TY  - JOUR
T1  - Food Security Among Households: Evidence from Yam Production Economics in Oyo State, Nigeria
AU - , W.A. Sanusi AU - , K.K. Salimonu 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 1
IS  - 4
SP  - 235
EP  - 239
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2006.235.239
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2006.235.239
KW  - Economics
KW  -yam production
KW  -food security
KW  -crop
AB  - The study assesses the economics of yam production has a food security crop in Oyo state. The data for the study were collected using interview schedule from 82 yam farmers with the aid of a well structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, gross margin and net profit and regression techniques. The study revealed that most farmers are male, virile but with little formal education, they also operate at small scale level. The budgetary analysis revealed that yam production is profitable in the area with an average gross margin and net profit of N24, 688.79 and N22, 790.79, respectively, the value of hired labour, family labour, yam seeds/sets and income from other enterprises significantly affect the value of yam produced. Yam farmers underutilized both land and other miscellaneous input (mulching, staking etc) while labour and yam seed/set were over utilized.
ER  -