3 - The Determination and Analysis of Constraints in Resource Use Efficiency in Multiple Cropping Systems by Small-Holder Farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Corresponding Author(s) : Eugene C. Okorji
Afrique et développement,
Vol. 29 No 3 (2004): Afrique et développement
Résumé
Cette contribution analyse les contraintes auxquelles sont confrontés les petits exploitants agricoles engagés dans le système de la multi-culture dans l'état d'Ebonyi, au Nigeria. Une technique d'échantillonnage à plusieurs niveaux a été employée pour tester et soumettre à un questionnaire 540 petits exploitants agricoles spécialisés dans la multi-culture. Les données ont ensuite été collectées et analysées à l'aide de statistiques descriptives. Les redevances de location (45 pour cent), les problèmes liés au morcellement de la terre en parcelles (35 pour cent), la faible fertilité de la terre (78 pour cent), la distance des terres cultivables (52 pour cent), ainsi que la discrimination sexuelle (100 pour cent) ont été les éléments avancés, constituant un frein à la bonne utilisation de la terre. Les éléments constituant un frein à une utilisation efficiente des ressources humaines disponibles sont le coût élevé de la main-d'œuvre, l'émigration, les discriminations sexuelles, ainsi que les autres formes d'utilisation des ressources humaines ; ceux ci constituaient respectivement 23 pour cent, 22 pour cent, 19 pour cent et 14 pour cent. Les réponses relatives aux contraintes pesant sur une bonne utilisation du capital portaient sur l'absence de variétés améliorées d'ignames et de tarots (29 pour cent), le coût élevé des frais modernes de production (36 pour cent), le manque de financement adéquat (33 pour cent) et de collatéraux (22 pour cent). L'étude a confirmé que la multi-culture aurait été plus efficace, si ces contraintes étaient réduites ou supprimées. Des services de vulgarisation, ainsi que la formulation et la mise en place par le gouvernement d'une politique efficace ont été recommandés.
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ABCCIMA, 1997, Abakaliki Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture Brochure. Agbilibeazu, L.O., 1984, Source, Uses and Credit Problems of Peasant Farmers in Ikwo Local Government Area. Akinsanmi, Ο., 1978, Certificate Agricultural Science, London, Longman Group Limited. Alimba, J.O. and Ezinwa, J.O., 2001, "Resource Productivity ofYam-Based Mixed Cropping System of Anambra State, South Eastern Nigeria', Journal of the Science of Agriculture. Food Technology and Environment, Vol. 2, No. 1, October 2002, pp. 63 - 67. Andrews, D.J and Kassan, A.H., 1976, "The Importance of Multiple Cropping in Increasing World Food Supplies', Pub. N" 27, Wisconsin, pp.1-10.This content downloaded from 154.125.121.197 on Sat, 04 Dec 2021 14:07:23 UTC All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms
Awoke & Okorji: The Determination and Analysis of Constraints in Resource Use 69 Anthony, Y, Ezedinma F.O. and Ochapa, C.O., 1995, Introduction to Tropical Agriculture, 3rd Edition, London: Longman Group Ltd. Awoke, M.U. and Obeta, M.E., 1998, 'Economic Analysis of Small-Scale Yellow Pepper Enterprises in Nsukka Area', Citadel Journal, Vol 2, No 5. 1998. Collinson, M.P., 1972, Farm Management in Peasant Agriculture, New York: Frederick Praeger. Forbes, J.C., 1992, Plants in Agriculture, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Francis, C. Α., 1986, Multiple Cropping System in West and Central A frica, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. Fleady, E.O., 1952, Economics of Agricultural Production and Resource Use, Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Flail Inc. Idachaba F. S., 1993, 'Agricultural and Rural Development Under the Babangida Administration', in J.O. Osakwe, Seven Years of IBB - The Economy. Johnson, D.T., 1982, The Business of Farming·. A Guide to Farm Business Management in the Tropics, London: Macmillan. Mac Arthur J.D., 1983, 'Some Characteristics of Farmers in Tropical Environments', in Flands Ruthenberg ed., Farming Systems in the Tropics, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press. Madu, Ε., 1995, Agro-Raw Material Production and National Growth. A Case of Farmer s Response. Nweke, F.I. and Winch, F.E., 1979, Bases for Farm Resource Allocation in the Small Holder Cropping Systems of South Eastern Nigeria: A Case Study of Awka and Ahakaliki Villages, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan Discussion Papers N" 4/80. Olayide, S.O., 1980, Food and Nutritional Crisis in Nigeria, Ibadan: Ibadan University Press. Ogunfowara, O. and Olayide, Ο., 1981, 'Resource Problems of Rural Economies', in Elements of Rural Economies, Ibadan: Ibadan University Press Publishing House. Onwukwe, C.C., 1994, 'Resource Use Productivity Under the Mixed Cropping System of Anambra State: A Case Study of Yam-based Mixed Cropping System', Unpublished M.Sc Thesis. Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, ESUT Enugu. Upton, M., 1976, Agricultural Production Economics and Resource Use, London: Oxford University Press