Plant Biology Soil Health Journal(PBSHJ)

Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricul¬ture, University of Abuja, FCT, P.M.B. 117, Abuja, Nigeria

Publications

• Research Article   
  Gender Participation of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Production Activities in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria
  Author(s): Tena M. Barnabas, Helen D. Pam, Samson Olayemi Sennuga*, Julius Ajah, Taiye O. Fadiji, Bankole Os-ho-Lagunju, Mary E. Iheonu and Funso O. Alabuja
  
  Biofortified Orange Fleshed Sweet potato is rich in vitamin A and other minerals such as magnesium, phosphorus and copper. The analysis for this research was based on the field survey of OFSP farmers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria conducted in 2023. Critical research and rudimentary data collection were used to gather data. The data were analyzed using a descriptive statistics and chi-square. Based on the descriptive analysis, most of the farmers were small scale farmers having a mean farm size of 2.3 ha and average farm experience of 7.8 years. Most of the farmers were in their productive ages 50-59 years and married couple with 6-10 family size. Almost all the farmers were con- strained by conflicts with herd’s men and lack of finance (98.3% and 98.5% respectively). Furthermore, the farmers were also constrained by high cost of labour, vines and transportatio.. Read More»
  

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