Effect Of Technological Change On Output And Factor Shares In Potato Production In Jos Plateau Area Of Plateau State, Nigeria

Aniedu, OC; Onyenweaku, CE

doi:10.4314/jasr.v8i1.2881

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“…shows that the major constraints faced by the respondents includes: high cost of inputs (76.4%), inadequate market linkages (65.7%), and inadequate credit facilities (57.4%), respectively. This finding is in agreement with Aniedu (2007) who posited that high cost of input is a constraint face by most farmers.…”

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Determinants of Household’s Poverty Among Crop Farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Adamu¹,

Tanko²,

Barnabas³

et al. 2021

FJS

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This study examined the households’ poverty status among crop farmers in Kaduna State. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 242 farmers for this study. Data were collected through using structured questionnaire with the help of trained enumerators. Descriptive and inferential statistics such as tobit regression and Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) model was employed in this study. The results showed that the mean age of the respondents was 45 years and were married, mean household size of the farmers was 11 persons, and about (80.6%) had formal education. The poverty situation of the farmers revealed that 51% were poor and the strategies adopted by the farmers to combat poverty were mostly through diversification into commercial farming, increased personal savings and involvement in non-farming activities. Tobit regression analysis revealed that age, household and income negatively influences the poverty status of the farmers, statistically significant at 1%, this implied that, poverty is concentrated among households in the study area. Major constraints encountered by the crop farmers, include high cost of inputs, inadequate credit facilities and inadequate market linkages. In conclusion, poverty incidence had a negative and significant effect on rural crop farmers. It was recommended that farmers should form cooperative societies to access micro loan; farmer should be linked to the urban market through extension agent and media to attract good value for their crops. Government and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) should make farm inputs readily available at a subsidized rate

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Section: Constraints Faced By the Crop Farmerssupporting

confidence: 92%

Determinants of Household’s Poverty Among Crop Farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Adamu¹,

Tanko²,

Barnabas³

et al. 2021

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“…The result in Table 5 shows that the major constraints faced by the respondents includes: high cost of inputs (76.4%), inadequate market linkages (65.7%), and inadequate credit facilities (57.4%), respectively. This finding is in agreement with Aniedu (2007) who posited that high cost of input is a constraint face by most farmers.…”

Section: Constraints Faced By the Crop Farmerssupporting

confidence: 92%

Effects of Farm Labour Migration on Crop Productivity Among Farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Adamu¹,

ESHEYA²,

Tanko³

2021

JASD

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The study examined effects of farm labour migration on crop productivity among farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 242 farmers from the study area. Data were collected through interview schedule using structured questionnaire with the help of trained enumerators under the supervision of the researcher. Analytical tools used were descriptive statistics (frequency distribution, percentages and mean) and inferential statistics (multiple regression) was employed in this study. The results showed that the mean age of the respondents was 45 years and were married; and 84.7% were male. These implied that crop farmers were in their productive stage of life and had the capacity of carrying out agricultural production. More so, the mean household size of the farmers was 11 persons, and about 80.6% had formal education. This implied that high educational level of farm household could increase income earnings and reduce poverty level in Kaduna State. The multiple regression analysis on the effects of farm labour migration on farmers’ crop productivity showed that the double-log functional form gave the best fit based on the significance of F-statistics and adjusted R-squared parameter estimated in conformity with the a priori expectation. Farm size (P<0.01), labour (P<0.05), manure (P<0.05) and poverty incidence of the farmers (P<0.01) were statistically significant. Farm labour migration (-0.05822)’ was found to negatively influenced crop farmer’s productivity. Major constraints encountered by the crop farmers in the study area include high cost of inputs, inadequate credit facilities and inadequate market linkages. In conclusion, poverty incidence had a negative and significant effect on crop productivity. It was recommended that farmers should form rotating saving association to enable them have access to micro loan; rural crop farmer should be linked to the urban market through appropriate information channels such as extension agent and media to attract good value for their crops and Government and Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) should make farm inputs readily available at a subsidized rate.

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Effect Of Technological Change On Output And Factor Shares In Potato Production In Jos Plateau Area Of Plateau State, Nigeria

Abstract: This study was carried out in four Local Government Areas in Plateau State -Jos South, Bokkos, Mangu and Barkin Ladi, which

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Determinants of Household’s Poverty Among Crop Farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Determinants of Household’s Poverty Among Crop Farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Effects of Farm Labour Migration on Crop Productivity Among Farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria

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