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Item Analysis of Post-Harvest Losses among Plantain/Banana Marketers in Lagos State, Nigeria(2009-01-01) Adewumi, M. O.; Ayinde, Opeyemi Eyitayo; Falana, O, I; Olatunji, G, B,This study focused on the economics of post harvest losses among plantain/banana marketers in Lagos state, Nigeria. The study described the socio-economic characteristics of the marketers; appraised the post harvest losses among the marketers; examined the costs and returns as well as the factors affecting post harvest losses of plantain/banana in the study area. The study revealed that majority of the marketers were female and there were more retailers than the wholesalers in all the markets studied. Almost all the marketers are literate with over 76% of them having secondary education. The bulk of the post harvest losses occurred among the wholesalers who procured their plantain/banana at farm gate in the villages. Post harvest losses were the significantly determined by the distance between the farm and the market, market experience, storage period, cost of storage and whether or not the marketers were members of a cooperative. Given the threat of plantain/banana glut during the on- season in the study area, it is suggested that the plantain marketers should form a viable cooperative society to cater for the marketing and storage of these farm produce within their locality.Item Analysis of the determinants of plantain supply by smallholder farmers in Osun State, Nigeria.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, 2018) Ojediran, E. O.; Adewumi, M. O.; Falola, A.; Ibrahim, H. K.; Belewu, K. Y.; Oyedeji, O. A.This study analyzed the determinants of supply among plantain farmers in Osun State, Nigeria. A four-stage sampling technique was adopted for this study. The first stage involved a purposive selection of Ife Agricultural zone due to its high plantain production and marketing activities in the area. The second stage involves the random selection of Ife North and Ife South Local Government Areas (LGAs) from the four LGAs that make up the Agricultural zone. The third stage involved the random selection of six) villages from each of the selected local governments making a total of 12 villages. Thereafter, 10 plantain farmers were randomly selected from each of the 12 villages. In all, 120 farmers were used for the study and data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Ordinary Least Square Regression model. The results of the study revealed that 69.2% of the sampled farming household heads were male. The significant factors influencing the decision to supply plantain in the study area were distance to market, current market price, household size, quantity processed and farm size. The current price of plantain, quantity processed and farm size were positively significant suggesting a direct relationship while household size and distance to market were found to be negatively significant suggesting an inverse relationship with supply. It is therefore recommended that farmers should be encouraged to increase the supply of plantain by providing adequate and easy means of processing and disposing their product to curb loss as well as making up a centralised price both at the farm-gate level and at the market.Item Assessing income effect of rural development programmes: A case study of Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development Project in Kwara State (Nigeria).(The University of Life Sciences in Poznan., 2015) Adewumi, M. O.; Falola, A.; Odunlade, A. O.Globally, governments initiate various programmes to address income poverty among rural farmers. However, studies that focus on the impact of such programmes on farmers’ income are either scanty or non-existent, especially in developing countries, including Nigeria. Therefore, this study examines the impact of Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development Project (CBARDP) in Kwara State, Nigeria. Data were obtained from 120 respondents comprising 60 benefi ciaries and 60 non-benefi ciaries of the programme. Descriptive statistics and double-diff erence estimator were used for the data analysis. The study showed that there was 46.3% increase in the income of the benefi ciaries while the non-benefi ciaries had just 7.4% increase. The study further revealed that there was a positive income diff erence of N151.27 in favour of the benefi ciaries of the project. However, the constraints to deriving a full impact of the programme by the benefi ciaries were: lack of commitment by the facilitators, lack of technical know-how, poor transportation system and inadequacy of the equipment provided. The study therefore recommends policies aimed at overhauling the activities of the facilitators, improving the technical skill of the benefi ciaries, improving the transportation system and providing the benefi ciaries with more equipment.Item An assessment of the irrigation scheme on registered rice farmers of the Upper Benue Rice Basin Development in Dadin Kowa, Gombe State, Nigeria.