Determinants of Chilli Pepper Production in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study analyses the determinant of chilli pepper production in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. The data were collected from 80 pepper farmers with the aid of a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used to analyse the data. The results revealed that 71.2% were male with a mean age of 42.4 years and 76.2% had one form of formal education or the other. The majority (80%) of the farmers financed their production through personal savings, 91.3% cultivated between 1 and 5 ha of land, 57.5% of them had a household size between 6 and 10 with the mean household size of 6 persons. The multiple regression result revealed that farm size and fertiliser quantity were positively significant at 1% and 5%, respectively to the pepper output. The major constraints to chilli pepper production among the sampled farmers were weather condition (100%), poor transportation system (93.8%), and pest and disease (92.5%).

Determinants of Post-harvest Losses among Nsukka-Yellow Pepper Farmers in Enugu State, Nigeria

“…This implies that the farmers had acquired the necessary skills in the production of Nsukka-yellow pepper. This is in agreement with the findings of Oyewo et al (2018), who reported about 7 years of farming experience for chill pepper farmers. In addition, the majority of the farmers had no access to credit while about 31.3 percent had access to credit (Table 1).…”

“…The average age falls in the active economic age group and thus implies the ability of farmers to engage in activities that can bring about an improvement in yellow pepper production in the study area. This agrees with the findings of Oyewo et al (2018) and Ovharhe et al (2021), who also reported that farmers were still in their active age. The results also reveal that the majority (65%) of yellow pepper farmers were females while (35%) were males.…”

“…This implies that family labour is a major input employed in the production and harvesting of Nsukka yellow pepper. This is in line with the findings of Oyewo et al (2018) and Olutumise (2022), who reported that family size would serve as a source of family labour. Table 1 also indicates that the average years of educational attainment of farmers was 9 years.…”

“…Among the crops grown by rural farmers, pepper is commonly produced and made available for commercial use (Mustapha et al, 2021) in most food markets. Pepper is a vegetable crop that is well known around the world, contributing substantially to the international market (Oyewo et al, 2018). The total production of pepper in Nigeria is about 753,116 tonnes covering about 99,715ha 1 (Dijkxhoorn, Talabi, & Eunice, 2021).…”

“…Pepper production has numerous benefits such as nutrition, income generation, medicinal 2 , and many other culinary benefits in terms of food flavouring and seasoning (Onwubuya, Okporie, & Nenna, 2008;Oyewo et al, 2018). Given its nutritional benefit and delicious flavour, pepper has become a staple in the meals of many Nigerians (over 115 million Nigerians), spanning diverse ethnicities and socioeconomic statuses (Oyewo et al, 2018).…”