Economics Efficiency of Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus)Production in Anambra State, Nigeria (A Stochastic Frontier Profit Function Approach)

DOI: 10.22161/ijaers/3.10.26

Keyword: Economic efficiency, Stochastic Frontier, Rabbit production, Anambra State, Nigeria.

Abstract: The study estimated the economic efficiency of rabbit production in Anambra State of Nigeria employing a stochastic Profit Function Approach. The study was based on primary data obtained from sixty randomly selected rabbit farmers in Anambra State. Stochastic Cobb - Douglas profit function and descriptive statistics technique were used to analyse economic efficiency level and the constraints in rabbit production respectively. The results analysis of the data revealed that wage rate, price of feed/feed supplement, flock size and price of drug and medications were the determinants of the profit level of the enterprise. More so, level of education, farming experience, membership of cooperative and access to credit were the major determinant factors to economic efficiency of rabbit enterprise. The major factors that limited rabbit production in the study area were poor access to credit, poor extension contact, feeding problem, high mortality rate, pests and diseases problems. There is the need to increase farmers access to credits, encouraging youth and experienced farmers to remain in rabbit production through provision of improved inputs at subsidized prices, encouragement of adult education, workshops and semina,r and motivation of the extension agents in order to be efficient in their duties.

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Ume S. I., Onyekwere M.U., Okoye F.U., Eluwa A.N et al."Economics Efficiency of Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus)Production in Anambra State, Nigeria (A Stochastic Frontier Profit Function Approach)". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878),vol 1, no. 3, 2016, pp.482-490 AI Publications doi:10.22161/ijaers/3.10.26

Ume S. I., Onyekwere M.U., Okoye F.U., Eluwa A.N, P.(2016).Economics Efficiency of Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus)Production in Anambra State, Nigeria (A Stochastic Frontier Profit Function Approach). International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).1(3), 482-490.10.22161/ijaers/3.10.26

Ume S. I., Onyekwere M.U., Okoye F.U., Eluwa A.N, P.(2016).Economics Efficiency of Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus)Production in Anambra State, Nigeria (A Stochastic Frontier Profit Function Approach). International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).1(3), pp.482-490.

Ume S. I., Onyekwere M.U., Okoye F.U., Eluwa A.N. 2016."Economics Efficiency of Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus)Production in Anambra State, Nigeria (A Stochastic Frontier Profit Function Approach)". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).1(3):482-490.Doi:10.22161/ijaers/3.10.26

Ume S. I., Onyekwere M.U., Okoye F.U., Eluwa A.N."Economics Efficiency of Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus)Production in Anambra State, Nigeria (A Stochastic Frontier Profit Function Approach)", International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology,vol.1,no. 3, pp.482-490,2016.

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