Determinants of Cost Efficiency among Smallholder Maize Producers in Kano and Kaduna States, Nigeria.

Olugbenga Omotayo Alabı; Jeremiah Samuel Aluwong; Hamid Kareem; Olateju Omole; Alexander Oche Ejoha; Sunday Mailumo; Comfort Kaka Yisa Gana; Oladayo Oluleye

doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1630244

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Nijerya'nın Kano ve Kaduna Eyaletlerindeki Küçük Toprak Sahibi Mısır Üreticileri Arasında Maliyet Verimliliğinin Belirleyicileri.

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Bu çalışma, Nijerya'nın Kano ve Kaduna eyaletlerindeki küçük çiftçi mısır yetiştiricileri arasında maliyet verimliliğinin belirleyicilerine odaklanmıştır. Çalışmada, 200 küçük ölçekli mısır yetiştiricisini seçmek için basit rastgele örnekleme yaklaşımı kullanılmıştır. İyi organize edilmiş bir ankete dayalı olarak kesitsel kaynakların birincil verileri kullanılmıştır. Anketler, 2024 yılında iyi eğitimli sayım görevlileri ve tarımsal yayım temsilcileri kullanılarak katılımcılara uygulanmıştır. Veriler, tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve stokastik maliyet verimliliği sınır modeli kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuçlar, mısır yetiştiricilerinin ortalama yaşının 48, %95 Güven Aralığı CI [45,6, 50,4] yıl olarak değerlendirildiğini göstermektedir. Ortalama mısır çiftliği büyüklüğü yetiştirici başına 1,42, %95 CI [1,349, 1,49] hektardır; bu, çoğu yetiştiricinin küçük ölçekli çiftlik arazisi işlediğini göstermektedir. Tohum maliyeti, gübre maliyeti, işçilik maliyeti ve amortisman maliyetleri mısır yetiştiricileri arasında maliyet verimliliğini etkilemede sıfırdan anlamlı derecede farklıydı p < 0,01. Tarımsal kimyasalların maliyeti ve mısır çıktısı mısır yetiştiricileri arasında maliyet verimliliğini etkilemede sıfırdan anlamlı derecede farklıydı p < 0,05.Mısır yetiştiricileri arasında maliyet yetersizliğini önemli ölçüde etkileyen sosyoekonomik uyaranlar arasında yaş, çiftçilik deneyimi, hanehalkı büyüklüğü ve eğitim düzeyi yer almaktadır. Hesaplanan ölçek etkisi 10,27, %95 GA idi [10,78, 9,7365], hesaplanan ölçek etkisi birden büyüktür, bu pozitif ölçek ekonomileri olduğunu gösterir. Bu, toplam üretim maliyetlerindeki bir birimlik artışın mısır çiftçiliği süresince toplam mısır çıktısını 10,27 kat artırdığını gösterir. Çalışma, mısır yetiştiricilerinin kooperatif grupları oluşturmalarını önermektedir, bu onların krediye, geliştirilmiş mısır tohumlarına, gübrelere, tarım kimyasallarına ve diğer çiftlik girdilerine, bilgilere erişmelerini ve mısır çiftçiliği hakkında fikir paylaşmalarını sağlayacaktır.

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Determinants of Cost Efficiency among Smallholder Maize Producers in Kano and Kaduna States, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study focused on the determinants of cost efficiency among smallholder maize growers in Kano and Kaduna States of Nigeria. The study utilized a simple random sampling approach to select 200 small-scale maize growers. Primary data from cross-sectional sources were utilized based on a well-organized questionnaire. The questionnaires were administered to the respondents with the use of well-trained enumerators and agricultural extension agents in the year 2024. The data were evaluated using descriptive statistics and a stochastic cost efficiency frontier model. The outcome shows that the mean age of maize growers was evaluated at 48, 95% Confidence Interval CI [45.6, 50.4] years. The mean maize farm size was 1.42, 95% CI [1.349, 1.49] hectares per grower, which indicates that most growers cultivated small-scale farmland. The cost of seeds, the cost of fertilizer, the cost of labour, and depreciation costs were significantly different from zero in influencing cost efficiency among maize growers at p < 0.01. The cost of agrochemicals and maize output is significantly different from zero in influencing cost efficiency among maize growers at p < 0.05. The socio-economic stimuli significantly affecting cost inefficiency among maize growers include age, farming experience, household size, and level of education. The calculated scale effect was 10.27, 95% CI [10.78, 9.7365]; the calculated scale effect is greater than one, which signifies that there are positive economies of scale. This signifies that a unit increase in the total production costs increased the total maize output by 10.27 times during the course of maize farming. The study recommends that the maize growers should form themselves into cooperative groups. This will enable them to access credit, improved maize seeds, fertilizers, agrochemicals, and other farm inputs, information, and share ideas about maize farming.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Farm Enterprises , Sustainable Agricultural Development , Agricultural Policy , Agricultural Economics (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Olugbenga Omotayo Alabı ^*
0000-0002-8390-9775
Nigeria

Jeremiah Samuel Aluwong
0000-0001-8462-538X
Nigeria

Hamid Kareem
0009-0005-8632-3074
Nigeria

Olateju Omole
0009-0000-6285-1829
Nigeria

Alexander Oche Ejoha
0009-0007-2853-2059
Nigeria

Sunday Mailumo
0000-0001-9109-1662
Nigeria

Comfort Kaka Yisa Gana
0009-0009-2063-6157
Nigeria

Oladayo Oluleye
0000-0001-6456-1892
United States

Early Pub Date

August 14, 2025

Publication Date

October 20, 2025

Submission Date

January 31, 2025

Acceptance Date

July 27, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 28 Number: 6

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1630244

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https://izlik.org/JA72JZ72RJ

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Alabı, O. O., Aluwong, J. S., Kareem, H., Omole, O., Ejoha, A. O., Mailumo, S., Yisa Gana, C. K., & Oluleye, O. (2025). Determinants of Cost Efficiency among Smallholder Maize Producers in Kano and Kaduna States, Nigeria. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 28(6), 1506-1515. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1630244