Agriculture Extension & Rural Development
Permanent URI for this communityhttps://repository.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/488
Browse
2 results
Search Results
Item Determinants of market participation among small scale shea butter processors in Kwara State, Nigeria(2018) Tijani, S. A.The fact that shea butter is gaining much importance in the international market coupled with the high demands from confectionery and cosmetic industries call for empirical analysis on market decision among processors. The study examined the factors that inform market participation decision in shea butter among small scale processors in Kwara state. Zones A and C were purposively selected from the four ADP zones in Kwara State due to preponderance of Shea butter marketing activities. Simple random sampling was used to select 118 respondents. Data were collected through the use of interview schedule on the socio- economic characteristics of respondents, shea butter market participation and constraints to shea butter market participation. It was revealed the average age of the respondents was 33 years, most were married (92.4%), illiterate (55.4%), lacked access to credit and market information with average income of ₦233, 547.06 (US$ 659.23) per annum. Lack of storage facility (x̅ =2.12), distance to market ( x̅ =2.10) and discrimination from buyer (x̅ =2.00) were major constraints to shea butter marketing. Age (β=-0.29), educational qualification (β=0.17), proximity to market (β=-0.22), access to market information (β=0.30), production output (β=0.34) and income (β=0.007, 0.026) from shea butter including membership in a group (β=1.39) significantly influenced respondents’ decision to participate in shea butter marketing. The study concludes that shea butter processors in the study area have potential to contribute to economic growth and development but lack full participation in large scale or international markets thus, relying mostly on small local community based markets. Hence, it is recommended that shea butter processors be sensitised on investment of external incomes into shea butter production as a profitable venture and policy makers should also promote the village market collection centers.Item Comparative assessment of women farmers’ status in Japan and Nigeria(2011) Tijani, S. A.; Yano, I.The research compared the status of Japanese and Nigerian women farmers. The study was conducted in Sera Chuo, Hiroshima and Ohnan Chao, Shimane prefecture, Chugoku region of Japan and Southwestern part of Nigeria covering three locations (Omi-Adio, Ijaye and Kila) within the suburban area of Ibadan metropolis. Purposive sampling was used, to select direct farmers market (DFM) while random sampling was employed to select respondents from each market. Total sample size of 234 was obtained and data collection was done through structured questionnaires. The result revealed that both women farmers were into agriculture through marriage and they were both marginalized in terms of land resources. Japanese women farmers were not participating in the marketing of agricultural products in the past. DFM is being operated as indoor type in Japan while opposite is the case in Nigeria. More than half of Japanese sell their vegetable, rice cake, rice bread and cookies in DFM but only few sell rice in the same market. In contrary, most of the Nigeria women farmers produce were marketed in DFM. Both women were empowered in all indicators but Nigerian women were more empowered than Japanese except on mobility. However, autonomy of decision making regarding borrowing or lending remains low. Both women farmers judged their present status to improve compared to the past.