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https://doi.org/10.2478/crebss-2021-0001
Economic analysis of rice production by small-holder women farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria
Adewuyi Adekunle Kolawole
; Department of Agricultural Technology, Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria
Amurtiya Michael
orcid.org/0000-0001-5273-9999
; Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
Sažetak
This study is focused on analysing the economics of rice production by the small-holder female rice-farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study described female rice-farmers’ socio-economic characteristics, analysed their technical and allocative efficiencies, and also assessed their economic efficiency in the area. Primary data were collected from 180 randomly selected female rice-farmers in Adamawa State using a semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and stochastic frontier function were used analysing the data collected. Findings of the study revealed that the technical in-efficiency of the farmers is influenced by farming experience, education, and access to credit facilities. Also, the allocative in-efficiency of female farmers was influenced by education, household size, and access to credits. The result showed that education and access to credit facilities were common factors affecting the technical and allocative efficiency of female rice farmers in the area. The mean economic efficiency of the female farmers was 0.6. Therefore, the study recommends that the government and other actors in the agricultural sector should facilitate women’s access to credit facilities and other agricultural information relevant to rice production.
Ključne riječi
Adamawa state; efficiency; Nigeria; rice production; women
Hrčak ID:
257808
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Datum izdavanja:
23.5.2021.
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