ENHANCING FOOD CROP PRODUCTION THROUGH ROTATORY CREDIT SAVINGS AMONG SMALL HOLDER FOOD CROP FARMERS IN DEMSA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA.

Autor: YUSTUS, Sunday Francis, SAIDU, Sani Gaya, GIROH, Dengle Yuniyus
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Zdroj: Scientific Papers Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture & Rural Development; 2018, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p499-502, 4p
Abstrakt: Enhancing Food Crop Production through Rotatory Credit Savings among Small holder Food Crop Farmers in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria was the focus of this research. A random sample of 120 respondents were collected and data subjected to descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that 81.67% of the respondents fall within the age range of 25 to 49 years with mean age of 35 years, males dominated the association (66.67%), 70.83 % were married with mean annual saving of N31, 345.50. Regression analysis revealed that about 71.21 % of the differences in the savings of respondents were explained by the variables included in the model (R2=0.7121). Age, education, income and farm size were the determinants of savings among respondents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index