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1. DETERMINANTS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS’ ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN EGBEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE: A MULTINOMIAL APPROACH.

Author

F., Awe,

Subjects
*ENERGY consumption, *POWER resources, *LOCAL government, *ENERGY industries, *FORESTS & forestry, *FUELWOOD
Abstract

This study aimed to examining the variables that influenced choice of energy type for cooking among rural households in Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. A total of one hundred and twenty (120) copies of questionnaire were randomly administered on the respondents through a multistage random sampling technique. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The descriptive statistics used were frequency tables, percentages, mean, pie chart and bar chart while the inferential statistic used was Multinomial Logistic Regression. The results indicate that about 49% of the respondents were male while about 51% were female. The result of the multinomial logistic regression model showed age, marital status, educational status, household size, number of cooking per day as well as monthly income were among the factors that influenced respondents’ choice of energy type for cooking at 5% level of significance. Some factors were also identified by respondents as constraints to their choice of energy for cooking in the study area. These include high cost of energy, inadequate access to energy source, inadequate energy supply as well as low quality of energy. Consequent upon this, it is therefore recommended that government should ensure considerable reduction in prices of energy sources like electricity, gas and kerosine so as to reduce pressure on the choice of fuel wood as energy source. This will thereby reduce the mounting pressure on the forests in search of wood for fuel. As a corollary, people should also be encouraged to plant trees in order to ensure sustainability of the forests where fuel wood and charcoal are collected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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2. Resource-use efficiency among small-scale maize farmers in Okun district of Kogi state, Nigeria

Author

F Awe

Subjects
Resource use efficency, small scale maize farmers, Cost–benefit analysis, Local government, Economics, Resource use, Hectare, Profit (economics), Agricultural economics, Gross margin, Resource utilization
Abstract

This paper examined resource-use efficiency as well as cost and returns to maize farmers in Okun District of Kogi State, Nigeria. One hundred (100) copies of questionnaire were administered on one hundred randomly selected respondents from ten villages chosen from two Local Government Areas out of the five LGAs that make up the district. Gross Margin and Multiple Linear Regression analyses were used in analyzing the data. The results showed that an average profit of N48, 387.41 per hectare was realized by the farmers. The results further revealed that the farmers were allocatively inefficient in the use of resource inputs. It is therefore recommended that adequate policies should be put in place by governments at all levels to ensure the availability of farm inputs to the farmers. Farmers should also be sensitized and enlightened on how to make best use of their resources.

Published
2011

3. Economic assessment of marketing and ethnoutilization Of Irvingia wombulu(var. exelsa) and Irvingia gabonensis (var.gabonensis) in Aniocha North and South local government areas of Delta State

Author

C O Osadebe, KA Bolaji-Olutunji, F Awe, AD Olufolaji, E Imoagene, and CN Ayogbe

Subjects
Delta, Cost price, Transportation cost, biology, Significant difference, biology.organism_classification, food.food, Irvingia gabonensis, food, Geography, Economic assessment, Local government, Marketing, Irvingia
Abstract

This study examined the marketing and ethno-utilization of Irvingia wombulu and Irvingia gabonensis in Aniocha North and Aniocha South Local Government Areas of Delta State. The data used were collected through the use of structured questionnaire administered to the Irvingia traders in selected markets in the study area. One hundred and fifty (150) questionnaires were administered, but only one hundred and thirty-five (135) were found useable. The rest were discarded due to incomplete and mismatched information. Communities from which the markets were selected are Issele-Uku (30), Idumuje-Ugboko (20), Idumu-Ogo (15), Ogwashi-Uku (30), Ubulu-Okiti (15), and Otulu (25).Data collected included demographic characteristics of Irvingia sellers, selling price, cost price and transportation cost. The results reveal that 90.3% of the respondents could read and write. It was also discovered that 83% of the traders were Igbos while Non-Igbos accounted for 17%. The result also shows that 53.3% were married while 31.9% of the respondents were single. The major determinants of selling price of Irvingia kernels in the study area included cost price, and transportation cost because there was significant difference (P

Published
2011
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