Local Government Area Of Oyo State Research Articles

ECONOMICS ANALYSIS OF MAIZE MARKETING IN SURULERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AREA IN OYO STATE

ABSTRACT The main objective of this research work was to analyze the economic analysis of maize marketing in Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo-State. The data were collected with the aid of a well structured questionnaire and were later analyzed. About half of the maize marketers (49.9%) had their age between 31-40 years in the study area, most of the maize marketers (80%) are female, while more than half of the maize marketers (60.8%) are married, and 63.3% of the respondents had no schooling experience. Again, high proportion of the marketers had experience less than 10years. For the maize marketers selling price, the significant variables include, age, educational level, major occupation, cost of shop, sellers association and they all have positive relationship with selling price. Barrier to entry and cost of loading. The age, educational level, major occupation, cost of shop and cost of loading are significant at 1% level of significance, while sellers association and barrier to entry are significant at 5% level. An adjusted R 2 value of 0.549 which implies that the regression equation accounted for 54.9% of the independent variable like age, educational level, major occupation, cost of shop and cost of loading while the remaining 45.1 percent is an accounted for which might be due to error embedded in the data itself. From the result of the study, the value of Fcal>Ftab. It is therefore concluded that there is a significant relationship between the socio-economic characteristics of the maize marketers and selling price and there is a significant relationship between cost and selling price. Keywords: Economic analysis, Marketing, Cost, Model, Maize

Factors Affecting the Adoption of Chemical Use in Yam Storage among Farmers in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo-State, Nigeria

Yam as a staple food in Nigeria has lot of importance, hence it has been imperative to know different ways of preserving this tuber. The study aimed at looking at the factors that affected the adop...

Diversity and Abundance of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) Species Complex in some Selected Settlements in Ogbomoso Local Government Area of Oyo-State, Nigeria

It is part of efforts of every passionate government in Africa to reduce, if not eliminate morbidity and mortality due to malaria being transmitted by female anopheles mosquito. Part of this struggle is the malaria indicator survey annually conducted by the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) in Nigeria. It therefore important to communicate community based investigation and communication of entomological data vital for malaria control using appropriate statistical tools. This study generally aims to investigate seasonal abundance of Anopheles mosquito species and their compositions in some selected human settlements. The specific objective is to determine which particular specie of such Anopheles mosquitoes are most abundant and which of the human settlements requires most intervention due to high prevalence of such Anopheles.

Profitability and efficiency of cucumber production among smallholder farmers in Oyo state, Nigeria

Cucumber is one of the most important exotic vegetables in Nigeria. Its profile is rising due to widespread knowledge of its inherent health benefits. To sustain the availability of the crop in order to meet increasing demand, there is the need to enhance its productivity. Crop productivity depends on the efficient use of both material and human resources utilized in the production process. This study therefore examined profitability and efficiency of cucumber production in Iseyin local government area of Oyo state. Primary data on socioeconomic characteristics of farmers, input and output quantity and prices were collected from 73 cucumber farmers and analyzed using descriptive statistics, budgetary technique and stochastic frontier. Majority of the farmers were male (96.7%) with average age of 46.4 years. An average of 17.1 years of farming experience cut across both gender groups. The average hectare was 1.5 with average yield of 5,368 kg/ha. Budgetary analysis revealed that net profit of N=239,440/ha, profit margin percentage of 55.8% and returns on every naira invested of 1.26 were obtained. This is an indication that cucumber production is profitable in the study area. The result of the stochastic frontier indicated that farm size and volume of agrochemical used significantly influenced cucumber production. Age, education status of farmers and access to credit were the significant factors determining technical efficiency of the farmers in the study area. Mean technical efficiency of production was 0.68. The study recommends capacity building for farmers on an appropriate combination of resources.

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii IgG antibodies in Nigerian Free-range Chickens using Indirect FluorescentAntibody Test (IFAT)

The detection of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in free-range chickens (FRC) has become a method for monitoring soil contamination with T. gondii oocysts shed in cat faeces. Although several methods have been employed for T. gondii antibody detection in chicken sera, limited information is available on the use of indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) for this purpose. This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of IgG antibodies to T. gondii in the sera of 241 FRC randomly obtained from 10 local government areas (LGAs) of Oyo state, southwestern Nigeria using IFAT. Antibodies specific for T. gondii were detected in 26 (10.8%) sera with titre of 1:25 in 26 samples, and 1:50 in 5 samples. Seropositive FRC were detected in all 10 LGAs of Oyo State. There was no significant association between T. gondii seroprevalence and age, gender or source of the FRC. The results of the present study show that the IFAT is valuable in detecting antibodies to T. gondii in FRC sera and that infection of these chickens with T. gondii is widespread in the study area. Adequate precautions should be taken during preparation of FRC from the study area for food, as they could serve as potential source of infection for humans.

Assessment of the involvement of male farmers in non farm income generating activities in Ogo-Oluwa local government area of Oyo-State

The study investigated the involvement of male farmers in non-farm Income Generating Activities (IGAs) in Ogo-Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo state. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 100 respondents for the study. A well-structured and validated interview schedule was used in collecting primary data. The data were then subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistics. The respondents were involved in non-farm income generating activities such as trading (29%), driving (7%), Okada riding (6%), mechanics (6%), Carpentry (5%), Milling (5%) and others (18%). Contributions to family welfare were scored in the areas of feeding, children’s education, family health care and social obligations. The result further revealed that none of the male farmer’s personal characteristics such as age, marital status, educational level, religion and cosmopoliteness influenced their involvement in non-farm IGAs. Therefore there is a need to encourage farmers to get involved in non-farm IGAs coupled with farming so as to complement for declining returns in farming.

Informal Credit Markets and the Development of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises in Nigeria

This study analyzed the development in investment of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises Intermediated by theinformal credit market in Nigeria. Primary data for this study were collected from 10 (ten) Local GovernmentAreas of Oyo State, Nigeria using a multi-stage sampling technique. The result indicates that size of lending,experience in lending business have positive and significant impact on growth in investment of micro and smallscale enterprises. Policy aimed at making fund increasingly available to small scale enterprises is recommend toboost growth in small and micro enterprises.