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Economics of Pineapple Production in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria ©2020 Scienceweb Publishing Journal of Agricultural and Crop Research Vol. 8(11), pp. 245-252, November 2020 doi: 10.33495/jacr_v8i11.20.133 ISSN: 2384-731X Research Paper Economics of pineapple production in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria David Okechukwu Enibe* • Chinecherem Joan Raphael Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State, Nigeria. *Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]. Tel: +2348137829887. Accepted 21th June, 2020. Abstract. The study analyzed the economics of pineapple production in Awgu Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu State, Nigeria. Data for the study were collected from 50 respondents from Amoli and Ihe communities of the LGA through a simple random sampling technique. The communities were purposively selected because they contain higher concentration of pineapple farmers. Primary data were collected using interview schedule administered to the respondents. Data were realized with descriptive statistics, enterprise budgeting techniques and multiple regression analysis. The study revealed that (36%) of the farmers had farming experience of 1 to 10 years’ experience in pineapple production, indicating that new farmers entered the crop’s production sector within the last decade. The enterprise proved profitable with farmers’ net return on investment value of 1.7. Farm size, cost of input, level of education and household size significantly determined net farm income. It was further revealed that poor access road and high transportation cost were the main constraints of the pineapple producers. The study concluded that profitable production opportunities exist on the crop. The study recommends that extension agencies should encourage more new farmers to exploit pineapple production potentials while encouraging its existing farmers to scale up production through farm size increment, reinvestment of their gains and production knowledge increase. Keywords: Pineapple, production, profitable, Awgu, Nigeria. INTRODUCTION Sustainable Development Goals 2 (SDG 2) was set up in highest among the nations of the world (Otekunrin et al., 2015 by the United Nations (UN) for addressing the 2019). Unemployment rate is seen as one of the factors significance of food security and nutrition with calls on fuelling the hunger conditions (Otekunrin et al., 2019). member countries to end hunger, realize food security, Agriculture is in Nigeria known as a significant labour improved nutrition and aid sustainable agriculture employer (FAO, 2017). This indicates that promotion of progress by 2030 (Otekunrin et al., 2019). Doubling the different agricultural sectors is one of the best ways to productivity and incomes of small-scale farmers by the reduce unemployment and the global hunger index (GHI). aforesaid year is one of the principal targets of the SDG 2 In this consideration, giving attention to increased (Otekunrin et al., 2019). Currently, Poverty and production of valuable fruits such as pineapple, bananas unemployment in most African countries have not been and citruses is justified. This is because they offer reduced (Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO, important nutritional, economic and social values, and 2017). In Nigeria, 91.78 million people are reported to be can contribute in reducing the GHI. Interest of this paper living in extreme poverty and this figure is seen as the is on pineapple. 246 J. Agric. Crop Res. / Enibe and Raphael Pineapple (Ananas comosus) belongs to the plant family output through three major ways. First, entry of new small bromeliaceae and is reported a native of Brazil and and large scale farmers or entrepreneurs who will help to Paraguay where wild relatives were first domesticated cultivate the crop on its available land in various states, (Hossain, 2016). It is a very important economic and town and village communities which Akhilomen et al. popular fruit grown in different tropical countries (Portia et (2015) reported to be 180, 000 hectares. In evidence, al., 2017). Pineapple is rated as the third most valuable Enibe et al. (2018) in Anambra state pineapple market fruit in the globe behind bananas and citruses such as study concluded that investment opportunities exists on grapefruit, limes, lemons, and oranges (Olayinka et al., not just the crop’s market, but also on its production and 2014). Pineapple is a delicious fruit with fine flavour, a processing. Second, is farmers’ adoption of pineapple good source of dietary fibre and important vitamins such production technologies. Technologies referred are the as A, B, B6, C, E and sugar (15%) (Portia et al., 2017; application of scientific knowledge for the crop’s Iwuchukwu et al., 2017; Enibe et al., 2018). production