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| Title: | Empirical Investigation Of The Implications Of Malaria Infection On The Productivity Of Farmers: A Case Of Cassava Production In Tai Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria |
| Author(s): | OKUDUWOR A. A, MORRIS R.E., BENELIJAH I.A. & AMADI ROBERT C. C. |
| Abstract: | The study examined the implications of malaria infected health status of farmers on cassava production in Tai Local Government Area, Rivers State. Nigeria, with specific objectives to describe the socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents, evaluates cassava production capacity by malaria infected farmers, identify problems faced by malaria infected farmers that affects their production capacity. Multi stage sampling technique was used to select the sample size of 120 respondents. Descriptive statistical tools such as frequencies, means and percentages were used to analyze the obtained data. The results showed that the mean age of the farmers was 32 years, more male were involved (52.5%),while (50%)of the respondents were married, family size had 40% for 58 persons and 912 persons respectively, majority of the respondents were educated, annual income of respondents was between #101,000 # 150,000 (30%), the mean farm experience was 10 years. The production capacity of 2.12.5 tones/5 plots had (16.67%), less than 1.5 tones/5 plots had (15.83%), inadequate fund, inadequate improved varieties, high cost of hired labour, high level of post harvest spoilage of cassava, low level of cooperative society etc were some of the major problems encountered by farmers in the study area. The stud concluded that the health status of farmers infected by malaria inversely affected their production capacity. The study thus recommended that proper health services be made available to farmers. |
| Keywords: | Empirical, Investigation, Implications, Malaria, Cassava, Production |
| Journal: | Economic and Social Science Review Vol 1 No 1 |
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