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- Title
POULTRY FARMERS SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND PRODUCTION LIMITING FACTORS IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA.
- Authors
OGUNYEMI, OLUWOLE IBIKUNLE; OROWOLE, PAUL FOLORUNSO
- Abstract
Interventions to solve poultry farmers' production problems have not given desired results. Few researches have linked poultry production problems with farmers' socioeconomic features. The research analysed this linkage in southwest Nigeria. Ekiti, Lagos and Ondo States were purposively selected. Simple random selection of 320 farmers was made. 307 were successful for analysis. Descriptive statistics and Probit model were used to analyse the data. 52.12% of the farmers fall within 31 to 50 years of age and 67.10% of the farmers belong to cooperative group. Membership of cooperative increases the probability (0.416) of a poultry farmer having power supply problem and decreases the probability (-0.472) of a farmer facing poor market access. For sustainable poultry production in the region, farmers should be assisted on power supply to individual farm. Also, membership of cooperative should be encouraged among poultry farmers to boost market access.
- Subjects
SOUTHWEST Nigeria; POULTRY farming; SOCIOECONOMICS; POULTRY products; PROBITS
- Publication
Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, 2020, Vol 22, Issue 1, p151
- ISSN
1520-5509
- Publication type
Article