Theophilus Miebi GBİGBİ

Toprak koruma uygulamalarının maliyet fayda analizi: Nijerya için bir vaka çalışması

Çalışma, Delta State'in Delta North Tarım Bölgesi'ndeki ekilebilir çiftçiler tarafından toprak koruma uygulamalarının ve belirleyicilerinin karlılık analizini incelemiştir. Bu çalışma için çok aşamalı bir seçim prosedürü uygulanmıştır. Çalışma için 332 katılımcıdan oluşan örneklem büyüklüğü kullanılmış ve yapılandırılmış anketler kullanılarak bu verilerden veri toplanmıştır. Toplanan veriler tanımlayıcı istatistikler, bütçe ve çoklu regresyon analizleri kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlar ortalama yaşlarının 41 olduğunu ve çoğunun eğitildiğini göstermektedir. Ortalama hane halkı sayısı 7, ortalama çiftlik büyüklüğü 1.69 hektardı ve 13 yıllık tarım tecrübesi vardı. Ortalama çiftlik gelirleri 251.53 dolardı. Bulgu, katılımcıların benimsedikleri başlıca toprak koruma uygulamalarının sulama, farklı mahsul ekimi, ağaç dikimi, gübre kullanımı ve mahsul rotasyonu olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Bütçe analizi, tarım sezonu başına katılımcılar tarafından toplam 9423.54 dolarlık bir maliyetin (TC) gerçekleştiğini, 22746.08 dolarlık toplam gelirin (TR) 13322.54 dolarlık bir brüt kar marjı (GM) ile gerçekleştiğini ve 0,0062 dolarlık yatırım yapılan her nairadan elde edildiğini ortaya koydu. toprak koruma uygulamalarınınkullanımından Bu, toprak koruma uygulamalarının çalışma alanında karlı olduğunun bir göstergesidir. Regresyon, eğitim, çiftlik büyüklüğü, tarım deneyimi, gelir, işgücü arzı, krediye erişim, çiftçilerin algı ve farkındalığının toprak koruma uygulamalarının karlılığına olumlu katkıda bulunduğunu göstermiştir. Çiftçilerin karşılaştığı en büyük zorluklar bilgiye erişilememesi, sınırlı gelir, iyileştirilmiş çeşitlerin yüksek maliyeti, yetersiz depolama tesisleri, yüksek işçilik maliyeti ve kredi imkanlarının bulunmamasıdır. Hükümetin toprak koruma uygulamaları konusunda farkındalık yaratması tavsiye edilir.

Cost benefit analysis of soil conservation practices: A case study for Nigeria

The study examined profitability analysis of soilconservation practices and its determinants byarable crop farmers in Delta North Agricultural Zone,Delta State. A multistage selection procedure wasapplied for this study. A sample size of 332respondents was used for the study and data werecollected from them with the use of structuredquestionnaires. Data collected were analyzed usingdescriptive statistics, budgetary and multipleregression analyses. The results show that they had amean age of 41 years and most of them wereeducated. They had a mean household size of 7persons and average farm size of 1.69ha withfarming experience of 13 years. Their mean farmincome was $ 251.53. The finding revealed that themajor soil conservation practices adopted by therespondents were irrigation, planting of differentcrop, planting of trees, use of fertilizer and croprotation. Budgetary analysis revealed that a totalcost (TC) of $9423.54 was incurred by therespondents per farming season while total revenue(TR) of $22746.08 was realized with a returninggross margin (GM) of $13322.54 and returns onevery naira invested of $0.0062 were obtained fromthe use of soil conservation practices. This is anindication that soil conservation practices areprofitable in the study area. The regression showedthat education, farm size, farming experience,income, labour supply, access to credit, farmersperception and awareness contributed positively toprofitability of soil conservation practices. The majorchallenges encountered by the farmers areinaccessibility to information, limited income, highcost of improved varieties, inadequate storagefacilities, high cost of labour and unavailability ofcredit facilities. It is recommended that thegovernment should create awareness on soilconservation practices.

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