SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF SMALL RUMINANTS PRODUCTION AMONG FARMERS IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Socio-economic, small ruminant, ownership, rural Nigeria
Abstract
In the study, the socio-economic determinant of small ruminants’ production in rural setting in Nigeria was investigated. Structured questionnaire was used for data collection from 120 small ruminants’ farmers and analysed with descriptive statistics and regression analysis. Findings show that older farmers (55%) dominated ownership of goats and sheep. Semi intensive system was still practiced with majority dependent on forage grazing for the animals. Major identified problems constraining small ruminant production included lack of capital/credit, land, pests/diseases and feed shortage. A regression analysis result showed that certain socio-economic variables such as income, years of rearing experience and educational level had direct impact on small ruminant production (R2=0.78). The findings suggest that improved small ruminant production could be achieved by giving considerations to those significant variables; creating enabling environment through the provision of micro-credit and extension services to ameliorate the problems faced by the farmers.
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Doss, C.C. Grown., Deere, C.D. 2008. Gender and Asset Ownership: A Guide to Collecting Individual-level Data. Policy Research Working Paper 4704. The World Bank, Washington, D.C 76 pp
Doward, A., Anderson, A.S., Pattison, J., Pas, R., Rushton, J., Sanchez, V.E. 2005. A Guide to indicators and Methods for Assessing the Contribution of Livestock Keeping to the Livelihoods of the Poor. Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College, London. p.5
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Okunlola, J.O. 1991. Socio-economic Constraints to Sheep and Goat Production in Ekiti and Ondo States, Nigeria. Unpublished M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Agricultural Extension Services, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. pp 12– 46
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Shacleton, S., Shacleton, C., Cousins, B. 2000. Re-valuing the Communal Lands of Southern Africa: New Understandings of Rural Livelihoods. ODI Natural Resources Perspectives 62.
Vanslembrouck, I., Van Hylenbroeck, G., Verbeke, W. 2002. Determinants of the willingness of Belgian farmers to participate in agri-environmental measures. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 53(3): 489-511
Rege, A. O. 1996. Goat in Yemen. Animal Genetic Resources Information pp 34-45
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