Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
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Item ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ON RURAL HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN KATCHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE(Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economist, 2010) Yisa, E. S., A. Ogaji, O. J. Ajayi, Yusuf, T. L. and Shaffi, A.The study examined the assessment of the effect of agricultural productivity in rural household food security in Katcha local government area of Niger state, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to examine the socioeconomic characteristics of rural household, examine the effect of socio-economic variables on household food security status of the respondents and to identify the constraints affecting agricultural output and food security. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used. A survey conducted using 108 randomly selected respondents revealed that about 54.9% of the respondents have an average household size and about 77.8% of the respondents spends 60% of their total income on purchasing food items for their household and about 58.3% of the respondents use their personal farm produce both for household consumption and sales up to 56.4% of the respondents indicated that they are in dire need of more food. 42.7% of the .total variation in food security index was explained by the regression model while the remaining 57.3% of the variation was accounted for by the exogenous factors. Major problems faced by the rural household include inadequate capital, lack of good road network, marketing of farm produce and insufficient or excessive rainfall. Social infrastructures should be provided and fanners should be given concession in disbursement of loans from financial institutions.Item Efficiency of labour and fertilizer use in sugarcane production by small-holder farmer in Gbako Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria.(2010) Yisa, E. S., Ogaji, A., Ajayi, O. J., & Hamza, T.This study examined efficiency of labour and fertilizer usage in sugarcane production by small holder farmers in Gbako Local Government Area of Niger State. Primary data was collected from 110 randomly selected farmers using structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical tools, the gross margin analysis, multiple regression analysis and resource use efficiency ratio. The result shows that 10.9% of the sampled farmers fall below 30 years of age and 96.3% are married, 40% of the farmers had Quranic education. About 90.9% of the sample farmers had over 30 years of faming experience. 68.1% of the sample farmers had farming as their primary occupation. The predominant system of land tenure in the area is by inheritance. The estimated gross income gives an average value of 87,550 per annum while the net farm income was estimated at 50,500 respectively. The production function analysis show that seedling (X2) and agrochemical (X5) were significant factors influencing the output of sugarcane production at 1% and 5% level of probability respectively. The efficiency ratio (r) indicates that farm size was underutilized while fertilizer and labour were over utilized. The major problems facing farmers include high cost of transportation, price fluctuation, Farm input, Input Incentives and Lack of adequate modern facilities.Item LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION AND INCOME INEQUALITY OF HOUSEHOLDS IN MINNA NIGER STATE(Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economist, 2016) Oseghale, A.I.; Ogaji, A.; Sadiq, M.S.; Bako, R.U.; Sani, A. and Akpa E.O.The study examined the effect of livelihood diversification and income inequality of households in Minna, Niger state. Multistage sampling technique was employed with 120 questionnaires administered. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Gini coefficients and Simpson’s Index of Diversity. The result of the research indicated that the respondents were into both off-farm and on-farm activities. In addition, trading, livestock and crop farming were the major livelihood activities of the respondents. Result of Gini coefficient indicated that livelihood diversification had a negative impact on inequality (0.795) but Simpson’s index of diversity (SID) showed a high level of diversity in the area (0.76). This implies that, diversification has an effect on household income. The need for the respondents to get involved in both agricultural and non-agricultural activities in order to earn more income and diversify income sources was recommended.Item FISH FARMING: A SOURCE OF INCOME IN SELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.