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Determinants of market participation and preference for production of pepper (Capsicum spp.) among farmers in southwest, Nigeria

The growing population and demand for staple foods in Nigeria necessitate the promotion of smallholder market participation, particularly in the pepper industry. Therefore, pepper commercialization can only be achieved when harnessing the nexus between production preference and market participation....

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Autor principal: Olutumise, Adewale Isaac
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9483577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36132181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10585
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description The growing population and demand for staple foods in Nigeria necessitate the promotion of smallholder market participation, particularly in the pepper industry. Therefore, pepper commercialization can only be achieved when harnessing the nexus between production preference and market participation. Thus, the study examined the determinants of market participation and preference for pepper production in Southwest, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 500 respondents while the data were sourced using a well-structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using market participation index (MPI), Multinomial logit (MNL) and Tobit regression. The results of MPI indicated bell pepper was cultivated more (81.9%) for market purposes than cayenne (75.8%), scotch bonnets (68.8%) and birdeye (36.4%). The results of MNL indicated that education, experience, credit, market information and distance influenced preference for species cultivation while education, experience, income, market information and selected species were paramount in determining the level of market participation in the area using Tobit regression. The results established that production preference has a significant impact on market participation. Therefore, expected structural transformation in agriculture can be achieved through market participation if policies are guided by farmers’ production preferences and improved economic status with a good market infrastructure.
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spelling pubmed-94835772022-09-20 Determinants of market participation and preference for production of pepper (Capsicum spp.) among farmers in southwest, Nigeria Olutumise, Adewale Isaac Heliyon Research Article The growing population and demand for staple foods in Nigeria necessitate the promotion of smallholder market participation, particularly in the pepper industry. Therefore, pepper commercialization can only be achieved when harnessing the nexus between production preference and market participation. Thus, the study examined the determinants of market participation and preference for pepper production in Southwest, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 500 respondents while the data were sourced using a well-structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using market participation index (MPI), Multinomial logit (MNL) and Tobit regression. The results of MPI indicated bell pepper was cultivated more (81.9%) for market purposes than cayenne (75.8%), scotch bonnets (68.8%) and birdeye (36.4%). The results of MNL indicated that education, experience, credit, market information and distance influenced preference for species cultivation while education, experience, income, market information and selected species were paramount in determining the level of market participation in the area using Tobit regression. The results established that production preference has a significant impact on market participation. Therefore, expected structural transformation in agriculture can be achieved through market participation if policies are guided by farmers’ production preferences and improved economic status with a good market infrastructure. Elsevier 2022-09-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9483577/ /pubmed/36132181 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10585 Text en © 2022 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title Determinants of market participation and preference for production of pepper (Capsicum spp.) among farmers in southwest, Nigeria
title_full Determinants of market participation and preference for production of pepper (Capsicum spp.) among farmers in southwest, Nigeria
title_fullStr Determinants of market participation and preference for production of pepper (Capsicum spp.) among farmers in southwest, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of market participation and preference for production of pepper (Capsicum spp.) among farmers in southwest, Nigeria
title_short Determinants of market participation and preference for production of pepper (Capsicum spp.) among farmers in southwest, Nigeria
title_sort determinants of market participation and preference for production of pepper (capsicum spp.) among farmers in southwest, nigeria
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9483577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36132181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10585
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