The cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale L.) is an economic crop in Nigeria grown in small plantations in almost every State because of the ease of cultivation and need for minimum attention. Cashew apple wastes on plantations and this reduces cashew farming household incomes. This study examined value addition to cashew as a way of preventing farm losses due to wastage and lack of proper storage of the cashew apple Nigeria. The process of value addition involved the kernels being graded, heat treated, shelled roasted and packaged. The apples were crushed, processed to juice and bottled for sale. There was a significant difference (P<0.05) between net income per farmer adding value (US$487.26) and not adding value (US$306.29). Also, the benefit-cost ratio of adding value was 1:2.30. Key Words: Benefit-cost ratio, budgetary analysis RÉSUMÉLe noix de cajou (Anacardium occidentale L.) est une culture économique au Nigeria. Elle est cultivée dans de petites plantations dans presque chaque Etat par ce qu'elle est facile à cultiver et requiert une attention minimale. Les pommes de cajou sont souvent abandonées dans des plantations, ce qui réduit son revenu au niveau des ménages. Cette étude examine la valeur ajoutée du cajou comme un moyen de prévention des pertes dans les fermes dues au gaspillage et au manque de moyen approprié de stockage des pommes de cajou au Nigeria. Le processus de l'addition de la valeur concernait le gradage, traitement à chaud, décoqillage, grillage et emballage des grains de cajou. Les pommes étaient presses, transformées en jus embouteillé pour vente. Il était observé une différence significative (P<0.05) entre le revenue net sur la valeur ajoutée par fermier (US$487.26) et celui des produits non transformés (US$306.29). Aussi, le rapport bénéfice-coût de l'ajout de la valeur au produit était de 1;2.30Mots Clés: Rapport bénéfice-coût, analyse budgétaire
The study aimed at investigating the effects of customers' educational attainment on their adoption of e-banking in Nigeria and adopted the extension of technology adoption model (TAM) by adding customers' educational attainment to it. The researcher used primary data collected through administered structured questionnaire. The researcher employed the SPSS (16.0) for descriptive statistical analysis and the Structural Equation Model (SEM) as statistical test
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