The Economic Problems Of Cassava Production

The Economic Problems Of Cassava Production

Chapter One

Preface

Background of the study

This study is aimed at chancing out the cost of profitable civilization of cassava in Itu Local Government Area of AkwaIbom State. It’s one of the world’s most important chief food crops and provides a major source of carbohydrate to those who feeds onit.Many development acquainted programs have been enforced in Nigeria, especially in the agrarian sector since independence. The Federal Government has made some institutional and policy reforms targeted at perfecting the socio- profitable status of the smallholder growers. These include Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund( ACGSF), River Basin Development Authorities( RBDAs), Agricultural Development Programmes( ADP) and the Cassava Multiplication Programme( CMP) and the School to Land Programme mounted by the Rivers State Government. Available reports showed that numerous aspects of agrarian product, similar as civilization, marketing, processing, etc were covered( ADP, 2005). The Root and Tuber Expansion Programme( RTEP) is an offshoot of the CMP. Nnanna( 2010) contended that RTEP is a planter acquainted programme whose heirs are poor homes and smallholder growers but the overall ideal of RTEP is to enhance public food tone- adequacy, ameliorate pastoral homes ’ food security and income for poor growers within the cassava belt which include the Southern and Middle belt States of Nigeria( Onyeneke, 2008). Cassava is an important source of salutary carbohydrate, and provides food for over 60 million people in Nigeria( Abdulahi, 2003). Cassava’s rigidity to fairly borderline soils, erratic downfall; its high productivity per unit of land and labour, the certainty of carrying some yield indeed under the most adverse conditions and the possibility of maintaining durability of force throughout the time( Nweke, 1994), make this root crop a introductory element of the husbandry system in numerous areas of Nigeria including Rivers State. shortage infrequently occurs in areas where cassava is extensively grown, since it provides a stable food base to the food product system. piecemeal from its use as a staple food to mortal beings other uses include beast feed expression,agro-industrial uses(e.g. bounce, ethanol, glue, fructose/ glucose saccharinity), the peels in organo- mineral diseases expression( Ojeniyi, 2001 Akanbi,et.al.; 2006, Iyagba, 2010). Cassava has come the magic crop in Nigeria as a result of the Presidential action on cassava some times agone with good import eventuality.

husbandry is the backbone of Itu growers and cassava product is their area of specialization. Cassava began from Brazil and was introduced into tropical West Africa by the Portuguese in the 16th and 17th centuries( Woyengi – Ina 1969). Cassava product in Itu Local Government Area is as old as the community itself. Sweet cassava( ManihotUltilisima) is a member of the Euphobieace species which began from South Africa and is cultivated in all warm regions of the world( IR VINE 1969).

Cassava wasn’t known in wild state and its elaboration as a species is directly linked to selection by man under civilization. A shortage reserve by social governments similar as Java and the British in West Africa and Southern India and of cassava processing import diligence were established in Makker( Hinton, 1988) given extended maturity duration, cassava civilization is limited to the tropics and sub tropical.

In Itu, this root crop is only alternate to yam. This significance is traced to the social period when cassava was frequently shortage reserve crop. Some ranch effects in cassava civilization to the present day support this view. still, cassava moment is a marketable crop inter planted so frequently with other crops. Hardwood stems slices generally about 30 mm long are planted either on moulds or crests or on the flat bed. Manuring the soil improves the yield, but little attention with early weeding is salutary. Cassava is consumed in numerous forms similar as garri, fufu, tapioca, flour, broiled or roasted for consumption and can be consumed or boiled to gormandizers, and other beasties. The leaves are eaten as vegetable.

In Itu, AkwaIbom State generally, there live expansive trade in garri, cassava is extensively produced, just like cash crop with being request in future. Development of cassava product will bear strengthening of the request for the crop. Finance is one of the problems that growers from Itu encounter because utmost of the cassava growers warrant finance to buy planting accoutrements and to hire labour to support the husbandry operation. occasionally government give subventions, but growers misused the fund.

Problems Statement

1. To find out if there are suitable planting accoutrements in cassava product.

2. To determine if growers in Itu find cassava product more economic.

· To probe if there are available coffers and accoutrements to enhance cassava civilization in Itu.

Defense And Heirs

Cassava is an important crop in Itu Local Government Area of AkwaIbom State. It provides over 80 of the natives of Itu constant food on their table. It’s thus cultivated with pride. The defense of the study thus is on the fact that there’s need to dissect scientifically if cassava product is economically( profitably) feasible in Itu Local Government Area of AkwaIbom State.

The heirs of the study include the growers in the vill, the clan, the state and the Nigeria in general. Also anticipated benefits from the study include experimenters in the field of husbandry, economics and marketing exploration units of sodalities of education and universities.

Objects Of The Study

The main ideal of the study is to assay the problem of cassava product in Itu Local Government Area of AkwaIbom State. Thesub-objective include

· To ascertain the factors that hinders cassava product in Itu LGA.

· To examine the colorful factors which told and limit cassava civilization in Itu Local Government Area.

· To determine the profitability of cassava product in Itu Local Government Area.

· To determine the impact of cassava product on the profitable development of Itu LGA

Thesis

H0there are no factors that hinders effective cassava product in Itu LGA

H1there are factors that hinders effective cassava product in Itu LGA

H02cassava product has no significant impact on the profitable development of Itu LGA

H2cassava product has a significant impact on the profitable development of Itu LGA

Significance Of The Study

It’s believed that at the completion of the study, the findings will be of great significance to the growers in Itu LGA and beyond, as the study seek to ascertain the factors inhibiting effective product of cassava in the original government, the study will also be of significance to the Original government operation, as the study seek to explore the benefit of effective cassava product to the frugality of Itu LGA and beyond, as this will grease effective backing of the agrarian sector.

The study would also be of immense significance to scholars, experimenters and scholars who are interested in developing a farther study on the subject matter

Compass And Limitation Of The Study

The compass of the study covers the profitable problems of cassava product in Itu LGA of AkwaIbom state. But in the cause of the study, there were some factors which limited the compass of the study

a) Vacuity OF RESEARCH MATERIAL The exploration material available to the experimenter is inadequate, thereby limiting the study.

b) TIME The time frame allocated to the study doesn’t enhance wider content as the experimenter has to combine other academic conditioning and examinations with the study.

c) FINANCE The finance available for the exploration work doesn’t allow for wider content as coffers are veritably limited as the experimenter has other academic bills to cover

Description Of Terms

Cassava

Manihotesculenta is a woody shrubnative to South America of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It’s considerably cultivated as an periodic crop in tropical and tropical regions for its comestible stiff tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates.

Cassava product

Cassava( Manihotesculenta) product is vital to the frugality of Nigeria as the country is the world’s largest patron of the commodity. The crop is produced in 24 of the country’s 36 countries.

profitable growth

profitable growth is the increase in the affectation- acclimated request value of the goods and services produced by an frugality over time. It’s conventionally measured as the percent rate of increase in real gross domestic product, or real GDP.

Association Of The Study

This exploration work is organized in five chapters, for easy understanding, as follows. Chapter one is concern with the preface, which correspond of the( background of the study), statement of the problem, objects of the study, exploration questions, exploration suppositions, significance of the study, compass of the study etc. Chapter two being the review of the affiliated literature presents the theoretical frame, abstract frame and other areas concerning the subject matter. Chapter three is a exploration methodology covers deals on the exploration design and styles espoused in the study. Chapter four concentrate on the data collection and analysis and donation of finding. Chapter five gives summary, conclusion, and recommendations made of the study.