Costs and Returns of Yam/Maize Production in Bosso Local Government, Niger State, Nigeria

Ibrahim, FD; Adebayo, CO; Alegieuno, OP; Ibrahim, PA

doi:10.4314/as.v10i3.10

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…According to Ogungbile et al (2002), farmer's age may influence his adoption of innovation. This result is contrary to what was obtained by Ibrahim et al (2008) in a study of rice farmers in Badegi, Niger State where they observed that 69.7% of the respondents were below 50 years of age and Hassan (2010) reported that only 22.4%of the respondents were above 50 years of age. In the same vein, Adegboye (2011) discovered that only 14.7% of rice farmers in Kwara State were older than 50 years and also in a study of ginger farmers in Kaduna State noted that only 20.0% of the respondents were above 50 years of age.…”

Section: Socio-economic Characteristics Of the Respondentscontrasting

confidence: 79%

Socio-Economic Indicators and Risks of Cotton Contract Farmers in Eastern Agricultural Zone of Niger State, Nigeria

Yisa¹,

Sani²,

Bello³

2021

JASD

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study examined socio-economic indicators and risks of cotton contract farmers in eastern agricultural zone of Niger State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to purposively and randomly select 122 respondents from the study area. Interview and questionnaire methods were used in the data collection and analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics (chi-square). The results disclosed that 64.7% of cotton contract farmers were between the ages of 20-29 years, single (70.5%), majority (72.1%) acquired tertiary education, 89.3% had contact farming experience of nine years and majority (81.1%) and (86.9%) had household size of 5-9 persons and land owned by inheritance, respectively. Many (46.7%) of the farmers perceived price stability as the benefits for their participation in cotton contract farming and majority (68.9%) learnt about cotton contract farming from extension agents and Agricultural Development Projects. The findings further showed a significant (χ2 = 56.246, P<0.05) relationship between farmers participation in cotton contract farming and sex. The chi-square results revealed that there was significant (χ2 = 97.155, P<0.05) relationship between farmers participation in cotton contract farming and educational levels. The study concluded that there was significant relationship between farmer’s participation in cotton contract farming and their socio-economic variables such as sex, marital status, highest education level attained, contact with extension agent and the perceived benefits. The study recommended regular dissemination of information to the cotton contract farmers in the study area in order to take advantage of comparative advantages and price stability.

show abstract

Section: Socio-economic Characteristics Of the Respondentscontrasting

confidence: 79%

Socio-Economic Indicators and Risks of Cotton Contract Farmers in Eastern Agricultural Zone of Niger State, Nigeria

Yisa¹,

Sani²,

Bello³

2021

JASD

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Empirical Assessment of Maize Price Dynamics and Market Integration in Selected Regional Markets of Benue State, Nigeria.

Temitope Adefunsho,

Okikioluwa Aderinsoluwa,

Julius Olabode

2024

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Techno

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study investigated how maize prices move in selected regional markets in Benue State, Nigeria. The researchers looked at monthly maize price data from January 2008 to December 2018 to determine if the price series in these different markets were connected. Specific tests were used to determine if the prices influenced each other over time (market integration) and, if so, which market (rural or urban) tended to lead the price changes in the state. The result revealed that maize prices eventually stabilized over time (became stationary) and that rural and urban markets were indeed connected. There was also evidence of some level of market integration in the short term. Interestingly, the price changes in one market didn't always directly cause changes in the other market. In some cases, price changes seemed to flow in both directions. Based on these results, this study therefore recommends that the all stakeholders provide information centers and use media channels to improve communication between maize producers and consumers in the state; as this would allow actors to make more informed decisions about maize marketing.

show abstract

Costs and Returns of Yam/Maize Production in Bosso Local Government, Niger State, Nigeria

Cited by 2 publications

References 0 publications

Socio-Economic Indicators and Risks of Cotton Contract Farmers in Eastern Agricultural Zone of Niger State, Nigeria

Socio-Economic Indicators and Risks of Cotton Contract Farmers in Eastern Agricultural Zone of Niger State, Nigeria

Empirical Assessment of Maize Price Dynamics and Market Integration in Selected Regional Markets of Benue State, Nigeria.

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About