Profitability and technical efficiency among broiler farmers in Kwara state, Nigeria

Type Journal Article - Nigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
Title Profitability and technical efficiency among broiler farmers in Kwara state, Nigeria
Author(s)
Volume 11
Issue 2
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2015
Page numbers 92-96
URL http://njafe.org/Njafe2015Vol_11No2/15_Adebayo_et_al.pdf
Abstract
This study examined the profitability and technical efficiency of broiler production in selected Local Government Areas
namely Ilorin West, Ilorin South, and Ilorin East of Kwara State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used in the
selection of 90 respondents. The data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaires which were administered by
the researcher. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Net Farm income and stochastic frontier production
function. Cost of feed had the highest share of the total cost of production. The average farm income per respondent was
N106, 551.71 while the profitability index was 0.21 which means that to every naira earned as revenue, 21 kobo was returned
to the broiler farmer as net income; an indication that broiler production is profitable. The maximum likelihood estimate of
the stochastic frontier production function shows that cost of feeds and day old chicks significantly affected level of production
at 10% and 1% respectively. On the other hand, the inefficiency factors that affected broiler production were age of farmers
and household size. The mean efficiency level of the broiler farmers was 62%.high cost of feed was the major constraint. It
was therefore recommended that farmers need to acquire skills necessary for them to be able to compound feed.

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