Comparative Economic Analysis of Maize Production Under Reduced And Conventional Tillage In Some Selected Local Government Areas Of Kaduna State

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Abstract

This research is a comparative economic analysis of maize production under reduced and conventional tillage system in some selected local government areas of Kaduna state.

A sample of 73 maize farmers were selected through simple random sampling technique as reduced tillage farmers and another set of 73 maize farmers were selected and grouped as conventional tillage maize farmers.

Two sets of data were obtained from each of the two groups. The primary data were collected using structured questionnaire administered on the farmer based on information at 2012 cropping season. The tools of analysis used were descriptive statistics, net farm income, multiple regression model and single difference estimator (SDE).

The results revealed that the average yields of reduced and conventional tillage were found to be 2512kg/ha and 2478kg/ha respectively. The mean net farm income for reduced tillage maize farmers was N110,513.56/ha while the conventional tillage maize farmers was N87,165.10/ha.

The Ordinary Least Square Regression results revealed that the R2was 0.40 and 0.5 which implies that 40% and50% of the variation in the adoption was explained by the independent variables included in the model

Introduction

1.1 Background of the Study

Agriculture had remained the mainstay of the Nigeria economy since independence. In spite of its relegation in term of export earning and terms of trade, it still employs at least 70% of the rural labour force and generates an average of 40% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per annum (Isyaku, 2012).

It is estimated that more than 70%of Nigeria population depends on agriculture for its livelihood; increasing human population has placed severe pressures on arable land resulting in the gradual extinction of the shifting cultivation systems and leading to more intensive use of the land for crop production.

This has led to farmers growing maize on the same piece of land year in year out (Findlay, 2003).Tillage is the process of creating a suitable environment such as seedbed/root bed for seeds germination, seedling establishment and its satisfactory development up to harvest(Rufino, 2010).

It involves physical or chemical process of creating a suitable environment for seeds germination and seedling establishment

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