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Commercial-scale adoption of improved cassava varieties: A baseline study to highlight constraints of large-scale cassava based agro-processing industries in Southern Nigeria

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- by Taiwo Osun
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  Agronomy, Adoption, Agriculture

How To Certify Cocoa To Boost Export Earnings, By Instructors Published in Nigerian Guardian Newspaper

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- by Taiwo Osun
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  Ethnic Studies, Agronomy, Climate Change, Climatology

What Certification Means To Cocoa Farmers Published in the Nigerian Guardian Newspaper

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  Business Ethics, Development Studies, Agronomy, Corporate Social Responsibility

Perception of cocoa farmers to voluntary standard certification: An implication on Cocoa Transformation in Nigeria

The study examined the perception and socio-economic variables of farmers about cocoa certification in some selected States in Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 80 farmers in Cross River and Osun States due to their exposure to cocoa certification. Structured interview schedule was used to collect field data. Descriptive statistics and correlation were used for analyses. Majority (87.5%) were aware of voluntary standard cocoa certification notably Rainforest Alliance and UTZ. However, 32.5% of the farmers claimed to have received certification training from some exporters who used UTZ label. Many of the farmers (67.5%) believed that the Cocoa Transformation Agenda (CocTA) of Government will encourage them to practice certification. More farmers (52.5%) had low perception towards cocoa certification. Results revealed that socio-economic characteristics: age (-0.37), farming experience (-0.31), farm size (0.36) and yield (0.24) at probability < 0.05 had significant influence on the perception of farmers. From the study, socioeconomic variables had reasonable influence on farmers' perception of cocoa certification. It implies that these are relevant factors which CocTA and other stakeholders can explore to ensure sustainable cocoa production. Training of more farmers on cocoa certification in the study areas is advocated to consolidate their knowledge and practice.

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- Cocoa Certification

Technical efficiency and economic returns in artisanal fishery in the Niger-Delta, Nigeria

Stochastic Production Function approach and cost benefit analysis were used in this study to examine technical efficiency and economic return of artisanal fishery in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from 120 artisanal fishermen selected from 3 major fishing local government areas in Delta State. Empirical results showed that artisanal fish production is profitable as shown by gross
margin, net returns and enterprise economic efficiency which were N90, 496.03, N49, 377.18 and 0.20 respectively. The results of stochastic production function showed that labour, capital inputs and cost of baits were significant determinants of fish output, while education, fishing experience, age of fishermen, fishing distance and household size significantly reduced inefficiency. The average technical efficiency was found to be 64% indicating that efficiency can be improved by as much as 36%, while production function exhibit increasing return to scale. Policies for capacity building of the fishermen and better access to production technology are recommended.

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Technical Efficiency Analysis of Cassava Productionin Nigeria; Implication for Increased Productivity and Competitiveness

Despite the fact that Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava in the whole world, production lags
behind the increasing local demand for food and industrial usage, and cassava products are not price
competitive in the global market. This paper uses stochastic production frontier approach to examine
resource use efficiency of cassava farmers in orderto provide empirical guide to competitive cassava
production in Nigeria. Production function exhibitsconstant return to scale and technical efficiency can
be improved by as much as 10 percent. Policy suggestions for technical change and outward shift in
production function for competitive cassava production are provided.

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Perception of cocoa farmers to voluntary standard certification: An implication on Cocoa Transformation in Nigeria

Abstract: The study examined the perception and socio-economic variables of farmers about cocoa certification in some selected States in Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 80 farmers in Cross River and Osun States due to their exposure to cocoa certification. Structured interview schedule was used to collect field data. Descriptive statistics and correlation were used for analyses. Majority (87.5%) were aware of voluntary standard cocoa certification notably Rainforest Alliance and UTZ. However, 32.5% of the farmers claimed to have received certification training from some exporters who used UTZ label. Many of the farmers (67.5%) believed that the Cocoa Transformation Agenda (CocTA) of Government will encourage them to practice certification. More farmers (52.5%) had low perception towards cocoa certification. Results revealed that socio-economic characteristics: age (-0.37), farming experience (-0.31), farm size (0.36) and yield (0.24) at probability < 0.05 had significant influence on the perception of farmers. From the study, socio-economic variables had reasonable influence on farmers’ perception of cocoa certification. It implies that these are relevant factors which CocTA and other stakeholders can explore to ensure sustainable cocoa production. Training of more farmers on cocoa certification in the study areas is advocated to consolidate their knowledge and practice.
Keywords: Perception, cocoa farmers, Voluntary standard certification, Socio-economic characteristics

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- by Agbongiarhuoyi Anthony and +1
  Taiwo Osun
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