SUMMARY OF CASSAVA PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
The study
covered Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The work studied the
economic analysis of cassava production. To carry out this study, five
objectives were formulated and these were; to describe the socio-economic
characteristics of cassava producers in the study area, identify the farming system, inputs used in cassava production, as certain the level of production
and output in the study area, to evaluate the cost and return and the level of
profit, to identify the problems of cassava production.
A total of 80
farmers were randomly sampled from the study area using a well structured
questionnaire. The research finding is able to establish that most of the
farmers were taking the
enterprises as a part-time business. 50% of the farmers
were middle age men and women. A high proportion of cassava producers were
married and had no formal education. It further showed that a large proportion
the farmers had been in the business between 6-10years, about 74% of their
initial capital is from their personal savings. 83.8% of the cassava producers
are female, the major constraints facing cassava production is lack of fund,
lack of fertilizer and others.
There is a high
yield of 400 tone of cassava tuber per hectare of land and 1800 cassava stick
(bundle) per hectare. Cassava enterprise is a viable business and it provides
job opportunity to farmers, marketers etc, 56.3% of the farmers acquired their
land by outright purchase, mixed cropping and mono cropping was practiced
mainly.
Socioeconomic
characteristics of cassava farmers strongly influenced the output as shown by
the test of hypothesis (U) by F-test statistics. Z-test statistics was used to
confirm hypothesis I, that the business in viable .
CONCLUSION ON CASSAVA PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
The research has
been able to show that cassava production is a profitable enterprise, attitude
of the labour force and Government towards cassava production also brings about
reduction in its growth and development in Ihiala Local Government Area of
Anambra state. The co-operatives, should encourage farmers to go into cassava production because of its viability.
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR CASSAVA PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
In line with
the above findings, the following recommendation are made to improve beyond the
present poor level of cassava production.
1.
Farmers should be encouraged to live a cooperative
life, so that they can help or provide for each other, in terms of money,
planting materials etc.
2.
Credit facilities should also be made available to
farmers with little or no interest rate.
3.
Extension services / agents should be made available to
farmers.
4.
Planting materials and farm inputs should be made
available to the farmers at a reduced rate.
5.
Cooperatives and farmers should be encouraged to
provide farm land to facilitates the production of cassava production.
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