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Developments In The Agricultural Sector In The Fourth Quarter Of 1990, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn Dec 1990

Developments In The Agricultural Sector In The Fourth Quarter Of 1990, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

Given these positive developments, overall output of staple crops, rose at the end of the quarter, by 10.2 per cent compared with 4.9 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous year. Livestock production increased by 0.6 per cent in contrast to a decline of 0.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 1989. However, the performance of the agricultural sector was moderated slightly by a few reports of drought and pests outbreaks in Bomo, Kano, Katsina and Sokoto States, where some field crops such as millet, sorghum and cowpeas were destroyed, while erosion and flood threatened crop production …

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Developments In The Agricultural Sector During The Second Quarter Of 1989, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn Jun 1989

Developments In The Agricultural Sector During The Second Quarter Of 1989, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

There was a renewed optimism during the quarter that substantial growth in output could occur during the year, if the improvement in weather conditions and production environment was sustained. Available data showed that average monthly rainfall during the quarter was 177.53mm, representing a substantial rise over the 15 .4mm of the preceding quarter (which experienced an unusually prolonged dry spell) and about 18.3 per cent over the level of 150.1mm in the corresponding period of 1988. The distribution pattern showed that all the states of the Federation recorded rains during the quarter.

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Developments In The Agricultural Sector During The Second Quarter Of 1987, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn Jun 1987

Developments In The Agricultural Sector During The Second Quarter Of 1987, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

The widespread concern expressed about possible adverse effects of late arrival of rains abated slightly towards the end of the quarter. This was because in the south, middle belt and sudan savannah regions, the level of rain allowed early crops like maize, yam, groundnut and vegetables to be planted, nurtured and in some cases harvested. In the northern parts of the country, especially the sahelian zones, farmers experienced their first rains which facilitated land preparation activities as well as plan ting, especially in Kaduna, Bomo and Sokoto states. A total of 130, 952.35 tonnes of fertiliser were discharged at the …

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Developments In The Agricultural Sector During The First Quarter Of 1987, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn Mar 1987

Developments In The Agricultural Sector During The First Quarter Of 1987, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

Early rains in most southern parts of the country during the first quarter encouraged preliminary farming activities such as bush clearing and land tilling. In a number of areas, actual planting of some crops-maize, yam, okro, pepper and leaf vegetables- also began. In the northern parts, activity centred around dry-season farming involving the planting of wheat, rice and vegetables on irrigated lands. Other activities during the first quarter included harvesting and processing of cassava, rice; fruits and vegetables in the south, and maize, sorghum, millet and cotton in the northern states. A total of 99,295.1 tonnes of fertilizers were discharged …

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Developments In The Agricultural Sector Of The Economy During The Third Quarter Of 1986, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn Sep 1986

Developments In The Agricultural Sector Of The Economy During The Third Quarter Of 1986, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

Harvesting of grains and tubers was the dominant activity in the agricultural sector in most parts of the country during the third quarter of 1986. In spite of the lower-than-average amounts of rainfall recorded during the first half of the year, a bumper harvest of maize, rice, yams and cassava was reported

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The Edible Oil Scene Problem And Opportunity, Shymal Roy Jul 1986

The Edible Oil Scene Problem And Opportunity, Shymal Roy

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

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Agriculture, Agribusiness, And Renewable And Natural Resource Program Review, B. Delworth Gardner Jan 1986

Agriculture, Agribusiness, And Renewable And Natural Resource Program Review, B. Delworth Gardner

Faculty Publications

The State University System of Florida has es tab 1 i shed A "Quest for Excellence11 in its Master Plan. It is a bold plan of action that will "unleash the University System from those time-bound constraints which would allow only gradual change. 11 It is also clear that the State University System of Florida plans to compete successfully with the very best academic universities. In its mission statement the University of Florida, as a land-grant institution, administers the In"s·t itute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), a special unit providing statewide food and .agricultural teaching, res.earch, and extension services. …

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Irrigation And Society In Rural Egypt, Sohair Mehanna, Richard Huntington, Rachad Antonius Oct 1984

Irrigation And Society In Rural Egypt, Sohair Mehanna, Richard Huntington, Rachad Antonius

Faculty Books

No abstract provided.

