ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF RICE PRODUCTION AMONG SMALLSCALE WOMEN FARMERS IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, NIGERIA

Alabi Olugbenga Omotayo (), Aluwong Jeremiah Samuel, Atteh Paul Akinwumi, Dirisu Herbert Ibrahim, Yusuf Fadhilat Mohammed, Popoola Luqman Abiola, Agada Levi Friday and Haruna Ojuh Ezekiel
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Alabi Olugbenga Omotayo: Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Abuja, PMB 117 Gwagwalada-Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Aluwong Jeremiah Samuel: Department of Agricultural-Extension and Management, School of Agricultural Technology, Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria, Samaru Kataf Campus, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Atteh Paul Akinwumi: Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University of Lafia, PMB 146 Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
Dirisu Herbert Ibrahim: Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Adamawa Plaza, Central Business District, Abuja, Nigeria.
Yusuf Fadhilat Mohammed: National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Obasanjo Space Center, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Express Way, Abuja, Nigeria.
Popoola Luqman Abiola: National Biotechnology Development Agency, Umar Musa Yar’Adua Express Way, Abuja, Nigeria
Agada Levi Friday: National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Obasanjo Space Center, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Express Way, Abuja, Nigeria.
Haruna Ojuh Ezekiel: Department of Agricultural-Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria.

Food & Agribusiness Management (FABM), 2024, vol. 5, issue 1, 11-18

Abstract: This study evaluated economic efficiency of rice production among smallscale women farmers in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 100 smallscale women rice farmers. Primary data were collected with the aid of well-designed and well-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, farm budgeting technique, financial analysis, Stochastic production frontier efficiency model, and Tobit dichotomous regression model. The results show that 88% of women rice farmers were less than 50 years of age. The mean age was 44 years. Averagely, they are smallscale farmers with 1.31 hectares of farm land. The labour input in mandays constitutes the highest percentage of about 50.8% of total costs of activities involved in rice production. The net farm income and gross margin ratio was estimated at 416,800 Naira and 0.63 respectively. This shows that rice production by women farmers was profitable and worthwhile. The mean allocative, economic, technical efficiency scores were 50.3%, 50.8%, and 51.20% leaving the efficiency gaps of 49.7%, 49.2%, and 48.8% for improvement respectively. The significant factors influencing economic efficiency of rice production among women farmers include: – farm size (P

Keywords: Economic Efficiency; Rice Production; Tobit Regression Model; Smallscale Women Farmers; Abuja; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.26480/fabm.01.2024.11.18

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