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标题：ASSESSMENT OF THE GROWTH OF MAIZE PRODUCTION IN THE PRE-SAP, SAP AND POST- SAP PERIODS IN NIGERIA: LESSONS FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL ECONOMY
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作者：Oyinbo Oyakhilomen ; Ugbabe Omadachi Ogbodo ; Rekwot Zibah Grace 等
期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2012
卷号：14
期号：5
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：This research was designed to provide empirical information on the growth rates of maize production in three subperiods in Nigeria namely pre-Structural Adjustment Programme(SAP) period, Structural Adjustment Programme(SAP) period and post-Structural Adjustment Programme(SAP) period using time series data on maize production and its implication for sustainable development of rural economy. A growth rate model was used to estimate the growth rates of maize in the three sub-periods. The results showed the compound rates of growth of maize production are – 0.001 %, 0.059% and 0.014% for the pre-SAP, SAP and post-SAP periods respectively. The higher compound growth rate of maize production in the SAP period implies that the policy reform in the period was more effective in ensuring increased growth of maize production over that of other periods in Nigeria. It is therefore, recommended that in the drive to ensure sustainability of rural economy in Nigeria, lessons from past reforms should be put into consideration in drawing future reforms for the development of rural economy of Nigeria.
关键词：Maize; Growth rate; Structural adjustment; programme; Sustainable