Economic Analysis of Exotic Vegetable Production among Urban Fadama Women Farmers in Akinyele Local Government Area Oyo State , Nigeria

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Yekinni, O. T.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	There is a steady increase in the number of people living in and around cities. The costs of supplying food from rural areas to urban areas are also rising. In urban areas, a few part-time growers devote time to the production of exotic vegetables at backyards as urban and marginal farms. This paper examines the economic importance of exotic vegetable production under Fadama system in Akinyele local government area of Oyo state. One hundred respondents were chosen using multistage sampling technique and information was collected from them with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages as well as profitability analysis to determine the profitability level of the enterprise. Results obtained from various profitability ratios showed that exotic vegetable farming is a profitable venture that requires little capital and has become a source of livelihood to the farmers in the business. The significant variables that influenced vegetable production include farm size, quantity of fertilizer, insecticide, as well as labour. Profit can be maximised with the following in place; extension services, use of insecticides, availability of exotic vegetable seeds and provision of incentives to the exotic vegetable growers. The increase in their output level and profit will contribute significantly to food security in the country.
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