Abstract:
This study was carried out to establish the profitability
of small scale broiler production in Onitsha north local government area of
Anambra state, Nigeria. The specific objectives are to determine the effects
of socioeconomic characteristics of broiler producers on output and to estimate
the returns of broiler enterprise in the study area. Primary data were collected
from one hundred and thirty five (135) broiler farmers by use of well structured
questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistical tools such as means,
percentages and multiple regression analysis as well as enterprise budget were
applied to analyze the data collected for the study. Findings indicated that
most of the respondents (70%) were males and same were aged between 36-55 years
while most of the farmers have long years of experience in broiler production.
Regression estimates indicated that six variables including experience in broiler
production, farming status, access to credit, labour, number of Day-old chicks
and quantity of feeds exerted statistically significant influence on broiler
production with an R2 of 0.79 and an F-ratio of 39.1. A single broiler
nurtured to maturity had a total cost of
942.14 made up of
30.40 fixed cost and
911.74 variable cost. With gross revenue per bird at
1334.00, net revenue of
391.86 per bird was calculated and this gave a net margin-to-cost ratio of 0.42
which implies that a
1.00 investment in broiler production all things being equal would yield
0.42 in return. It is the recommendation of this study that state and local
governments should improve their credit delivery to farmers as this will go
a long way in improving output.
P.C. IKE and C.O.A. Ugwumba, 2011. Profitability of Small Scale Broiler Production in Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. International Journal of Poultry Science, 10: 106-109.
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