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The Local Environment And Human Food-Procuring Strategies In Jordan: The Case Of Tell Hesban And Its Surrounding Region, Lawrence T. Geraty, Oystein Labianca Jan 1984

The Local Environment And Human Food-Procuring Strategies In Jordan: The Case Of Tell Hesban And Its Surrounding Region, Lawrence T. Geraty, Oystein Labianca

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Farmland Market In South Dakota, Larry Janssen Sep 1983

Farmland Market In South Dakota, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

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Manufacturing Plant Location And Expansion Decisions, Thomas L. Dobbs Apr 1979

Manufacturing Plant Location And Expansion Decisions, Thomas L. Dobbs

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

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The Role Of Agriculture In The Nigerian Economy, A. O.G. Otiti Sep 1978

The Role Of Agriculture In The Nigerian Economy, A. O.G. Otiti

Bullion

Agriculture was the mainstay of the Nigerian economy before the so-called oil boom which has brought about a rapid decline in agricultural production, virtual stagnation in the rural economy, marked movement of population from the rural to urban centres and high cost of food items. The article examines some recent developments in the agricultural sector of the Nigerian economy. It also discusses some of the role of Central Bank of Nigeria in promoting agriculture through adequate funding.

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Lock And Dam 26 So What?, Art Sogn May 1977

Lock And Dam 26 So What?, Art Sogn

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

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Federal Outlays In South Dakota, Robert J. Antonides, Linda A. Jensen Dec 1975

Federal Outlays In South Dakota, Robert J. Antonides, Linda A. Jensen

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

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Agricultural Policy In India As Related To Economics Of An Emerging Underdeveloped Nation, Wayne Ingram Christman Apr 1971

Agricultural Policy In India As Related To Economics Of An Emerging Underdeveloped Nation, Wayne Ingram Christman

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 68 page thesis examines economic development in India, focusing on the agricultural sector.

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The Relationship Of Citrus By-Products To The Cattle Industry In Florida, Roland Lloyd Dewing Jul 1963

The Relationship Of Citrus By-Products To The Cattle Industry In Florida, Roland Lloyd Dewing

Graduate Student Research Papers

For many years Florida has led the United States in citrus production and since 1946 has been the source of great quantities of citrus wastes as a result of the production of frozen citrus concentrates. Conversion of these wastes into feed for the rapidly growing cattle industry has provided an effective and profitable way to dispose of these wastes. Since Florida does not produce large amounts of grain or other feed concentrates, the development of citrus feeds has been fortunate both for the citrus and cattle industries in the state. The situation is so fortunate that authoritative sources have maintained …

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A Proposal To Reduce Misallocation Of Livestock Grazing Permits, B. Gardner Delworth Feb 1963

A Proposal To Reduce Misallocation Of Livestock Grazing Permits, B. Gardner Delworth

Faculty Publications

The federal government owns about 400 million acres of land in the eleven western states. Almost 350 million acres are administered by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. In times past most of this land has been used for grazing by domestic livestock. Only approximately 60 million acres of forest range are presently grazed by livestock, while about 160 million acres of "district" land, administered by the BLM, are grazed.

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Sugar In Rio Grande Valley : The Sugar Bowl Of America, C.H. Swallow & Co. Jan 1919

Sugar In Rio Grande Valley : The Sugar Bowl Of America, C.H. Swallow & Co.

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Promotional brochure for investing in sugar plantations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

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Gulf Coast Country, William Doherty Jan 1908

Gulf Coast Country, William Doherty

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Discusses crop productions in several areas of The Gulf Coast. Includes several images of lands where mass production of crops were produced.

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The Industrial Evolution Of The United States, Howard Dexter Smith Jan 1901

The Industrial Evolution Of The United States, Howard Dexter Smith

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

A thesis which describes the evolution of industry in the United States, chronicling from 1789 to the following one hundred years.

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