9 research outputs found
Demand for energy among households in Ijebu Division, Ogun State, Nigeria
This study examines the influence of householdsÂ’ socio-economic characteristics on household demand for electricity, petrol, diesel, kerosene, firewood, domestic gas, and transport in commercial vehicles. Primary data obtained in a cross-section survey of 90 households selected across six communities in Ijebu-Division of Ogun State, Nigeria was used in estimating a system of energy demand equations and elasticities. The study reveals that an average household in the sample had about five members, headed by a 52 year old male that had about nine years of formal education. The mean monthly household consumption expenditure was N 15,458.63, of which about 25% was expended on the seven commodities. While the influence of education and household size on household energy use were insignificant; income (budget size), household ownership of electrical/electronic appliances and automobiles, as well as age of household heads exercised significant influence on the relative shares of some/all of the seven energy commodities in household budgets in the study area. The income effects were positive for all the energy commodities, except firewood. Demand for petrol, diesel and domestic gas were income elastic. Thus, the study concludes that improvement in income would cause increase in demand for electricity and petroleum products in the study area, but worsening real income would place greater demand on biomass fuel.Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,
Technical Efficiency of Poultry Egg Production in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria
This study investigates the technical efficiency of poultry egg farmers in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo state, Nigeria.
The data for the study were collected from 107 poultry egg farmers with the aid of structured questionnaire. The data collected
were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics based on the objectives of the study. The results show that the mean
age of the respondents was 49 years, about 89% of them were married and the majority of them are well educated. A higher
percentage of them (87%) were members of cooperative society; stock their farms with a-day-old chicks (68%) and were
owners of the poultry farms (61%). The Maximum Likelihood Estimates (MLEs) of the production function showed that
quantity of feed and drugs significantly determined poultry egg production. The results of inefficiency model revealed that
years of respondents experience in egg poultry egg production, membership of cooperative society, system of management and
stock type significantly lowers farm technical inefficiency. The study recommends training of the poultry egg farmers on
modern techniques of keeping layers and benefits of being membership of cooperative society
Demand for energy among households in Ijebu Division, Ogun State, Nigeria
This study examines the influence of households socio-economic characteristics on household demand for electricity, petrol, diesel, kerosene, firewood, domestic gas, and transport in commercial vehicles. Primary data obtained in a cross-section survey of 90 households selected across six communities in Ijebu-Division of Ogun State, Nigeria was used in estimating a system of energy demand equations and elasticities. The study reveals that an average household in the sample had about five members, headed by a 52 year old male that had about nine years of formal education. The mean monthly household consumption expenditure was N 15,458.63, of which about 25% was expended on the seven commodities. While the influence of education and household size on household energy use were insignificant; income (budget size), household ownership of electrical/electronic appliances and automobiles, as well as age of household heads exercised significant influence on the relative shares of some/all of the seven energy commodities in household budgets in the study area. The income effects were positive for all the energy commodities, except firewood. Demand for petrol, diesel and domestic gas were income elastic. Thus, the study concludes that improvement in income would cause increase in demand for electricity and petroleum products in the study area, but worsening real income would place greater demand on biomass fuel
Economics of Horizontal Integration in Poultry Industry in South-West Nigeria
The broad objective of this study is to analyze the economics of horizontal integration in poultry
production in some selected local government areas in south-west, Nigeria. Data was collected from 61 fish
farmers, 40 poultry farmers and 53 integrated fish and poultry farms, making a sample size of 154 farmers
using purposive-snowball sampling process. Descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis and stochastic
cost frontier were employed for data analysis. Analysis of socio-economic characteristics shows that most
of the farmers in the study area are males, young within the age range of 30-<60 years and had formal
education. Most of the farms are solely owned and some of the farmers are part-time farmers. Analysis of
cost shows that feed account for 55.8, 68.2 and 78.9% of variable cost of production for sole fish farming,
integrated poultry and fishery as well as sole poultry farming respectively. Followed closely in the same order
is the cost of labour which account for 26, 6.4 and 3.7% cost of production respectively. The gross margin
analysis shows that horizontally integrated poultry farms have highest gross margin (x 1,994,792.88) while
the sole fish enterprise records the least gross margin of x 556,516.32. This confirms the economic
importance of horizontal integration in poultry industry in terms of profitability. The price of eggs, flock size,
stocked fingerlings, quantity of feed and cost of intermediate materials are the explanatory variables that
influence the production cost while age of the farmers, vertical integration and sole fish farming are the
determinants of economic efficiency.
Key words: Horizontal integration, poultry production, economic efficienc
Enterprise Combination in Livestock Sector in Southwestern, Nigeria
Abstract: This study examined the optimal combination of enterprises in livestock industry in South-West Nigeria. Stratified
random sampling technique was employed in collecting data from 360 livestock farmers. Descriptive statistics, budgetary
technique and linear programming model were employed for data analysis. Six livestock enterprises, non-integrated poultry,
piggery and fishery and horizontally integrated poultry/fishery, poultry/piggery and poultry/piggery/fishery were identified.
