TY  - JOUR
T1  - Analysis of Sesame (<I>Sesamun indicum</I>, L) Marketing in Jigawa State 
  of Nigeria
AU - Sani, Rabiu Mohammed AU - Jibril, Salawu Ayemi AU - Abdulrahman, Ali 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 8
IS  - 6
SP  - 308
EP  - 314
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2013.308.314
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2013.308.314
KW  - wholesalers
KW  -market margin
KW  -Lorenz curve
KW  -Gini coefficient
KW  -sampling frame
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - The study examined, the economics of sesame marketing in Jigawa State, Nigeria. 
The sampling procedure involved the use of purposive and simple random sampling 
technique. The markets for the study were purposively selected. A random sample 
of 156 middlemen consisting of 40 wholesalers, 77 rural assemblers and 39 buying 
agents from each of the markets were selected from a sampling frame of 300 sesame 
traders prepared with the assistance of Sarkin Kasuwa who serves as market leader 
for each of the markets. Face to face interview with sesame wholesalers, rural 
assemblers and buying agents were conducted for each of the markets, respectively. 
The data were analyzed using, Gini coefficient and the marketing margin analysis 
results showed that Gini coefficients were 0.55, 0.55 and 0.68 for rural assemblers, 
wholesalers and buying agents, respectively. The marketing margins were 5.7 and 
4% for rural assemblers and wholesalers, respectively. Returns per <img src="http://docsdrive.com/images/medwelljournals/aj/2013/img1-2k13-308-314.gif" width="14" height="12" align="absmiddle"> 
invested were 0.59 and 0.56 for rural assemblers and wholesalers, respectively. 
The markets can be said to be highly concentrated with buying agents commanding 
a stronger influence on sesame prices. The markets can be said to be imperfectly 
competitive. The formation of cooperative association by the marketers will address 
market imperfections. Government involvement in the bulk purchases and provision 
of incentives for value addition will also improve the efficiency of sesame marketing.
ER  -