ANALYSIS OF LABOUR USE IN SMALLHOLDER IRRIGATED RICE FARMS IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA
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Labour Use, Labour Productivity, Irrigated Rice FarmsAbstract
The study analyzed the determinant of labour use among irrigated smallholder rice farmers in Kano state, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select 211 respondents from three local governments in the study area. Primary data were collected using structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics, partial factor productivity, and multiple regression. The results revealed that hired labour (adult male) was found to be the most used labour across the three LGAs of Kura, Bagwai and Warawa. The cost of labour for rice production in Kura is generally higher than that of Bagwai and Warawa for all farming activities. This is evident with the mean total cost of labour of Kura was ₦370,816 naira, this was followed by Bagwai (₦261,162) and Warawa (₦231,592). The results further shows that farm size (β=12.059; P<0.05) and farm income (β = 4.788; P<0.05) were all positive and significant, and wage rate (β = -2.091; P<0.05) has negative impact. Poor farm wages (labour payments) 92.3% ranked as the highest labour constraint to irrigated rice production in Kano state. Therefore, in order to sustain irrigated rice production in Kano state, the State government should therefore subsidize the price of farm inputs to enable farmers to increase their farm size for large scale production.
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