Comparative Analysis of Farm Enterprises Performance in Two Agro-Ecological Feuding Zone of Nigeria

The two agro-ecological zones became the focus of the study because of violent nature of the incessant conflict in the zones. The available register of farmers association was the sampling frame work where ten percent (61) farmers per state were randomly sampled. Data were collected and analysed using z-test. The research findings revealed tree crops and grains production enterprises ranked higher in Osun (rain fed zones) and Taraba states (savannah zones) respectively. Osun state entrepreneur felt the effect of the conflict on their enterprises more than Tarba state. The reasons adduced for severity of the conflict on enterprises are majority (77.0%) migrated and (75.5%) of them were not allowed to enter their farms during and when conflict deescalated unlike situation in Taraba state. The different in enterprises production level between the two agroecological zone was statistically significant at p<0.05. The conflict had severe impact on farm enterprises.

Authors:

• Bolarinwa K.K.
• Oyeyinka R.A

Keywords:

• Conflict
• severity
• entrepreneurs
• farm enterprises and production level.

References:

[1] Bolarinwa K K. 2007. Assessment of Farmers Livelihood in Conflict
and Non Coflict areas of Osun and Taraba States. University of Ibadan
Thesis dissertation
[2] Central Bank of Nigeria .2003 Annual Report.
[3] Central Bank of Nigeria .1990. Annual Report
[4] Durojaiye, B. O. 1998. "A Welfare Evaluation of the Embargo on Grain
Imports into Nigeria; 1986-1991" In Structural Adjustment and
Agriculture in West Africa. CODESRIA book series. 247-313.
[5] Food and Agricultural Organization. (2004). Food Crops and Storage,
Corporate Document Repository No. 2.
[6] Jibowo, G. (2002) Essential of Rural Sociological Gbemi Soidipo Press
Ltd. Abeokuta, Ogun State.
[7] Keyser, John C. (2006) "Competitive Commercial Agriculture in Africa:
Description of Methodology and Presentation of Templates for Value
Chain Analysis" Paper Prepared for TheWorld Bank Environmental,
Rural & Social Development Unit, Africa Region, Washington DC.July.
[8] Ogundijo, S. A. (1998). A hand book on Cocoa Marketing. Alafas
Nigeria Company Ibadan pp. 1-20
[9] Olomola A.S. 2007: Competitive Commercial Agriculture in Africa
Study (CCAA) Nigeria case study. Final report submitted to the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the World
Bank.
[10] Subiru, S. K. (1991). Impact of Cocoa Development Unit Programmes
on the Socio-Economic Profile of Cocoa Farmers in Ondo State.
Unpllished Ph.D. thesis. University of Ibadan.
[11] Tamuno, N. T. (1991). Peace and Violence in Nigeria. Federal
Government Press Lagos, pp. 1.