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Profitability Analysis of Smoked Fish Marketing in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria
Sina Basil Johnson,
Folorunso Awoseyila,
Olufunke Olufunmilayo Ilemobayo
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2023
Pages:
1-6
Received:
17 September 2022
Accepted:
4 October 2022
Published:
21 February 2023
Abstract: This paper assessed the profitability of smoked fish marketing in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. A multi-stage random sampling procedure was used to select one hundred and twenty (120) respondents using a well-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis, benefit-cost ratio and production function using an ordinary least square method were employed to analyse the field survey data. The results showed that on average, majority of the marketers were around 40 years of age. Many (90.0%) of the traders were female household heads with 14 years of marketing experience. The result revealed that 80% of the respondents were educated with a mean household size of 9 persons. The total cost and revenue were ₦64,808.0 and ₦125,000.0 per month, respectively, while the gross margin and net income for the sales of 50kg of smoked fish were ₦63,641.97 and ₦60,191.97, respectively per month. The profitability of selling smoked fish was positively and significantly impacted by household size, fish marketing experience and educational status of respondents who attained secondary school education at the 1% level. The study also found that gender, age of the respondent, cost of transportation and miscellaneous operating cost of smoked fish marketing had a negative influence on their net margin. Based on these findings, it is recommended that policies that will increase the level of education and participation of young people in fish trading should be encouraged and factored into policies related to fish production and marketing.
Abstract: This paper assessed the profitability of smoked fish marketing in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. A multi-stage random sampling procedure was used to select one hundred and twenty (120) respondents using a well-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis, benefit-cost ratio and production function using an ord...
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Pre Extension Demonstration and Evaluation of Chickpea Varieties (Cicer arietinum L.) Varieties at Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha District, Central Rift Valley of Oromia, Ethiopia
Tesfaye Gemechu,
Fiseha Tadesse,
Hikma Sultan
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2023
Pages:
7-11
Received:
2 September 2022
Accepted:
9 November 2022
Published:
21 February 2023
Abstract: The demonstration and evaluation activity was conducted at Adami Tulu Iiddo Kombolcha district of East Shewa zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. Improved chickpea varieties (Minjar and Habru) were demonstrated as a follow up of participatory variety selection activity. The objectives were to demonstrate and evaluate the performance of selected varieties along with their management practices under farmers’ circumstances, to see the financial return of chickpea production in the study area and to raise farmers’ knowledge and skill on chickpea production and management practices. Sites were selected in collaboration with respective district office of agriculture experts and Development Agents. Trainings were given for farmers, Development Agents, experts and other stakeholders. The Participating farmers were also capacitated through follow up exchange visits and field days. Recommended seed and fertilizer rate were used for the demonstration trial establishment. Accordingly, the results indicate no statistically significant yield difference at (P<0.05). Numerically, the mean grain yield harvested was 24.92 ± 1.97 and 23.33 ± 2.20 qt/ha from minjar and Habru varieties, respectively. In terms of financial return the results indicated that an average return of 62,326.00 Birr can be obtained from minjar chickpea variety in one production season in the study area. Thus, Minjar variety is recommended for future scaling up works.
Abstract: The demonstration and evaluation activity was conducted at Adami Tulu Iiddo Kombolcha district of East Shewa zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. Improved chickpea varieties (Minjar and Habru) were demonstrated as a follow up of participatory variety selection activity. The objectives were to demonstrate and evaluate the performance of selected varieties along ...
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Gender Related Issues and Ecosystem Service Utilization Within the Volta Basin: Field Level Qualitative Experiences
Abujaja Afishata Mohammed
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2023
Pages:
12-16
Received:
19 January 2023
Accepted:
9 February 2023
Published:
21 February 2023
Abstract: Ecosystem services are considered as essential factors to determine the quality of the wellbeing of populations. This research paper focuses on establishing the contributions of ecosystem services in ensuring food security and its subsequent impact on the socio-economic wellbeing of both men and women within the Volta Basin and what accounts for unequal access to ecosystem services by men and women. It also identifies the socio-cultural issues on ecosystem utilization within the given area. The approach employed for the gathering of data for this study was multi-disciplinary and local knowledge centered. Focus Group Discussions, household surveys, stakeholder consultative meetings, seminars and workshops and biophysical observations were the methods and tools employed in obtaining the needed data. Communities selected within the Volta Basin comprised Bawku West (Kokori through Aring to Binaba), Namdan District (from Sakote through Pelungu to Damolgo), Jirapa District (from Tuggo through Konzokala to Wulling) and Lawra District (from Dasuuri through Eramon Tangzu to Bompari). Findings from the study revealed that communities within the area of study relied on natural and human modified ecosystems to sustain and maintain human lives. The findings however established that traditional laws often provided land for women, wives, and widows through means other than, for instance, equal land shares on inheritance. Systemic gender biases existed in the form of customs, beliefs, attitudes and laws that confined women to cultivating some type of crops within the study communities. Also, most communities have lost their livestock as a result of theft and some farm fields have been destroyed by cattle grazing, making it difficult to access organic manure for farming resulting in the use of chemical fertilizer. Therefore, to ensure positive contribution of the ecosystems to food security, the study recommends that government should create regulations that strengthen tenure security in the majority of the studied locations. Also, efforts should be made to document and publicize benefits of gender inclusion in ecosystem service utilization. Studies should also be conducted on human attitudes and perceptions regarding ecosystem services as a tool for understanding the complex problems associated with environmental change in the context of cultural landscapes. Promote joint planning and consensus building with Fulani, farmers, decision makers and livestock owners to help solve the issue on livestock theft and over grazing.
