Browsing by Author "Adewumi, M.O."
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Item Agribusiness Firms and Rural Dairy Development. A Case of Friesland Campina Dairy Development Programme in Nigeria(2022) Amolegbe, K.B.; Adewumi, M.O.Rural development interventions funded by private agribusiness firms may positively or negatively affect rural farmers' welfare. A positive effect is that such interventions may provide farmers with market access. The negative effect could be that such firms may be solely motivated by profit and may exploit the farmers. In this paper, we explore the role of the Friesland Campina Dairy Development Programme, a multinational firm headquartered in Europe, in improving the welfare of rural dairy farmers in Nigeria. We use a two-wave panel survey of 122 programme participants and 95 non-participants. We focus on two outcome measures – annual dairy income and daily milk yield - and use a pooled ordinary least squares method to understand the programme effect. We also explore the mechanism of effect by assessing the programme effects on farmers' sustainable dairy management practices using a negative binomial regression method. Our results suggest that the programme has positive welfare effects on farmers. We attribute these effects to farmers' access to reliable markets offered by the programme and the informal business arrangement between the farmers and the agribusiness firm. Potential policy implications include that governments should encourage other private agribusiness firms to set up similar development programmes.Item Comparative analysis of women’s contribution to food crop production in Kogi state, Nigeria(Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria, 2015) Adewumi, M.O.; Memudu, I.J.B.; Amolegbe, K.B.Women in Nigeria form a significant part of the population and are practically involved in agricultural activities. Based on the involvement of women in agriculture and in the rural economies of Nigeria, this study evaluates the contribution of women to food crop production. This is to establish knowledge about what farm inputs these women use in agriculture and how they combine these resources available to them in the food production process as regards their efficiency. Four-stage sampling was conducted to survey a sample of 120 farmers (men and women) with the aid of an interview schedule. The data collected were for the 2009/2010 cropping season and analyzed with descriptive tools and stochastic production frontier. The result established that a high level of technical inefficiency exists among the sampled farmers. Age, household size and sex were significant (p < 0.05) determinants of technical inefficiency between the sampled farmers. To achieve efficiency in production among women farmers, it was recommended that inputs required, especially land, modern farm implement, accessible capital and extension services should be made available. The women should also be taught the better use of farm inputs to achieve efficiency in food crop production.Item ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION IN BROILER PRODUCTION IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA(Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Poznaniu, 2020) Akinsola, G.O.; Adewumi, M.O.; Falola, A.; Ojediran, E; Jimoh, A.Artificial insemination (AI) in poultry production is a veritable technique in solving the problem of breeding and meeting the increasing demand. This study assesses the economics of artificial insemination in broiler production among sixty randomly selected broiler farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria. Primary data were used for this study. They were collected using a well-structured questionnaire. The analytical techniques applied include descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis and stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). The results have shown that most of the farmers are male and are at their prime age. The majority of the livestock farmers have some form of formal education and a minimum of five-year experience in poultry farming. The capital was mostly sourced from the bank. The majority of the farmers have a stock size of more than 25,000 birds. They have a gross margin of N341, 933,406. Only 20% of gross income was used for operating expenses with a return on invested capital of 4.3. The mean technical efficiency was 80.70%. Feed, vaccines and stock size were statistically significant in determining efficiency while education and extension visits are the statistically significant variable influencing technical inefficiency. It is therefore recommended that affordable and accessible input, as well as training, be made available to farmers to achieve self-sufficiency and sustainability.Item Impacts of transportation on the profitability of sweet potato production in selected local government areas of Kwara State, Nigeria(Directorate of General Studies, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, 2014) Ayinde, O.E.; Adewumi, M.O.; Olatinwo, K.B.; Olowogbayi, M.A.Transportation is an essential aspect of agricultural production. However, in many parts of Nigeria, bad transport system is still a problem for rural farmers. Therefore, this study seeks to examine the impacts of transportation on the profitability of sweet potato production in Kwara State. The sampling techniques involved the purposive selection of two local government areas (LGAs). Two communities were randomly selected from each of the two LGAs. Then, twenty-six sweet potato farmers were finally selected from each of the four communities giving a total of 120 respondents. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, multinomial logit model and gross margin. The study showed that head porterage, motorcycle, motor vehicle and pick up van of less than 3 tons were the most prominent means of transporting sweet potato in the study area. Also, the size of the farm, cost of transportation, quantity of sweet potato produced, and average distance from the farm to the market are the factors that significantly affected the choice of transportation means used by the farmers in the study area. The results also showed that the farmers who sell their produce at the market earn more profit than those that sell at the farm gate. Therefore, in other to encourage the farmers to produce more sweet potatoes, it is recommended that adequate transportation system be provided.Item Structure and conduct of medicinal plants supply chain in Kwara State(Journal of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development, 2020-10-22) Adewumi, M.O.; Akinsola, G.O.; Olawoye, O.O.Background: There has been paucity of data on medicinal plants supply chain in Kwara State. The development of medicinal plants supply chain is a vital tool to ensure affordability and accessibility of medicinal plants to the herbal medicine producers. Aim: This study examined the supply chain, structure, conduct and performance of medicinal plants in Kwara State. Setting: Respondents data were drawn from the various sections of the herbal plants supply chain in Kwara State. Methods: Descriptive statistics, concentration ratio, coefficient of variation, cost and returns analysis and Likert type scale were used for data analysis. Data collection was through interview schedule and structured questionnaire. Purposive and snowball sampling techniques were used to draw a sample of 128 respondents. Results: The results revealed that the supply chain upstream was informal, and the chain is dominated by middle aged people. Four stages that existed on the supply chain included gatherers, farmers, herbal medicine producers and the final consumers. The highest supply source, which cut across all the actors in supply chain, was through gathering. This was followed by farmers. The least supply source was through importation. Farmers, gatherers and medicinal plant traders have non-concentrated market (0.07, 0.02 and 0.09), while Herbal Medicine (HM) producers had a moderately concentrated market (0.23). Binding prices, price regulation and barrier to entry and exit were inconspicuous. In general, the chain was adjudged to operate a fairly free market system. The enterprises were profitable with an average gross margin ratio of 0.76 for gatherers, 0.58 for farmers, 0.48 for traders and 0.46 for HM producers. Conclusion: The study examined the structure and conduct of the medicinal plants chain in the study area, and the chain was adjudged to operate a fairly free market system.