@unpublished{Asongur,
author = {Simplice Asongu A Joseph I. Uduji Elda N. Okolo-Obasi},
url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/Analysis-of-Farmers-Food-Price-Volatility-and-Nigeria-GESS.pdf},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-09-25},
abstract = {Food prices in Nigeria have become significantly higher and more volatile since 2012. The purpose of this research was to find out what affects farmers’ participation in the growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) in the country. We determined the effect of the GESS on the ease of access to market information and agricultural inputs that influence price volatility at farm gate level. A total of 2100 rural farmers were sampled across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. Result from the use of recursive bivariate probit model showed that farmers depended on the GESS for the resolution of food price volatility by providing food market information and agricultural inputs that bring down the incidence and amount of anxiety-impelled price rise in Nigeria. The results advocated for the need to improve the GESS in line with the agricultural transformation agenda (ATA) by cutting down the deterrents mostly linked with the use of mobile phones, and the distance of registration and assemblage centers. In extension and contribution, the findings suggest that smallholder farmers can be part of the volatility solution when they are provided with rural roads and transportation to get their product to the market, and technology to receive and share the latest market information on prices.},
keywords = {Nigeria, Rural farmers},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {unpublished}
}

@unpublished{Asongut,
author = {Oluwakemi Okunade Ibrahim Adekunle D A Olanrewaju O. Akinola Akintayo A. Ogunsanya},
url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/Selfitis-and-Motivation-for-Self-portrayal-Among-Young-Nigerians.pdf},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-09-21},
abstract = {Since contemporary technological developments led to an explosion in different media of communication allowing individuals to actively create and publish whatever content they desire, scholars have been investigating trends, activities and implications thereof linked to this advancement. Whereas the literature on selfie is robust, little is known about motivations for taking selfies from a Nigerian perspective. Yet, the rate at which young Nigerians take and share selfies is both intense and passionate suggesting possible obsession, warranting the need to investigate if this critical segment of the national population is aware and mindful of mental illnesses associated with compulsive and excessive selfie-taking and sharing. Consequently, this study investigated motivations that drive young Nigerians' selfie-taking and sharing habit, including gender disparity associated with the activity. A total of 487 questionnaires and 21 interviews, administered on young Nigerians between the ages of 16 and 24 from two tertiary institutions revealed that a substantial number of young Nigerians take, store and share selfies habitually. The study established that young female Nigerians take more selfie than their male counterparts while there is no gender disparity noticed in sharing. An overwhelming majority (85.7 percent) confessed to being obsessed with selfie-taking and sharing, while a corresponding percentage of respondents are not aware of the health-related dangers associated with the activity. In the light of these findings, coupled with the increasing rate of depression and suicide among young people, we conclude that the Selfitis disposition observed in a sizeable percentage of young Nigerians is ill-motivated and requires some urgent intervention.},
keywords = {Nigeria, Obsession, Selfie, Selfitis},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {unpublished}
}

@unpublished{Asongu_63,
author = {Salisu Isihak Uduak Akpan},
url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/The-Geography-of-Poverty-in-Nigeria.pdf},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-06-14},
abstract = {As the 2030 target year for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) draws closer, development practitioners are increasing their activities in regions where poverty is predominant. In 2018, Nigeria attained an unenviable position of being the country with the highest number of persons living in extreme poverty in terms of poverty count, overtaking India. However, aggregate national level data often hide the huge disparity in the poverty rates at the sub-national (state) level. This study intends to demonstrate the geographic aspects of poverty in Nigeria alongside the underlying factors that contribute to entrenching the cycle of poverty in some states in Nigeria. By highlighting these factors, the study hopes to draw the attention of policy makers and development practitioners to the fact that unless there are strong, coordinated and sustained efforts to change these underlying factors, it may be difficult for Nigeria to meet the SDGs in 2030.},
keywords = {Geography of poverty, Nigeria},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {unpublished}
}

@unpublished{Asongu_103,
author = {Joseph Dada Mosunmola Adeyeye A O Daniel E. Ufua Odunayo P. Salau},
url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/Application-of-Systems-Approach-to-Achieving-Cleaner-and-Sustainable-Environment.pdf},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-02-18},
abstract = {This research explores waste management activities and the strive to achieve a cleaner environment for man’s habitation. The work applies a case study approach andthe use of observation method was applied in the data collection along with a description of the case of waste dumping issue on Idiroko Road, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. This study suggests the application of systems approach to enhance a participatory waste management practice, that embraces the involvement and active consultation of the concerned stakeholders for effective and sustainable waste management practice. The research also highlights the need for further research to consider the application of other data collection tools such asinterview and workshop to have a broaderdata needed to further explore the research area.},
keywords = {environment, Nigeria},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {unpublished}
}

