Analysis of Farm Risk and Coping Strategies among Maize Farmers in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Vihi, S. K.; Jesse, B.; Dalla, A. A.; Sadiku, Y.

doi:10.9734/ajraf/2018/43304

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“…This implies that male catfish farmers were more likely to adopt reduced volume of fish stocked as coping strategy than female catfish farmers in the study area. This result agrees with the findings of [15] that male farmers have relatively more access to information and technology than female farmers. Household size of the respondents (p<0.05) was also positive and significant with reduced volume of fish stocked.…”

Section: ) Reduced Volume Of Fish Stockedsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…The results reveal that catfish production was sex selective and male dominated as majority (68.1%) of the respondents were male in the study area. This result agrees with the findings of [15] that the dominance of male farmers could be accredited to the strenuous nature of catfish production which could be too exhausting and time consuming for women who combine catfish farming activities with their domestic responsibilities. It also corroborates the report of [14] that male catfish farmers are better at dealing with risks and uncertainties associated with catfish farming.…”

Section: A Socio-economic Characteristics Of the Respondentssupporting

confidence: 91%

“…The mean years of experience of about 11 years implies that the catfish farmers have a better understanding of the dynamics of catfish production in terms of price, market information and risk coping in the study area. This result is in accordance with the reports of [8] and [15] that longer years of experience enable catfish farmers to possess good skills, better strategies to fish farming business, able to predict market situation for higher sales, take cognizance of the risk situation as well as their adaptive mechanisms. Only 29.8% of the respondents engaged in catfish farming on full time basis.…”

Section: B Catfish Farming Activities Of the Respondentssupporting

confidence: 90%

“…This implies that catfish farming is a lucrative business, and the high income would encourage the farmers to adopt the best risk coping strategies to sustain their business as well as the income level. This is in consonance with the findings of [15] that adoption of risk coping strategies is strengthened by high income and earning capacity.…”

Section: B Catfish Farming Activities Of the Respondentssupporting

confidence: 90%

“…This implies that the possibility of using personal savings to mitigate the effects of risk increases with years of education of the farmers. This result supports the reports of [15] that education exposes individuals to useful facts on how to assuage the negative effects of any potential risk. Finally, start-up capital was also positive and statistically significant at 5%.…”

Section: ) Personal Savingssupporting

confidence: 89%

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Analysis of Risk Coping Strategies Among Catfish Farmers in Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Nigeria

Aminu

Mohammed

Akhigbe-Ahonkhai

et al. 2021

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The aim of this study was to analyse the risk coping strategies among catfish farmers in Ikorodu division of Lagos State, Nigeria. Primary data were obtained from 100 catfish farmers with the aid of a pre-tested questionnaire and focus group discussion using multistage sampling technique. Descriptive statistics and multivariate probit regression model were employed for data analysis. Results revealed that majority (68.1%) of the respondent were male with a mean age of 41 years and a mean stock size of 1130. The major sources of risks in the study area were fluctuation in price (89.4%), cost and quality of feed (79.8%), high cost of labour (76.6%), quality of fingerling (75.6%), bird invasion (75.6%) among others. Reduced volume of stock (87.2%), treated pond before stocking (77.7%), purchased good feed quality (74.5%), and used personal savings (72.3%) were the major coping strategies adopted by the farmers in the study area. The estimate of the multivariate probit regression model revealed that sex, age, education, household size, catfish experience, start-up capital, farming status, membership of cooperative association and access to loan were the factors determining the adoption of risk coping strategies in the study area. Therefore, government, both at the federal and state level should intensify efforts at implementing the various agricultural support programs such as anchor borrowers, poverty alleviation fund and other subsidy programs that can help the farmers expand their capital base and better cope with risk in the study area.

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Section: ) Reduced Volume Of Fish Stockedsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: A Socio-economic Characteristics Of the Respondentssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: B Catfish Farming Activities Of the Respondentssupporting

confidence: 90%

Section: B Catfish Farming Activities Of the Respondentssupporting

confidence: 90%

Section: ) Personal Savingssupporting

confidence: 89%

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Analysis of Risk Coping Strategies Among Catfish Farmers in Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Nigeria

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Constraints to urban agriculture in southeast Nigeria

Olumba

Alimba

2021

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Urban agriculture (UA) is promoted as a viable strategy to support the food demands of the increasing urban population in the global south. However, UA faces severe constraints that could undermine this potential. To sustain urban food production, there is a research need to identify the main factors deterring UA activities. This study, therefore, aims to examine the constraints faced by urban farmers in carrying out their UA production activities. Two hundred and eighty urban farmers selected through a multi-stage sampling technique were used for the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire/interview schedule and analysed using descriptive statistics and principal component analysis (PCA). The study shows that the urban farmers were engaged in four main types of agro-enterprises. They include crop production, livestock production, agro-processing, and the supply of farming inputs. The majority of the UA farmers indicated that they were into maize production (75%), poultry production (60%), and 25% were into fish farming. The PCA result suggests three key constraints to UA, namely infrastructural constraints, socio-economic/environmental constraints, and institutional constraints. For UA in southeast Nigeria to reach its full potential, the study recommends proactive policy responses in support of UA. Also required is infrastructural support in terms of good road networks and marketing facilities to best support UA activities.

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Risk Aversion and Perception of Farmers about Endogenous Risks: An Empirical Study for Maize Producers in Awi Zone, Amhara Region of Ethiopia

Girma

Kuma

Bedemo

2023

JRFM

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Agriculture is a risky business that is subject to endogenous risks. Endogenous risks caused by input utilization, input affordability and input availability may prove detrimental to the production potential of farmers. The study was aimed at examining the risk perception, risk aversion and risk management strategies of maize producers in Awi zone, which is found in the northwest part of Ethiopia. The study involved 343 respondents who produced maize under risk. Descriptive statistics, a seven-point Likert scale, the observed economic behaviour method, factor analysis and a seemingly unrelated regression model were used to process the data. The results showed that farmers have different perceptions of the endogenous risk associated with input availability and input affordability which has a different probability of occurrence and severity of damage. The observed economic behaviour method showed that farmers in the area also have different risk aversion behaviours: about 7.29% of the respondents in the study area have high risk aversion attitudes, while about 30.61% have medium risk aversion attitudes and 62.10% of them have low risk aversion attitudes. The seemingly unrelated regression model output showed that farmers’ economic, social, demographic and institutional factors, as well as their risk behaviour, determine the risk management strategies that they employ. Maize farmers in the area applied human risk management strategies, production risk management strategies, diversification, financial risk management strategies and marketing risk management strategies to tackle the endogenous risks in the area. It was deduced that maize farmers have a risk averse behaviour even if their risk aversion levels differ based on the scope of the management strategies that they employ to combat risk. Following the finding of the study, a holistic approach to risk management that encompasses all actors, such as farmers, researchers, extension services and financial institutions should be involved to make the appropriate interventions.

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Analysis of Farm Risk and Coping Strategies among Maize Farmers in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

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Analysis of Risk Coping Strategies Among Catfish Farmers in Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Nigeria

Analysis of Risk Coping Strategies Among Catfish Farmers in Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Nigeria

Constraints to urban agriculture in southeast Nigeria

Risk Aversion and Perception of Farmers about Endogenous Risks: An Empirical Study for Maize Producers in Awi Zone, Amhara Region of Ethiopia

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