Output Commercialization as Three-Way Traffic for Sugarcane Farming Households in Kwara State of Nigeria

Sadiq, M.S; Singh, I.P; Lawal, M; Yisa, P.B

doi:10.46281/aijmsr.v1i1.179

Sadiq, M.S Department of Agricultural Economics, FUT, Minna, Nigeria
Singh, I.P Department of Agricultural Economics, SKRAU, Bikaner, India
Lawal, M Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry ,University of Science and Technology. Aliereo Kebbi State, Nigeria
Yisa, P.B Department of Agricultural Education, Federal College of Education, Katsina, Nigeria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46281/aijmsr.v1i1.179

Keywords: Commercialization; Sugarcane output; Farmers; Kwara State; Nigeria.

Abstract

The study empirically determined the factors that influenced household sugarcane output commercialization in Kwara State of Nigeria using undated data elicited via structured questionnaires complemented with interview schedule from 105 active sugarcane farmers chosen through multi-stage sampling design during the 2017 production season. The collected data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The empirical findings showed poor extension services, inadequate credit facilities, failure of the farmers to utilize their social capital, lack of scientific storage facilities and health-related issues to be the major factors that affected sugarcane output commercialization the studied area. Therefore, the study recommended that the farmers in the studied area should be advised to pool their social capital together in order to become economically viable thereby maximizing the pecuniary economic advantages of sugarcane value chain in the studied area.

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