@article{Muhammad-Lawal:197983,
      recid = {197983},
      author = {Muhammad-Lawal, A. and Adenuga, A.H. and Olatinwo, K.B.  and Saadu, T.A.},
      title = {Economic Analysis of Floricultural Plants Production in  Kwara State, North Central Nigeria},
      journal = {Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development},
      address = {2012-09},
      number = {393-2016-23830},
      series = {8-98-AJARD-373-380},
      pages = {9},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {In spite of the substantial contribution of floriculture  to the Nigerian economy, there is still a low level of  awareness on the potential of the horticultural subsector  of the Nigerian agricultural sector to generate employment  and reduce poverty. This study therefore carried out an  assessment of the economics of floricultural plants  production in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study specifically  estimated the returns to farmer’s labour and management. It  also assessed the determinants of returns to floricultural  plant production in the state. Data used for the study were  collected from the forty one registered floricultural plant  producers in the study area using structured questionnaire.  The farm budget and regression analyses were used for data  analyses. The study revealed that returns to farmer’s  labour and management was N174, 974.7/ha on the average.  Use of manure, labour, farm size, experience, educational  level and age of the farmer were found to have significant  influence on farmer’s revenue. Inadequate capital to expand  the scale of production was identified as the major  constraints to floricultural plant production in the study  area. The study therefore recommends that farmers be  supported by making credit facilities available to them and  that people be enlightened on the profitability potential  of the enterprise.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/197983},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.197983},
}