Effects of Input Policies on the Profitability of Fish Farming in Osun State, Nigeria

The study examined the effect of input support policy measures on fish farming in Osun State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 200 fish farmers as respondents. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the policy analysis matrix. The results on the socio-...

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Главные авторы: A., Oluwasola O., T., Adesiyan A., S., Egwu I.
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Опубликовано: The Faculty of Agriculture Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. 2017
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description The study examined the effect of input support policy measures on fish farming in Osun State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 200 fish farmers as respondents. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the policy analysis matrix. The results on the socio-economic characteristics of fish farmers showed that the mean age of the fish farmers was 43.63 years while the enterprise is dominated by men (83.2%). Respondents spent an average of 9.62 years in school. The mean household size of the fish farmers was 5.0 while the mean experience of farmers was 2.42 years. The sizes of the fish dams were small with an average size of 0.53 ha. The results of the Policy Analysis Matrix revealed that the average net income from fish farming was N79,337.89 while the net social benefit was N5,226.93. The result also showed that the Nominal Protection Coefficient (NPC) was 0.979 implying that the farmers were implicitly taxed on the product while the Nominal Protection Coefficient on Tradable Inputs (NPI) was 1.194 indicating that the farmers were taxed in purchasing the tradable inputs. The Effective Protection Coefficient (EPC) was 0.942, indicating that the fish development policy measures resulted in a net dis-incentive to produce the commodity. The study concluded that there is the need for government to ensure that its policies are properly implemented and targeted for fish farmers to get the subsidized inputs.
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spelling oai:ojs2.ija.oauife.edu.ng:article-302017-06-09T10:32:00Z Effects of Input Policies on the Profitability of Fish Farming in Osun State, Nigeria A., Oluwasola O. T., Adesiyan A. S., Egwu I. Inputs, policy measures, profitability, fish farming, dis-incentive, tradable, nominal, coefficient The study examined the effect of input support policy measures on fish farming in Osun State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 200 fish farmers as respondents. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the policy analysis matrix. The results on the socio-economic characteristics of fish farmers showed that the mean age of the fish farmers was 43.63 years while the enterprise is dominated by men (83.2%). Respondents spent an average of 9.62 years in school. The mean household size of the fish farmers was 5.0 while the mean experience of farmers was 2.42 years. The sizes of the fish dams were small with an average size of 0.53 ha. The results of the Policy Analysis Matrix revealed that the average net income from fish farming was N79,337.89 while the net social benefit was N5,226.93. The result also showed that the Nominal Protection Coefficient (NPC) was 0.979 implying that the farmers were implicitly taxed on the product while the Nominal Protection Coefficient on Tradable Inputs (NPI) was 1.194 indicating that the farmers were taxed in purchasing the tradable inputs. The Effective Protection Coefficient (EPC) was 0.942, indicating that the fish development policy measures resulted in a net dis-incentive to produce the commodity. The study concluded that there is the need for government to ensure that its policies are properly implemented and targeted for fish farmers to get the subsidized inputs. The Faculty of Agriculture Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. 2017-05-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://ija.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ija/article/view/30 Ife Journal of Agriculture; Vol. 28 No. 1 (2016): Ife Journal of Agriculture; 106-117 0331-6351 eng https://ija.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ija/article/view/30/29
spellingShingle Inputs, policy measures, profitability, fish farming, dis-incentive, tradable, nominal, coefficient
A., Oluwasola O.
T., Adesiyan A.
S., Egwu I.
Effects of Input Policies on the Profitability of Fish Farming in Osun State, Nigeria
title Effects of Input Policies on the Profitability of Fish Farming in Osun State, Nigeria
title_full Effects of Input Policies on the Profitability of Fish Farming in Osun State, Nigeria
title_fullStr Effects of Input Policies on the Profitability of Fish Farming in Osun State, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Input Policies on the Profitability of Fish Farming in Osun State, Nigeria
title_short Effects of Input Policies on the Profitability of Fish Farming in Osun State, Nigeria
title_sort effects of input policies on the profitability of fish farming in osun state nigeria
topic Inputs, policy measures, profitability, fish farming, dis-incentive, tradable, nominal, coefficient
topic_facet Inputs, policy measures, profitability, fish farming, dis-incentive, tradable, nominal, coefficient
url https://ija.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ija/article/view/30
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