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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 Analysis of Cotton Production in Katsina State, Nigeria(Published by the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, 2015) Amolegbe, K.B.; Muhammad-Lawal, A.; Olatunbosun, S.This study sought to identify major cropping patterns adopted in cotton production, determine the optimal plan in cotton production in the study area, identify factors affecting cotton production in the study area, examine the technical efficiency of cotton production, and identify the constraints to cotton production. One hundred and seventy-five (175) farmers were interviewed in two Local Government Areas of Katsina State through a multistage sampling technique. Analytical tools such as descriptive statistics, Linear Programming Model and the Stochastic Production Frontier Model were used for data analysis. Results from the study show that about 60% of the farmers were full-time farmers with at least 10 years of cotton farming experience. The estimated coefficient of tractor use and fertilizer are positive and significant at 1% while that of farm size and quantity of seed planted are also positive and significant at 5% and 10% levels of significance respectively. This implies that output of cotton farmers in the study area would be expected to increase with the increasing use of production inputs such as farm size, fertilizer, tractor use and quantity of seed planted. The coefficient of age and farming experience were estimated to be negative but only age was statistically significant at 10% level of significance. This implies that cotton farmers that are aged and experienced tend to be more efficient in cotton production and hence, increase in the level of their cotton output. The study concludes that ample opportunities exist for farmers to increase their productivity and income through more efficient resource utilisation. It is recommended that adequate inputs such as fertilizer and improved seeds and machinery should be made available to the cotton farmers by government and non-governmental agencies.Item Assessment of adoption of improved rice production technologies among rice farmers in Nasarawa State, Nigeria(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Port Harcourt, 2019) Oloyede, W.O.; Muhammad-Lawal, A.; Bakare, S.O.; Amolegbe, K.B.; Ajibade, T.B.Local production is yet to match the growing domestic demand for rice in Nigeria and this has continued to form the basis for improved technology innovation to promote crop productivity. The study assessed the adoption of improved rice production technologies among rice farmers in Nasarawa State. A two-stage sampling technique was employed to collect data from 160 respondents from the list of registered farmers under the Bukan-Sidi Lafia Rice Innovation Platform of the Nasarawa/Benue hub. The study specifically: examined determinants of the level of adoption of improved rice production technologies and determined the effects of adopting improved rice production technologies on rice productivity. T-test and Logit Regression Model were used as the analytical tools. The results show that educational level, household size, off-farm income, number of extension contacts and farm size were statistically significant at 10%, 5%, and 1%, respectively. Also, the full adoption of improved rice production technologies significantly increased rice productivity. The study recommends that rice farmers be encouraged through intervening measures such as subsidies to fully adopt the improved rice production technologies to help improve rice productivity.Item Assessment of climate adaptation strategies among sorghum farmers in Kwara, Nigeria(Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, 2017) Muhammad-Lawal, A.; Amolegbe, K.B.; Yunusa, S.O.Sorghum is a major cereal crop among farmers and has a lot of food security importance in Kwara State. There has been paucity of empirical information in the area of adaptation strategies to climate change in relation to sorghum production in Kwara State, and to sustain the yields of sorghum in Nigeria, there is a need for assessing climate change adaptation strategies among sorghum farmers in the State. This study was therefore designed to: 1) identify adaptation strategies to climate change used in sorghum production; 2) identify the constraints to climate change adaptation strategies; 3) estimate the costs implication of adaptation strategies to sorghum yield in the study area; 4) examine the determinants of sorghum farmer’s choice to the usage of climate change adaptation strategies and 5) determine the determinants of investment on adaptation strategies. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from 145 sorghum farmers that were randomly selected from the 5 LGAs in Zone C of the KWADP. A three-stage random sampling technique was used to select the sampled sorghum farming households used for the study. Major tools of analysis for the study included descriptive statistics, 5 points likert-type scale, correlation analysis and multinomial logistic regression and ordinary least square regression for the respective objectives. Findings from the study showed that the costs of using more adaptation strategies have a positive relationship with the sorghum yield. The multinomial logistic regression indicated that household size significantly affects the use of adaptation strategies among sorghum farmers in the study area. The reference category is high level of usage of adaptation strategies. It was discovered with the aid of ordinary least square regression that the number of strategies used, farming as source of income, farm income and farm size have positive relationship with the costs incurred by farmers. The implication of the findings of the study is that all adaptation strategies to climate change, in sorghum production are necessary while the farmers use more of the strategies common to them and less of others. The larger the household size and farm size, the better the yield, because these ensure a high number of usage of adaptation strategies. The study recommended that farmers should be trained and supported on using more adaptation strategies. Policies that will increase development and farmers’ assess to improved sorghum varieties should be encouraged.Item Assessment of Dry Season Garden Egg Production Among Small-Scale Farmers in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria(University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture, 2017) Omotesho, O.A.; Muhammad-Lawal, A.; Amolegbe, K.B.; Abubakar, T.A.The study was carried out for the purpose of assessing dry season garden egg production among small-scale farmers in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The study adopted a snowballing sampling technique to sample 120 small-scale garden egg farmers. Five research questions were formulated to achieve the objectives of this research work. Descriptive statistics, cost and return analysis and OLS regression were used to analyze the data collected. Cost and return analysis shows that the total revenue generated from the sales of irrigated garden egg produce for a typical farmer was N 36,596.5k while the total fixed cost (depreciated) and variable input cost amounted to 1,279.22K to give a net farm income (NFI) of N 24,582.68k. The OLS regression results revealed that the coefficients of farm size and household size were positive and significant at the 1% and 10% levels of probability respectively. This implies that an increase in farm size by 1 ha will increase the production of dry-season garden eggs by 1 percent. While the results of the stochastic production frontier estimate show that the parameters of labour, fertilizer and farm size were highly significant, chemical use was significant at 10% level. This result implies that the farmers were technically efficient in the use of labour, fertilizer, chemical and farm size. Therefore, it is recommended that farmers should be encouraged to form cooperative societies, whereby they can join their resources together to provide a cost-effective irrigation system. Also, government authorities and other non-governmental organisations are encouraged to give farmers fertilizers and other chemicals at subsidized rates. There is a need for the revitalization of the marketing board in Nigeria to further strengthen the marketing of agricultural produce and reduce marketing, storage and transportation problems.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 Consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for processed fluted pumpkin based on sensory attributes in North-central, Nigeria(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition & Development (AJFAND), 2022) Amolegbe, K.B.; Danilola, S.; Biodun, I.K.Although there are diverse kinds of leafy vegetables in Nigeria, fluted pumpkin is one of the most consumed. However, the high perishability of its leaves has been a source of concern, of which mild processing has been suggested in the literature as a way out. Several studies have been done on the production and profitability of fluted pumpkins. However, none exist on consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for processed fluted pumpkins based on sensory/organoleptic attributes in Nigeria. This study, therefore, fills this gap by investigating consumers' perception of processed fluted pumpkin leaves, their WTP for processed fluted pumpkin leaves and the amount they are willing to pay, and the factors affecting their WTP. Data used in the study were obtained using a set of pretested structured questionnaires in an interview schedule, and it was administered to 120 consumers in Ilorin, North-central Nigeria. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were used to analyse the data. The logistics regression checked the factors affecting the WTP for the processed leaves. The study found evidence that consumers have a high perception of the sensory/organoleptic attributes –general acceptability, texture, colour, general appearance, and aroma - of the processed fluted pumpkin leaves, with 92.3% of them willing to pay for the processed fluted pumpkin leaves while 34.2% of the consumers were willing to pay a premium which was more than the conventional price of fresh fluted pumpkin leaves. The study also revealed that the perception of consumers about the sensory attributes of processed pumpkins and their preferences for the processed leaves positively influence their willingness to pay. This shows that there could be a market for this product. Based on the study's findings, it is therefore, recommended that further studies be carried out on processed fluted pumpkins to ascertain their suitability for scaling their production for the market.Item Economic Analysis of the Marketing of Plantain Snacks (Dodo Ikire) in Ikire, Osun State(Department of Marketing, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 2016) Amolegbe, K.B.; Muhammad-Lawal, A.; Fayemo, K.A.Plantain is an important perennial crop that provides food security and income for small scale farmers and plantain marketing involves the role of middlemen in passing plantain from the farms to the markets. Hence, this research deals with the analysis of the marketing of plantain snacks (dodo ikire) in Ikire, Osun