Analysis of Profitability of Sesame Production in Yobe State, Nigeria

Jonah, S. E.; Shettima, B. G.; Umar, Abubakar Sadiq; Timothy, E.

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“…This is very unusual of typical Hausa community as early marriage is a common practice. Similar result was found in Samuel et al (2020) who found that, majority (77.2%) of respondents were married, 12.4% were single, implying that sesame farming is dominated by married people. This is due to the fact that married people have to bring food to the house to feed their family.…”

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“…Adole (2016) also reported similar result with mean household size of eight persons. The result corroborates with Samuel et al (2020) who reported that, the average farm size of sesame farmers in Yobe State was 2.4 hectares with majority (81.67%) of the respondents cultivating (0.5-3ha). This implies that most of the farmers had small farm holdings.…”

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“…This has implication also on sustainability of sesame farming and respondents' vibrancy in sourcing and having access to input. Furthermore, Samuel et al (2020) reported that, majority (77.8%) of the sesame farmers in Yobe State were aged between 21-60 years with mean age of 38.5 years. This implies that they are predominantly youths and hence agile and economically productive.…”

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Socio-Economic Characteristics and Marketing Channel of Sesame (Sesamum Indicum L.) Farmers’ Willingness to Trade Through Middlemen in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Musa¹,

H.²,

Idi³

2023

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The research was carried out to determine the socio-economic characteristics and marketing channel of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) farmers’ willingness to trade through middlemen in Bauchi State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 204 and 60 sesame farmers and marketers, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results revealed an average age of 40 years; majority (84.8% and 80.0%) farmers and marketers, respectively, were married. Majority (89.7% and 96.7%) farmers and marketers, respectively, were males with average household size of 7 persons. About 63% of the sesame farmers had land size range of 1-4 hectares. Almost half of the farmers (41.2%) and marketers (30.3%) have between 6-10 years of experience with a minimum of secondary education of 43.1% and 41.7%, respectively. Most (73.0%) of the sesame farmers did not belong to any cooperative society and contrary to the marketers with 91.7% belonged to various cooperative societies. Majority (58.8% and 98.3%) of farmers and marketers were purely crop farmers and agro marketers, respectively. More than half 65.2% of the farmers were willing to trade through middlemen and 34.8% of the farmers preferred not to deal with middlemen. Majority (90.0%) of the farmers sold sesame produce through village collectors before it reaches the end user. Poor pricing (70.1%), exploitative practices of the middlemen (63.2%), low profit margin (58.3%) and prolonged, deceiving and deceit bargaining (47.5%) were the major constraints faced by the sesame farmers in dealing with middlemen in the study area. The study concluded that sesame farmers and marketers were young, agile and economically productive; middlemen were found to be highly resourceful though posed serious challenge in the marketing channel of sesame. The study recommended marketing intervention by government in sesame marketing activities like involving price appreciation, reduction in the cost of marketing, formulating and implementing marketing policies and rules by government targeted at improving infrastructures such as roads and providing marketing information outfit for sustainable improving the marketing efficiency.

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Socio-Economic Characteristics and Marketing Channel of Sesame (Sesamum Indicum L.) Farmers’ Willingness to Trade Through Middlemen in Bauchi State, Nigeria

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2023

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“…Similar observations regarding the age of sesame farmers were made by Jonah et al. (2020) in Nigeria who found that men were more involved in sesame production than women. Ikwuakam et al.…”

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“…Results showed that sesame is mainly produced by men aged between 30 and 50 years old on inherited land (Table 3). Similar observations regarding the age of sesame farmers were made by Jonah et al (2020) in Nigeria who found that men were more involved in sesame production than women. Ikwuakam et al (2016) in Katsina state in Nigeria also pointed out the involvement of 58.6% of farmers between 30 and 50 years old in sesame production.…”

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Socio-demographic factors and ethnobotanical knowledge associated with sesame management practices across agroecological zones in Benin

Azon,

Fassinou Hotegni,

Adjé

et al. 2023

Ex. Agric.

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Summary Sesame is an oilseed crop and source of income for small-scale farmers, particularly in developing countries. In Benin, sesame production is poorly developed and the underlying reasons are still unknown. In this study, we investigated the sesame management practices, socio-demographic factors and ethnobotanical knowledge associated with sesame production, as well as the production constraints across four agroecological zones in Benin. In total, 370 farmers were surveyed based on a structured interview. Qualitative and quantitative data including socio-demographic parameters, management practices and knowledge associated with the crop, were recorded. A binary logistic regression was performed to explain the effects of socio-demographic parameters on management practices. The farm typology was generated through a principal component analysis followed by a cluster analysis. Cultivars were classified based on the seed coat colour and size. To assess the ethnobotanical knowledge related to sesame, use value, plant part used value and fidelity level were calculated. Our results showed that older farmers were more likely to practice intercropping than young farmers. In addition, male farmers applied more fertilisers and used more pesticide than female. Five distinct farm typologies were recorded in the four agroecological zones. Five different cultivars were recorded across the four agroecological zones. Sesame is mostly produced for local consumption as sauce and seed appetiser (mentioned by at least 73.23% of respondents). The seeds were the most used part of the crop. The lack of improved seeds, road impassability to the field, rarity of rain, non-availability of cultivable land for sesame production, lack of cash for farm operations were the main constraints to wide sesame production. We discussed the differences among farm typology and their productivity and proposed future research actions for expanding sesame production in Benin.

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Analysis of Profitability of Sesame Production in Yobe State, Nigeria

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Socio-Economic Characteristics and Marketing Channel of Sesame (Sesamum Indicum L.) Farmers’ Willingness to Trade Through Middlemen in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Socio-Economic Characteristics and Marketing Channel of Sesame (Sesamum Indicum L.) Farmers’ Willingness to Trade Through Middlemen in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Socio-demographic factors and ethnobotanical knowledge associated with sesame management practices across agroecological zones in Benin

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