Open AccessSENSITIVITY ANALYSIS AND FUTURE FARM SIZE PROJECTION OF BIO-FORTIFIED CASSAVA PRODUCTION IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA
Author(s) -
Kolapo Adetomiwa,
Ojo Christianah Funmilayo,
Lawal Adebayo Morenikeji,
Abayomi Tajudeen Sarumi,
Muhammed Opeyemi Abdulmumin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
malaysian journal of sustainable agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-294X
pISSN - 2521-2931
DOI - 10.26480/mjsa.02.2021.61.66
Subject(s) - agricultural science , production (economics) , investment (military) , microbiology and biotechnology , business , internal rate of return , multistage sampling , agricultural economics , mathematics , economics , statistics , biology , politics , political science , law , macroeconomics
The study examined the costs and returns to bio-fortified cassava production and forecast the future farm size of bio-fortified cassava production in Oyo State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to select our respondents. Primary data were used for the study which were collected through a well-structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive, Markov chain, and budgetary analysis. The result of the study showed that TMS 01/0593, TMS 01/0539 and TMS 01/0220 were the mostly grown varies of bio-fortified cassava varieties in Oyo State, Nigeria. The result of the budgetary analysis showed that the average net return (net farm income) from the production of bio-fortified cassava was ₦196710.95 with RORI of 224.95%. The result revealed that at 35% increase in cost of production, the rate of return on investment dropped to 140.70% in which the investment will not be viable. The bio-fortified cassava farmers have a great potential to boost production through increases in farm sizes of the bio-fortified cassava famers until the year 2026 when equilibrium would be attained at about 2.85ha. In order to adequately achieve these goals, more improved varieties of bio-fortified cassava should be provided. Consequently, infrastructures should be put in place to help boost farmers moral in their cause of production.