Land fragmentation effects on technical efficiency of cassava farmers in South-West geopolitical zone, Nigeria

Balogun, Olubunmi Lawrence; Akinyemi, Babatope Ebenezer

doi:10.1080/23311886.2017.1387983

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“…While nearly 81.1% of households' heads are male, their mean age is about 53 years which signifies that agricultural farming households in the sample are male dominant and still in their active age. This result is similar to the findings reported by Balogun and Akinyemi (2017) and Ajayi and Olutumise (2018). On the average, agricultural households size measured by the count of all members inclusive of the household head is about eight, which clearly indicates a large household and possible a plus for family labour use in farmlands.…”

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“…On the average, agricultural households size measured by the count of all members inclusive of the household head is about eight, which clearly indicates a large household and possible a plus for family labour use in farmlands. This finding is in line with Balogun and Akinyemi (2017). While household size can be a source of family labour use, it can either impact technical efficiency positively or negatively.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…While household size can be a source of family labour use, it can either impact technical efficiency positively or negatively. On the negative aspect, Tan et al (2010) and Balogun and Akinyemi (2017) argued that large household size indicates an increase in land fragmentation among household members which could be a source of technical inefficiency. In terms of food insecurity, household size can be a predictor of food insecurity status since it reveals the burden households face to feed its members.…”

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Determinants of Food Security and Technical Efficiency among Agricultural Households in Nigeria

Oyetunde-Usman

Olagunju

2019

Economies

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The challenge of food security in Nigeria hinges on several factors of which poor technical efficiency is key. Using a stochastic frontier framework, we estimated the technical efficiency of agricultural households in Nigeria and tested for the significance of mean technical efficiency of food-secure and food-insecure agricultural households. We further assessed the determinants of agricultural households’ inefficiencies within the stochastic frontier model and adopted a standard probit model to assess the determinants of households’ food security status. The results of our analyses revealed that; on the overall, the agricultural households had a mean technical efficiency of 52%, suggesting that agricultural households have the tendency of improving their technical efficiency by 48% using the available resource more efficiently. We found that households that are food-secure are more technically efficient than food in-secure households and this was significant at one-percent. Our results provide useful insights into the role of land size and number of assets as determinants of agricultural households’ food security and technical efficiency status.

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Determinants of Food Security and Technical Efficiency among Agricultural Households in Nigeria

Oyetunde-Usman

Olagunju

2019

Economies

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“…Technical efficiencies were empirically identified and regressed against the farm and farmer characteristics. Based on empirical evidence, these determinants include farmer age, farm experience, marital status, level of education, gender, household size and contact with extension agents (Rahji, 2005;Balogun & Akinyemi, 2017).…”

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Technical Efficiency of Irish Potato Production: A Case Study From Nigeria

Gulak¹

2021

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“…An increase in average plot size increases rice farmers' cultivation efficiency and vice versa [17]. Another study in Nigeria reveals that land fragmentation affects production efficiency by the finding that there is a negative correlation between amount of fragmented land and yield [18] Even though policy makers often point out the draw backs of land fragmentation, there is no consensus that fragmentation is strictly a negative phenomenon. Bentley argues that the negatives caused by fragmented land holdings are overrated and that the farmers' own views often are neglected by policy makers [9].…”

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Farmers Willingness to Participate In Voluntary Land Consolidation in Gozamin District, Ethiopia

Gedefaw

Atzberger

Seher

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Land

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In many African countries and especially in the highlands of Ethiopia—the investigation site of this paper—agricultural land is highly fragmented. Small and scattered parcels impede a necessary increase in agricultural efficiency. Land consolidation is a proper tool to solve inefficiencies in agricultural production, as it enables consolidating plots based on the consent of landholders. Its major benefits are that individual farms get larger, more compact, contiguous parcels, resulting in lower cultivation efforts. This paper investigates the determinants influencing the willingness of landholder farmers to participate in voluntary land consolidation processes. The study was conducted in Gozamin District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. The study was mainly based on survey data collected from 343 randomly selected landholder farmers. In addition, structured interviews and focus group discussions with farmers were held. The collected data were analyzed quantitatively mainly by using a logistic regression model and qualitatively by using focus group discussions and expert panels. According to the results, landholder farmers are predominantly willing to participate in voluntary land consolidation (66.8%), while a substantive fraction of farmers express unease with voluntary land consolidation. The study highlighted the following four determinants to be significant in influencing the willingness of farmers for voluntary land consolidation: (1) the exchange should preferably happen with parcels of neighbors, (2) land consolidation should lead to better arranged parcels, (3) nearness of plots to the farmstead, and (4) an expected improvement in productivity. Interestingly, the majority of farmers believes that land consolidation could reduce land use conflicts. The study provides evidence that policymakers should consider these socio-economic, legal, cultural, infrastructural, and land-related factors when designing and implementing voluntary land consolidation policies and programs.

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Land fragmentation effects on technical efficiency of cassava farmers in South-West geopolitical zone, Nigeria

Cited by 18 publications

References 20 publications

Determinants of Food Security and Technical Efficiency among Agricultural Households in Nigeria

Determinants of Food Security and Technical Efficiency among Agricultural Households in Nigeria

Technical Efficiency of Irish Potato Production: A Case Study From Nigeria

Farmers Willingness to Participate In Voluntary Land Consolidation in Gozamin District, Ethiopia

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