(2016) Ibrahim F.D., Oseghale A.I., Jirgi A.J. and Ogaji A.The study examined the fish farming enterprise as a source of income in selected local government area in Niger State, Nigeria. Data for the study was collected through the use of questionnaire from 226 randomly selected fish farmers. Data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics, budgetary techniques and multiple regression analysis. The results revealed that fish farming was carried out predominantly by males who are 42 years of age on the average. The NFI was N12255, while the BCR and RORI were 1.83 and 0.83 respectively an indication that fish farming was a profitable venture. In addition, the study revealed that cost of feed, cost of fingerlings, household size, and years spent schooling and farming experience were the factors that influenced revenue as they were significant at 5%. Based on the findings, the study concludes that fish farming is a profitable enterprise and it has a potential because it contributes to the household income. The study therefore recommends that young unemployed persons in the study area should be encouraged to start up fish farming enterprise and the government should help to subsidize the cost of feed so as to help fish farmers maximize their revenue.Item Analysis of the technical efficiency in maize and sorghum production in Kaduna State, Nigeria using the parametric and non-parametric models(Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE), 2018) Ogaji, A., Tanko, L., Nmadu, J.N. and Olaleye, R.S.ABSTRACT The study analyzed the technical efficiency of maize and sorghum production in Kaduna State using the parametric and non-parametric models. Data were collected from primary sources and was obtained using the multistage random sampling technique. A total of 303 respondents were sampled. Analytical tools employed were descriptive statistics (means and percentages), Stochastics frontier model and data envelopment analysis. Results showed that 65% of the respondents were between the ages of 31-50, 86.8% were males and 74.3% were married. Result also showed a mean technical efficiency of 0.72 and 0.86 for SFA and DEA Models respectively. It was recommended that both models should be used in determining efficiency giving the importance of accurate production efficiency estimates in policy decision making.Item Perceived relevance of improved rice production technologies in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria(Nigerian Journal of Rural Sociology, 2010-12) Ojo, M.A., Osadumo. D., Olaleye, R.S., Ojo, A.O., Tsado, R.H., and Ogaji, A.This study examines perceived relevance of improved rice production technologies in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria. Structured questionnaire was used in collecting data from 90 rice farmers who were randomly selected from the study area. Data on the socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents, their awareness and perception of the improved rice technologies as well as yield before and after adopting the improved technologies were obtained. Descriptive statistics and T-test were used for statistical analysis. The findings indicated that majority (83.1%) of the farmers were male with mean age of 41years. The mean household size was 8 people and also 46% had less than secondary school education. Awareness of the improved rice technology recorded 85.4% for sawah practices, 69.7% for fadama, 94.4% for improved seed variety (nerica), 80.9% for plough, 62.9 for power tiller and 73.0% for planter. Improved seed variety and land evaluation technology were highly perceived to be relevant by the respondents in the study area. There was a significant difference between the output before and after adopting the improved technologies (t-value=-3142). The study recommended that extension agents should encourage farmers on the use of farm machinery and equipment, agrochemicals and land evaluation technologies to further boost rice production and that there should be adequate awareness creation for improved rice production technologies by extension agents and relevant stakeholders with a view to improving rice production through adoption of proven technologies.Item Gender Analysis of Allocative Efficiency in Small Scale Maize Production in Kogi State, Nigeria(Nigerian Journal of Rural Extension and Development, 2010-07) Ojo, M.A., Olaleye, R.S., Ojo, A.O., Tsado, J.H. and Ogaji, A.The study examined gender analysis of allocative efficiency in small scale maize production in Kogi State, Nigeria. The primary data for the study were obtained using structured questionnaire administered to one hundred randomly sampled male and female maize farmers from two Local Government Areas. Descriptive statistics, gross margin, net farm income, gross ratio, operation ratio, return on capital investment and production function using regression model were used to analyze the data. The study showed that female farmers were more profitable and efficient in maize production than their male counterpart with operating ratio, gross ratio return on capital investment of 0.23. 0.30 and 3.36 respectively. The result from the production function analysis revealed that the R2 value for men were 54.9% while that of women were 57.1%. Variable inputs such as farm size, seed and fertilizer were found to be significant at 1%, 5% and 5% level of probability respectively for male farmers while seed, fertilizer and agrochemical were found to be significant at 5% and labour at 10% level of probability for female farmers. Elasticity of production (return to scale) for both male and female farmers showed an increasing return to scale and that maize production was in stage I of the production region in the study area. Estimated efficiency ratio (r) shows that the resources used were not efficiently utilized. It is recommended that the present level of allocative efficiency of maize production in the study area should be increased by using more of these productive resources. Farmers should also be encouraged to take into the advice of the adequately trained extension advisers on improved techniques of maize production such that there will be increase in yield per hectare.