TY  - JOUR
T1  - Supply Response and Elasticity of Selected Staple Food Crop in
Nigeria: Evidence from FAO, 1995-2017
AU - Ajiboye, Babatunde O. AU - Adeyonu, Abigail G. AU - Ajetomobi, Joshua O. AU - Binuomote, Samuel O. 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
SP  - 25
EP  - 29
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2019.25.29
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2019.25.29
KW  - Supply response
KW  -staple crop
KW  -elasticity
KW  -Nerlovian Model
KW  -FAO
KW  -food crop
AB  - This study investigates the supply response and elasticity of selected staple food crop in Nigeria:
evidence from FAO, 1995-2017. The study is based on secondary data source from Food and Agricultural
Organization (FAO). The time series data was sourced from 1970-2015. Supply response in agriculture presents
the agricultural output response to changes in agricultural price and all agricultural incentives, therefore, this
study investigated the yield response of maize to price change for over 20 years. The highest production of
maize was recorded in Kaduna, Niger and Taraba State of Nigeria while the lowest acreage cultivated to maize
was found in Lagos and Bayelsa. The results shows that the relationship between the short run and long run
elasticity for output response of maize is negatively inelastic. This shows that it is not price responsive.
ER  -