Problems and Prospects of Crop Production in Nigeria.

Problems of cowpea production in Nigeria The Nigerian cowpea plants are often attacked by different pests, which tend to extract juice from their leaves and spread the viruses, in particular, cowpea mosaic one. The plant is also attacked by various diseases which are caused by the bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

In Nigeria the institute that has valuable information about oil palm is the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research. The formal mandate of the institute is to conduct research into the production and products of oil palm and other palms of economic importance and transfer its research findings to farmers.

Abstract: This study analyse the causes of child labour in crop production in Akoko South East Local Government Area, Ondo Nigeria.Specifically, it ascertained the socio-economic characteristics of the farmers, ascertained major crop production actives children engages and how often they are involved and reasons for engaging children in crop production was analyzed.

Francis Sulemanu Idachaba has written: 'Agricultural research policy in Nigeria' -- subject(s): Agriculture and state, Agriculture, Research 'The effects of taxes and subsidies on land and labour utilization in Nigerian agriculture' -- subject(s): Agriculture, Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Agriculture, Mathematical models, Subsidies.

Three out of the four above resources used for energy production in Nigeria are linked with increasing greenhouse gas emissions: coal, oil and natural gas, with coal emitting the worst of the three. See table below for summary of the environmental impacts of the sources of electricity. Percent of resource used for electricity production.

The main problem of livestock production in Nigeria is feeding. Farmers need to utilize residue to feed cattle during the dry season. Asked in Nigeria, Education, Ghana What are the problem facing.

The global production of maize is estimated to about 300 Million tones per year. In Nigeria, its production is quite common in all parts of the country, form the north to the south, with an annual production of about 5.6 Million tones. Until recent years, the bulk of maize grain produced in Nigeria was from the south-west zone.

Although there are challenges hindering the production of wheat in Nigeria, It has become a profitable cash crop and the government needs to ensure that it is grown on a large scale. Nigeria needs to grow a great deal of its own wheat and take ad-vantage of its available market.

Constraints to Increasing Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria: A Review Dayo Phillip Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria Ephraim Nkonya International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A. John Pender.

These issues are impacting the production of agricultural crops both in qualitative as well as in quantitative terms. The problems of agriculture are many, but the article below discusses a few of the most influential ones that end up governing the agricultural sector widely.

The objective of the surveys was to identify the prospects of sustainable arable crops production in these zones as well as utilized and unutilized opportunities for increased agricultural production.

Contemporary literature is awash with climate change and especially its effects on various aspects of human existence. Unfortunately, in Nigeria, as in most developing countries, climate change research has not been given serious attention so much so that its effects on life sustenance are not well known. This paper presents research results on the effects of climate change on crop production.