Analyses of the Mechanisms behind Changes in Land use in Nigeria
Journal Title: International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Research Technology - Year 30, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
This article analyses the mechanisms behind changes in agricultural land use. Intensification of land use on the one hand, and abandonment on the other have had important consequences for landscape and biodiversity. The basic mechanism behind it is a change in the relative prices of inputs and output. In this sense the general economic developments have been determining the changes in agricultural land use. In Nigeria, the rapid increase in the opportunity costs of labour was the main factor behind mechanization and intensification of agriculture. Also, the Common Agricultural Policy of the country has stimulated intensification. Recent policy developments have cut down important incentives for further intensification. This, however, does not solve the problem of the decline of low input agricultural systems in Nigeria. The only way to maintain them is by specific nature-enhancing policies.
Authors and Affiliations
George R. Otoko
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP148481
- DOI -
- Views 69
- Downloads 0
A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF FOUR DIFFERENT MEDICINES ON THE PATIENTS WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE USING ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA)
High blood pressure is a major determinant of risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and stroke, leading causes of death in anywhere of the world. However, the factors which increase blood pressure levels in human...
Power Optimization in Domino Circuits using Stacked Transistors
In this work low leakage and high noise immunity domino circuit is analysed. Usually power and noise immunity are optimized at the expense of reduced speed. The domino circuit described has negligible speed degra...
Monitoring of Ambient Air Quality in India - A Review
Air pollution is a serious problem all over the world which causes terrific loss to human health and other living being. Sulphur Dioxide(SO2),Nitrogen Dioxide(NO2),Particulate Matter (PM2.5, PM10), Ozone(O3), Lead...
Automated Trolley System
Automated trolley system is a automated trolley that will move from source to destination avoiding all the obstacles in the path. The objective is to design and implement algorithms which efficiently generate the...
Novel Algorithm for Iris Biometrics Using Fast Wavelet Transforms
Iris recognition is a potential tool in secure personal identification and authentication system which has the properties such as uniqueness, non-invasiveness and stability of human iris patterns. The method propo...