Growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) and farmers' fertilizer use in rural Nigeria

JI Uduji, EN Okolo‐Obasi… - African Development …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Fertilizer use in Nigeria is estimated at 13 kg/ha, which is far below the 200 kg/ha
recommended by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). The objective of this …

Bigger or better? The effect of public spending on happiness in Africa

AH Fambeu, GD Mbondo… - African Development …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this paper is to assess the effect of government spending on happiness in 39
African countries from 2006 to 2018. The neoclassical view predicts a positive effect, while …

[HTML][HTML] Socio-cultural and economic factors affecting the choice of food diet in West Africa: a two‑stage Heckman approach

YE Miassi, FK Dossa, O Zannou, Ş Akdemir, I Koca… - Discover Food, 2022 - Springer
West African countries have made impressive progress in fighting against malnutrition and
hunger and ensuring food quality and varying food choices. This paper aimed for the first …

Nonparametric analysis of the relationship between income inequality and energy consumption in African countries

L Beldi, T Ghazouani - Natural Resources Forum, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Energy usage and disparities in income have emerged as the major threats that hinder the
achievement of sustainable development goals in Africa. This study aims to assess the time …

The impact of corporate social responsibility interventions on female education development in the rural Niger Delta region of Nigeria

JI Uduji, EN Okolo-Obasi… - Progress in Development …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The objective of this investigation was to assess the impact of multinational oil
companies'(MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) interventions in female education …

Investigating the effect of income inequality on corruption: new evidence from 23 emerging countries

S Khan - Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2022 - Springer
This paper studies the impact of income inequality on corruption, a research problem that is
often overlooked by the literature. The existing literature offers a detachment view in which …

Effect of natural resources rents on income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa: exploring the direct and indirect transmission mechanisms

AF Akpa - International Journal of Development Issues, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The reduction of income inequality and the ways to fight against it are source of
debate among scientific communities and policymakers. Rents from natural resources that …

Remittances and income inequality in the Philippines

S Akcay - Asian‐Pacific Economic Literature, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The economic and social consequences of remittances are attracting greater attention from
scholars and policymakers. This study investigates how international remittances affect …

[PDF][PDF] Labor markets and jobs in West Africa

AA Mbaye, F Gueye - 2018 - afdb.org
The labor market in West Africa poses major challenges, both in its operation, in its
characteristics, and in the indicators generally used to analyze it. Almost all of its actors are …

Corporate social responsibility in Nigeria and rural youths in sustainable traditional industries livelihood in oil producing communities

JI Uduji, EN Okolo‐Obasi - Journal of International …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Since the first oil well was drilled in Nigeria, traditional economies have suffered neglect,
and rural youths do not see a future for themselves in traditional industries livelihood (TIL) …