This work focused on the Economic Analysis of Bambara nut Marketing in Bauchi state, Nigeria. Three major market were selected in three local government area of Bauchi state and 60 marketers were selected in the study area depicting the sample size of this study. The purpose of this study was to examine the economic efficiency of Bambara nut marketing among the marketers in the study areas and to achieve this, the study came up with five main objectives. This were to: determine the effect of the socio-economic characteristics on Bambara nut profit or otherwise, ascertain the marketing chain...

Ce travail s'est concentré sur l'analyse économique de la commercialisation de la noix de bambara dans l'état de Bauchi, au Nigeria. Trois marchés principaux ont été sélectionnés dans trois zones de gouvernement local de l'état de Bauchi et 60 négociants ont été sélectionnés dans la zone d'étude, ce qui représente la taille de l'échantillon de cette étude. Le but de cette étude était d'examiner l'efficacité économique de la commercialisation de la noix de bambara parmi les commerçants dans les zones d'étude et pour y parvenir, l'étude s'est fixé cinq objectifs...

Diese Arbeit konzentrierte sich auf die wirtschaftliche Analyse der Vermarktung von Bambara-Nüssen im Bundesstaat Bauchi, Nigeria. Es wurden drei große Märkte in drei lokalen Regierungsbezirken des Bundesstaates Bauchi ausgewählt und 60 Vermarkter in den Untersuchungsgebieten, die die Stichprobengröße dieser Studie darstellen, ausgewählt. Der Zweck dieser Studie war es, die wirtschaftliche Effizienz der Vermarktung von Bambaranüssen unter den Vermarktern in den Untersuchungsgebieten zu untersuchen, und um dies zu erreichen, wurden fünf Hauptziele formuliert. Diese bestanden darin,...

Nigerian Government efforts in agricultural development over the past three decades have failed to improve the country's economy. A review of the sector depicts a gloomy picture, hence require a reading book on agricultural policy. Performance is reflected in environmental degradation, mounting food deficits, and decline in both gross domestic product and export earnings, while retail food prices and import bills have been increasing in Nigeria. This book reviews the Nigeria's agricultural synthesis or framework and action plans of Government designed to achieve overall agricultural growth...

The book examined risks and management strategies among cowpea producers in Adamawa, Bauchi and Gombe States,North East, Nigeria. This book is essential to understand farmers' risk perceptions, the socioeconomic factors that in uence risk perceptions and likely response to risks towards implementing management strategies among others. Agricultural risk measure is particularly important for cowpea producers, who are usually already vulnerable to poverty and lack the resources to absorb shocks. Furthermore, information on appropriate risk management strategies from the empirical study will help...