Effect of adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAP) on profit efficiency among cassava farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria
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Background and Objective: Despite cassava’s many benefits to the world, many farmers still embrace unsustainable farming methods, which frequently lead to pest infestations, degraded soil, and low profits. Adopting Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAP), such as integrated pest management, organic manuring, and agroforestry systems, could undoubtedly improve the profitability of cassava production. Nevertheless, there is still a shortage of empirical evidence regarding the economic impacts of these practices, particularly concerning profit efficiency. The study was conducted in Ogun State, Nigeria, to assess the adoption of SAP and its impact on profit efficiency among cassava farmers. The study described the farmers’ socio-economic characteristics, identified the adopted SAP, determined the profitability of cassava production, and examined the determinants of profit efficiency.
Methodology: The study’s data set was primary. It was obtained from 120 farmers using a questionnaire. The farmers were selected via a multi-stage sampling procedure. Data analysis methods include descriptive statistics, budgetary analysis, and the Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier profit function.
Main Results: The results revealed that the cassava farmers were predominantly male (79.20%), with an average farmer being 45 years old. SAP adopted includes soil enrichment (65.00%), integrated pest management (63.30%), intercropping (59.30%), crop rotation (55.80%), and mixed farming (54.20%), among others. Furthermore, given the profitability indices, cassava production is profitable in the study area. Determinants of profit efficiency include farm size, labour cost, cost of cassava stem, age, education, extension contact, mixed farming, and integrated pest management.
Conclusions: The study’s findings suggest that cassava farming is profitable and SAP, like mixed farming and integrated pest management, influences profit efficiency. Farmers also need increased extension services to increase their knowledge and awareness of SAP.
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