SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND RISKS OF COTTON CONTRACT FARMERS IN EASTERN AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
| Autor: | null Yisa, Musa Kolo, null Sani, M. H., null Lawal Bello |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Agripreneurship and Sustainable Development. 4:169-179 |
| ISSN: | 2651-6365 2651-6144 |
| DOI: | 10.59331/jasd.v4i3.243 |
| Popis: | This study examined socio-economic indicators and risks of cotton contract farmers in eastern agricultural zone of Niger State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to purposively and randomly select 122 respondents from the study area. Interview and questionnaire methods were used in the data collection and analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics (chi-square). The results disclosed that 64.7% of cotton contract farmers were between the ages of 20-29 years, single (70.5%), majority (72.1%) acquired tertiary education, 89.3% had contact farming experience of nine years and majority (81.1%) and (86.9%) had household size of 5-9 persons and land owned by inheritance, respectively. Many (46.7%) of the farmers perceived price stability as the benefits for their participation in cotton contract farming and majority (68.9%) learnt about cotton contract farming from extension agents and Agricultural Development Projects. The findings further showed a significant (χ2 = 56.246, P |
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