Profitability Analysis of Small-scale Urban Crop Production in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.

Abstract

Abstract The paper assessed the profitability of urban crop production in the FCT, Abuja. Primary data were used for the investigation. The primary data were obtained through the use of structured questionnaire. 80 farmers were purposely sampled and 60 were randomly selected for the study. Descriptive statistics and gross margin analysis were employed in the analysis of the data. The study revealed that the gross income was N130, 308.80. the total variable cost item was N62,722 while the gross margin was N67,585.92. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the farmers in the study area should be encouraged to form cooperative groups, pull their resources together and expand their level of production in order to make profits. The agricultural extension agents in the ADPs should intensify efforts in creating urban agriculture awareness and promotion so as to relieve the urban people in food supply-demand gap so as to generate more income for the urban farmers.