Jimjel Zalkuwi, Rakesh Singh, Arpita Gangwa

Economic analysis of tomato production in Adamawa state, Nigeria

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Produktbeschreibung

In Nigeria, tomato is mainly cultivated in the northern part of the country where it forms an important part of the farming systems. The growth of tomato production depends on the need to improvement in either in productivity or through area expansion. The increase in tomato production in Nigeria is mainly contributed by expansion of area. The productivity growth may be achieved through either technological progress or efficiency improvement . Several studies indicated that the existing low levels of technical efficiency hinder efforts to achieve progress in production . Despite the significant growth in tomato production, there is huge inefficiency in the production system of tomato production. An improvement in the efficiency of production system will have direct positive impact on agricultural growth, nutritional security and rural livelihood in a country like Nigeria, where tomato is one of the major crops.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 76
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 131g
• ISBN-13: 9783659508394
• ISBN-10: 365950839X
• Artikelnr.: 42723951

Autorenporträt

Jimjel Zalkuwi is a research scholar in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agricultural Science, Baranas Hindu University, Varanasi India. she is from Guyuk Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria