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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 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 Technical Efficiency of Sugar Cane (Saccharum officinarum) Production in Niger State, Nigeria(Department. of Animal Science and Fisheries Cross River University of Technology Obubra Campus Cross River State Nigeria, 2014) Omotesho, O.A.; Muhammad-Lawal, A.; Olatinwo, K.B.; Adenuga, A.H.; Bello, A.J.Sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum) is grown by thousands of local farmers in Nigeria, yet the level of production has not kept pace with the level of consumption. This study was therefore carried out to examine the efficiency of sugar cane production in Niger State, Nigeria. The study sample comprised of 105 sugar cane producers selected across three Local Government Areas in Niger State. Major tools of analysis used for the study were the gross margin analysis and the stochastic frontiers model. Results of the study showed that a gross margin of N401606/ha was realized per farmer from sugar cane production. Also, the result of the stochastic frontier model shows that experience of the farmer and household size had significant effect on the efficiency of sugar cane production. A mean technical efficiency of 69.5% was obtained from the Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) of the Stochastic Production Frontier. The study recommends that the government make inputs such as fertilizers and sugarcane cuttings available to farmers at a subsidized rate. Also, given the significant and negative relationship of herbicide usage and farmers’ output, it is important that the government organize trainings on the appropriate use of agricultural inputs for farmers to ensure increased production and profitability.