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input – output relationship in cassava production: empirical evidence among cassava farmers in kogi state, nigeria
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نویسنده
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akoh thankgod ameh ,shaibu ufedo ,usman habibat
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منبع
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international journal of agricultural science, research and technology in extension and education systems - 2019 - دوره : 9 - شماره : 4 - صفحه:211 -217
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چکیده
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His study assessed the input and output relationship in cassava production in kogi state, nigeria. a multistage random sampling technique was used to select 120 cassava farmers for the study. the survey instrument was a structured questionnaire. data were collected on farmers’ socioeconomic characteristics, inputs used in cassava production, and other relevant data. the data were analyzed with the use of descriptive statistics and cobb- douglas stochastic frontier production function. the result of the socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents showed that most of the farmers were female (64.2%). this study found an average age of 39.8 years among cassava farmers with a mean family size of 8 members and an average farm size of 3.7ha. inputs identified in cassava production are; herbicide (65%), hired labour (50.8%), pesticide (21.7%), organic manure (38.3%), fertilizer (29.2%) and improved cassava cuttings (22.5%). the parameters of the production function were estimated by the maximum likelihood method using the computer program frontier. results indicated that farm size (β = 75862.79), cassava cuttings (β = 63.4853), and labour (β = 409.4048) significantly influenced the output of cassava farmers at 5% level of significance. furthermore, age (β = -.9921587), household size (β = -10.52704) and farming experience (β = 1.634783) significantly influenced inefficiency among cassava farmers in the area. recommendations made to enhance the input-output relationship in cassava production include; provision of improved cassava cuttings to boost cassava production and there should be adequate farmland for cassava framers.
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کلیدواژه
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cassava ,input ,output ,frontier ,inefficiency
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آدرس
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kogi state university, department of agricultural economics and extension, nigeria, kogi state college of education ankpa, department of agricultural science, nigeria, kogi state college of education ankpa, department of agricultural science, nigeria
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پست الکترونیکی
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usmanhabibat@gmail.com
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