Full Length Research Paper
References
| Aade–Ademilua OE, Mbamalu J (2008). The growth and development of Phaseoulus vulgaris L. under petrol and diesel oil polluted waterirrigation. Res. J. Envrion. Toxicol. 2:27–34. | ||||
| Achuba FI (2006). The effects of sub lethal concentrations of crude oil on the growth and metabolism of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) seedlings. Envron. 26(1):17-20. | ||||
| Adoki A, Orugbani T (2007). Influence of nitrogenous fertilizer plant efficient on growth of selected farm crops in soils polluted with crude petroleum hydrocarbons. Afr. J. Agric. Res. 2:569– 573. | ||||
|
Ajani OJY, Ugwu PC (2008). Impact of adverse health on agricultural productivity of farmers in Kainji basin North-Central Nigeria using a stochastic production frontier approach. Trends Agric. Econ. 1:1–7. Crossref |
||||
|
Ali M (1996). Quantifying the socio-economic determinants of sustainable crop production: An application to wheat cultivation in the Tarui of Nepal. Agric. Econ. 14:45-60. Crossref |
||||
|
Atakpo EA, Ayolabi EA (2009). Evaluation of aquifer vulnerability and the protective capacity in some oil producing Western Niger Delta. The Environ. 29:310–317. Crossref |
||||
| Awoyemi TT, Adeoti AI (2006). Gender inequalities and economic efficiency: New evidence from cassava-based farm holdings in rural South-Western Nigeria. Afr. Dev. Rev. 18:428–443. | ||||
|
Bagi FS (1984). Stochastic frontier production function and farm-level technical efficiency of full-time and part-time farms in West Tennessee. N. Cen. J. Agric. Econ. 6:48–55. Crossref |
||||
| Canter LW, Hill LG (1979). Hand book of variables for environmental impact assessment. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Ann Arbor Science Publishers Inc. | ||||
|
Christensen LR, Jorgenson DW, Lau LJ (1973). Transcendental logarithmic production frontiers. Rev. Econ. Stat. 55:282-345. Crossref |
||||
| Dlamini S, Rugambisa J I, Masuku M B, Belete A (2010). Technical efficiency of the small scale sugarcane farmers in Swaziland: A case study of Vuvulane and Big bend farmers. Afr. J. Agric. Res. 5:935-940. | ||||
| Dung EJ, Bombom LS, Agusomu TD (2008). The effects of gas flaring on crops in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Geo. J. 73:297–305. | ||||
|
Ekpoh IJ, Obia AE (2010). The role of gas flaring in the rapid corrosion of zinc roofs in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The Environ. 30:347-352. Crossref |
||||
|
Ekundayo EO, Emede TO, Osayande DI (2001). Effects of crude oil spillage on growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) in soil of mid western Nigeria. Plant Food Hum. Nutri. (Formerly Quantitas Plantium). 56(4):313-324. Crossref |
||||
|
Ekunwe PA, Orewa SI (2007). Technical efficiency and productivity ofTechnical efficiency and productivity of yam in Kogi State, Nigeria. J. Appl. Sci. 7:1818-1820. Crossref |
||||
| Erhabor PO, Emokaro CO (2007). Relative technical efficiency of cassava farmers in the three agro-ecological zones of Edo State, Nigeria. J. Appl. Sci. 7:2818-2823. | ||||
| Fernandez – Luqueno F, Corlay-Chee L, Robledo-Santoyo E, Pineda-Pineda J, Vazquez-Alarcon A, Miranda–Romero L A, Cabrera–Lazaro G, Mendez–Bautista J, Lopez–Valdez F, Dendooven L (2012). Growth and development of common velch (Vicia sativa L.) in a gasoline–polluted soil amended with organic or inorganic amendments. Afr. J. Agric. Res. 7:1259 -1267. | ||||
| Harper WM (1971). Statistics MacDonald and Evans Ltd, Estover Plymouth, U.K. pp. 201-202. | ||||
|
Heady D, Alauddin M, Rao SP (2010). Explaining agricultural productivity growth: An international perspective. Agric. Econ. 41:1–4. Crossref |
||||
| Huang Y, Jiang Z, Zeng J, Chen Q, Zhao Y, Liao Y, Shou L, Xu X (2011). The chronic effect of oil pollution on marine phytoplankton in a subtropical bay, China. Environ. Mon. Asses. 176:517–530. | ||||
