ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF GINGER (Zingiber officinale L.) PRODUCTION IN JABA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF GINGER (Zingiber officinale L.) PRODUCTION IN JABA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE
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2007-03
Authors
AYUBA, NATHAN ABUBAKAR
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Abstract
Economic analysis of ginger production in Jaba Local Government
Area (LGA) of Kaduna State was carried out using multi-stage
sampling to select the districts and villages and random sampling to
select 160 ginger farmers. The data were collected using
questionnaires. The analytical tools employed included descriptive
statistics, production function analysis and Gross margin analysis.
The results showed that a gross return of N474, 375.00 and a total
cost of production of N162, 796.50/ha were realize. Thus, the gross
margin was N311, 578.50/ha.Seed was the most prominent cost item
in ginger production and it account for about 44% of the total cost.
The regression coefficient for the farm size was positive and
statistically significant at 1%, while the coefficients of seed, fertilizer
and labour were statistically significant at 5% level of probability. In
terms of efficiency of resource usage, land, fertilizer and labour were
under-utilized while seed was over utilized. The study concluded that
ginger production was profitable in the study area. However, there is
scope for increasing the profit if the resources are more efficiently
utilized.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL
SOCIOLOGY, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
MARCH, 2007
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS,, GINGER (Zingiber officinale L.),, PRODUCTION,, JABA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA,, KADUNA STATE.