Felix Achoja

Delta State University, Abraka · Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension

The growth of poultry industry is very relevant to the economy of Nigeria. Poultry farm growth may respond to debt financing positively over time up to a threshold, beyond which it becomes a burden to the business. The debt threshold of poultry farms is still not significantly understood by stakeholders in the industry. Therefore this study derives...

Technical efficiency assessment and enhancement is critical to sustainable fisheries development in Nigeria. This study examines stochastic frontier of catfish aquaculture agribusiness for sustainable fisheries development. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select 110 catfish farmers in areas with high density catfish farms. Primary data...

The work evaluates the multiple objectives underpinning the planting of economic trees crops in educational institutions. The objectives of the study were to; identify the objectives for planting economic trees, examine the level of achievement of tree planting objectives and evaluate the effect of the identified objectives on tree planting decisio...

The evidence of malnutrition symptoms is rife among children in Nigeria. Participation of women vegetable farmers in UNICEF nutrition programme could enhance their ability to adopt the relevant biotechnologies for vegetable production for their families. Biotechnology is a group of technologies that make use of biological entities or processes to g...

The evidence of malnutrition symptoms is rife among children in Nigeria. Participation of women vegetable farmers in UNICEF nutrition programme could enhance their ability to adopt the relevant biotechnologies for vegetable production for their families. Biotechnology is a group of technologies that make use of biological entities or processes to g...

The growth of poultry industry is very relevant to the economic growth in Nigeria. Poultry farm growth may respond to debt financing either positively or negatively over time. So the purpose of this research was to examine the asymmetric relationship between debt financing and the growth of poultry farms in Nigeria. Multi-stage procedure for select...

How microfinance bank funding drives the performance of small scale agribusiness enterprises, has remained significantly unclear to development agencies. This study assessed the performance indicators of small scale agribusinesses that were funded by microfinance bank credit and its implications for rural enterprise development in Nigeria. A multis...

Objective: In this study the adoption of SMART (specific, measurable, realistic and timebound) strategies for enhancing productivity and income of West African Dwarf (WAD) goat farmers was investigated in Southern Nigeria.Materials and Methods: In April, 2019, structured questionnaire and observation were instrumental to the collection of primary d...

The purpose of this investigation was to deepen understanding of how farmer personal features and farm characteristics affect the profitability of backyard fish farms in south- south Nigeria. In order to achieve the aim of the study, primary data were collected on farmer and farm-based variables, using questionnaire from randomly selected fish farm...

Multinomial regression analysis of yam consumers' preference and varietal diversification in the yam production system in Nigeria was the thrust of this investigation. Five major yam farming communities were sampled randomly to get 200 respondents (suppliers and consumers) of yam. Parametric and non-parametric tests were employed to analyze the pri...

Nigeria had experienced economic recessions in 2008 and 2015 with the consequential financial bailout of the small-scale agribusinesses. It is important to investigate the factors that influence money supply as a source of bailout funds for agribusinesses during the economic recession. The study was carried out to determine the macroeconomic correl...

The study examined an Appraisal of Backyard farming among households and Implications for rural development and food security in Nigeria. The study found that backyard farming has contributed to rural development and food security in Nigeria.

There is increasing concern about deforestation and ecosystem problems associated with unregulated exploitation of mangrove forest resources. Investigating the economic impact of mangrove forest in Warri area of the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria becomes an important development issue. A sample of one hundred and foully respondents was randomly comp...

Fuel subsidy removal is assumed to translate to general increase in the cost of operating business such as fish marketing.The response of price of fish and corresponding demand elasticity are welfare issues worthy of investigation in Nigeria. The present study evaluates price transmission in fish marketing system by analysing the response of fish m...

The rapid disappearance of natural rubber plantations in the rain forest zone of Nigeria has worrisome ecological, economic and social implications. It is important to evaluate enterprise shift decision among natural rubber plantation owners in the rain forest zone of Delta State,Nigeria. A total of 84 respondents were randomly selected from the si...

The study examined small-scale marketing of medicinal and plant (MAPs) in Delta State of Nigerian. A total of 60 respondents were purposely selected from six villages towns in the study area. Primary data were collected with the aid of questionnaire and were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics and linear regression model. The result reveal...

Smallholder palm oil enterprises dominate the vegetable oil industry in Nigeria but their operational continuity and growth have been under serious threat. This study analysed the threat factors in small scale palm oil firms with data collected from 84 palm oil processors. The finding indicates that the enterprise is profitable (₦486,745) but could...

