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- Title
Organic Farming: Opportunities and Challenges in Sundarbazar, Lamjung, Nepal.
- Authors
Akoh, Thankgod Ameh; Shaibu, Ufedo; Usman, Habibat
- Abstract
This 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 (|3 = 75862.79), cassava cuttings (P = 63.4853), and labour (|3 = 409.4048) significantly influenced the output of cassava farmers at 5% level of significance. Furthermore, age (|3 = -.9921587), household size (|3 = -10.52704) and farming experience (|3 = 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.
- Subjects
LAMJUNG (Nepal : District); ORGANIC farming; CASSAVA; FARMERS; ACQUISITION of data
- Publication
International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research & Technology (IJASRT) in Extension & Education Systems, 2019, Vol 9, Issue 4, p219
- ISSN
2251-7588
- Publication type
Article