ABSTRACT
Specifically the study seeks to
compare the profitability of cassava production among ADP and Non-ADP contact
farmers in Ikwuano LGA, Abia state. lkwuano is located between latitudes 5°24 -
5°30N and longitudes 7°32 - 7°37E. The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) in
2002 made a bold policy shift that gave the production of cassava an
unprecedented attention with particular emphasis on its large scale production,
but this concern of the government is far from being a reality in the study
area, given tine level of inefficiency in resource use reported by Ohajianya
(2006), Onyenweaku and Nwaru (2005). This is rather worrisome regarding the
fact that the ADP which has become the Kingpin of the Governments Agricultural
Development Initiatives, with an overall objective of raising the income levels
and standards of living of the small independent farmers who controlled 90% of
crop production and land; had existed for over a decade with little or no
impact in the study area. More so, profit defines the overall aim of any farm
business enterprise, but cassava farmers in the study area cannot breakeven let
alone attain profit maximization in the enterprise. Data for the analysis was
collected through the aid of a well structured questionnaire; a random sample
of 2 clans was made from the 4 clans that make up lkwuano LGA in the first
stage. In the second stage, 2 autonomous communities were randomly chosen from
the 2 clans; and a total of 20 cassava farmers (comprising 1OADP and 10Non-ADP)
were randomly selected from the communities respectively, making a total of 80
cassava farmers for a detailed study. Objectives I and IV were analyzed using
descriptive statistics of means and frequency distribution. Objective II was
first analyzed with Whole Farm Analysis and finally executed with Regression
Analysis. While objective lll.was executed with the student's t-test. The
results of the findings showed that the profit of the ADP farmers is
significantly different from the Non-ADP farmers. The results also show that
the inputs provided by the ADP had effect on the profitability of cassava
production but were not the major determinants of profitability of cassava
production in the area. The socio-economic characteristics of the farmers are
related to profitability. The ADP should make available improved cuttings,
fertilizers and agrochemicals to the farmers at a subsidized rate and the
government should create an enabling environment that will engender efficient
marketing of the commodity and encourage the farmers towards increased
productivity and profit maximization at reduced costs of production.
ONYEMERE, D (2021). Comparative Analysis Of The Profitability Of Cassava Production Among ADP And Non-ADP Contact Farmers In Ikwuano L.G.A, Abia State. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-analysis-of-the-profitability-of-cassava-production-among-adp-and-non-adp-contact-farmers-in-ikwuano-lga-abia-state-7-2
DAVID, ONYEMERE. "Comparative Analysis Of The Profitability Of Cassava Production Among ADP And Non-ADP Contact Farmers In Ikwuano L.G.A, Abia State" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 10 Aug. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-analysis-of-the-profitability-of-cassava-production-among-adp-and-non-adp-contact-farmers-in-ikwuano-lga-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
DAVID, ONYEMERE. "Comparative Analysis Of The Profitability Of Cassava Production Among ADP And Non-ADP Contact Farmers In Ikwuano L.G.A, Abia State". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 10 Aug. 2021. Web. 24 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-analysis-of-the-profitability-of-cassava-production-among-adp-and-non-adp-contact-farmers-in-ikwuano-lga-abia-state-7-2 >.
DAVID, ONYEMERE. "Comparative Analysis Of The Profitability Of Cassava Production Among ADP And Non-ADP Contact Farmers In Ikwuano L.G.A, Abia State" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 24 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-analysis-of-the-profitability-of-cassava-production-among-adp-and-non-adp-contact-farmers-in-ikwuano-lga-abia-state-7-2