Responsible Use of Crop Protection Products and Nigeria's Growth Enhancement Support Scheme

Joseph Uduji (), Elda Okolo-Obasi () and Simplice Asongu
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Elda Okolo-Obasi: Institute for Development Studies, Enugu Campus, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.

No 4013, Working Papers 2 from Office Of The Chief Economist, Development Bank of Nigeria

Abstract: We examine the impact of the Federal Government of Nigeria's (FGN) growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) on responsible use of crop protection products (CPPs) in rural Nigeria Results from the use of logistic regressions shows that GESS significantly impact on farmers' access to CPPs but does not significantly impart on farmers' knowledge and skill of CPP application, and in several cases the misuse has led to deterioration of soil fertility..

Keywords: Growth enhancement support scheme; Crop protection products; Mobile technology; Smallholder farmers; Rural Nigeria. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2018-06
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