Costs and Returns Analysis Associated with Egg Production among Backyard Poultry Keepers in Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria
- September 3, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS Team
- Categories: Agriculture, IJRIAS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) | Volume V, Issue V, May 2020 | ISSN 2454-6194
Ijah, A.A.1, Ishola, B.F.2, Ayodele, J.T.1, Yahaya, U.F.1 and Olukotun, O. 1
1Federal College of Forestry Mechanizations, Afaka, Kaduna, Nigeria
2Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Jericho Hill, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Abstract: The costs and returns analysis associated with egg production among backyard poultry keepers in Kaduna North local government area of Kaduna State, Nigeria was evaluated. Primary data were collected from 30 farmers drawn from the study area using multi stage, purposive and random sampling techniques. Analysis of data was carried out with the use of descriptive statistics, net income analysis (budgeting) and profitability ratios. The result revealed that majority of the farmers are male (76.67 %) and 83.33 % were married. Majority of the farmers 83.33 % of the farmers had post primary education. 96.67 % of the poultry keepers are in their active working age of between 21 and 60 years with most of them 90 % having over 5years experience in egg production with an average bird size of 268. The net income analysis indicated that an average farmer invested annually N 1,931,634.50 in poultry egg production with a total return of N 2,325,573.13. The gross margin and net income were N 491,557.63 and N 393, 938.63 respectively. These figures suggest that egg production in the study area is a profitable venture. The result also revealed that disease outbreak, high cost of feed, high cost of vaccine/drugs high mortality rate, egg spoilage and poor power supply were identified as the problems hindering egg production in the study area. The study therefore recommends that extension agents should intensify effort to educate poultry farmers about improved management practices that will lead to reduction of disease outbreak and affordable drugs / vaccine should be made available to the farmers at a substituted price by government and government should develop and enforce livestock feeds standards in order to protect farmers from dubious feed millers.
Keywords: Costs, Returns, Egg Production, Net Farm Income, Backyard Poultry Keepers,
