Show simple item record

Ecological and socioeconomic factors affecting agricultural intensification in the West African savannas: evidence from northern Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorOkike, I.
dc.contributor.authorJabbar, M.
dc.contributor.authorManyong, Victor M.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:18:57Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:18:57Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.citationOkike, I., Jabbar, M., Manyong, V. & Smith, J. (2005). Ecological and socio-economic factors affecting agricultural intensification in the West African Savannas: evidence from Northern Nigeria. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 27(2), 5-37.
dc.identifier.issn1044-0046
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3360
dc.description.abstractAgricultural intensification in West Africa is at an early stage and the process is taking place through various pathways. Population pressure and market access are generally considered as major factors driving intensification and crop-livestock interaction. In this paper both ecology and economic factors and their interactions are hypothesized as driving forces in intensification and crop-livestock interaction. Analyses of a survey involving farming households in Nigeria confirm the hypothesis and show that the degree of intensification is higher in the Sudan savanna than the Northern Guinea savanna. Intensification is occurring mostly through higher land and labor use intensity, higher livestock stocking rates and application of more manure per hectare. It is concluded that policies to enhance market access will facilitate the process and that different technological options need to be pursued in the two agroecological zones to facilitate intensification.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAgricultural Intensification
dc.subjectCrop-Livestock Interaction
dc.subjectAgro-Ecological Zones
dc.subjectNorthern Guinea Savanna
dc.subjectSudan Savanna
dc.subjectMarkets
dc.subjectEcological
dc.subjectPopulation
dc.titleEcological and socioeconomic factors affecting agricultural intensification in the West African savannas: evidence from northern Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationCanadian International Development Agency
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAcp
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.regionNorth America
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.countryCanada
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectSocioeconomy
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectMarkets
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Genetic Resources
cg.iitasubjectHandling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectFarm Management
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid95034
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J064v27n02_03


Files in this item

FilesSizeFormatView

There are no files associated with this item.

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record