This study investigates aged operators’ willingness to quit operations and youths’ inclusion in shrimp value chain. Primary data were obtained using structured questionnaire from randomly selected 120 shrimp operators. Descriptive and inferential statistical tools were used to analyze collected data. Demographic result suggests that majority (82.50...

This study derives its significance from the current debate on ageing agricultural labour force in Nigeria and the need for capacity building of rural youth. This study investigates rural youth capacity for driving shrimp-based agribusiness development in Nigeria. Data for the study were obtained from primary sources using a structured questionnair...

What obligations do fuelwood suppliers and end-users have to the environment in market-driven economy? Can fuelwood supply and demand behaviours be managed through tax governance to preserve the ecosystem? To provide answers to the questions, this study investigates environmental conscious supply and demand for fuelwood in rural and urban areas and...

Orchards can generate financial benefits and are thus capable of alleviating poverty and food insecurity. It is important to broaden and clarify the existing body of knowledge on the dual impact of orchards ownership among indigenous farmers. This study empirically investigated the direct and indirect impact of orchards on household food security,...

This study analyzes the causal and spread effects of extreme flood on food availability and affordability, as the two dimensions of food security in Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to collect primary data from 420 farming households. Statistical methods, regression model and descriptive statistics, were used to analyze data. It...

The palm oil industry provides means of livelihood to many people thus contributing substantially to the Nigerian economy. Wastes generated from the processing of palm oil often constitute environmental hazards. At present, there is strategic search for research, policy debates and agro-environmental schemes geared toward the conversion of waste to...

Cooperative-based growth model for agricultural enterprises is gradually gaining popularity in application. This study examined the effect of cooperative financial intervention on the growth of catfish aquaculture value chain in Nigeria. Primary data collected, with well-structured questionnaire from 120 participants in aquaculture value chain, wer...

This study investigates the effects of malaria-related factors on the productivity and income loss of artisanal fishers in Ona Lake, Delta State. For the study, 80 fishers were randomly selected and interviewed. A structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data from respondents. Collected data were analyzed with the aid of descriptive and...

International trade in maize grain is one of the drivers of Nigerian economic growth. Policy fine-tuning is employed as mechanism to stimulate foreign agricultural trade. Our understanding on the response of trade in maize to policy fine-tuning is not yet clear. This study investigated the effect of liberalized and restricted policy regimes on prod...

Cooperative-based development model is gaining popularity in public and academic debates. It is important to assess the drivers of cooperative aquaculture development in Delta State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling method was adopted to randomly select Two hundred and forty aquaculture business cooperative members. Structured questionnaire and intervi...

The degree of price variation of fresh tomato over space and time; and its effect on consumer welfare is not yet known in Nigeria. This study therefore examined the effect of spatial and seasonal price variations of fresh tomato marketing on the welfare of consumers in Nigeria. Primary data were collected with structured questionnaire from 240 rand...

This study investigated the profitability of shrimp value chain. Primary data were obtained using well structured questionnaire from randomly selected 240 shrimp operators (harvesters, processors and marketers). Descriptive and inferential statistical tools were used to analyze collected data. The result revealed that the mean profit realized was N...

Objective: In the study, the primary, secondary and induced economic effects of aquaculture clusters operations around natural water sources were evaluated in Delta state, Nigeria. Material and Methods: Primary data collected with questionnaire from purposively selected 150 cluster operators, were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistic...

In a developing country such as Nigeria, fluctuation in macroeconomic factors can bring about food price shocks and food insecurity. It is important to investigate whether food price shocks have impacted the food security status of net food buying households. This study specifically examines the effect of food price shocks on the food security stat...

This study analyzes the causal and spread effects of extreme flood on food availability and affordability, as the two dimensions of food security in Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to collect primary data from 420 farming households. Statistical methods, regression model and descriptive statistics, were used to analyze data. It...

This study analyzes the causal and spread effects of extreme flood on food availability and affordability, as the two dimensions of food security in Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to collect primary data from 420 farming households. Statistical methods, regression model and descriptive statistics, were used to analyze data. It...

This study was conceptualized to examine credit worthiness and determinants of loan repayment among farmer cooperators in Delta State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was employed in the selection of location and 150 respondents from whom information and data were elicited using structured questionnaires. The data gathered were analyzed with...

The study examined the profitability and technical efficiency in homestead catfish production in the central agricultural zone of Delta State, Nigeria. Primary data were obtained from 162 homestead catfish farmers with the aid of well-structured questionnaire, using multi-stage sampling procedure. Budgetary analysis and stochastic frontier producti...

