Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 42 issue 4 (december 2008) : 298-302

RELATIVE PROFITABILITY OF SOLE AND MIXED CROPPING ENTERPRISES IN THE CENTRAL NIGER DELTA OF NIGERIA

E.A. Allison Oguru*, M.S. Igben, T.A.T Wahua

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¹Faculty of Agriculture, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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Cite article:- Oguru* Allison E.A., Igben M.S., Wahua T.A.T (2025). RELATIVE PROFITABILITY OF SOLE AND MIXED CROPPING ENTERPRISES IN THE CENTRAL NIGER DELTA OF NIGERIA. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 42(4): 298-302. doi: .

ABSTRACT

The Study is based on field data collected from a sample of 100 farmers and farm households
drawn from 3 of the 8 local government areas (LGAs) in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The data was
collected for a period of 15 months during the 2000/2001 cropping season using the cost-route
methodology. A customised budgetary model was used in analysing the data so collected. The
results indicate that crop farming enterprises in the area are generally profitable though average
returns per hectare of land employed in mixed cropping (N88,500.16) was relatively higher than
that of sole cropping (N50,532.81). It has been argued that in terms of returns to the factor
endowment of resource poor farmers in the area, mixed cropping is more advantageous than sole
cropping. Granting that cultivable land is a limiting factor in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria
relative to other parts of the country, mixed and double cropping stand out as viable strategies for
agricultural growth and development in the area. It has been recommended that agricultural
extension packages in the area should henceforth be packaged in a manner as to promote mixed
and double cropping among farmers in the area with appropriate production, processing, and
marketing incentives.

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