state. It seeks to bridge the gap of excess production which could lead to wastage of plantain fruits, which brings about making a palatable produce from unpalatable over-riped raw fruit of plantain by a an economic analysis of the marketing of plantain snacks. A two stage sampling technique was used for this study and a random sampling of 180 processors were initially selected for the study, however, only 157 of the sampled size were used for the study. In accordance to the objectives, tools like budgetary analysis, a four scaleliketh technique, multinomial logistic regression and correlation coefficient analysis were used to do justice to the study. Hence, results from the study showed that plantain snacks processing was profitable at any level of production. Also, the constraints hindering production and marketing of plantain snacks in the study area these include: high cost of raw materials, inadequate capital, seasonal shortage of water, high level of losses, low product price, poor transportation network, inadequate market and processing stress and the level of severity of all these were discovered. Therefore, this study recommends that processors should source for credit from the government through their association in order to have access to improved facilities such as presser to reduce the processing stress. Also, more knowledge should be shared among the processors as regards production strategies to improve the production strategies of the less competence ones and money generated in the association during meeting and other activities should be channelled towards the betterment of processors in the association.Item Economic Assessment of Pesticides Usage in Leafy Vegetable Production among small-scale Farmers in Kwara State(Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2016) Oloyede, W.O.; Muhammad-Lawal, A.; Amolegbe, K.B.; Ibrahim, H.K.; Ogunsusi, A.A.The study assessed the returns to leafy vegetable production due to pesticide usage and examined the factors that influence pesticide usage in leafy vegetable production. Three-stage sampling technique was used to select 120 respondents that were administered with a well-structured questionnaire. Descriptive Statistics, Gross Margin Analysis, and the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression were the analytical tools employed for the study. The findings revealed that Corchorus olitorius (Ewedu) was the most-produced vegetable by 84.17% of small-scale farmers, and the least-produced vegetable was Vernonia amygdalina (Bitter leaf). The total revenue of vegetable farmers is ₦3,268.00, and the gross margin is N1, 936.51 due to pesticide usage with a rate of returns of 59%. this indicated that leafy vegetable production is an essential income earner for farmers in the study area. The results of the multiple linear regression revealed that all the variables (age, fertilizer use, farm income, family size, farm size, years of experience, pesticide training, apathy and access to credit) were positively significant at 1%, 5% and 10% respectively. The findings of the study, therefore will inform the government and agricultural-related agencies on the relevance of pesticide usage for profitability in the production of leafy vegetables among small-scale farmers.Item Economic Shocks and Welfare of Nigerian Households(Routledge, 2022) Amolegbe, K.B.; Wirba, E.L.; Kane, G.Q.Item Economics of Leafy Vegetable Production among Pastoralists in Kwara State, Nigeria(Islamic Azad University Shoushtar Branch. Iran, 2015) Omotesho, O.A.; Muhammad-Lawal, A.; Abdulganiyu, A.; Amolegbe, K.B.Degradation of grassland and the environment restricting access to grazing resources increased pastoral vulnerability to drought and loss of livestock assets which pose a threat to pastoral-based livelihoods. In response to these threats, many pastoral communities diversify their livelihood to agro-pastoralism. This shift led to increased sedentarization of the pastoralists, with many growing crops and vegetables commercially. Therefore, the study estimate the costs and returns to leafy vegetable production; and examines the technical efficiency level of the pastoralists’ leafy vegetable farmers. A multistage sampling was used to select one hundred and twenty-one (121) pastoralist leafy vegetable farmers as the sample for the study. Data were collected by means of structured interview schedule. Information was obtained on age, marital status, years of formal education, farming experience, land ownership, costs and revenue. Percentages, means and frequencies were the main descriptive statistical tools utilized while the inferential statistics used is the Stochastic Production Frontier. The study revealed that leafy vegetable production among pastoralists in the study area is profitable with a mean net income of 23,379.47. Also, the technical efficiency ranges between 60.1% - 99.0% and the mean technical efficiency of the pooled sample is 86.9%. The study, therefore, concluded that vegetable farming among pastoralists is a profitable venture. Therefore, it is recommended that farmers should be encouraged by giving inputs and incentives. They should also be trained by extension agents on proper farming techniques so as to increase their profit.Item Economics of Quail Production in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria(Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON), 2017) Muhammad-Lawal, A.; Amolegbe, K.B.; Abdulsalam, O.A.This study assessed the economics of quail production in Ilorin, Kwara State. