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Sorghum production in Nigeria: opportunities, constraints, and recommendations

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/12104/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09064710.2022.2047771
https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2022.2047771
 
Title Sorghum production in Nigeria: opportunities, constraints, and
recommendations
 
Creator Yahaya, M A
Shimelis, H
Nebie, B
Ojiewo, C O
Danso-Abbeam, G
 
Subject Drought Tolerance
Nigeria
Sorghum
 
Description Sorghum (Sorghum bicolo [L.] Moench) production has considerable socio-economic values in sub-Saharan Africa for food security and to serve the increased industrial demands due to high population pressure and climate change. However, the production and productivity of the crop are yet to be expounded in Nigeria for economic gains. Therefore, the objective of this study was to present the current opportunities and constraints to sorghum production in Nigeria. A participatory rural appraisal (PRA) study was conducted in three selected sorghum growing zones in northern Nigeria involving 250 farmers. Socio-economic data were collected through surveys and focus group discussions. Sorghum was cultivated mainly by males (80%) who had grade 6-12 level of education (31.3%), with the productive age of 21-45 years (75.7%) and a household family size of below five members (52.3%). Low yielding landrace varieties such as Kaura (37.4%) and Fara-fara (29.3%) were the most widely cultivated types across the study zones due to their good grain quality. The major farmers’ preferred traits from a sorghum variety were high yield, drought tolerance and Striga resistance. The study recommends integrated sorghum technology development incorporating the described preferences of the farmers for sustainable production and economic gains of the cropble production.
 
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
 
Date 2022-03-10
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/12104/1/Acta%20Agricultarae%20Scandinavica%2C%20Section%20B_Soil%20and%20Plant%20Science_72_1_660%E2%80%93672_2022.pdf
Yahaya, M A and Shimelis, H and Nebie, B and Ojiewo, C O and Danso-Abbeam, G (2022) Sorghum production in Nigeria: opportunities, constraints, and recommendations. Soil & Plant Science Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B, 72 (1). pp. 660-672. ISSN 1651-1913