• Corpus ID: 14996345

Productivity Analysis of Cassava-Based Production Systems in the Guinea Savannah: Case Study of Kwara State, Nigeria

@inproceedings{Bamidele2008ProductivityAO,
  title={Productivity Analysis of Cassava-Based Production Systems in the Guinea Savannah: Case Study of Kwara State, Nigeria},
  author={Fakayode Segun Bamidele and A. Rasheed},
  year={2008}
}

• F. S. Bamidele, A. Rasheed
• Published 2008
• Engineering

This study assessed the productivities of prevalent cassava-based farms in the large Guinea Savannah ecology of Nigeria. For the study, 160 cassava producing households were selected across the Kwara State Agricultural Development Project (KWADP) zones and interviewed. The study data were analysed using the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression methods. The study findings revealed the cassava/maize enterprise with a 4.4 TFP level as the most popular and most productive cassava-based enterprise. This was followed by the Cassava/Cowpea, Cassava/Maize/Guinea-corn and the Cassava/Melon systems with 4.1, 3.6 and 3.5 TFP levels respectively. The study also revealed that land, labour, educational status of the household head and the fertilizer input significantly influence the productivity levels in cassava-based farms. Therefore, to achieve increased crop yield per cost outlay in cassava-based production systems, the study recommends the enhancement of farmers' access to education and the encouragement of the use of land and labour saving technologies in the cassava cropping systems.