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    Determinants of fertilizer use in northern Nigeria

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    Date
    2009
    Author
    Olayide, O.E.
    Alene, Arega D.
    Ikpi, A.
    Type
    Journal Article
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    Farm-level decision concerning the use of fertilizer is governed by socio-economic and institutional factors, asmuch as by agronomic and ecological concerns. Using data from a sample of 320 farm households in 16 geo-referenced villages, this study assessed the determinants of fertilizer use in northern Nigeria. Results show that the intensity of fertilizer use increases with family labor and physical access to fertilizer, but declines with cultivated land and plot distance from homestead. Consistent with the population-induced innovation hypothesis, the evidence suggests that smallholder farmers use fertilizer more intensively than larger farmers. The study concludes with implications for policy aimed at land use intensification through increased fertilizer use among smallholders.
    https://dx.doi.org/pjssci.2009.91.98
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2513
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    https://dx.doi.org/pjssci.2009.91.98
    IITA Subjects
    Soil Fertility; Soil Information; Soil Health; Soil Surveys And Mapping; Nutrition; Plant Production; Agronomy
    Agrovoc Terms
    Fertilizers; Farmers; Soil Fertility Management; Geographic Information System; Tobit; Socio-Economic Domain; Soil Nutrient
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa; Southern Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria; Malawi
    Journals
    Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
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    • Journal and Journal Articles4835
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