scholarly journals EFFECTS OF FADAMA III PROJECT ON RURAL RICE FARMERS IN YOLA -NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 105-114
Author(s):  
B.A Shelleng ◽  
B. Tabitha
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Margin Analysis ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study assessed the effects of Fadama lll on rural rice farmers in Yola-North LGA of Adamawa State, Nigeria. The objectives are to; described the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, Estimate the cost and returns of Fadama and non-Fadama participants, to assess the change in output and to assess the change in income among the respondents. One hundred and twenty four (124) respondents were selected from beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of the project through multi stage and purposive random sampling. Structured questionnaire were used to obtained data on the Socio-economic characteristics, Cost and Returns, Change in output and Change in income. The data were analysed using Descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings reveals that majority of the respondents were males (71.4%) and married (69.6}.These categories of respondents are in their productive ages (30 – 39 and 40 – 49) capable of engaging in farming activities and they account for 64 % whom are the majority. Revenue generated by the beneficiaries is higher than that of the non-beneficiaries as revealed by the Gross margin analysis, likewise the T-test showed the mean Income of the beneficiaries was higher compared to that of the non-beneficiaries even though the difference was not significant at p=0.05 .Despite the fact that the project had made little impact on the living conditions of the beneficiaries, it is recommended that it should be continue in order to ensure sustained income and revenue generation.

Economic Analysis of Maize-Cowpea Intercrops in Akko Local Government Area, Gombe State, Nigeria

2014 ◽  
pp. 9-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isah Bakoji
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Resistant Varieties ◽  
Hired Labor ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
Margin Analysis ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study was conducted in Akko Local Government Area, Gombe state, Nigeria to examine the cost and return analysis of maize-cowpea intercrop enterprise. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire administered to 50 respondents on their socio economic characteristics, inputs and output, cost incurred and the revenue realized for the 2013 production season using random sampling techniques. Descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis and regression analysis were the analytical tools used in analyzing the data. The result showed that majority of the sampled farmers (74.6%) was within the age bracket of 31-50 years with (88.9%) that had one form of education or the other. Fertilizer constituted the bulk (47.6%) of the total cost of production. The gross margin, net farm income and return per naira invested were found to be Naira 21245, Naira 20608, N0. 93 per hectare respectively. Double-log model was chosen as the lead equation, the result further indicated that age, seeds and fertilizer are positively significant at p>_ 0.05 with R2 of 55.4% while educational level hired labor and insecticides gave a negative elasticity of their respective coefficients. Insufficient credit facilities, high cost of inputs pest and diseases and use of manual operation are the major constraints in the study area. Therefore it is recommended that credit delivery from lending agencies, inputs early and resistant varieties and labor saving techniques should be made readily available and affordable to farmers to improve their production with the generation of optimum profit. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbayr.v2i1.20537 Journal of the Bangladesh Association of Young Researchers (JBAYR): Vol.2(1), 2012 & 2013: 9-20

scholarly journals Gross Margin and Factor Analysis of Watermelon Production in Patuakhali District, Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Bishwajit Sarker ◽  
Shankar Majumder ◽  
Sheikh Mohammad Sayem ◽  
Md. Shaikh Farid
Keyword(s):  
Production Function ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Margin Analysis ◽  
Douglas Production Function

This study examined the Gross margin and factor productivity of watermelon production in Patuakhali district, Bangladesh. A multi-stage stratified sampling design had been used for the selection of the watermelon growing farmers.  Data were obtained with the aid of a pre-tested structured questionnaire. The socio-economic characteristics of the respondents was described and categorized by Descriptive statistics, Gross margin analysis was used to analyze the cost and returns to watermelon production and Cobb Douglas production function was used to evaluate the input factor productivity. Results showed that the farmers are relatively middle-aged with an average age of 41 years with a sizable number of the respondents (1.7%) having passed through tertiary education. It was also observed that the farmers are typically smallholders with an average farm size of 50-249 decimal. The result of the gross margin analysis showed that watermelon production is profitable with a gross margin of Tk 756 per decimal. The result of the Cobb Douglas production function shows that the coefficients of cost of seed (0.137), cost of tillage (0.227), cost of irrigation (0.304), cost of labour (0.156), and cost of pesticide (0.305) were positively significant at 5% and 1%. The overall factor productivity index is 1.19 implying an increasing return to scale in water melon production in the study area. However, lack of irrigation facility and pesticide were identified as major production constraints.

