@article{Segun-Olasanmi:96800,
      recid = {96800},
      author = {Segun-Olasanmi, A.O. and Bamire, A.S.},
      title = {Analysis of Costs and Returns to Maize-Cowpea Intercrop  Production in Oyo state, Nigeria},
      address = {2010-09},
      number = {308-2016-5127},
      pages = {15},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {Net gains on agricultural investments promote sustainable  farm production.
The costs and returns analysis to  maize-cowpea intercrop was analysed in selected
communities  of Oyo state, Nigeria, to determine the profitability of  the enterprise. A
multi-stage stratified sampling technique  was used to select a sample size of one
hundred and sixty  maize-cowpea intercrop farmers in eighteen farming  communities
in the study area. Data were obtained from the  farmers on their socio-economic
characteristics, resource  ownership, input and output used as well as costs  incurred
and revenue obtained for the 2006 production  season using a structured questionnaire.
Data were  collected on a gender-disaggregated basis and analysed with  the budgetary
technique using the gross margin approach.  Results showed that the difference
between gross revenues  and total variable costs for male and female  maize-cowpea
intercrop farmers was statistically  significant at 5% level. Maize-cowpea
intercropping was  found to be profitable as indicated by mean gross margins  of N31,
200 and N19, 900 per hectare for male and female  farmers respectively. However, the
difference in the mean  gross margin was not significant at the 5% level.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/96800},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.96800},
}