(Misamis University, Phillipines., 2015) Hassan, A.; Adewumi, M. O.; Falola, A.; Ayeni, M. D.The Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority (UBRBDA) of Nigeria Federal Government is in charge of Dadin Kowa Dam that supplies irrigation water to registered rice farmers in Dadin Kowa, Gombe State. Irrigation methods were more profitable than the rainfed, yet some farmers remained unregistered in the scheme. The study aimed to assess the irrigation scheme intending to compare registered and non-registered rice farmers. A two-stage sampling technique drew a total of 157 respondents from the two groups of farmers who were interviewed using the structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics examined the socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents, supports received from UBRBDA and the factors that discourage their participation. The budgetary analysis compared the costs and returns of the farmers. Results showed that the majority of the farmers were male, married with children, in active labor age with a non-formal education and adequate farming experience who worked for small sized farmlands. Some were full-time while others had other off-farm work. The study also revealed N 107,262.20/ha and N 97,513.04/ha gross revenue and N 53,320.87/ha and N 47,547.52/ha gross margin for registered and non-registered farmers, respectively. Water supply ranked first while fertilizer supply was last as to farmers’ satisfaction with UBRBDA supports. Long distance to the irrigation site was ranked first among the factors that hindered participation. The higher gross revenue and gross margin of registered farmers than their counterpart could be the result of the impact of UBRBDA’s irrigation scheme. The study provides recommendations to improve the system and encourage farmers’ participation.Item Constraints to use of mobile telephony for agricultural production in Ondo State, Nigeria.(Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Management, University of Agriculture, Markurdi, Benue State, Nigeria., 2012) Falola, A.; Adewumi, M. O.This study identifies the factors affecting the use of mobile telephony by small-scale farmers in Ondo State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study describes the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the farmers, examines their access to telecommunications services, determines their frequency of using mobile telephony for agricultural activities as well as the factors affecting the use of the technology by the farmers. The study made use of 170 randomly selected farmers across the state. Descriptive statistics, likert scale and multivariate logit model were the analytical tools adopted for the study. The findings revealed that non-membership of agricultural society, inadequate extension services, fluctuating telecommunication services, inadequate access to mobile services and lack of electric power supply are the constraints to the use of mobile telephone services by the farmers. Therefore, the study calls for provision of stable services by mobile telecommunications service providers, regular electric power supply, training of the farmers by extension agents and agricultural development agencies as well as formation of agricultural societies by the farmers.Item Economic analysis of the role of microfinance banks in funding agriculture in rural areas of Kwara State, Nigeria.(Directorate of General Studies, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, 2013) Adewumi, M. O.; Ayinde, O. E.; Falola, A.; Adeyemi, O. O.The quest to meet the credit need of the Nigerian farmers necessitated the focus of this study. Specifically, the study examined the contribution of microfinance banks (MFBs) towards agricultural development, analyzed and compared the loans given out by these banks to agricultural sector with those given to other investment activities in the study area, examined the repayment level of the various sectors and identified the constraints hindering efficient contribution of the banks to agricultural development in the study area. Data obtained from ten MFBs in Kwara State were used for the study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The study revealed that most of the banks’ loan were granted to trade and commerce sector while the agricultural sector obtained just about one-fifth of loan disbursement annually. As regard loan recovery however, the agricultural sector compared more favourably than other sectors to which more loan was disbursed. The problems facing the MFBs in making more contribution to agricultural development in the study area include less saving habit of farmer clients, limited loan products, shortage of logistics in rural areas, less willingness of the commercial banks to lend MFBs, shortage of experienced human resources, inadequate capital to operate and lack of effective management information system. The study calls for more contribution to the agricultural sector by the banks and proffers solutions to the constraints limiting their role in agricultural development.Item Empirical Study on Consumer Preference for Beverage in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria(Faculty of Agriculture, 2014-01-01) Adewumi, M. O.; Ayinde, Opeyemi Eyitayo; Ajewole, O. O; Oladejo, M. O.The present study on consumer preference of beverage was carried out in Ilorin Metropolis. Kwara State, with the use of a well-structured questionnaire. The analytical techniques employed in this study include; descriptive statistics, the Likert scale, the least significant difference (LSD), and the AIDS Model. The result of the Likert scale established that reasonable price, aroma, taste and flavor are the qualities that the consumers prefer the most. The result of the AIDS model showed that the family size had positive and significant effect on the share of cocoa but it had no effect on tea and coffee. The educational status of the respondents also had a positive and significant effect on coffee but no effect on tea and cocoa products. The Marshallian own price and cross elasticities showed that the beverage under study were elastic and sensitive to changes in their own prices.Item Impact of mobile telephony on technical efficiency of farmers in Nigeria.(Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania., 2013) Falola, A.; Adewumi, M. O.This study assessed impact of mobile telephony on technical efficiencyof farmers in Nigeria. The study stemmed from the need to achieve sustainable agricultural production through meeting the presnet food needs of Nigerians without compising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs. Specifically, the research examined the socio-economic charateristics of the farmers, prevalence of use of the technology by farmers, technical efficiency of the farmers as well as the relationship between the use of mobile telecommunications services and technical efficiency of the farmers. Primary data obtained from 170 farmers were used for the study. The tools of analysis used were the descriptive statistics, Krusckal-Wallis One-way ANOVA, the stochastic frontier model and correlation analysis. The study reveals a positive relationship between mobile telephony and the farmers’ technical efficiency. However, majority of the farmers were not members of any agricultural association and had no access to extension services through which they could be trained on the inherent benefits of using the technology for farm activities. Therefore, the study recommends massive building of stable mobile network in the study area, enlightenment of the farmers on the use of the mobile telephony for agricultural activities and formation of viable association by the farmers.Item Mobile telephony and food security in Nigeria: A case study of food crop farmers in Ondo State.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Port Harcourt, 2012) Falola, A.; Adewumi, M. O.This study assessed the relevance of mobile telephony to food security in Nigeria usingfood crop farmers in Ondo State as a case study. The study stemmed from the need to boost agricultural production in the country through timely access to relevant innovationsand practices by Nigerian farmers. The study describes the socio-economic characteristicsof the farm households, the major farm operations for which the technology is adopted, aswell as the effect of the technology on farm output of the respondents. Primary datacollected from 180 randomly selected farm households were used for the study.Descriptive statistics, Kruskal-Wallis test, regression and correlation analyses were thetools adopted for the study. The study revealed that mobile technology is most used for booking appointments with labour and least used for obtaining agricultural innovations bythe respondents. The study also shows a positive impact of the technology on food crop production. Therefore, the study recommends training farmers on the use of mobile phones for accessing innovations on agriculture and introducing the farmers to other potential uses of mobile phones for improved agricultural production.Item Profitability, technical efficiency and constraints to pig production in Ogun State, Nigeria.(Society of Animal Science, Department of Livestock & Avian Science, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka., 2016) Adewumi, M. O.; Falola, A.; Olonade, T. E.The pig is a prolific livestock whose potentials have not have not been fully harnessed in Nigeria despite the current level of animal protein deficiency and income poverty among farmers in the country. This study therefore examines the economics of pig production in Ogun State, Nigeria. The data were collected from 80 respondents through a multi-stage sampling technique. The analytical tools employed were descriptive statistics, net farm income analysis and stochastic frontier model. The study reveals that pig production is a male-dominated enterprise in the study area and most practised by young married individuals whose main source of finance is personal savings. The net farm income,operating ratio, gross ratio and rate of return to investment by the respondents were N393,123.36/annum (2,036.91 US Dollar), 0.324, 0.457 and 1.189 respectively, indicating that pig production is a profitable venture in the study area. The technical efficiency of the farmers ranged from 11.2% to 99.2% with a mean of 76.5%. The challenges facing the farmers were high cost of feed, high cost of medication, poor market for pig and pig products, inadequate capital, disease outbreak, inadequate equipment and high price of improved breeds. The study therefore calls for participation of the Government and private sectors in provision of credit facilities, suitable extension services, improved breeds and veterinary drugs.