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http://ir.futminna.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/6427| Title: | FARM SIZE AND NIGERIA AGRICULTURE: A META-ANALYSIS |
| Authors: | Nmadu, J.N. Odine, Agatha Itohan Jibrin, Safiya Sallawu, H. |
| Keywords: | Meta-analysis Box-Cox transformation Data year |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| Publisher: | Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE) |
| Citation: | Nmadu, J.N., Odine A.I, Jibrin S. and Sallawu H. (2012). Farm size and Nigeria agriculture: A meta-analysis. In: E.D. Idowu, A.B. Ayanwale, A.S. Bamire and A.O Adejobi (eds). Agriculture in the national transformation agenda: The policy mix Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE) held on the 12th - 16th November, 2012. Pages 598-603. |
| Abstract: | This study investigated the Meta factors that accentuate farm size over a nine year period (2003-2011) using data obtained from final year projects report in Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna. The model was estimated through OLS on four functional forms. The result indicated that the variation of farm size was not adequately captured by the model although studies conducted in Zone 1 of Niger State and average farm income were found to give a higher and significant increase in farm size while data year and number of observations used in the base research are found to reduce farm size significantly. Farmers in other zones of Niger State as well as other parts of Nigeria should strive towards larger farm size and move towards commercialization. |
| URI: | http://repository.futminna.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/6427 |
| Appears in Collections: | Agricultural Economics and Farm Management |
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