ONLINE PAPER PUBLISHING - Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition

All listed papers are published after full consent of respective author or co-author(s).
For any discussion on research subject or research matter, the reader should directly contact the undersigned authors.

Authors: AYOOLA, J. B., THERESA ADOGA, OREFI ABU G.A. ABU

Abstracts: This study analyzed the prevalence of land fragmentation and its effect on productivity of cowpea in Dadin Kowa Irrigation Scheme, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 236 respondents for the study. Data for the study were obtained from primary source with the aid of a structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics; frequency table, Simpson index, partial factor productivity ratio and regression analysis. The study revealed that land acquisition was predominantly through inheritance (82.6%) and rent (55.1%). Majority (82.6%) of the respondents owned land and out of this, 39.8% could sell their land, 41.9% could lease land out, while 39.4% could transfer land to other users. The mean number of plots owned by the respondents was three (3) and land fragmentation index of 0.5 was obtained from the results, indicating prevalence of land fragmentation. The positive and significant coefficients for number of plots (2.89) implied that number of plots cultivated would significantly increase productivity of cowpea. On the other hand, negative and significant coefficients for distance from plot to road (-0.01) implied that distance from plot to road would significantly reduce productivity of the cowpea. Cooperative farming, agricultural reforms, land consolidation, population control and voluntary land exchange were the farmers' perceived mechanisms for managing land fragmentation in the study area. It was concluded that land in the study area was fragmented (Simpson Index was 0.59) due to population pressure linked with inheritance tenure system and the complex processes of acquiring land title. Distance between plots had significant effect on cowpea productivity as it is linked with transportation cost and time taken to get to the farm plot. It was recommended that procedures for acquiring land title be made simple and easy to enhance fast transaction of land titles.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 01-20

Cite this Article: AYOOLA, J. B., THERESA ADOGA, OREFI ABU G.A. ABU , "LAND FRAGMENTATION AND ITS EFFECT ON PRODUCTIVITY OF COWPEA IN DADIN KOWA IRRIGATION SCHEME, GOMBE AND BORNO STATES, NIGERIA", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 01-20 #JAEES

Authors: AWOLUMATE, S., FREGENE, B. T.

Abstracts: Nigerian households along the Niger and Benue rivers depend heavily on the fishery industry for their livelihoods. Despite confronting challenges and actively diversifying their income sources, there is a knowledge gap regarding the effect of household demographics on income diversification. This study, examined income diversification patterns among riverine fishermen and identified key influencing factors. Three-stage sampling was used to select 235 respondents, and a validated, structured questionnaire was employed to collect primary data. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, including the Tobit Regression Model. The findings revealed that demographic factors had a significant impact on income diversification decisions in households (p < 0.05). Age (0.00247), education (0.00607), distance to the nearest city (0.00189), non-farm income (0.00143), and marital status (0.05552) showed a significant correlation with income diversification, indicating a positive association with the likelihood of households engaging in income diversification. However, household size, fishing experience, and gender did not demonstrate significant effects on income diversification. The findings provide policymakers and development practitioners with vital insights for designing interventions that improve the livelihoods of fishing communities.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 21-33

Cite this Article: AWOLUMATE, S., FREGENE, B. T. , "MODELING SOCIO-ECONOMIC VARIABLES AND HOUSEHOLD INCOME DIVERSIFICATION AMONG FISHER FOLKS ALONG RIVERS NIGER AND BENUE IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA.", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 21-33 #JAEES

Authors: ETUK, UNYIME ROBSON , NKEME, KESIT K. UMOEKPE, FAITH MICHAEL

Abstracts: The aim of the study was to ascertain the perceived effect of funeral expenditure on agricultural activities in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Data were collected via questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics. A snowball sampling was adopted to select 14 respondents each from 9 villages to give a total of 126 respondents in which only 120 completely filled and returned the questionnaire. From the result of the study, most of the respondents perceived that funeral expenditure has negative effect on agricultural activities in term of reduction in farm income ( x = 2.38), reduction in supply of farm produce to respective customer as at when due with the mean value of (x = 2.30) , most of the respondents were not steady at farm because the loans collected during the funeral activities activities (x =2.28). It was recommended that Extension Agents should educate farmers on proper management of farm resources to avoid reduction in farming business after burial ceremony of their love ones.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 34-44

Cite this Article: ETUK, UNYIME ROBSON , NKEME, KESIT K. UMOEKPE, FAITH MICHAEL , "FARMERS' PERCEIVED EFFECT OF FUNERAL EXPENDITURE ON AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN IBESIKPO ASUTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, AKWAIBOM STATE, NIGERIA", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 34-44 #JAEES

