PROFITABILITY OF CROP PRODUCTION UNDER THE KANO RIVER IRRIGATION PROJECT, NORTHERN, NIGERIA
Journal: JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURE (Vol.6, No. 2)Publication Date: 2016-12-30
Authors : Abdullahi Abbas Yakubu; K.M. Baba; I. Mohammed;
Page : 963-972
Keywords : Crops; Profitability Analysis; Irrigation;
Abstract
Four major crops rice, maize, wheat and tomato were examined in the Kano River Irrigation Project. The project was divided into 3 sections; the head, middle and tail ends. One hundred farmers were randomly selected from each sections making a total of 300 hundred farmers. Net farm income, and profitability index were used to assess the profitability of the enterprises. It was concluded Rice, maize, and wheat were profitable while tomato was unprofitable that year attributable to market glut and perishability of the crop. It was recommended that storage facilities be provided by both private and government agencies to curtail the losses incurred by the farmers.
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