Abstract: Ecosystem services are considered as essential factors to determine the quality of the wellbeing of populations. This research paper focuses on establishing the contributions of ecosystem services in ensuring food security and its subsequent impact on the socio-economic wellbeing of both men and women within the Volta Basin and what accounts for un...
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Effectiveness of Corncob Liquid Smoke on Storagebility of Tomatoes and Mango
Budy Rahmat,
Suharja Dinata,
Yaya Sunarya,
Haji Undang,
Ilyas Fathan,
Eva Nuriska
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2023
Pages:
17-20
Received:
19 January 2023
Accepted:
9 February 2023
Published:
21 February 2023
Abstract: Corncob waste is expected as a source of biomass to be converted through pyrolysis into liquid smoke, charcoal, and tar. The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of corncob liquid smoke on the storagebility of tomatoes and mango. The liquid smoke treatments, which consisted of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4% were arranged in a randomized block design with four replications. Data analysis using ANOVA and Duncan's Multiple Difference Test. The study was conducted in two sets of experiments in parallel, on tomatoes and mangoes. The experimental results showed that pyrolysis for every 1,000 g of corncob waste produced 279.2, 396 and 5.86 g of liquid smoke, charcoal and tar, respectively. Then the redistillation results for every 1,000 mL of crude liquid smoke produce 850 mL of food grade liquid smoke. The liquid smoke treatment gave better storagebility than no treatment for tomatoes and mango. The storagebility was measured by holding weight loss, increase in total dissolved solids, intensity of pathological damage, and fruit appearance within 12 days of storage. In general, as a result of the treatment the increase in liquid smoke concentration from 1 to 4% was followed by an increase in the storagebility of tomatoes and mango.
Abstract: Corncob waste is expected as a source of biomass to be converted through pyrolysis into liquid smoke, charcoal, and tar. The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of corncob liquid smoke on the storagebility of tomatoes and mango. The liquid smoke treatments, which consisted of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4% were arranged in a randomized block design with...
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Determinants of Maize (Zea mays L.) Varietal Turnover in Ethiopia
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2023
Pages:
21-30
Received:
2 September 2022
Accepted:
14 September 2022
Published:
27 February 2023
Abstract: While many smallholder farmers all over the developing countries have benefited from the introduction of first-generation green revolution cultivars that replaced lower-yielding landraces, adoption of second and third-generation cultivars offering improvements in yield, output quality, and stress resistance seems now to be occurring at a much slower pace. Most varietal adoption and impact assessment studies in the past have relied on farmers’ responses at household level surveys to estimate these indicators. Such method of ‘farmer elicitation’ to estimate varietal adoption can be fairly accurate in a setting where farmers are mostly planting seeds freshly purchased or acquired from the formal seed market as certified or truthfully labeled seed, and the seed system is well-functioning and effective in monitoring the quality and genetic identity of varieties being sold by the seed suppliers. Thus, this study focused on varietal turnover by calculating an index of the weighted average age of varieties grown by farmers in a given year (measured in years since release) and factors affecting this varietal turnover, using a recently collected DNA fingerprinting dataset. Secondary data from the household survey data collected by Central Statistical Agency were used in the analysis. The multiple linear regression models were used in identifying determinants of maize cultivars varietal turnover. Econometric results indicate that, Farmers’ experience in growing maize affects WA weakly and statistically significant and positive. This implies that more experienced farmers are refusing to change their varieties as they are small holders and so risk averse. Family size being positively affecting varietal turnover also implies that if the decision to cultivate a new variety requires consensus among key family members who are involved in farming, then idea generation and making decision may become more difficult and taking time, causing households to forgo varietal turnover in order to avoid disagreement.
Abstract: While many smallholder farmers all over the developing countries have benefited from the introduction of first-generation green revolution cultivars that replaced lower-yielding landraces, adoption of second and third-generation cultivars offering improvements in yield, output quality, and stress resistance seems now to be occurring at a much slowe...
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