Browsing by Author "Oyewole, O. O."

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Households’ perception and willingness to pay for bread with cassava flour inclusion in Oshogbo Metropolis, Osun state, Nigeria
(International Academic Journals, 2014-02) Adepoju, A. O.; Oyewole, O. O.
The rising cost of wheat importation for the production of bread, a well-established and accepted food product relished by the general public, has been a matter of great concern to the Nigerian Government in recent times. This has led to the increased interest in cassava flour which has been identified as a close, cost-effective substitute to wheat flour in bread production. Motivated by the far-reaching benefits of the new cassava policy on the substitution of wheat flour with cassava flour in bread production to the economy, a logistic regression model was employed to examine households’ perception and willingness to pay for bread with cassava flour inclusion in Osogbo Metropolis, Osun State, Nigeria. Findings suggest that bakery owners adopting the use of cassava flour in bread production pay careful attention to the taste, packaging, size, colour and price of the bread since these variables affect the buying decisions of the consumers. While consumers’ willingness to pay a premium varied with degrees of cassava flour inclusion, households’ willingness to pay showed a negative relationship with the premium price and a positive significant relationship with household income and share of bread in total household food expenditure. Thus, proper attention should be given to the variables affecting the buying decisions of consumers, price stabilization of bread with cassava flour inclusion as well as the design of empowerment programmes targeted at increasing household income.
Rural livelihood diversification and income inequality in Akinyele Local Government area, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
(University of Belgrade – Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia, 2014) Adepoju, A. O.; Oyewole, O. O.
The pattern of income distribution has been a major concern in the developing world. This is because high levels of income inequality are likely to create a hostile atmosphere for economic growth and development. This study examined rural livelihood strategies and their contribution to the overall income inequality of households in Akinyele local government area of Oyo state. Primary data employed in the study were obtained from 105 respondents selected through a multi-stage sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, multinomial logit and the generalized entropy inequality indices as a measure of inequality. The distribution of respondents by type of livelihood strategy adopted revealed that almost half of the respondents adopted the combination of farm and non-farm strategy while 14.3% and 40.0% adopted only farm and non-farm strategy respectively. Income inequality was the highest among non-farming households and the lowest among farming households, implying that income from non-farm activities contributed most to income inequality in the study area. The study revealed that the major factor which negatively influenced the choice of farming as a livelihood strategy was household size while factors such as age and land ownership had positive and negative effects on the adoption of the non-farm strategy respectively. The study recommends that policies targeted at rural dwellers should centre on improved access to productive assets such as land for the landless farmers as well as the provision of improved technology, which could encourage the ageing farming population to engage in farming activities.