Authors: ETUK, MFON UNYIME AKPAN, DORATHY CHRISTOPHER

Abstracts: This study investigated the effect of farm accounting practices on wealth creation of poultry farmers in Akwa Ibom State.Book keeping practices (BKKP) and financial planning (FINP) constitute the proxies for farm accounting practices in this study. Fourteen (14) OM were randomly selected from the six AKADEP zones in Akwa Ibom State, giving a total of eighty four (84) respondents and questionnaire were administered to these selected respondents. Four (4) questionnaire properly filled hence the study made use of eighty (8) respondents . In order to examine the cause-effect relationships between the dependent variables and independent variables as well as to test the formulated hypotheses, the study relied on an OLS regression. The results of empirical findings showed that farm book keeping practices has a statistically significant effect on wealth creation of poultry farmers in Akwa Ibom State at 1% significant level. Similarly, farm financial planning had a statistically significant effect on wealth creation of poultry farmers in Akwa Ibom State at 5% significant level. Hence, the study concluded that both farm book keeping and farm financial planning significantly improves the wealth creation of poultry farmers in Akwa Ibom State. Based on the findings, the study recommended that poultry farmers should endeavor to practice farm book keeping which will make it possible to identify both the profitable and cost-effective elements of a farm as well as those that needed to be changed hence, increasing their wealth.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 45-57

Cite this Article: ETUK, MFON UNYIME AKPAN, DORATHY CHRISTOPHER , "FARM ACCOUNTING PRACTICES AND WEALTH CREATION OF POULTRY FARMERS IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 45-57 #JAEES

Authors: MONISOLA OLUKEMI AKINTUNDE, NOSEH GAMBO DANIEL DANJI MAGAJI BITRUS

Abstracts: The study was carried out to analyze the economics of groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.) production in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique which involves purposive selection of five wards from Bali LGA and simple random selection of 75 farmers from five wards were employed in collecting primary data using structured questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, farm budgeting and regression analysis. The result showed that the mean age of the farmers was 35 years, 66.7% were married, 61% were female and 78% of the ground nut farmers had one form of education or the other. The mean years of farming experience was 6 years, the mean household size was 6 persons and the mean farm size was 2 ha. The analysis found that the total cost of producing groundnut per hectare was N170,610 and the gross margin was N 90,070. The profit of N75,040 was actualized with a benefit cost ratio of N1.44. The regression analysis indicated that Cobb-Douglas production function gave the best fit with R2 value of 0.64. The coefficients of fertilizer (2.2301), farm size (1.5795) and labour (0.3782) were all positive and statistically significant at varying levels of probability. The coefficient of herbicide (-0.9423) was negative and statistically significant. The result revealed that the most severe problems affecting groundnut production were inadequate finance, lack of improve seed and high cost of labor which were ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively according to severity. In conclusion, groundnut production was profitable in the study area despite being affected with notable problems. The study therefore recommends investment and participation in groundnut farming by investors as it is a profitable venture. Also, government should establish organized marketing systems to moderate the activities of middlemen which will enhance more profit for the farmers.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 58-69

Cite this Article: MONISOLA OLUKEMI AKINTUNDE, NOSEH GAMBO DANIEL DANJI MAGAJI BITRUS , "ECONOMICS OF GROUNDNUT (ARACHIS HYPOGAEA L.) PRODUCTION IN BALI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE, NIGERIA.", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 58-69 #JAEES

Authors: OFFOR, E. I, OSUNDU R. K. ONYEBINAMMA I.C

Abstracts: The study investigated the poverty status of cowpea marketers in Umuahia North and Aba South Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Abia State, Nigeria.. The study made use of primary data source; data were solicited through structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as means, frequency and percentages. More so, the study estimated the different poverty parameters as used by Foster Greer and Thorbecke (FGT,1984). The result shows that marketers were in their active age with a mean age of 41 years; Majority of the marketers were married, majority of the respondents sampled had secondary school education representing 87.5% and a mean marketing experience of 12 years. On the poverty status, poverty incidence, poverty gap and severity of 3.12%, 0.307 and 0.03 respectively for cowpea wholesalers and 12.5%, 0.169 and 0.387 respectively for retailers were estimated. The conclusion was that marketers were not poor but were living below the poverty line of 1.9$ according to World Bank (2015) World Bank, (2018) for Sub Sahara Africa. The study recommends that marketers should form marketing cooperative to mobilize their saving for their business since marketers reported inadequate finance a major constraint to cowpea marketing.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 70-84

