Abstract
This Study analyzed the efficiency of cotton Production in Gassol and Lau Local Government Areas of Taraba State. Data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaires administered to 81 randomly selected farmers in the study areas and analyzed using descriptive statistics and stochastic frontier production function analysis. The result revealed that majority of farmers (67.9%) were young, mostly males (86.42%) and educated (86.41%). The result of the budgeting technique showed that the total revenue (TR), gross margin (GM), net Farm income (NFI) and Return on Investment (ROI) per hectare were N55, 108.70, N21, 128.70, N20, 008.70 and N0.62 respectively. The result of the stochastic frontier production analysis revealed that the variance parameter indicates positive and significant relationship at 5% level of probability for agro-chemicals and family labour at 1% level of probability for fertilizer, labour and farm size. Mean technical efficiency index was 0.77 while the minimum and maximum technical efficiency were 0.37 and 0.97 respectively. The study also identified that low price of cotton seed and high cost of inputs are the major challenges faced by cotton producers. The study recommended that inputs should be subsidized by the government and be channeled through the community leaders.
Highlights
Cotton (Gossipium SPP) is a plant grown in warm countries that has a soft white hair around its seed used in textile industries, and of great importance to international trade Korcher, [1], David and Adamu, [2], Helfand, S.M. [3]
According to the council report, it recommended that a collaboration effort has to be made with Afcott Nigeria Plc Yola, Adamawa State, to improve on the cotton seed variety so that high yielding and pest resistant variety would be available to the farmers
The study concludes that the stochastic frontier production function model is the best fit for the data. the study investigated the mutual effect of input on the output variance, whereas the profitability of cotton and technical efficiency were estimated
Summary
Cotton (Gossipium SPP) is a plant grown in warm countries that has a soft white hair around its seed used in textile industries, and of great importance to international trade Korcher, [1], David and Adamu, [2], Helfand, S.M. [3]. Cotton remains the most important natural fibre of the 20th Century that contributed to the development of the Nigeria economy. It is commonly grown under favorable condition like soil type and fertilizer requirements. The Nigeria’s output of cotton in 2006/2007 was 631,500 bales, CBN [5] This shows that compare to that of 2003/2004 a decline in cotton production is being experienced in the country. According to the council report, it recommended that a collaboration effort has to be made with Afcott Nigeria Plc Yola, Adamawa State, to improve on the cotton seed variety so that high yielding and pest resistant variety would be available to the farmers. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development as Chairman of the, CDC [8]
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