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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Employment Effects of Nigeria's Agricultural Transformation Agenda:evidence from Cattle Value Chain \footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Evans Osabuohien, Covenant University, Economics and Development Studies, Canaanland, Km 10 Idiroko Road,, 112001~Ota, Nigeria, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{evans.osabuohien@covenantuniversity.edu.ng}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Fehintola Oyebola$^{1}$, Evans Osabuohien$^{2}$}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{1}$Covenant University, Economics \& Development Studies, }}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{2}$Covenant University, Economics and Development Studies, Nigeria}}}
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Like many African countries, agriculture is an important sector in Nigeria with huge potential for employment creation, food security, income generation, and poverty reduction; paradoxically, Nigeria is currently one of the largest food importers in the world. Her food import bill is over \$10 billion annually (Obayelu, 2015). The immediate past administration embarked on Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) as part of the Federal Government (FG)'s effort to reinvigourate the agricultural sector with a view to enhancing food security, job creation, diversification of the economy, and so on (Osabuohien, 2014). One of the factors that have militated against the development of the agricultural sector is limited market access arising from weak value chain, among others. The essence of a value chains is for value creation, innovation, product development, and marketing. Some research efforts have been made regarding investment and national agricultural programmes in Nigeria (Iwuchukwu and Igbokwe, 2012). However, not much empirical studies have examined the agricultural transformation and value chain of cattle farming in Nigeria especially in the southern part. Thus, this study is poised to making contribution by filling this gap. The main objective of the study is to evaluate how the development of cattle value chain within ATA framework can influence employment creation and income of both cattle farmers and merchants. To achieve its objectives, the study focuses on cattle farmers in Lagos and Ogun States where there are the largest cattle farms and live cattle merchants in Southern Nigeria. It employs a research approach that uses Key Informant Interview (KII) and Structured Questionnaire in garnering needed information from cattle farms, abattoirs and merchants in Lagos and Ogun States. The preliminary results suggest that with some minimal supports (such as: useful and timely market information; provision of storage facilities, etc), employment creation and income generation can be improved. The roles of both the State and Federal Governments as well as farmers cooperatives in this respect are articulated in the study.}

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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Agricultural transformation, Cattle farming, Employment creation, Income generation, Value"=chain
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