Turkey production as an approach to economic growth could be relevant in improving the quality of life of farmers. Information on the economics of turkey production is necessary in view of the emerging food crisis in Nigeria. Moreover, efforts at improving agricultural production have always been concentrated on increasing production, the breeding of high yielding varieties of crops and animals with little emphasis on efficiency of production output and conservation of what is produced. Therefore, to increase turkey productivity, sound macro and micro-economic farm policies are needed. These...

This text offers a critical introduction to the sociology of the rural life. It draws upon classic and contemporary Nigerian rural literature and the theoretical and methodological approaches dominant in each. The approach applied across the book is one that is informed by interactionist theory, building upon the rising status of qualitative methods in rural life. The emergence of rural sociology lies with the origin of the discipline of sociology itself towards the end of the nineteenth century. The charge to explain the impact of profound structural changes upon social ties and networks...