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- Title
ANALYSIS OF COCOYAM MARKETING IN SAGAMU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA.
- Authors
Fadipe, A. E. A.; Adenuga, A. H.; Raji, U. A.
- Abstract
The study examined the analysis of cocoyam marketing in Sagamu Local Government area in Ogun state, Nigeria. The study analysed the cocoyam market in the study area. Specifically, the study estimated the marketing margin, marketing efficiency and also examined the constraints to cocoyam marketing. The study made use of primary data obtained from 120 cocoyam traders through a well structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Marketing margin analysis, Shepherd's marketing efficiency index and the Gini coefficient were the major analytical tools employed for the study. The results of the study showed that cocoyam marketing in the study area is competitive and that there is a relatively high level of inequality among the traders. Lack of credit facilities, inadequate capital and poor infrastructural facilities where identified as the major factors militating against cocoyam marketing in the study area. The study therefore recommended that the government as well as non governmental agencies should empower the marketers through the provision of micro credit facilities to encourage more people to go into cocoyam marketing.
- Subjects
OGUN State (Nigeria); TARO; VEGETABLE marketing; MARKETING margin; GINI coefficient
- Publication
Trakia Journal of Sciences, 2015, Vol 13, Issue 3, p208
- ISSN
1312-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15547/tjs.2015.03.002