Economics Of Vegetable Production
The paper presents an economic analysis of vegetable production in Ukwuani local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Primary data were obtained from questionnaire administered to 140 vegetable production farmers drawn using systematic sampling techniques from the study area. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, marginal value productivity, multiple regression and a 5-point likert scale. Results showed that most of the respondents were females, illiterate and married. Farmers operated on subsistence level, about 95% practiced mixed cropping with farming experience not less than 5 years. An adjusted R2 value of 0.664 indicated that the independent variables; farm size, labour and quantity of seed in the model explained 66% of variations in the dependent variable (output). The F value of 60.09 showed the overall statistical significance with a P value of zero. Net return per hectare was $644.90. The benefit-cost ratio was $1 to $1.23 which implies that for every $1 invested, 23cents was obtained thus depicting that the enterprise was profitable in the study area. Resources under-utilized were quantity of seed and farm size while family and hired labour were over-utilized. Major constraints faced by farmers were; high cost of labour, lack of adequate and quality seeds, pests and disease attack, storage and transportation cost. It is recommended that effective agricultural extension services, credit and loan schemes and infrastructure should be provided to farmers in the study area for increased profitability, yield and resource-use efficiency of vegetable production.
The broad objective of the study is to determine the profitability of vegetable production among the rural household farmers. The specific objectives are to:
- Describe the socio-economic characteristics of the vegetable farmers in the study area;
- Examine the level of profit generated from vegetable production in the study area;
- Analyse the determinants of income generated from vegetable production in the study area; and
- Describe the constraints militating against vegetable production in the study area.
1.0 INTRODUCTION:
This chapter introduces the Economics Of Vegetable Production and its relevance, states the research problems, research questions, and objectives, provides a background of the study, and should also include the research hypothesis [INTRO21018]…
2.0 INTRODUCTION:
This chapter provides the background and context of the research problems, reviews the existing literature on the Economics Of Vegetable Production, and acknowledges the contributions of scholars who have previously conducted similar research [REV21018] …