Profitability in sorghum production in three villages of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Baiyegunhi, Lloyd J S; Fraser, Gavin C G

Title: Profitability in sorghum production in three villages of Kaduna State, Nigeria
Creator: Baiyegunhi, Lloyd J S
Creator: Fraser, Gavin C G
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2009
Date: 2009
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/472720
Identifier: vital:77566
Description: Poverty in Nigeria is overwhelmingly a rural problem. In 1985, 86.6 percent of those living below poverty line of US $1 per day were in the agricultural sector. This figure dropped to 66 per cent in 1992. However, of the total population of poor people in 1992, 10 million were living in the rural areas and are engaged in farming. Nigerian small-scale farmers are characterized by the use of unimproved inputs and traditional production tools that are capable of generating only very small incomes. This low income of the farmers leads to vicious cycle of poverty with low levels of savings and investments, which in turn leads to low productivity and low income. In explaining the poverty status of farmers, it is necessary to look into the profitability of their farm enterprise to show the close links existing between productivity and farm income. This study attempts to estimate the profitability of sole sorghum production on small and large scale farms, it uses the gross margin analysis to determine the farm income on small and large scale farms. Empirical results indicate that the farmers are making profits, given the benefits relative to costs involved in sorghum production on both the small and large scale farms. To fully tap the potential of increase productivity and farm income, the study surmises that expanded access to improved technologies on sorghum production should be extended to the farmers through extension services.
Format: 6 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Journal of applied sciences research
Relation: Baiyegunhi, L.J.S. and Fraser, G.C.G., 2009. Profitability in sorghum production in three villages of Kaduna State Nigeria. Journal of applied sciences research, 5(10), pp.1685-1691
Relation: Journal of applied sciences research volume 5 number 10 1685 1691 2009 2307-4531
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Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Journal of applied sciences research

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