which includes standard spacing, fertilizer Hussain (2016) reported that more than 2.1 million application and choice of cultivars because they have acres are used for pineapple production in over 82 different attributes. It is revealed that making high quality countries which include Thailand, Brazil, Costa Rica, seeds available to farmers is needed for achieving India, Nigeria, Kenya, Indonesia, Mexico, Hawaii, reasonable agricultural productivity increase in Nigeria Philipines, Austraria, South Africa, Puerto Rico, Cuba and (FAO, 2017). Such desirable pineapple high quality Formosa. Among the pineapple producing countries of cultivars include Smooth cayenne, Queen, Spanish, the world, Nigeria ranks 7th and 1st in Africa with 1.4 Abacaxi, Maipure and red Spanish. Third, pineapple million metric tonnes at 7,778T/ha (Akhilomen et al., production and efficiency research helps to suggest how 2015). Currently, 1,664, 510 metric tonnes are in Nigeria best to allocate resources for increased agricultural produced in an area of 199891 at the yield of 83271 output. Regarding this, Akhilomen et al. (2015) noted that Hectogram (hg)/hectare (ha) (FAOSTAT, 2019). Nigeria’s the important role of efficiency in increasing agricultural current pineapple output is only 5.96% of the world output has been generally accepted among researchers production (27,924,287 tonnes) and her 83271hg/ha and policy makers. They further revealed that pineapple appears to be of low yield or productivity in compares farmers in Edo State of Nigeria have the capacity to with those of West Africa, Africa and the world that are increase technical efficiency by 30% to reach their respectively 117053, 134556 and 251260 hg/ha maximum level. (FAOSTAT, 2019). This is worrisome to the crop’s Several studies in the past have been conducted on researchers in Nigeria, suggesting the need to deepen its pineapple. For example, Enibe et al. (2018) analysed research and reveal the ways to scale up its production. pineapple marketing in Anambra State and found it One may wonder why. profitable and recommended its exploitation by potential Encouragement of increased pineapple production is traders and entrepreneurs. Iwuchukwu et al. (2013) desirable because of five major reasons, values uses. studied the training needs of pineapple farmers in Enugu First, it provides good raw materials in confectionary State of Nigeria. Iwuchukwu et al. (2017) studied the industries for production of various products which problems and prospects of pineapple production in include household additives, fruit drinks, sweet and even Enugu State. However, research gaps still exist on the wine (Enibe et al., 2018). Second, it is a leading crop that warrants investigation. Olayinka (2013) studied commercial fruit in international market (Iwuchukwu et al., profitability and constraints of pineapple production in 2017) and has the capacity to generate foreign exchange Osun state and found its NROI to be low (8 kobo for (Enibe et al., 2018). This is because Hossain (2016) every one naira) suggesting that the low NROI may reported that 90% of fresh pineapple in the world is discourage farmers from scaling up cultivation of the demanded in 12 important countries namely: USA, crop. This indicates that there is a need to understand England, Japan, Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, farmers’ NROI in different study areas. Aforementioned Italy, Spain, Korea, Netherlands and Singapore. Third, its studies appear not to have provided information on the potential business opportunities have not been fully effects of socio-economic characteristics of respondents exploited in Nigeria (Enibe et al., 2018). Fourth, on net farm income (NFI). In consideration of the above, pineapple consumption benefits human health because it this study answered the following research questions: facilitates protein digestion, combats loss of memory and Who are the pineapple farmers in the study area? Is sadness and in addition offers cerebral toner values pineapple production profitable in the study area? Do the (Iwuchukwu et al., 2017). In addition, Hossain (2016) socio-economic characteristics of pineapple farmers have revealed that it is used to: arouse appetite, expulse effects on their net farm income? What are the current internal worms, prevent ulcers and enhance fat excretion. constraints of pineapple farmers in the study area? The Finally, it offers ornamental values because it symbolizes specific objectives of the study are to: Examine the expensive living and lovely welcome of visitors to homes socioeconomic characteristics of the pineapple farmers in (Olayinka, 2013, Enibe et al., 2018). the study area; determine the costs and returns of Nigeria has the potential to increase her pineapple pineapple production in the study area; determine the J. Agric. Crop Res. / Enibe
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