Marketing and market integration of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) in Uganda

Ddungu, Stanley Peter; Ekere, W.; Bisikwa, Jenipher; Kawooya, R.; Kalule, D. Okello; Biruma, M.

doi:10.5897/jdae2014.0577

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“…This implies that the market price of cowpea in the study areas has no much significant variance according to the evidence from the results of the study. This is result is consistent with (Ddungu et al, 2015) who asserted that there is an indication of seasonal variations. As expected, cowpea grains are cheaper during the harvest period and immediately afterwards.…”

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“…Price is a determining factor for profit making in marketing when the price is favorable marketers may decide to carry their products to the market. This is in line with the findings of Ddungu et al (2015) who posited that prices of the agricultural commodities found in different markets locations are majorly influenced by the nature of its seasonality in production, fluctuations in the production output and the general economic environment within a country. This king of price variability becomes a common phenomenon in agricultural outputs due to stochastic nature of the products.…”

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Differentials in Profitability and Efficiency of Cowpea Marketing in Rural, Semi-Urban and Urban

2023

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This study analyzed differentials in profitability and efficiency of cowpea marketing in rural semi-urban and urban markets in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was employed for this study. Data was collected from 150 sampled cowpea marketers through the use of well-structured questionnaires. The following statistical and econometric tools was used to achieve the stated objectives of the study, Descriptive statistics, Budgetary technique, Multinomial logit regression model and Likert scale. The results of the socioeconomic characteristics of the samples cowpea marketers show that the mean age of the sampled cowpea marketers operating in rural, semi-urban and urban markets were 35 years, 33 years and 35 years respectively. The gross margin obtained by rural marketers was N680,744.91, while the gross margin obtained by the semi-urban and urban marketers was N209,539.45 and N2,498,189.69 respectively. The marketing efficiency level achieved by the marketers were 38%, 16% and 35% and were all less than 1. The mean price of the cowpea in Naira/50kg at the various market under study were rural market price N20,909.64, semi-urban market price was N21,439.65 and urban market price was found to be N22,954.96 on average basis. The results further show that the following factors influencing the choice of rural semi-urban and urban market were age of the marketers (P<0.01). Household size (P<0.01), Education level of the marketers (P<0.01), marketing experience (P< 0.05) market price of cowpea (P<0.01) and cost of transportation (P<0.01). The constraints faced by cowpea marketers include rodents, inadequate security, market leadership, customers, weevil, lack of fund, bad roads, lack of electricity, rainfall, and high price of the commodity. Therefore, the study recommends that extension services should be made available, storage facilities should be provided in the markets at all levels credit facilities should be provided to the marketers to increase their capacity either through government or nongovernmental organizations or microfinance banks or institutions, good roads and other infrastructural facilities should be made available specially to link the rural markets in the rural areas, security personnel should be provided to secure the markets at all levels.

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“…It describes the interactions between two spatially separated marketplaces in general. A well-integrated market system is necessary not only for efficient allocation of productive resources, but also for the reduction of pricing risks that threaten economic actors' well-being, particularly the poor and food insecure households [10]. This is because the strength of price signals communicated between different market levels is crucial to the effectiveness of market changes [31].…”

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Spatial market integration of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) in Adamawa state, Nigeria

Zalkuwi¹,

Joshua²,

Gabdo³

et al. 2023

World J. Adv. Eng. Technol. Sci.

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The study was conducted to investigate agricultural price transmission across space and time of cowpea in Taraba State, Nigeria. Secondary data was the main sources of data which was collected from the prominent market in the State on weekly basis for the period of 16 months (between November 2021 to February 2022). Purposive sampling technique was adopted for the selection of cowpea markets on the basis of production output and market activities. Inferential statistics were used as analytical tools which involved the use of Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) test, Johansen Co-integration Model, Granger Causality tests and Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). The results of the study indicates that price of cowpea in the study area were stationary at first order of difference at 5% significant level. The result of Johansen cointegration analysis was based on trace statistics, which revealed high existence of co-integration among the market pairs in the study areas. The analysis of the study reveals that there exist bidirectional and unidirectional causality between cowpea markets. The study confirms the existence long run relationship running from Sabon Kasuwan Mubi to other market and also the existence of short run relationship among the market pairs in the study area. The study concludes that there is a strong co-integration between cowpea markets in Taraba State due to efficient free flow of price signals and market information between market pairs. Cowpea markets in the research area have a long-run and short run dynamic. It is therefore, recommended that government should make market infrastructure a priority in the State by providing storage facilities and a robust transportation system.

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Maturity, protein content and yield stability of cowpea in Uganda

Ddamulira

Santos

Alanyo

et al. 2017

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

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Marketing and market integration of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) in Uganda

Cited by 12 publications

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Differentials in Profitability and Efficiency of Cowpea Marketing in Rural, Semi-Urban and Urban

Differentials in Profitability and Efficiency of Cowpea Marketing in Rural, Semi-Urban and Urban

Spatial market integration of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) in Adamawa state, Nigeria

Maturity, protein content and yield stability of cowpea in Uganda

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