Cite this Article: OFFOR, E. I, OSUNDU R. K. ONYEBINAMMA I.C , "ASSESSMENT OF POVERTY STATUS OF COWPEA (BEANS) MARKETERS IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 70-84 #JAEES

Authors: OFFOR, E. I, AHAMEFULE, B. A UDOESI,I.S

Abstracts: The study investigated risk attitude of marketers and their coping strategies in fruit marketing in Ikot-Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Specifically, the study examined the socio-economic characteristics of the marketers, risk attitude of the respondents, estimated the factors that influenced risk attitude of the respondents, identified their coping strategies and constraints to fruit marketing. Primary data were collected using structured questionnaire; data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as table, frequency and mean while inferential statistics such as regression model was also used. Result shows that marketers were within the active work force, with a mean age of 43 years, majority of them were married with a mean household size of 5. Majority (55%) of the marketers had positive risk coefficients and were categorized as risk preferring. The factors that significantly influenced marketers' risk attitude in fruit marketing were age , membership of association ,sex and education with values of 5% , 10%, 1% and 10 % respectively. The coping strategies adopted by the marketers were increase selling hours, cut down household spending/expenditure, spend business money/saving and integration (input sourcing and sale). The major constraint identified by fruit marketers were high cost of transportation and seasonal price variation. The study, therefore, recommends that government should look into the price of fuel since it is the primary cause of increase in transportation fare.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 85-96

Cite this Article: OFFOR, E. I, AHAMEFULE, B. A UDOESI,I.S , "RISK ATTITUDES AND COPING STRATEGIES OF FRUIT MARKETERS IN IKOT EKPENE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA.", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 85-96 #JAEES

Authors: GODWIN I. OKORO, NELSON U. OKORIE UNYIME R. ETUK

Abstracts: The high incidence and the need to reduce the rate of malaria prevalence in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State necessitated the study. The study assessed the determinants of use of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) among households in the area. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 360 respondents for the study. Data were collected using structured questionnaire and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical tools. Findings show that the mean age of the respondents was 45.72, with females accounting for 56.67%. Mean household size was 6, while livelihood activity of majority of the respondents (67.22%) was farming. Ownership/access to ITNs was high, with 79.44% having access to the nets. Majority of the respondents (73.06%) had high perception of the benefits of use of the ITNs, while 59.72% have favourable attitudinal disposition to use of the nets. Many respondents (77.94%) were severely challenged on the use of the nets, and actual use of the nets was low, with only 36.67% of the respondents adjudged high users. Significant determinants of use of the nets at 95% confidence interval were ownership/access to the ITNs (t = 2.156), attitude to use of the nets (t = 2.341) and challenges to use of the nets (t = -2.258). Household size (t = -1.853) and perceived benefits of using the nets (t = 1.810) were significant at 90% confidence interval. R2 was 0.701, indicating that the independent variables explain 70.10% of use of the ITNs. It is, therefore, recommended that members of the households should develop more favourable attitude towards use of the ITNs. Government and Non-governmental organisations should distribute more nets to increase ownership and make the nets more accessible to the people. Development agencies should also work to reduce the constraints faced by the respondents on the use of the nets. Moreover, efforts should be made by Non-governmental Organisations to educate the people on the benefits of use of the nets.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 97-108

Cite this Article: GODWIN I. OKORO, NELSON U. OKORIE UNYIME R. ETUK , "DETERMINANTS OF USE OF INSECTICIDE TREATED NETS AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN IKONO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 97-108 #JAEES

Authors: M. E. ETUKUDO, G. I. OKORO, S. O. ODEBODE E. U. RIVERS

Abstracts: The study assessed the level of acceptability of sweet potato varieties in Oyo State, Nigeria. Seventy-four varieties of sweet potato were assessed. Multistage Sampling Technique was used to sample eighty consumers for the study. Data were collected by means of structured questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistical tools. Results show that most (63.8%) of the respondents were aged 30 years or below, with a mean age of 29.8 years. More than a half (53.8%) of the respondents were females, while males accounted for 46.3%. Most (63.8%) of the respondents were singles, while 33.8% were married. Result of sensory analysis show varying degrees of acceptability among the respondents. Variety 076 ranked 1st in appearance and texture, while variety 027 ranked 1st in taste and overall acceptability. The researchers recommend varieties with high level of acceptability in appearance, texture, taste and overall acceptability for cultivation by farmers in the state. There is also the need for development agencies to sensitize the masses on cultivation and consumption of sweet potato for the enjoyment of its invaluable benefits. Adequate incentives should be given by the government to farmers for sweet potato production. This will enhance increased productivity, as sweet potato is soon becoming a perfect replacement for wheat in confectionary businesses.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 109-121

Cite this Article: M. E. ETUKUDO, G. I. OKORO, S. O. ODEBODE E. U. RIVERS , "ACCEPTABILITY OF SWEET POTATO VARIETIES IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 109-121 #JAEES

Authors: OTI, E.E NWOKOCHA, I.N.

