This study investigated the effects of farm inputs on productivity of farmers in Imo State, Nigeria. Multi-stage random
sampling technique was used to select 123 respondents for this study. Information on the objectives of this study were
elicited from the sampled respondents through a well structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics such as the mean, frequency distribution, percentage and multiple regression model. Majority of the respondents
were males (52.0%), with an average age of about (56 years) and had up to 20 years farming experience. Also majority of
the farmers (50.4%) in the area had secondary education with a mean household size of 4 persons and cultivated less than
3.0 hectares of farm land. Again the Cobb-Douglas function produced the lead equation with the independent variables
been significant at both 1% and 5% critical level. All the explanatory variables were positively correlated except farm
machinery and household size and were not significant at 5% alpha level. About 84.0% of the total variation in total factor
productivity was explained by the explanatory variables investigated. Majority of the respondents indicated inadequate
capital (91.1%) and poor access to farm inputs (89.4%) as their major production constraints. Similarly, a call on the
government to address the challenges of these farmers were recommended to enable the farmers increase output and
consequently enhance productivity.
EMEKA EMMANUEL, O., , O , E.1, E , , M , A.2, I , , O , and, M & U., E (2018). Effects of Farm Inputs on Productivity of Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-farm-inputs-on-productivity-of-farmers-in-imo-state-nigeria
EMEKA EMMANUEL, OSUJI, et. al. "Effects of Farm Inputs on Productivity of Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 05 Apr. 2018, https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-farm-inputs-on-productivity-of-farmers-in-imo-state-nigeria. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
EMEKA EMMANUEL, OSUJI, Osuji , E. E.1 , Maduike , I. A.2 , Oguegbuchulam , M. And and E. U. . "Effects of Farm Inputs on Productivity of Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 05 Apr. 2018. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-farm-inputs-on-productivity-of-farmers-in-imo-state-nigeria >.
EMEKA EMMANUEL, OSUJI, Osuji , E. E.1 , Maduike , I. A.2 , Oguegbuchulam , M. And and E. U. . "Effects of Farm Inputs on Productivity of Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria" Afribary (2018). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-farm-inputs-on-productivity-of-farmers-in-imo-state-nigeria