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DETERMINANTS OF MANAGERIAL ABILITIES OF SMALL SCALE COCOA FARMERS: AKINYELE LGA OF OYO STATE OF NIG

Authors: BALOGUN Olubunmi

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This study is an empirical adventure into an attempt to increase the production of export crops through better farming practices. Specifically, it looks into the determinants of managerial ability of small scale cocoa farmers in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo state. Multistage sampling technique was employed for the study. Data for the study were collected from 72 cocoa farmers with the aid of structured questionnaires. The data were analyzed using descriptive and principal component technique. The study revealed that the first component is observed to contain about one fifths of the total variation in the forty-five variables. Only five components account for the rest of the variation. An index of 0.98 provides how well this particular solution accounts for all the variables taken together and it also shows that the variables are not different from each and account for all the groups. The result further shows that, source of labour, purchase of fungicide, variety of cocoa grown, source of credit, number of man days for land preparation and planting as well as effectiveness of spraying have negative impact on the managerial abilities of small scale cocoa farmers in the study area. Those variables not considered may indicate no influence on management ability of cocoa farmers in the study area. Refocusing policies to enhance emphasis on efficient technological development adequate infrastructural support stable and efficient institutional support efficient input supply and delivery systems and other cost effective support services in agriculture is recommended by this study.

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