The study examined the proftability and technical effciency in homestead catfsh production in the central agricultural zone of Delta State, Nigeria. Primary data were obtained from 162 homestead catfsh farmers with the aid of well-structured questionnaire, using multi-stage sampling procedure. Budgetary analysis and stochastic frontier production f...

The profitability and constraints in the marketing of poultry birds in Delta Central Agricultural Zone were investigated. The study fills the gap in empirical information on the profitability and constraints in the marketing of poultry birds. Randomly selected 54 poultry bird marketers were surveyed in 5 major markets. The primary data for the stud...

The study examined the popularity, role and economic viability of mini-livestock keeping in Delta State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to describe the socio-economic characteristics of mini-livestock farmers, identify the types of animals reared as mini-livestock in the area, ascertain the reasons for keeping mini-livestock by farmers, dete...

The development of cassava value chain is relevant in Nigerian economy. Cassava value chain intensification intervention through improved technology, has the capacity to expand cassava production, processing marketing and consumption. This ultimately translates to increased cassava output/ha, employment, food security and reduce poverty in Nigeria....

Abstract In this study the effect of post-harvest properties of tomato on its marketing efficiency was investigated by surveying 60 tomato marketers. Surveyed tomato marketers were purposively selected from two major tomato markets (Ogbegonogo and Igbodo markets) in Delta state, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from the respondents with the use...

Increasing concern about the problem of risk associated with poultry business has highlighted the need for its comprehensive understanding. A clear knowledge of financial risk in broiler enterprise will pave the way to efficient mitigation strategies among broiler producers. This study investigates financial risk programming, and threshold analysis...

Financial Fragility and Macroeconomic shocks make poultry agribusiness vulnerable to risk (unsteady profit). This tends to dampen investment drive and inhabits aggregate growth in the poultry sub-sector in Nigeria. To address this problem, time series data of 6 years (2004-2009) were collected from 200 randomly selected poultry farms. Multiple regr...

Efficiency and profitability are the objectives of poultry production. Investigating allocative efficiency of feeds will bring development to the poultry industry in Nigeria. Using a set of structured questionnaire, primary data were collected from 60 poultry farmers (30 broiler farmers and 30 layer farmers). Collected data were analyzed using a co...

Financial injection, through credit program is expected to result in a proportional increase in saving and investment of beneficiaries. The multiplier measures the size of the carry-through effect of credit. It is important to investigate the multiplier effect of micro-credit so as to justify credit program in the poultry industry. This study was u...

Efficient combination of factors of production by farmers will bring improvement in banana output. This study investigates factor analysis in smallscale banana production in the rain forest zone of Nigeria. Primary data collected from 130 banana farmers with structured questionnaire, were analysed using descrptive and inferential statistics. Multip...

The velocity of micro finance among User Groups in Delta State was investigated. Snow ball sampling technique was adopted in selecting 15 micro finance Users Groups for the study A five – year panel data (2000 – 2004) was collected with the aid of questionnaire Data collected was analysed with the aid of descriptive statistics, efficiency model, re...

The velocity of micro finance among User Groups in Delta State was investigated Snow ball sampling technique was adopted in selecting 15 micro finance Users Groups for the study A five – year panel data (2000 – 2004) was collected with the aid of questionnaire Data collected was analysed with the aid of descriptive statistics, efficiency model, reg...

This paper critically attempts to assess the performance of the private sector participants in the marketing of fertilizer in Delta State — Nigeria. A total of 100 respondent fertilizer marketers were randomly selected from four Local Government Areas and studied under the deregulated fertilizer marketing arrangements in 1999. Primary data used for...

The economics of veterinary services delivery among commercial poultry farmers was investigated using primary data collected from 60 respondents (50 commercial poultry farmers and 10 veterinary officers) with the aid of structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using a combination of descriptive statistics (i.e. mean, percentage, stand...

This paper investigated the determinants of loan repayment performance among women self-help groups in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was used to gather information from one hundred and twelve (112) women farmers from eight communities within the States, using the multistage sampling technique. The study revealed that credit was...

This study investigated the linkages between socio-economic variables and the efficient marketing of poultry feeds in Delta State. Primary data collected from 100 randomly selected respondent poultry feed marketers, using structured questionnaire/interview schedule, were analysed using descriptive statistics and pairwise correlation model. The stud...

This study investigated the linkages between socio-economic variables and the efficient marketing of poultry feeds in Delta State. Primary data collected from 100 randomly selected respondent poultry feed marketers, using structured questionnaire/interview schedule, were analysed using descriptive statistics and pairwise correlation model. The stud...