Economic Analysis of Bread Production with High Quality Cassava Flour in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study deals extensively with the economic analysis of bread production with high quality cassava flour in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. It was specifically carried out to examine the socio-economic characteristics of the bread producers in the study area and the profitability of bread production with high quality cassava flour in the study area. Six communities were randomly selected where ten bread producers were selected to give a total sample size of sixty respondents. Both primary and secondary data were involved in the course of this study. At primary level of this project, oral interview, personal observation as well as the use of structural questionnaire was of great importance, while secondary data were gotten from relevant literatures. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze data, and gross margin was used to analyze the cost and returns in bread production. The study revealed that bread producers in the study area comprises of both male and female, bread production in the area lies in the hands of producers between the age bracket of 36-45 years. That does not mean that there are no other producers below or above this age bracket. The study also revealed the problem affecting bread production in the area which are poor power supply and road network, lack of capital and storage facilities, high cost of raw materials and labour and poor awareness of the use of high quality cassava flour in bread production in the study area as well as some recommendations made based on the findings.