@unpublished{Asongu_179,
author = {Simplice Asongu A Joseph I. Uduji Elda N. Okolo-Obasi},
url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/CSR-in-Nigeria-and-MOC-in-the-fight-against-human-trafficking.pdf},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-09-06},
abstract = {In Nigeria, human trafficking is a hidden crime, driven by the current economic situation of the country. The Nigerian government has demonstrated significant efforts to combating human trafficking in the country by creating the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). The incidents of human trafficking in the Nigeria’s oil-producing communities have remained among the highest in the country and higher than the national average. The objective of this investigation was to determine the impact of a new corporate social responsibility (CSR) model of multinational oil companies (MOCs) on the fight against human trafficking in the host communities. A total of one thousand, two hundred households were sampled across the rural communities of Niger Delta. Results from the use of a combined propensity score matching and logit model indicated that MOCs hold the key to combating human trafficking by fostering effective partnership across different sectors, if highest CSR priority is assigned to reducing incidents of human trafficking in the oil-producing communities. Embracing the fight against human trafficking should form the foundation of General Memorandum of Understanding (GMoUs) practice, which in turn will provide the enabling environment for more widespread responsible business. As most of the human trafficking in the Niger Delta is exploited by relatives or friends; MOCs should involve traditional and religious leaders in the fight and set up GMoU clusters interventions specifically for anti-trafficking agencies including NAPTIP, the police and immigration to support their actions and improve efficiency.},
keywords = {CSR, Nigeria},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {unpublished}
}

@unpublished{Asongu_181,
author = {Simplice Asongu A Joseph I. Uduji Elda N. Okolo-Obasi},
url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/Growth-Enhancement-Support-Scheme-and-Farmers-Fertilizer-Use-in-Rural-Nigeria.pdf},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-09-05},
abstract = {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 investigation was to identify the determinant factors of farmers’ participation in the Nigeria’s growth enhancement support scheme (GESS). In addition, we determined the impact of the GESS on fertilizer use in rural areas. One thousand, two hundred rural farmers were sampled across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Results from the use of recursive bivariate probit model indicated that GESS significantly impacted on the access and usage of fertilizer among the rural farmers; and that contact with extension agents, ownership of mobile phones, power for charging phone batteries, value output, mobile network coverage, ability to read and write were positive determinants of rural farmers participation in the GESS; whereas increased distance to registration and collection centers, and cultural constraints to married women reduced farmers’ tendency to participate in the GESS. The findings suggest that farmers’ participation in the GESS is a critical factor for raising fertilizer use in Nigeria. This implies that food security in sub-Saharan Africa can be achieved by increasing the participation of rural farmers in the growth enhancement support scheme.},
keywords = {agriculture, GESS, Nigeria},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {unpublished}
}

@unpublished{Asongu_201,
author = {Simplice Asongu A Joseph I. Uduji Elda N. Okolo-Obasi},
url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/Electronic-wallet-technology-and-the-enabling-environment-of-smallholder-farmers.pdf},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-26},
abstract = {Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the impact of growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) on the enabling environment of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Its special focus is to investigate the GESS impact on access to rural farm credit and transport cost of smallholder farmers in the agricultural transformation agenda (ATA) in Nigeria.

Design/methodology/approach – This paper adopts a survey research technique, aimed at gathering information from a representative sample of the population, as it is essentially cross-sectional that describes and interprets what exist at present. A total of one thousand, two hundred farmers were sampled across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

Findings – Results from the use of a double-hurdle model indicate that the GESS has a significant impact on farmers’ access to credit, but does not significantly affect rural farm transport cost, which subsequently influence the price of food in the country. Practical implication – This implies that if the federal government of Nigeria is to work towards an ideal agricultural transformation agenda, transport networks should be closely aligned with the GESS priorities to provide connectivity to rural areas that provide most of the country’s agricultural output.

Originality/value – This research adds to the literature on agricultural and rural development debate in developing countries. It concludes that embracing rural finance and transportation infrastructure should form the foundation of the ATA in Nigeria, which in turn would provide the enabling environment for more widespread rural economy in sub-Saharan Africa.},
keywords = {agriculture, Electronic wallet, GESS, Nigeria},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {unpublished}
}

@unpublished{Asongu_204,
author = {Festus Bekun V Mary O. Agboola},
url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/Does-Agricultural-Value-Added-Induce-Environmental-Degradation.pdf},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-23},
abstract = {This study empirically investigates the agriculture-induced environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis in an agrarian framework. Annual time series data from 1981–2014 was employed using Augmented Dickey–Fuller and the Phillips–Perron (PP) unit root test complemented by the Zivot and Andrews unit root test that accounts for a single structural break to ascertain stationarity properties of variables under consideration. For the cointegration analysis, an autoregressive distributive lag methodology and the recent novel Bayer and Hanck combined cointegration technique is employed. For the direction of causality, the Granger causality test is used as estimation technique. Empirical findings lend support for the long-run equilibrium relationship among the variables under consideration. This study also validates the inverted U-shaped pattern of EKC for the case of Nigeria, affirming that Nigeria remains at the scale-effect stage of its growth trajectory. Further empirical results show that foreign direct investment attraction helps mitigate carbon emissions in Nigeria. Based on these results, several policy prescriptions on the Nigerian energy mix and agricultural operations in response to quality of the environment were suggested for policymakers, stakeholders, and environmental economists that formulate and design environmental regulations and strategies to realise the Goal 7 of sustainable development goals (SDGs).},
keywords = {Agriculture ecosystem, Energy, Nigeria},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {unpublished}
}