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标题：ECONOMICS OF SMALL-SCALE AGRO-ENTERPRISES IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF GROUNDNUT PROCESSING AMONG RURAL WOMEN IN KWARA-STATE
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作者：Abdulazeez Muhammad-Lawal ; Jubril Olayinka Animashaun ; Ademola Solomon Towoju 等
期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2012
卷号：14
期号：5
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：This study was designed to carry out an analysis of the profitability and technical efficiency of groundnut processing among rural women in Kwara State, Nigeria. A three-stage sampling technique was adopted in collecting the data used for the study from a sample of 120 women groundnut processors. Descriptive statistics, Gross Margin Analysis and Stochastic Frontier Model were used to analyze the data. The study revealed that 44.2% of the processors did not have formal education and relied mostly on traditional tools and equipment for processing groundnut. The net return to groundnut processing was estimated at N4, 643.28 (US$ 31) per 50kg of raw groundnuts. The mean technical efficiency of groundnut processing was estimated at 88.26%. The major factors affecting the efficiency of groundnut processing were farming experience and household size. Based on the findings, and given the relative economic sustainability of the enterprise, this study recommends the need for the policy makers to organize entrepreneurial training programs especially the new entrants among the processors in order to update their skills and improve their efficiency. The processors should also be assisted with easier access to processing equipment that would enable them to carry out the activities with smaller labour personnel requirements thereby enhancing its sustainability.
关键词：Value Chain; Profitability; Technical Efficiency; Groundnut oil; Kwara State