scholarly journals Fish Production and Marketing in Dundaye District, wammakko Local Government Area, Sokoto State

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
A. A. Yakubu ◽  
I. Magawata ◽  
T. M. Motunrayo
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Landing Site ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Fish Production ◽  
Artisanal Fishing ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Customer Preferences ◽  
Sample Technique ◽  
Margin Analysis ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study was conducted in Wammakko local government area of Sokoto state. On the RiverRima side where artisanal fish production and marketing on the landing site takes place. One hundred and twenty (120) respondents were selected via stratified random sample technique. Information was on demographic features, production, marketing, processing and handling and customer preferences with the aid of structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and gross margin analysis were used to analyse the data. The results revealed that 90% respondents were in age ranged of 26-55. Fish was marketed in fresh and fried forms in the landing site. Fifty percent (50%) of the respondents prefer Tilapia and Hetrobranchus species and 57% spent N400 on fish monthly. Seventy two percent of the consumers prefer to take the price of the fishermen. Profit margin of N9,200 for fish mongers while N3,720 for the fiahermen ere recorded. It was recommended that farmers should be enlightened on the new fishing techniques especially the production and management of artisanal fishing.

scholarly journals SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CASSAVA PRODUCTION IN IKOLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EKITI STATE.

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 2036-2038
Author(s):  
S.O.W TOLUWASE ◽  
K. A ABDU-RAHEEM
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Cassava Production ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Socio Economic Variables ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study was carried out in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-economic variables, costs and revenues of the farmers. One hundred food crop famers cultivating cassava were randomly selected for the study. The result revealed that most of the farmers were young and educated. The mean household size was eight people. Land tenure through inheritance was the major method of acquiring farmland. Most farmers are small scale farmers operate mostly on owner’s equity. The gross margin of cassava production was #172, 920.00 per hectare. Cassava production was profitable by returning 2.07 for everyone naira invented in the study area. Among the recommendation made to boost production in the area was granting of small loans to farmers by commercial banks and land should be made available and allocated to the farmers to increase output and productivity of cassava production in the study area.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Profitability of Rice Production in Afikpo North L.G.A.

2020 ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Uche Nkechi ◽  
Donatus, Jane ◽  
N. Uchenwachi, Margaret
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Transportation Cost ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Rice Production ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Total Revenue ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Margin Analysis

This study was carried out to determine the profitability of rice production in Afikpo North L.G.A Ebonyi State of Nigeria between April and September, 2019. Seventy (70) rice farmers (35 each) randomly selected from two prominent rice producing villages (Amasiri and Akpoha) in the study area were used as sample size. Questionnaires and personal interviews respectively were the basic primary and secondary means of data collection. Descriptive statistics, Gross margin analysis and Likert Scale were used to analyze the data obtained for socio-economic, profitability and constraints to rice production in the study area respectively. Results showed that socio-economic characteristics including gender, age, farm size, household, education etc are among the factors that affect rice production in the area. The result of likert scale showed that inadequate capital, high cost of labour, inadequate farm input etc were major constraints to rice production, while cost of transportation, cost of pesticide and marketing outlet were not considered as constraints rice production in the area. The result of gross margin analysis showed that Total Revenue and Gross margin were 270,000 and 214, 0000 respectively while Net Profit was N201, 500. The cost return ratio was 3.9k. This implies that the rice farming is highly profitable since the total revenue significantly outweighed the total cost. The cost return ratio of 3.9k implies that for every one naira invested in rice production about 4.0k is returned as profit. The study therefore recommends that Government should formulate agricultural enhancement policies that will address the major constraints observed in this study to ensure large scale and profitable rice production in Afikpo North LGA.