Livestock farmers in the area are aged with low level of education and large household size do not operate at optimal level based
on the available resources. The budgetary analysis shows that the most profitable enterprise combination is integrated poultry
and piggery while the enterprise that yielded the least net farm income is non-integrated poultry enterprise. The profitability of
integrated and non-integrated livestock enterprises is limited by high cost of production in which the feed cost constitutes the
lion’s share. The optimal enterprise combinations are the integrated poultry and fishery and integrated poultry/piggery enterprise
with poultry/piggery combination being the most efficient. The policy implication from this study requires that both farmers and
government must team up to find a means of reducing feed cost by financing livestock research centers and state agricultural
development programmes to develop genetically improved breeds of livestock which efficiently converts feed. Labour as a
resource was the most limited in the area, there is therefore the need for research to focus critically on indigenously automated
livestock equipment that can perform tasks like feeding, vaccination, etc. Farmers in South-West Nigeria and by extension,
Nigeria as a whole should concentrate and intensify their livestock combination practices especially that of poultry/piggery,
which is the optimal combination enterprise and that of poultry/fishery enterprise combination because of their high profitability
levels.
Keywords: Livestock, Optimal, Enterprise, Combination, Linear Programmin
DETERMINANTS OF NACRDB CREDIT ACQUISITION, UTILIZATION AND REPAYMENT AMONG FARMERS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
This study examined the determinants of NACRDB loan acquisition,
utilization, and repayment by farmers in Yewa division of Ogun state.
Primary data collected through scheduled interview with the help of a
structured questionnaire as well as secondary data were used for this
purpose. Descriptive analytical tools, linear discriminant function, and
multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data collected. Results
show that majority of the respondents attributed reasons for zero or partial
repayment of loan to production failure due to weather, pests and diseases
and poor storage (72.5%), Furthermore, the results show that the largest
proportion of the loan defaulters (52.5%) use their last credit obtained for
the stated reason (farming). Discriminant analysis conducted shows that the
total annual income of the household head, other occupation of the
respondents and membership of cooperative society are the most significant
variables that discriminate between rural bank users and non-users. The
regression analysis shows that the most important variable is farm size
(hectares) accounting for 32% of the variations in repayment level of the
credit user, while the next to it was farm income. It was suggested that
NACRDB loans should be disbursed through farmers cooperative society,
with adequate monitoring and supervision
Profit Efficiency in Poultry Production in Peri-Urban Lagos, Nigeria
The study was conducted to determine the profit efficiency of poultry production in four peri-urban Local
Government Areas in Lagos state. A total of ninety-six poultry farms involved in the survey were selected using a
two-stage sampling technique. An average farmer in the sample was 40 years old; 85% were males and 84% had
tertiary education. Most poultry farm in the sample had flock size that range between 500 and 2500. Prices of all
the variable inputs significantly influence the profit of poultry farms while that of fixed inputs have no significant
effect. The result indicates that the poultry farmers are not fully profit efficient. The mean efficiency estimated
was 72 percent indicating that there was a 23 percent allowance to improve efficiency. Furthermore, the result
shows that gender, family farm, finance, number of broilers and fulltime employment are the determinants of
profit (technical and allocative) efficiency.
Key Words: Poultry, Production, Profit, Efficiency, Nigeri
Sweet potato production efficiency in Nigeria: Application of data envelopment analysis
This study examined Sweet Potato (SwP) production efficiency in Nigeria. A multi-stage
sampling technique was employed in selecting 93 SwP farms in February, 2016. Data on farm and
farmers’ characteristics, input and output quantities and prices, constraints to SwP production among
others were collected using pre-tested, well-structured questionnaire. The data were analysed with
descriptive statistics, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Tobit regression. The results of the
analysis revealed that the mean Technical Efficiency (TE), Allocative Efficiency (AE), Economic
Efficiency (EE) under Constant Return to Scale (CRS) assumption were 0.685, 0.445 and 0.301
respectively. On the other hand, the TE, AE and EE under Variable Return to Scale (VRS)
assumption were 0.783, 0.604 and 0.467 respectively. The Scale Efficiency (SE) was found to be
0.877. The results indicate that access to credit increased TE of farms by 3.5%. Regular training of
SwP farmers increased their AE by 10.5% and EE by 16.6%. Access to credit by farmers decreased
SE of farms under CRS and VRS by 1.9% respectively. Labour shortage, poor access to improved
technology and infestation by insect pests were the three most important constraints limiting SwP
production in the study area. Therefore, improving the efficiency of SwP production will require
policies that will see to regular training of farmers by extension agents and other stakeholders and
enhancement of rural farmers’ access to credit