000160293 001__ 160293 000160293 005__ 20210819132910.0 000160293 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.160293 000160293 037__ $$a309-2016-5184 000160293 041__ $$aeng 000160293 245__ $$aEnvironmental Impacts of Commercial Agriculture in Nigeria: A Review 000160293 260__ $$c2013 000160293 269__ $$a2013 000160293 300__ $$a16 000160293 336__ $$aConference Paper/ Presentation 000160293 520__ $$aSmallholder farmers in Nigeria with total farm holdings of less than 5 hectares constitute about 70 percent of the farming population and produce most of the food crops and thereby contribute to food security and poverty reduction. Inspite of their contributions, they still have the challenges of globalization and liberalization which require producers compete in the markets hence commercial agriculture has come to the rescue which theoretical terms is associated with market oriented production. The objective of this paper is to review the environmental impacts of commercial agriculture in Nigeria. It presents an overview of the Nigeria’s commercial agriculture, its prospects and opportunities. It also highlights the hidden (environmental, economic and indirect) costs of commercial agriculture. The appropriate policies and prospects that can enhance rapid development of commercial agriculture were also mentioned. The paper recommends that the Nigerian authority should create the enabling environment for favourable macroeconomic policies, competent government administration, adequate infrastructure, political stability and a strong human capital base to move the country from subsistence level to commercial agriculture. 000160293 546__ $$aEnglish 000160293 650__ $$aEnvironmental Economics and Policy 000160293 650__ $$aFarm Management 000160293 6531_ $$aCommercial agriculture 000160293 6531_ $$asubsistence 000160293 6531_ $$aNigeria 000160293 6531_ $$afarming 000160293 6531_ $$aenvironmental impacts 000160293 700__ $$aAlufohai, Grace Oghenerobor 000160293 700__ $$aOyoboh, D.E. 000160293 773__ $$d2013 000160293 8564_ $$9b3dbf885-2984-40b2-911a-d88a28783374$$s191107$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/160293/files/Environmental%20Impacts%20of%20Commercial%20Ag.pdf 000160293 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/160293 000160293 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:160293$$pGLOBAL_SET 000160293 912__ $$nSubmitted by Kirsten Pagel (pagel076@umn.edu) on 2013-11-14T17:13:21Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Environmental Impacts of Commercial Ag.pdf: 191107 bytes, checksum: 5f9114ecfe77db182f085d57c580c4c8 (MD5) 000160293 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2013-11-14T17:13:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Environmental Impacts of Commercial Ag.pdf: 191107 bytes, checksum: 5f9114ecfe77db182f085d57c580c4c8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 000160293 913__ $$aLicense granted by Kirsten Pagel (pagel076@umn.edu) on 2013-11-14T17:01:01Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000160293 980__ $$a309 000160293 982__ $$gAfrican Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE)>2013 Fourth International Conference, September 22-25, 2013, Hammamet, Tunisia