List of my Publications

Technical Paper
(1) Yusuf, M. A. (1994) 'Soil Quality and Sustainability of Agricultural Management Under Small
holder Conditions in the Higher Density Parts of Wetter Sahel Zone of Northern
Nigeria.' Report to the Cambridge IESRC Workshop on Agro-pastoral adaptation to
environmental change. Department of Geography, Bayero University, Kano,
unpublished.

Articles (Single authorship)

(2). Yusuf, M.A. (1997) ‘Soil quality and sustainability of agricultural management
under smallholder conditions in the Kano Close-Settled Zone, northern Nigeria.’
In: Daura (ed) Issue in Environmental Monitoring in Nigeria. Nigerian
Geographical Association and University of Maiduguri.pp 42 (275-79).

(3) Yusuf, M. A.(1998) ‘Adaptive Soil Management in the Semi - Arid Northern
Nigeria.’ Proceedings of Department for International Development (DfiD) Soils, Cultivars, Livelihoods and Nutrient Dynamics in Semi-arid northern
Nigeria. NRI, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge/Department of Geography, Bayero University Kano.

(4) Yusuf, M. A.(2000) 'Soil Quality Assessment and Sustainability of Agricultural
Management Under Smallholder Conditions in the Kano Close-Settled Zone,
Kano state, Nigeria. In: Falola, J.A.; K. Ahmed; M.A. Liman and A. D. Maiwada (eds) Issues in Land Administration and Development in Northern Nigeria. Proceedings of the National workshop on Land Administration and Development in Northern Nigeria. Geography Department Bayero University, Kano. March 12 – 15th 1995. pp153-164.

(5) Yusuf, M. A.(2001) ‘Introducing Soil Fertility Ranking Model in Some Soils of the
Semi – Arid North Eastern Nigeria’ Journal of Social and Management
Studies (JOSAMS) Volume 8:130 – 143.

(6) Yusuf, M. A.(2005) ‘Farming Intensification and Soil Fertility Management in the
Semi-Arid North Eastern Nigeria’ Journal of Social and Management Studies
(JOSAMS) Special Edition Volume 9:137 – 151.

(7)Yusuf, M. A.(2008) ‘Indigenous Classification, Characteristics and Uses of Soils in
Four Agroecologies of the Semi Arid North Eastern Nigeria’ Journal of
Environmental and Social Sciences (SAVANNA) In Press

(8) Yusuf, M. A. (2008) ‘The Discipline of Geography’ In: Adamu.Y. M, Yusuf, M. A .
and Adepoju A. A. (eds) Introduction to Social Sciences . Faculty of social and
management Sciences, BUK, Kano.



Articles (Joint authorship)

(9) Essiet, E. U. and Yusuf, M. A. (2000) ‘’Jigawa State Survey’’ In: Mamman, A.B.
(ed), Nigeria: A people United, A Future Assured, Volome. 1 Gabumo pub.
Nigeria.

(10) Harris, F. and Yusuf, M. A. (2001) ‘Manure Management by Smallholder Farmer in
the Kano Close-settled Zone, Nigeria.’ Journal of Experimental Agriculture
37:319-332. Cambridge University Press.

Category ‘B’ Book
(11) Yusuf, M. A. (1996). The Farming System of Tumbau in Kano state, Nigeria. Soils, Cultivars and Livelihoods in North Eastern Nigeria. Department of Geography University of Cambridge/Department of Geography, BayeroUniversity, Kano.

Boook Edition
Adamu.Y. M, Yusuf, M. A and Adepoju A. A. (2008) (editeds) Introduction to Social
Sciences . Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, BUK, Kano