Open AccessResource use pattern among poultry enterprises in Abia State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
JA Mbanasor
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of animal production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0331-2062
DOI - 10.51791/njap.v29i1.1519
Subject(s) - abia , resource (disambiguation) , business , population , product (mathematics) , poultry farming , agricultural science , production (economics) , descriptive statistics , agricultural economics , economics , geography , statistics , biology , mathematics , computer science , computer network , demography , geometry , macroeconomics , palm oil , sociology , forestry
The challenge to increase meat production in Nigeria appears to be more urgent now than ever. This is in view of the rapidly increasing population, the imminent decline in hunting and the low protein intake in rural areas. Poultry meal especially broiler is one of the easiest to produce, hence its purposive selection. Input-Output data were generated from selected poultry farmers in Abia State. The data were analyzed by use of descriptive statistics and econometric estimations. Efficiency in the resource use pattern was examined using Marginal Value Product of each of the examined resources with its unit price. It was identified that there are possibilities of increasing broiler mear supply through higher levels of resource-use pattern under the existing technology.