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Profitability of Dry Season Tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill . ) Production in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State Nigeria.
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Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Adamawa State University, Mubi. P.M.B 25, Adamawa state Nigeria 2 Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola, Adamawa State Nigeria. --------------------------------- -------------- ABSTRACT ---------------------------------------------The study analyzed the profitability of dry season tomato production in fufore local government area of Adamawa state, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to select eighty (80) tomato farmers in the study area. Primary data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaires for 2011/2012 cropping season. Descriptive statistics, gross margin and net income a nalysis were the analytical tools employed . The results showed that majority (88,75%) of the respondent s were male, married (82%) who were in their active age s of their life. The level of education of the respondents was very low as most of them (50%) had only first living certificate, with little farming experience . The result of the p rofitability analysis revealed average gross marg in and net income per hectare of N125,500 and N105,012.91 respectively. This indicated that dry season tomato production is a profitable venture in the study area. The analysis further identified inadequate farm credit, poor storage and processing facilities and inadequate extension services as the main problems faced by farmers. The study therefore, recommends that farmers should be encouraged to form cooperative societies so as to enable them obtain loans from commercial banks and agricultural and rural cooperative bank, at regulated interest rates. Government should provide efficient extension services in the study area by organizing workshops, training and make provision to facilitate their work and provide adequate storage facilities.
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I. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Background Irrigated Agriculture has a significant role in expand ing the level of food production leading to the attainment of food self -sufficiency and the overall agricultural development in Nigeria. Vegetable production forms a substantial percentage of the major food crop cultivation in Nigeria. Tomato is perhaps th e most important popular vegetable crop grown all over the country. Both the wet and dry season cropping system contributes immensely to the national requirement; though bulk production is from the dry season cropping . Tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill . ) is one of the most cultivated vegetable in most regions of the world, ranking second in importance to potatoes in many countries (Ojo et.al., 2009). In Nigeria, an annual total area of one million hectares is reportedly used for its cultivation and it makes up about 18 percent of the average daily consumption o f vegetables in Nigerian homes (Chidi 2 012). Nigeria is also ranked second largest producer of tomato in Africa and thirtieth largest in the world, producing 1.701 million tonnes of tomato annually at an average of 25 -30 tonnes per hectare (FAO 2010). Dry season tomato production in Adamawa state is done mainly in swamp y (Fadama) areas along river bank . Most nutritionists are of the opinion that fresh fruits and vegetables are very important source s of vitamins and minerals that are essential for healthy human diet (Chidi 2012). According to report from ADADP (2010a) , dry season tomato production is on the
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Table 3: Constraints Associated with Tomato production Constraints Inadequate farm credit Poor storage and processing Facilities Inadequate extension services Attack by Pests and disease Shortage /high cost of inputs High cost of fuel Land Shortage Total Source: Field survey, 2012. Multiple responses Frequency 60 58 50 42 40 30 20 300 (%) 20.00 19.33 16.67 14.00 13.33 10.00 06.67 100.00 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
The result in Table 3 sho wed the constra ints faced by the respondents . The table revealed that, the major problem faced by dry season tomato producers is inadequate credit facilities which account ed for 20%. This is in line with the study by Usman and Bakari, (2013), who reported inadequate capital hinders tomato farmers from expanding their
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