{"product_id":"the-man-with-the-hoe-von-charles-oyewole","title":"THE MAN WITH THE HOE","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe man with the hoe typifies an average Nigerian  farmer. With this simple tool, he has fed Nigerians  for centuries. Presently, his profession is in  danger of extinction. The dominant role of  agriculture in Nigeria''seconomy has been taken for  granted by successive governments. With very little  government support, Nigerian agriculture was not  able to grow at a sufficient rate to provide  adequate food for an increasing population, raw  materials for a budding industrial sector, increase  public revenue, foreign exchange for government and  employment opportunities for an expanding labour  force. This is despite the fact that out of the  approximately 140 million inhabitants in Nigeria  over 65 per cent are reported to be directly engaged  in agriculture. There is a wide consensus on the  vital role that small-scale agriculture plays in  ensuring food security in Africa, and Nigeria in  particular, thus this research set out to nvestigate  the socio-economic factors that affect food  production in Nigeria. As accelerating agricultural  growth is a vital means to eradicating poverty and  increasing food security in rural areas and in the  country at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783844321456\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSOCIO - ECONOMIC VARIABLES AND CROPPING SYSTEMS AMONG SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783844321456","offer_id":39470007386205,"sku":"9783844321456","price":49.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/5300f0b0-4112-4ca8-a3d5-d750bf1d095c.jpg?v=1737789778","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/the-man-with-the-hoe-von-charles-oyewole","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}