EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AMONG CASSAVA FARMERS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
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| author | SAMIROJE O. ABOSEDE ENIMU SOLOMON ACHOJA O. Felix |
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| contents | <p>This study was conducted to evaluate agricultural risk management strategies among cassava farmers in Delta State, Nigeria. A well designed questionnaire was used to collect data from 240 cassava farmers. Descriptive statistic (means, percentages, and frequency counts) and inferential statistic (T-test and Logistic regression) statistics were used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that the majority of cassava farmers (76%) were women while (42%) were between the ages of 41 and 53, falling within the productive age range. The result reveals that majority of cassava farmers (98%) manage risk by diversifying their farms, indicating that farm diversification is a common strategy among respondents. The results of the logistic regression model at Pseudo R2 of 69% indicated that the explanatory variables explained about 69% of the variations in the dependent variable. The coefficient for farm size is positive and significant at the 5% level. The coefficient for farming experience and age are also significant and positive. The coefficient for extension contact is significant and positive. A significant and positive relationship is found between the Membership of organization and agricultural risk management strategies. The result shows that the calculated t-value is 5.631, and the critical table value is 1.645. This suggests that the calculated t-value is greater than the critical value, indicating that there is a statistically significant difference between output of cassava farmers before and after agricultural risk management. Key constraints identified include: low income, pest and disease incidence, lack of access to technology, adverse weather and climate change. It was therefore recommended that government and relevant agricultural agencies should strengthen extension services by training and deploying more agents to rural communities. Financial institutions should offer accessible and farmer-friendly loan schemes to boost production.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AMONG CASSAVA FARMERS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA SAMIROJE O. ABOSEDE ENIMU SOLOMON ACHOJA O. Felix <p>This study was conducted to evaluate agricultural risk management strategies among cassava farmers in Delta State, Nigeria. A well designed questionnaire was used to collect data from 240 cassava farmers. Descriptive statistic (means, percentages, and frequency counts) and inferential statistic (T-test and Logistic regression) statistics were used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that the majority of cassava farmers (76%) were women while (42%) were between the ages of 41 and 53, falling within the productive age range. The result reveals that majority of cassava farmers (98%) manage risk by diversifying their farms, indicating that farm diversification is a common strategy among respondents. The results of the logistic regression model at Pseudo R2 of 69% indicated that the explanatory variables explained about 69% of the variations in the dependent variable. The coefficient for farm size is positive and significant at the 5% level. The coefficient for farming experience and age are also significant and positive. The coefficient for extension contact is significant and positive. A significant and positive relationship is found between the Membership of organization and agricultural risk management strategies. The result shows that the calculated t-value is 5.631, and the critical table value is 1.645. This suggests that the calculated t-value is greater than the critical value, indicating that there is a statistically significant difference between output of cassava farmers before and after agricultural risk management. Key constraints identified include: low income, pest and disease incidence, lack of access to technology, adverse weather and climate change. It was therefore recommended that government and relevant agricultural agencies should strengthen extension services by training and deploying more agents to rural communities. Financial institutions should offer accessible and farmer-friendly loan schemes to boost production.</p> |
| title | EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AMONG CASSAVA FARMERS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17120451 |