Analysing optimum and alternative farm plans for risk averse grain crop farmers in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria
It has been argued that the limited success of Nigeria in rural development programmes could be due to absence of a prior analysis of attitudes towards, risk inherent in traditional agriculture. This paper was therefore conceived to explain farmers’ cropping patterns vis-à-vis their attitudes toward...
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| author | Olarinde, L.O. Manyong, Victor M. Okoruwa, V.O. |
| author_browse | Manyong, Victor M. Okoruwa, V.O. Olarinde, L.O. |
| author_facet | Olarinde, L.O. Manyong, Victor M. Okoruwa, V.O. |
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| description | It has been argued that the limited success of Nigeria in rural development programmes could be
due to absence of a prior analysis of attitudes towards, risk inherent in traditional agriculture. This paper
was therefore conceived to explain farmers’ cropping patterns vis-à-vis their attitudes towards risk. The
paper applied an analytical procedure that made use of the conventional linear programming, and the
Target Minimization of total absolute deviations (Target MOTAD) as the major tools. Results indicate that
farmers’ existing and profit maximizing crop plans are risk inefficient. They also show that there are
increasing levels of risks of the farm plans as the farm size decreases. Sustainable farm plans that minimize
risk and can ensure desirable returns (gross margins) are suggested for the three identified categories of
farers that were surveyed for the analysis. The study provides a critical methodological framework that can
help understand the alternative ways in which these farmers actually manage risk, particularly in a complex
and unstable economic environment such as Nigeria. |
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| spelling | CGSpace907442023-02-15T06:55:09Z Analysing optimum and alternative farm plans for risk averse grain crop farmers in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria Olarinde, L.O. Manyong, Victor M. Okoruwa, V.O. risk aversion economic optimum northern nigeria new technologies It has been argued that the limited success of Nigeria in rural development programmes could be due to absence of a prior analysis of attitudes towards, risk inherent in traditional agriculture. This paper was therefore conceived to explain farmers’ cropping patterns vis-à-vis their attitudes towards risk. The paper applied an analytical procedure that made use of the conventional linear programming, and the Target Minimization of total absolute deviations (Target MOTAD) as the major tools. Results indicate that farmers’ existing and profit maximizing crop plans are risk inefficient. They also show that there are increasing levels of risks of the farm plans as the farm size decreases. Sustainable farm plans that minimize risk and can ensure desirable returns (gross margins) are suggested for the three identified categories of farers that were surveyed for the analysis. The study provides a critical methodological framework that can help understand the alternative ways in which these farmers actually manage risk, particularly in a complex and unstable economic environment such as Nigeria. 2008 2018-02-06T12:14:34Z 2018-02-06T12:14:34Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90744 en Limited Access Olarinde, L.O., Manyong, V.M. & Okoruwa, V.O. (2008). Analyzing optimum and alternative farm plans for risk averse grain crop farmers in Kaduna state, northern, Nigeria. World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 4(1), 28-35. |
| spellingShingle | risk aversion economic optimum northern nigeria new technologies Olarinde, L.O. Manyong, Victor M. Okoruwa, V.O. Analysing optimum and alternative farm plans for risk averse grain crop farmers in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria |
| title | Analysing optimum and alternative farm plans for risk averse grain crop farmers in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria |
| title_full | Analysing optimum and alternative farm plans for risk averse grain crop farmers in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Analysing optimum and alternative farm plans for risk averse grain crop farmers in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysing optimum and alternative farm plans for risk averse grain crop farmers in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria |
| title_short | Analysing optimum and alternative farm plans for risk averse grain crop farmers in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria |
| title_sort | analysing optimum and alternative farm plans for risk averse grain crop farmers in kaduna state northern nigeria |
| topic | risk aversion economic optimum northern nigeria new technologies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90744 |
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