Abstracts: This study assessed farmers' level of adoption of indigenous knowledge in yam production in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Multi-stage, random sampling method was used for data collection. The study cut across the three agricultural zones of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. In the first stage, three blocks were randomly selected giving a total of nine (9) blocks. Second stage involved random selection of two (2) circles, giving a total of eighteen (18) circles. Third stage involved random selection of three (3) sub-circles from the selected circles to give a total of fifty-four sub-circles. Three (3) yam farmers were selected from the sub-circles, giving a total of 162 yam farmers for the study. Structured questionnaire was used and data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentages, frequency distribution and mean while the inferential statistics used was Ordinary Least Square Regression analysis. The result showed that 50.62% of the yam farmers were between the ages of 41 and50 years, majority (90.12) of the yam farmers were males, while 9.88%yam farmers were females, 44.44% and 43.21% of them had secondary and primary school education respectively. The mean farming experience was 10.6 years and the mean household size was 6 persons. The result shows that all (100.00%) of the yam farmers practised indigenous knowledge system such as use of local hoe for tillage, use of machete for land clearing, manual weeding, continuous weeding respectively, those use of organic manure to enhance yam yield (79.63%).Grand mean score of 4.52 shows that the farmers adopted the indigenous knowledge in yam production. Regression result showed that variables such as age, educational level, farming experience, extension contact and household size were significant at 1% and 5% levels. The study concluded that yam farmers in the study area adopted and were satisfied with indigenous knowledge system in yam production disseminated to them. The study, therefore, recommended that extension agents should work effectively in order to reach out to yam farmers in the study area for more adoption and use of the indigenous knowledge in yam production.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 122-134

Cite this Article: OTI, E.E NWOKOCHA, I.N. , "ASSESSMENT OF FARMERS' LEVEL OF ADOPTION OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN YAM PRODUCTION IN EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 122-134 #JAEES

Authors: MARTHA G. UGWUH, GOODNESS C. AYE, GODWIN A. ABU

Abstracts: The paper examines the asymmetric effect of the world price on agricultural growth in Nigeria using time series data from 1970 to 2020. Nonlinear Autoregressive distributive lag frame work was used to analyze both the asymmetric short run and long run effect. Agricultural growth was measured as the growth of agriculture value added ( % of GDP), the prices of real West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil was measured in US dollars, and Exchange rate (official exchange rate) valued in naira per US Dollar (period average) was converted and measured in percentage. The findings showed that Bounds cointegration test based on nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) model showed that oil price and agricultural growth have long run (cointegrating) relationship (F=3.876). In the long run the effect of oil price on agricultural growth (1.038) is significant. The results, also, indicated that positive (increasing) oil price has significant short run effect on agricultural growth at its first lag (0.518) and second lag (-0.346). Conversely, negative (decreasing) oil price has significant short run effect on agricultural growth at its first lag (0.334). The Wald test of asymmetry shows that the effect of the world oil price on agricultural growth is asymmetric and statistically significant in the long (P=0.000) and short run (P=0.000), implying that the effect of a positive change in oil price on agricultural growth is different from the effect of a negative change in oil price in both long and short run. . It is, therefore, recommended that government reforms to cushion the adverse effect of oil price shocks on the economy should be strengthened.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 135-152

Cite this Article: MARTHA G. UGWUH, GOODNESS C. AYE, GODWIN A. ABU , "ASYMMETRIC EFFECT OF WORLD OIL PRICE ON AGRICULTURAL GROWTH IN NIGERIA: A NON LINEAR ARDL ANALYSIS (1970-2020)", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 135-152 #JAEES