scholarly journals Comparison of shortest sailing distance through random and regular sampling points

2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alf Harbitz ◽  
Michael Pennington
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Minimum Distance ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Pandalus Borealis ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
Theoretical Sampling ◽  
Sampling Points ◽  
Regular Sampling ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference

Abstract The shortest sailing distance through n sampling points is calculated for simple theoretical sampling domains (square and circle) as well as for a rather irregular and concavely shaped real sampling domain in the Barents Sea. The sampling sites are either located at the nodes of a square grid (regular sampling) or they are randomly distributed. For n less than ten, the exact shortest sailing distance is derived. For larger n, a traveling salesman algorithm (simulated annealing) was applied, and its bias (distance from true minimum) was estimated based on a case where the true minimum distance was known. In general, the average minimum sailing distance based on random sampling was considerably shorter than for regular sampling, and the difference increased with sample size until an asymptotic value was reached at about n=60 for a square domain. For the sampling domain in the Barents Sea used for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) abundance surveys (n=118 stations), the cruise-track lengths based on random sampling were approximately normally distributed. The mean sailing distance was 18% shorter than the cruise track for regular sampling and the standard deviation equalled 2.6%.

scholarly journals Economic Analysis of Snail Marketing in Ibadan North East Local Government Area Oyo State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
A. F. Aderounmu ◽  
I. O. Oyewo ◽  
O. O. Oke
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
North East ◽  
Frequency Table ◽  
Marketing Efficiency ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Benefit Cost

This paper reports findings from a study carried out to investigate the profitability of snail marketing in Ibadan North East Local Government area of Oyo State. Structured questionnaires and interview schedules were designed to obtain information on socio-economic characteristics, operational capital and source, years of experience in the business and constraints to snail marketing. Seventy snail marketers, randomly selected from three major markets which are Oje, Agodi gate and Agugu market;. The data collected were analyzed using frequency table, percentage, gross margin, Benefit/ Cost ratio and Marketing Efficiency analyses. Majority (94.3%) of the respondents were female while 5.7% were male. 31.5% were between the ages of 51-60years with mean age of 54.9 years. It was also shown that 50% source their capital through personal savings between N11,000-N20,000 and 47.1% with 5-9years experience. The cost and return analysis revealed that total revenue was N1, 457,700.00k and total cost was N1, 285,320.00k while gross margin    was N172, 380.00k and benefit- cost ratio was 1.13 which implies that for every N1.00 invested the marketer will make a return of N1.13k on every snail sold, Marketing efficiency was 88%. Major constraints to snail marketing in the study area were poor market patronage (87.1%) and seasonality (82.9%). Snail farming is advocated since it is a profitable agribusiness and can be achieved through cooperatives and micro credit facilities. Also, marketing of snail in the area    should be restructured and standardized to command frequent patronage and command higher price value.

scholarly journals PENGARUH MODEL PROBLEM BASED LEARNING BERBASIS LINGKUNGAN TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR SISWA KELAS X AP PADA MATA AJAR SANITASI, HYGIENE DAN KESELAMATAN KERJA DI SMK PARIWISATA TRIATMA JAYA SINGARAJA TAHUN AJARAN 2018/2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Yulianitias Yulianitias ◽  
Cokorda Istri Raka Marsiti ◽  
Luh Masdarini
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Model Problem ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Academic Year

