PROFITABILITY OF SWINE PRODUCTION IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorEKPE, Imaikop David
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-02T13:43:49Z
dc.date.available2019-04-02T13:43:49Z
dc.date.issued2018-05
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIAen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study assessed the profitability of swine production in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Three specific objectives, three research questions and two null hypotheses were stated for the study. The population for the study consisted of 4,003 registered swine farmers in Akwa Ibom State (Uyo branch). Descriptive survey research design was used and structured questionnaire was drafted for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, profitability ratio and Pearson product moment correlation. The two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using profitability ratio for null hypothesis one (1) and Pearson product moment correlation was used to test null hypothesis two (2). Major findings revealed that 52% of the respondents were 40 years of age, 42% had secondary school education, 68% engaged in business as their major occupation, 61% used semi-intensive management system and 50% of the respondents had 10 years farming experience. The findings further indicated that an annual production variable cost was ₦365,200, fixed cost was ₦94,760 and total cost was ₦459,960 and sales of output was valued at ₦1,239,000 (TR) while the net revenue was ₦779,040. The profitability ratio was 3.39. The profitability ratio showed that there was a significant relationship between costs and benefit of swine production while Pearson product moment correlation showed that there was a significant relationship between constraints faced by farmers and swine production. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the government of Akwa Ibom State. Agricultural development programme should increase veterinary service by supplying necessary vaccine at lower cost by establishing new veterinary care centres. This will help to increase profitabilityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11417
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY,en_US
dc.subjectSWINE PRODUCTION,en_US
dc.subjectAKWA IBOM STATE,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIA,en_US
dc.titlePROFITABILITY OF SWINE PRODUCTION IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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