Gabriel S. Umoh
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View article: Agriculture in Nigeria’s Economic Diversification Process: A Study of a Poultry Outgrower Scheme
Agriculture in Nigeria’s Economic Diversification Process: A Study of a Poultry Outgrower Scheme Open
Nigeria’s current economic plan targets diversification through leveraging the power of the private sector in order to enable and fast-track business investments and job creation. This paper reports a study of a model of a poultry outgrowe…
View article: Can Government Deliver Quality Rural Healthcare? Empirics on Malaria Prevention and Control in Nigeria
Can Government Deliver Quality Rural Healthcare? Empirics on Malaria Prevention and Control in Nigeria Open
A large percentage of the Nigerian rural population has been plagued with several disease conditions with deleterious consequence on their health and livelihoods. One of such intractable diseases of the rural population is malaria. The gov…
View article: Impacts of Power and Market Relations on the Poultry Sector of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Impacts of Power and Market Relations on the Poultry Sector of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria Open
This study was conducted to explore the impacts of power and market relations with respect to small farmers’ responses on how risk and rewards are shared in the poultry supply chain of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It argues that poor market a…
View article: Technical Efficiency in Artisanal Fishing in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Technical Efficiency in Artisanal Fishing in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria Open
Central to any other economic activity in production is the issue of efficiency. This paper employed the stochastic frontier production function to analyse the technical efficiency of 232 randomly selected artisanal fishermen in Akwa Ibom …
View article: Malaria and Agricultural Production in Nigeria
Malaria and Agricultural Production in Nigeria Open
Malaria has adverse effect on agricultural production in Nigeria. This study examined the effect of malaria morbidity on the agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Nigeria as well as predicts the future incidence of malaria in Nigeri…
View article: PARTICIPATION IN CONTRACT FISHING IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY: A QUALITATIVE RESPONSE MODEL ANALYSIS
PARTICIPATION IN CONTRACT FISHING IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY: A QUALITATIVE RESPONSE MODEL ANALYSIS Open
Many fishermen in developing countries are resource poor and rely on a number of avenues to obtain production inputs. One of such ways is contract. This study examined determinants of contract fishing participation in Akwa Ibom State, Nige…
View article: Impacts of Climate Variability on Wetland and Fishing Households in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria
Impacts of Climate Variability on Wetland and Fishing Households in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria Open
The study assessed the impacts of climate variability on wetland and fishing households in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria.Three hundred and twenty four respondents were selected using multi-stage sampling technique.Primary data were colle…