ABSTRAK Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perbedaan dari penggunaan model Problem Based Learning berbasis lingkungan terhadap hasil belajar siswa kelas X-AP mata ajar Sanitasi, Hygiene dan Keselamatan kerja di SMK Pariwisata Triatma Jaya Singaraja Tahun Ajaran 2018/2019. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah Non equivalent Only Control Group Design. Objek dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari dua kelas sampel, yaitu kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Metode pemilihan sampel penelitian adalah dengan teknik random sampling. Proses pengumpulan data menggunakan instrumen tes untuk mengetahui hasil belajar siswa, kemudian melakukan pengujian hipotesis dengan menggunakan teknik uji-t. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data, diperoleh thitung 7,641 dan ttabel (pada taraf signifikansi 5%) = 3,460. Hal ini berarti bahwa thitung> ttabel, sehingga dapat diinterpretasikan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap hasil belajar siswa X AP Di SMK Pariwisata Triatma Jaya Singaraja antara kelompok siswa yang dibelajarkan dengan Problem Based Learning berbasis lingkungan lebih tinggi dibandingkan kelompok siswa yang dibelajarkan dengan metode konvensional. Dilihat dari hasil perhitungan rata-rata hasil belajar Sanitasi, Hygiene dan Keselamatan kerja kelompok eksperimen adalah 81 lebih besar dari rata-rata hasil belajar Sanitasi, Hygiene dan Keselamatan kerja kelompok kontrol yaitu 76 Kata kunci: Hasil belajar Sanitasi, Hygiene dan Keselamatan Kerja, Model Problem Based Learning (PBL) Berbasis Lingkungan ABSTRACT The study aimed at finding out the difference of implementation of problem based learning model with environmental basis towards the achievement of class XAP students on the subjects of sanitation, hygiene, and workplace safety at SMK Pariwisata Triatma Jaya Singaraja on the academic year 2018/2019. The research was designed with non equivalent only group control. The objects were two classes of samples, namely controlled and sample classes. Random sampling method was apllied to determine the sample of the research. The data were gathered by using test to find out the achievement of the students , then examining the hypothesis was done by implementing t-examiner technique. The results show that tvalue is 7,641 and ttable (at level of significance 5%) = 3,460. It means that tvalue> ttable. It can be interpreted that there is a significant effect towards the students’ahievement of class X AP at SMK Pariwisata Triatma Jaya Singaraja. The group of students that were treated with Problem Based Learning with the environmental basis got the mean score 81 for sanitation, hygiene, and workplace safety, it is higher than those who were treated with conventional method (controlled group).Key words : achievement, sanitation, hygiene, and workplace safety Model

scholarly journals Is Broadcasting Mung Bean into Rice Crops a Useful Practice in Timor-Leste?

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Luis Almeida ◽  
Robert Williams ◽  
William Erskine
Keyword(s):  
Vigna Radiata ◽  
Mung Bean ◽  
East Timor ◽  
South Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Timor Leste ◽  
Bean Yield ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Margin Analysis

Mung beans (Vigna radiata) are a potential crop in rotation with rice on the south coast of east Timor. When Mung beans are planted after rice, the soil is cultivated after rice harvest, before mung beans are planted by hand with the use of a dibble stick. This paper looks at the cost and benefits of broadcasting mung beans into rice just prior to or just after rice harvest. Broadcast mung beans requires much less labour than planted by dibble stick. Broadcast mung beans require more seed, and can be more difficult to weed. Based on a gross margin analysis mung bean yield could be 35% lower and be as profitable as conventionally grown mung beans.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Profitability and Viability of Catfish Marketing in Onitsha North and South Local Government area of Anambra State Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel O. Igwe ◽  
Terhemba E. Chancha ◽  
Blessing G. Umbugadu ◽  
Beatrice G. Dauda
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Transportation Cost ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
Marketing Data ◽  
The Cost ◽  
North And South

The study was carried out in Onitsha north and Onitsha south local government area of Anambra State Nigeria. The main objective of the study was to assess the profitability and viability of catfish marketing. Data were collected with structured questionnaires administered to 65 randomly selected catfish marketers.  Mean, frequency, percentages, gross margin, Net profit, Gross margin ratio, Operating ratio and Return on investment were all employed to analyze the objectives. The result revealed that transportation cost is the most militating factor against catfish marketing in Onitsha north and Onitsha south local government area of Anambra State Nigeria. The study also revealed that, catfish marketing in the study area was profitable and viable with return on Investment (ROI) of 22.17% and a Gross Margin ratio of 18.14%. The study therefore, recommends that government should provide storage facility and rehabilitate our roads to reduce the cost of transportation in marketing.

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