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from 53 farmers that were selected with the use of a snow-ball sampling technique. Major tools of analysis for the study were descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis and stochastic production frontier model. The study revealed that both males and females estimated at 54.7% and 45.3% respectively were actively involved in quail production. About 83.0% of the respondents were in the age range of 31-50 years. 66% of the respondents had tertiary education. Furthermore, gross margin analysis shows that an average of ₦212,850 was incurred on variable costs for which feed has the highest percentage (73.0%). The average net profit of ₦172,830 per production cycle per farm was realised. The mean technical efficiency in quail production was estimated at 60.5%. The major factors affecting the technical efficiency were feed, stock size, experience and farmer’s educational level. The research therefore recommended that efforts should be made to reduce feed cost through the establishment of feed mills which are to be monitored by the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) to maintain standardItem Empirical assessment of environmental and health risks in intensive poultry production in Kwara State, Nigeria(Iranian Association of Agricultural Economic, 2017) Amolegbe, K.B.; Usman, M.A.; Animashaun, J.A.The study was designed to assess the environmental and health risks arising from intensive poultry production in Kwara State, Nigeria. A total of 120 poultry farmers in Kwara state under the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) were selected randomly for the study, and structured questionnaires were administered. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, and linear regression. The study revealed that about 79.5% of the poultry farmers were literate, having completed at least tertiary education. In addition, the results showed that environmental and health issues were significant during production and processing. It was further revealed that the type of battery cage used, and educational level of the farmers were positively significant, while the year of establishment was negatively significant regarding the adoption practices. This implies that the higher the level of education, the more likely farmers are to adopt improved practices. Moreover, it was observed that most poultry farmers do not abide by environmental and public health laws and regulations; therefore, it is recommended that government should enforce strict supervisory agencies of the sanitation/health policies aiming at environmental preservation and protection.Item Food Security and University Agricultural Students Involvement in Food Production after Graduation(Department of Forestry Wildlife and Range Management. University of Agriculture Makurdi, 2014) Fadipe, A.E.A.; Amolegbe, K.B.; Afun, O.O.Food security and its relationship to sustainable agricultural and rural development have increasingly become matters of concern for developing countries and for the international community. While many complex factors influence sustainable development and food security, it is clear that education in agriculture plays an important role. Hence, this study examined the factors that determine the involvement of final-year agriculture students in agricultural production after graduation. Two hundred respondents were randomly selected and were analysed using descriptive statistics and a chi-square test. The results revealed that 21.6% of the respondents had good knowledge about food security, 54.6% had average knowledge, 13.4% had doubtful knowledge about food security and 10.3% had poor knowledge about food security. 50.1% believed that Nigeria is not food secure. 68.04% of the respondents plan to be gainfully self-employed in agriculture after graduation. This finding has implications for reducing the high rate of unemployment and the continual rise in food insecurity. Therefore, it is recommended that agricultural development planners provide start-off funds, input subsidies and land for fresh graduates to start their farms. It was also revealed that capital, interest, knowledge, Government policy on import and academic pursuit were the major factors that altered the involvement of potential agricultural graduates in agricultural production.Item Pattern and Determinants of Consumers Demand for Canned Food in Ilorin Metropolis of Kwara State, Nigeria(Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria, 2018) Babatunde, R.O.; Amolegbe, K.B.; Akingbohungbe, I.T.The research work focused on the demand for canned food in Ilorin metropolis of Kwara state. Random sample selection of 120 respondents was made in four supermarkets in Ilorin namely Shoprite Supermarkets, Matrite Supermarket, B-system Supermarket and Gomola Supermarket. The data was analysed using The Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) Model. Estimates of AIDS revealed that the budget shares of different classes of canned food for the sampled households had a significant relationship with the household size, marital status, household’s head education and the price of the various classes of canned food. The estimated own-price elasticity coefficients were negative, indicating that as the price of each food group increases, the relative share of household expenditure decreases accordingly. The Cross-price elasticity coefficients for some food groups were negative indicating they are “complementary’’ while others have positive coefficients suggesting that they are “substitutes’’. Based on these findings, the recommendation, therefore, is to reduce the cost of canned food by the producers to encourage consumers to buy more canned food, while advertisements and publicity are also improved.