This research work was analysed the cost and returns of poultry egg production in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. Primary data was collected from 90 poultry egg farmers drawn from the study area by a simple random sampling technique. The data collected were analysed using descriptive, budgetary, regression analysis and likert scale.
The socio-economic characteristics of the farmers were determined using descriptive method to find out their various frequencies like in Age, Household size, Farming Experience.
Regression analysis was used to measure the relationship between output of egg and the independent variables (feed, vaccines, fuel, drugs, flock size, labour, water and depreciation cost on equipments). The adjusted R2 is 75.3% which means that 75.3 % of the variables in the model are explainable while the others are unexplainable variables i.e. 24.7% which are residents in the error term.
It was discovered that cost of feed, flock size and the quantity of water conform with apriori expectation and are statistically significant with the output of egg produced while cost of fuel, labour, cost of drugs and vaccines and depreciation cost on equipments were not significantly related to the output of egg produced.
The constraints facing the farmers was investigated with the use of likert scale, it was discovered that the farmers are faced with 3 major constraints to poultry egg production in the study area, which are High Cost of Feed , High Cost of Inputs such as drugs and vaccines, Susceptibility to Diseases and Sensitivity to Environmental Factors.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page I
CertificationII
DedicationIII
AcknowledgementIV
Abstract V
Table of contents VI
List of tablesIX
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.0Background of the study 1
1.1Problem statement 3
1.2Research Questions 5
1.3Objectives of the study 5
1.4Justification 6
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1Conceptual Framework 8
2.1.1Definition of Poultry 8
2.1.2Global Perspective of Poultry Production 8
2.1.3Management of poultry enterprise 10
2.1.4Feeds/Nutrition 12
2.1.5 Problems Associated with Poultry Production 13
2.2Theoretical Framework 14
2.2.1Production Function and Production Relationship 14
2.2.2 Factor-Product Relationship 15
2.2.3 Factor-Factor Relationship 15
2.3.4product-Product Relationship 16
2.3Analytical Framework 16
2.3.1Multiple Regression Analysis 18
2.3.2Likert Rating Scale Technique 18
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.0The Study Area 19
3.1Sampling Technique 20
3.2Method of Data Collection 20
3.3Analytical techniques 20
3.4Descriptive Statistics 20
3.5Farm Budgetary Technique 20
3.6Multiple regression 22
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1Socio economic characteristics of the farmers 23
4.1.1Demographic Characteristics 23
4.1.2Description of Respondents by Scale of Production, Access to Extension Agent, Access to Credit, Membership of Cooperative Associations and Types of Production System 24
4.2Factors That Influence Poultry egg Production 28
4.3Costs and Returns Structure of Poultry egg production 31
4.4 Constraints to Poultry egg Production 34
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1Summary 36
5.2Conclusion 37
5.3Recommendations 38
REFERENCES 39
LIST OF TABLES PAGES
1. Distribution of age, farming experience, sex, marital status, household size and educational level of the poultry egg farmers 26
2.Distribution of Scale of Production, Access to Extension Agent, Access to Credit, Membership of Cooperative Associations and Types of Production System of the Poultry Egg Farmers 27
3.Factors That Influence Poultry egg Production 30
4. Average Cost and Return Analysis 33
5. Constraints to Poultry egg Production in Odeda local government area 34
