ASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF PEARL MILLET AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN SELECTED NORTHERN NIGERIA STATES

This study assessed pearl millet commercialization among farming households in selected Northern Nigeria states. Multistage stratified random sampling procedure with replacement was employed to select 1,302 respondents for the study, the data was collected in 2020. Data analysis of this study was do...

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Main Authors: Sheu-Usman Oladipo Akanbi, Muhammed-Sanna Olanrewaju Moshood, Toyin B Ajibade, Adedayo Adekunle, Zainab Abdulrafiu
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author Sheu-Usman Oladipo Akanbi
Muhammed-Sanna Olanrewaju Moshood
Toyin B Ajibade
Adedayo Adekunle
Zainab Abdulrafiu
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Muhammed-Sanna Olanrewaju Moshood
Toyin B Ajibade
Adedayo Adekunle
Zainab Abdulrafiu
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description This study assessed pearl millet commercialization among farming households in selected Northern Nigeria states. Multistage stratified random sampling procedure with replacement was employed to select 1,302 respondents for the study, the data was collected in 2020. Data analysis of this study was done using descriptive statistics, Household Commercialization Index (HCI), and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression. The result of the data analysis revealed that Pearl Millet commercialization was found to be low across the study area. Extension contact, years of farming experience, age of the respondent, total farm size, and distance to the market were the determinants of the level of commercialization across the Savannahs. Pearl millet commercialization to household income was 89.36% (0-50% Category), 4.26% (51-70% Category), 6.38% (71-100% Category). It is alarming that pearl millet, with all its advantages, is still being grown majorly on a subsistence basis throughout Northern Nigeria. Consequently, its commercialization, according to the findings of the research study, is low. It is therefore recommended that collective efforts should be made, and existing collaborations should be bettered to improve high yielding Pearl millet seed varieties. Farming households produce the crop majorly on a subsistent level.
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spelling doaj-art-ef956cb945b742b683dd04443df830502025-02-02T09:24:04ZengAcademicPresAgricultura1221-53172024-05-011291-210.15835/agr.v129i1-2.1476514765ASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF PEARL MILLET AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN SELECTED NORTHERN NIGERIA STATESSheu-Usman Oladipo Akanbi0Muhammed-Sanna Olanrewaju MoshoodToyin B AjibadeAdedayo Adekunle1Zainab AbdulrafiuUniversity of Ilorin, NigeriaUniversity of IlorinThis study assessed pearl millet commercialization among farming households in selected Northern Nigeria states. Multistage stratified random sampling procedure with replacement was employed to select 1,302 respondents for the study, the data was collected in 2020. Data analysis of this study was done using descriptive statistics, Household Commercialization Index (HCI), and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression. The result of the data analysis revealed that Pearl Millet commercialization was found to be low across the study area. Extension contact, years of farming experience, age of the respondent, total farm size, and distance to the market were the determinants of the level of commercialization across the Savannahs. Pearl millet commercialization to household income was 89.36% (0-50% Category), 4.26% (51-70% Category), 6.38% (71-100% Category). It is alarming that pearl millet, with all its advantages, is still being grown majorly on a subsistence basis throughout Northern Nigeria. Consequently, its commercialization, according to the findings of the research study, is low. It is therefore recommended that collective efforts should be made, and existing collaborations should be bettered to improve high yielding Pearl millet seed varieties. Farming households produce the crop majorly on a subsistent level.https://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/agricultura/article/view/14765pearl millet, commercialization index, savannah, regression
spellingShingle Sheu-Usman Oladipo Akanbi
Muhammed-Sanna Olanrewaju Moshood
Toyin B Ajibade
Adedayo Adekunle
Zainab Abdulrafiu
ASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF PEARL MILLET AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN SELECTED NORTHERN NIGERIA STATES
Agricultura
pearl millet, commercialization index, savannah, regression
title ASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF PEARL MILLET AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN SELECTED NORTHERN NIGERIA STATES
title_full ASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF PEARL MILLET AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN SELECTED NORTHERN NIGERIA STATES
title_fullStr ASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF PEARL MILLET AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN SELECTED NORTHERN NIGERIA STATES
title_full_unstemmed ASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF PEARL MILLET AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN SELECTED NORTHERN NIGERIA STATES
title_short ASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF PEARL MILLET AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN SELECTED NORTHERN NIGERIA STATES
title_sort assessment of commercialization of pearl millet among farming households in selected northern nigeria states
topic pearl millet, commercialization index, savannah, regression
url https://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/agricultura/article/view/14765
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