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Involvement of women farmers in seed yam production in Abia state, Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorIronkwe, A.
dc.contributor.authorUnamma, R.P.
dc.contributor.authorAsiedu, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:15:39Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:15:39Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationIronkwe, A., Unamma, R.P. & Asiedu, R. (2006). Involvement of women farmers in seed yam production in Abia state, Nigeria: Repositioning agriculture for sustainable millennium development goals in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 40th annual conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria (p. 610-614), 16-20 October, Umudike: Agricultural Society of Nigeria.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3005
dc.description.abstractA survey was conducted to assess the extent of women farmer's involvement in seed yam production in Abia State, Nigeria. Data were collected using intensive, schedule. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistic. The results show that the mean age of the respondents was 47.7 years. Ninety seven percent 97% of the respondents were involved in seed yam production. While 93% were actively involved. However, lack of access to relevant farm inputs, the tediousness of the job, lack of access to agricultural information and assured marking outlets, were the most pressing problems encountered by the women farmers in seed yam production. It was recommended that the empowerment of women farmers through education, loans and organization into cooperatives would enhance women participation in seed yam production.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectWomen Farmers
dc.subjectYam Production
dc.subjectMarketing
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectAgricultural Production
dc.titleInvolvement of women farmers in seed yam production in Abia state, Nigeria
dc.typeConference Paper
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Root Crops Research Institute, Nigeria
cg.contributor.affiliationMichael Okpara University of Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectMarkets
cg.iitasubjectYam
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectFarm Management
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPost-Harvesting Technology
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectHandling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
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