Technical efficiency estimates and the role of formal education: Evidence from catfish firms in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, North Central, Nigeria

This study derived sustainable technical, economic and allocative efficiencies from a set of efficiencies generated from the maximum likelihood estimation of stochastic production and profit functions fitted with data collected from small scale cassava farmers. The study was conducted in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. A three-stage sampling method was employed to select choose respondents’ to which structured questionnaire was administered to obtain the necessary information for the study. The result revealed an average sustainable technical efficiency of 81.60%, 30.40% for profit efficiency and 38.40% for allocative efficiency. Results further showed that farming experience, membership in social organization, years of formal education, farm capital and farm size were the positive determinants of sustainable technical efficiency while household size, number of female cultivating cassava, poor farming households and the use of organic manure were negative. In the same Vein, farming experience, education farm size, gender and the use of tillage technology were identified as positive determinants of sustainable economic or profit efficiency while household size and quantity of fertilizer use had negative impacts. Similarly, cassava farmers’ farm size, age, educational level, farming experience, gender and the use of tillage technology impacted positively on sustainable allocative efficiency while household size and the quantity of fertilizer have negative relationships. In order to achieve sustainability of small scale cassava farms, it is recommended that social capital formation should be intensified among cassava farmers. Also, adult education and family planning programmes for farmers should be fine-tuned in the state for effective delivery among others. Keywords: Cassava, Technical efficiency, economic efficiency, allocative efficiency, sustainability.

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Role of Local Government in Community Development Projects in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria: Implication for Adult Educators

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/21582440211026634 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 215824402110266

Author(s):

Matthias U. Agboeze ◽

Georgina Chinagorom Eze ◽

Prince Onyemaechi Nweke ◽

Ngozi Justina Igwe ◽

Onyeodiri Charity Imo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Community Development ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Adult Educators ◽

Development Projects ◽

Checks And Balances ◽

Development Officers ◽

Enugu State ◽

The Government

This study examined the role of local government in community development in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. A total of 420 people participated in the study. The study sample of 420 persons comprised 220 community development officers selected from the study area and 200 adult educators randomly selected from Enugu State. The entire population of the study was used due to the size. A 21-item structured questionnaire developed by the researchers was used as the instrument for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The study revealed that the budget allocation sent by the government to the responsible departments in the local government is not always received as and when due for the effective implementation of community development projects. It was concluded that a higher monitoring authority should be set aside to monitor and supervise the existence of checks and balances between the regulations of the local government areas.

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Yellow fever childhood immunization coverage in Jos North Local Government area, North Central Nigeria: 2015–2017

International Journal of Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.1323 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 101 ◽

pp. 509-510

Author(s):

A. Omololu ◽

N. Shehu ◽

D. Shwe ◽

A. Onukak ◽

G. Andrew ◽

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Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Yellow Fever ◽

Immunization Coverage ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Childhood Immunization ◽

North Central ◽

Area North

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Extension Activities for Arable Crops Production in Akure South Local Government Area, Ondo State, Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension ◽

10.4314/jae.v22i1.1s ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

O.V. Ayodele ◽

M.O. Akindele

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Formal Education ◽

Sampling Procedure ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Farm Size ◽

Extension Service ◽

Extension Services ◽

Arable Crops ◽

Arable Crop ◽

Ondo State

The study examined agricultural extension activities for arable crops production in Akure South Local Government Area (LGA), Ondo State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select respondents. Data were collected using interview schedule, and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square. Most respondents (65.6%) were male, 77.1% had formal education with a mean age of 47 years and an average household size of five (4). Furthermore, 80.2% had less than five hectares of land for arable crop farming while 40% of the respondents farmed for family consumption only. Major source of extension services was government agencies. The most accessed services were; choosing of planting dates and introduction to improved seedlings with a mean score of 3.18 and 3.13 respectively. A significant relationship existed between farmers’ perception about extension service and most socio economic characteristics such as; age (χ2 =57.92, P≤0.05) and farm size (χ2 = 65.283, P≤0.05). The study concluded that extension services in the study area were highly accessed and that farmers have high perception about extension services. It recommends more private agencies participation in extension services.Keywords: Extension service, arable crop farmers and perception.

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The Role of Agricultural Radio Programs in the Adoption of Agricultural Technologies among Famers in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria

International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering ◽

10.31695/ijasre.2019.33437 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (7) ◽

pp. 172-180

Author(s):

Maurice David Chinda ◽

Ali Salamatu Shuwa ◽

Ali Yagana

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Agricultural Technologies ◽

Radio Programs

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ANALYSIS OF TECHNICAL, ALLOCATIVE AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCIES OF YAM PRODUCERS IN GANYE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA

International Journal of Engineering Technologies and Management Research ◽

10.29121/ijetmr.v6.i7.2019.426 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (7) ◽

pp. 129-143

Author(s):

A. Aliyu ◽

A. B Shelleng

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Technical Efficiency ◽

Economic Efficiency ◽

Best Practice ◽

Allocative Efficiency ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Efficiency Gain ◽

Average Output ◽

Absolute Efficiency ◽

The Mean

The study investigated the technical, Allocative and economics efficiencies of yam producers in Ganye Local government Area, Adamawa State, Nigeria. Combinations of purposive and random sampling techniques were employed using 100 famers from five different wards of the local government. In the first place, five wards were selected and used for this study and twenty farmers were selected from each ward, making a total of 100 famers, twenty. The analytical tool used to achieve the objectives of this study was Data Envelopment Analysis. The results of the study revealed that 57% of the farmers had technical efficiency of 0.81 and above while 43% of the farmers operate at less than 0.81 efficiency level. The mean technical efficiency for the 100 sampled farmers in the study area was 0.78. The farmer with the best practice has a technical efficiency of 1.00 while 0.37 is for the least efficient farmers. This implies that on the average, output fall by 0% from the maximum possible level of 1.00 due to technical inefficiency. The mean allocative efficiency was 0.98. The result indicates that average yam farmer in the state would enjoy cost saving of about 5% while allocative inefficient farmer will have an efficiency gain of 95% to attain the level of most efficient farmer among the respondents. The mean economic efficiency was 0.77. The farmer with the best practice has an economic efficiency of 1.0 while 0.08 was for the least efficient farmers. This implies that on the average, output fall by 52% from the maximum possible level due to inefficiency. Finally, among the constraints identified in the study area, the majority of the respondent attested to the fact that high cost of inputs, transportation problem, lack of credit facilities and storage/preservation problem were the major constraints they faced in yam production in the area. The study concludes that yam farmers in the study area have achieved absolute efficiency in the use of variable inputs. It was found that yam production in the study area is profitable.

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