rural-farming households in Kwara State in the Middle Belt of Nigeria is based on analysis of data obtained from 120 heads of farming households. Deploying a 5-point Likert-type scale as indicator of awareness of human trafficking, knowledge of the phenomenon is not gender-selective in nature, and a majority (77.5%) stated that they have out-migrants in their household, more than half (54.2%) of which were in the age range 10-20 years at the time of move. Major reasons for leaving base include: lack of employment opportunities (mean score=4.6 of 5), lack of better social services and amenities and poor access to better education, while high wage and income in destination was a major pull factor. Most of the victims thus get lured by human trafficking agents premised on prospects of getting them good jobs abroad but eventually find themselves trapped and often end up with concocted debts mounted on them by these traffickers. Implications of cross-border social and economic linkages of the study area to northern areas of Benin Republic are further highlighted for international trafficking.