Authors: AVEUYA, A. A., ANONGUKU, I FANAFA, J. D

Abstracts: The population of the study comprised all rice value chain actors in both states, with a sample size of 320 respondents. Structured questionnaire were used to collect data using multi-stage sampling techniques. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings of the study showed that the highest pooled for both states of respondents (52.7%) fall within the age bracket of 21-40 years and 41-60 years. Majority (78.9%) and respectively of the respondents (67.8%) were married. Highest (83.3%) pooled input supplies possessed Post-Secondary School Qualification. Majority of the respondents had farm size of 1.1 hectares (71.1%) and (61.1%) had household size of less than five persons (<5 persons). Some pooled of rice value chain actors were engaged in the use of traditional hoe for cultivation (22.5%), while pooled respondents were involved in the use of cutlers and machetes for land clearing (21.2%). Other major findings included high awareness level of improved seeds (95.7%), fertilizer (92.3%). Capacity building required in production technologies (4.5), fertilizer (4.31) and information (4.41). The study concluded that capacity building remains an important key to actors in the rice value chain. Respondents were aware of the new technologies in the value chain and they seriously needed them for their success in the rice value chain business. It is, therefore, recommended thus: capacity building training should target young farmers; improved input supply particularly should be a priority in Benue State and adequate market information, storage facility, credit facility should be given very serious attention.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 153-162

Cite this Article: AVEUYA, A. A., ANONGUKU, I FANAFA, J. D , "ASSESSMENT OF CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS OF RICE VALUE CHAIN ACTORS IN BENUE AND NASARAWA STATES, NIGERIA", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 153-162 #JAEES

Authors: AVEUYA, A.A., UNONGO, E.A. WEYE, E.A.

Abstracts: The study was carried out to assess the socio-economic characteristics of rice value chain actors in Benue State and Nasarawa States, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised all rice value chain actors in the two states. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 320 respondents from the two states using multi-stage sampling procedure. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean, frequency and percentage, respectively. The highest (52.7%) respondents pooled for both states (Benue and Nasarawa States) fall within the age brackets of 21-40 years and 41-60 years. Majority (78.9%) and 67.8%) of rice value chain actors were married. Most of the respondents have post-secondary school education (87.5%) from Benue state and (65.5%) from Nasarawa State respectively. Majority of the respondents (97.1%) have less than 10 years of experience in rice value chain activities. Majority have farm size of 1.1ha (97.1%) while majority of the rice value chain actors have household size of (61.1%) <5 with estimated pooled annual income of <₦100,000.00 per annum with pooled value of 82.9%. Most were engaged in trading and business in the two states (54.3%) respectively. The study therefore concluded based on the findings, that majority of the rice value chain actors for the two states are people of active age bracket of 21-40 years of age and have attained postsecondary educational status with low income earning from rice value chain activities. It was recommended that: government should avail rice value actors with more sources of credit to compliment their meager income for smooth operation; more skilled labour should be used rather than using unskilled labour to enhance rice value chain performance. The socio economic characteristics were found to have negative effects on the rice value chain actors in the study area and therefore, need to be improved upon holistically by government to step up rice value chain activities among the rice value chain actors.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 163-174

Cite this Article: AVEUYA, A.A., UNONGO, E.A. WEYE, E.A. , "ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO- ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RICE VALUE CHAIN ACTORS IN BENUE AND NASARAWA STATES, NIGERIA", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 163-174 #JAEES

Authors: NELSON U. OKORIE, KESIT K. NKEME IDARESIT U. UMOH

Abstracts: This study analyzed the determinants of access to credit among poultry farmers in Abak Agricultural Zone, AkwaIbom State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to obtain 180 poultry farmers for the study. The primary data obtained by administering questionnaire to the respondents was analyzed using descriptive statistics, binary logit regression model . The result on socio-economic characteristics showed that most(55.6%) of the respondents were male and 72.8% of the respondents were married. The sources of credit among the poultry farmers were family and friends (40%), cooperative (25.3%), commercial banks (22%), bank of agriculture (8%), microfinance bank (2.7%), online borrowing (1.3%) and religious group (0.7%). The result of the regression showed that age was positively related to poultry farmers access to credit while household size, farming experience and educational level were negatively related to poultry farmers access to credit in the study area. High interest rate (23.2%) was the major constraint associated with poultry farmers access to credit in the study area. The study recommends that government should formulate credit policies that will assist poultry farmers get more funds at the lowest rate of interest in order to assist them in production expansion.

[Download Full Paper]  

Pages: 175-187

Cite this Article: NELSON U. OKORIE, KESIT K. NKEME IDARESIT U. UMOH , "DETERMINANTS OF ACCESS TO CREDIT AMONG POULTRY FARMERS IN ABAK AGRICULTURAL ZONE, NIGERIA.", Journal of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Science (JAEES), http://www.JAEES.org/online-papers-publishing/new/June2023, Volume 9 - Issue 1, June 2023 Edition, 175-187 #JAEES