| Iturbe R, Castro A, Perez G, Flores C, Torres LG (2008). TPH and PAH concentrations in the subsoil of polyduct segments, oil pipelines pumping stations and right-of-way pipelines from central Mexico. Environ. Geo. 55:1785-1795. | ||||
| Lachaal L, Karray B, Dhehibi B, Chebil A (2005). Technical efficiency measures and its determinants for olive producing farms in Tunisia: A stochastic frontier analysis. Afr. Dev. Rev. 17:580-591. | ||||
| Li J, Zhang J, Lu Y, Chen Y, Don S, Shin H (2011). Determination of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPA) in agricultural soils near a petrochemical complex in Guangzhou, China. Environ. Mon. Asses. | ||||
|
Managi S, Opaluch JJ, Jin D, Grigalunas TA (2006). Stochastic frontier analysis of total factor productivity in the offshore oil and gas industry. Ecol. Econ. 60:204-215. Crossref |
||||
| Mubana EC (1978). An economic analysis of the impact of crude petroleum exploration and production on traditional agriculture in Rivers State. M Phil. Dissertation. University of Ibadan, Nigeria. | ||||
| Niger Delta Development Commission (2006). Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan. Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Port Harcourt, Nigeria. 258pp. | ||||
|
Nwaichi EO, Uzazobona MA (2011). Estimation of the CO2 level due to gas flaring in the Niger Delta. Res. J. Environ. Sci. 5:565-572. Crossref |
||||
| Nyagaka DO, Obare GA, Omiti JM, Nguyo W (2010). Technical efficiency in resource use: Evidence from small holder Irish potato farmers in Nyandarua North District, Kenya. Afr. J. Agric. Res. 5:1179-1186. | ||||
| Okoli CG (2006). Rural households perceptions of the impact of crude oil exploration in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. J. Agric. Soc. Res. 6. (Accessed 22/09/11). | ||||
| Okonwu K, Amakiri JO, Etukudo, MM, Osim SM, Mofunanya AAJ (2010). Performance of maize (Zea mays) in crude oil treatment. Glob. J. Pure. Appl. Sci. 16:173-176. | ||||
|
Onyenekenwa CE (2011). Environmental significance of the combustion of liquid petroleum fuels: A review. J. Appl. Sci. 11:2680-2685. Crossref |
||||
| Onyenweaku CE, Okoye BC (2007). Technical efficiency of small-holder cocoyam farmers in Anambra State, Nigeria: A translog stochastic frontier production function approach. Int. J. Agric. Rural Dev. 9:1-6. | ||||
| Orji JC, Uzoho B, Enwerem JO, Ezurike W (2011). Assesment of the impact of kerosene and diesel on soil nitrogen mineralization. Afr. J. Agric. Res. 6:2486–2493. | ||||
|
Orogun P (2009). Resource control, revenue allocation and petroleum politics in Nigeria: The Niger Delta question. Geo J. 75:459–507. Crossref |
||||
|
Otitoloju AA, Are T, Junaid KA (2007). Recovery assessment of a refined oil impacted and fire ravaged mangrove ecosystem. Environ. Mon. Asses. 127 :353–362. Crossref |
||||
|
Otitoloju A, Dan-Patrick J (2010). Effects of gas flaring on blood parameters and respiratory system of laboratory mice, Musmusculus. The Environ. 30:340– 346. Crossref |
||||
|
Saier M (2006). Pollution. The Environ. 26:205–209. Crossref |
||||
|
Udo EJ, Fayemi AAA (1975). The effects of oil pollution of soil on germination, growth and nutrient uptake of corn. J. Envrion. Qual. 4:537-540. Crossref |
||||
| Uzoho BU, Oti NN, Onweremadu EU (2004). Effect of crude oil pollution on maize growth and soil properties in Ihiagwa, Imo State, Nigeria. Int. J. Agri. Rural Dev. 5:91-100. | ||||
|
Xu X, Jeffrey SR (1998). Efficiency and technical progress in traditional and modern agriculture: Evidence from rice production in China. Agric. Econ. 18:157-165. Crossref |
||||
Copyright © 2024 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article.
This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0
