Analysis of Cotton Production in Katsina State, Nigeria
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2015
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Published by the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Abstract
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.
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Linear Programming, Cotton, Fiber, Stochastic Frontier, Katsina
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Amolegbe, K.B., Muhammad-Lawal, A. & Olatunbosun S. (2015): Analysis of Cotton Production in Katsina State, Nigeria. African Journal of Agriculture, Technology and Environment (AJATE). 4(2): 21 – 32. Published by the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Available online at https://www.uniport.edu.ng/publications/pub1/journals/agriculture-journal.html