Socio- Economic Factors Influencing the Probability of Market Participation among the Cattle Farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Girei, None Mohammed Ibrahim; Ayoola, Josephine Bosede; Abu, G. A.

doi:10.25125/agriculture-journal-ijoear-oct-2017-10

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“…Marginal effect revealed that as household heads' education level increases the probability that household sell beef cattle increases by 2.9%. This implies that education enhances the skill and ability to better utilize market information, which may reduce marketing costs and make it more profitable to participate in the market (Ehui et al, 2003;Girei and Omonona, 2009;Mohammed et al, 2017). Family size (FSIZE): Family size was positively associated with farmers' likelihood to sell beef cattle and statistically significant at less than 1% significance level.…”

Section: Sex Of Household Head (Sexhh)mentioning

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Determinants of Beef cattle Market Participation Decision by Smallholder Farmers in Dugda and Bora Districts, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

2019

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Market participation plays an essential role in generating better income and enhancing welfare of smallholder farmers. This study was aimed to investigate the determinants of smallholder farmers' participation decision in beef cattle market in Dugda and Bora Districts. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select sample households for data collection. A total of 152 beef cattle producer sampled households were randomly selected from the districts and semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data. Both descriptive statistics and probit econometric model were applied to analyze determinants of smallholder farmers' market participation decision in beef cattle market. The findings of the model showed that sex, age, education level of household head, family size, and number of beef cattle owned, crop income and access to market information were significantly affect smallholder farmers' market participation decision in beef cattle market. This study suggested that relevant policy interventions in the directions of above-mentioned aspects are vital to encouraging smallholder farmers' market participation decision in beef cattle market.

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Section: Sex Of Household Head (Sexhh)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Determinants of Beef cattle Market Participation Decision by Smallholder Farmers in Dugda and Bora Districts, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

2019

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Socio- Economic Factors Influencing the Probability of Market Participation among the Cattle Farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria

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Determinants of Beef cattle Market Participation Decision by Smallholder Farmers in Dugda and Bora Districts, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Determinants of Beef cattle Market Participation Decision by Smallholder Farmers in Dugda and Bora Districts, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

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