Resource-Use Efficiency of Melon (Citrullus lanatus) Farming in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

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This research evaluated resource-use efficiency of melon farming in Kaduna State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling design was employed to select 220 melon farmers based on a well-structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, farm budgetary technique, stochastic production efficiency frontier model, resource-use efficiency index, and principal component model. The findings reveal that the farmers have an average age of 42 years. The farmers are with an average household size of 9 persons and have spent an average of 11 years in school. The gross margin and net farm income of melon farming was estimated at 1, 057, 306.04 and 998, 158.4 Naira per hectare, respectively, this shows that melon farming is profitable. The results further show that inputs such as land, seed, labour, fertilizer and agrochemicals have a significant relationship with melon output. Resource-use efficiency analysis shows that land, seed, fertilizer and chemicals were under-utilized. The mean technical efficiency of melon producers was 0.73, this means that if the sampled melon producers are to operate at full efficiency level they would need to increase their melon output by 17% using the existing inputs and level of technology. In addition, farmers were confronted with constraints such as lack of access to storage facilities, inadequate extension services, limited access to credit and finance, high costs farm inputs, climate change, pests and diseases and lack of improved seeds. These findings highlight the need for targeted interventions and policies to improve input efficiency, strengthen extension service delivery, and enhance credit access.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Socio-Economic
• Farm Budgetary Technique
• Stochastic Production Efficiency Frontier Model
• Principal Component Model

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Nijerya'nın Kaduna Eyaletinde Kavun (Citrullus lanatus) Yetiştiriciliğinde Kaynak Kullanım Verimliliği.

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Bu araştırma, Nijerya'nın Kaduna Eyaleti'nde kavun çiftçiliğinin kaynak kullanım verimliliğini değerlendirdi. İyi yapılandırılmış bir ankete dayanarak 220 kavun çiftçisini seçmek için çok aşamalı bir örnekleme tasarımı kullanıldı. Veriler, tanımlayıcı istatistikler, çiftlik bütçe tekniği, stokastik üretim verimliliği sınır modeli, kaynak kullanım verimliliği endeksi ve temel bileşen modeli kullanılarak analiz edildi. Bulgular, çiftçilerin ortalama yaşının 42 olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Çiftçilerin ortalama hane halkı büyüklüğü 9 kişidir ve önemli çiftçilik deneyimiyle (12 yıl) okulda ortalama 11 yıl geçirmişlerdir. Kavun çiftçiliğinin brüt kar marjı ve net çiftlik geliri hektar başına sırasıyla 1.057.306,04 ve 998.158,4 Naira olarak tahmin edilmiştir; bu, kavun çiftçiliğinin bölgede karlı olduğunu göstermektedir. Sonuçlar ayrıca arazi, tohum, işçilik, gübre ve tarım ilaçları gibi girdilerin kavun üretimiyle önemli bir ilişkiye sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Kaynak kullanım verimliliği analizi, arazi, tohum, gübre ve kimyasalların yeterince kullanılmadığını göstermektedir. Kavun üreticilerinin ortalama teknik verimliliği 0,73'tür; bu, örneklemdeki kavun üreticilerinin tam verimlilik seviyesinde faaliyet gösterebilmeleri için, mevcut girdileri ve teknoloji seviyesini kullanarak ek bir girdi seviyesi olmadan kavun üretimlerini %17 artırmaları gerektiği anlamına gelmektedir. Ayrıca, çiftçiler depolama tesislerine erişim eksikliği, yetersiz yayım hizmetleri, sınırlı kredi ve finansman erişimi, yüksek maliyetli tarım girdileri, iklim değişikliği, zararlılar ve hastalıklar ve iyileştirilmiş tohum eksikliği gibi birçok kısıtlamayla karşı karşıya kalmıştır. Ayrıca, temel bileşen analizi, kavun çiftçilerinin karşılaştığı kısıtlamalarda önemli bir fark olduğunu doğrulamıştır. Bu bulgular, girdi verimliliğini artırmak, yayım hizmeti sunumunu güçlendirmek ve kredi erişimini iyileştirmek için hedefli müdahalelere ve politikalara olan ihtiyacı vurgulamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sosyo-Ekonomik
• Tarım Bütçeleme Tekniği
• Stokastik Üretim Verimliliği Sınır Modeli
• Temel Bileşen Modeli

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