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| Segun-Olasanmi, A.O.; Bamire, A.S.. |
| Net gains on agricultural investments promote sustainable farm production. The costs and returns analysis to maize-cowpea intercrop was analysed in selected communities of Oyo state, Nigeria, to determine the profitability of the enterprise. A multi-stage stratified sampling technique was used to select a sample size of one hundred and sixty maize-cowpea intercrop farmers in eighteen farming communities in the study area. Data were obtained from the farmers on their socio-economic characteristics, resource ownership, input and output used as well as costs incurred and revenue obtained for the 2006 production season using a structured questionnaire. Data were collected on a gender-disaggregated basis and analysed with the budgetary technique using the gross... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Costs; Maize-cowpea intercrop; Returns; Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96800 |
