Determinants of Chilli Pepper Production in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study analyses the determinant of chilli pepper production in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. The data were collected from 80 pepper farmers with the aid of a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used to analyse the data. The results revealed that 71.2% were male with a mean age of 42.4 years and 76.2% had one form of formal education or the other. The majority (80%) of the farmers financed their production through personal savings, 91.3% cultivated between 1 and 5 ha of land, 57.5% of them had a household size between 6 and 10 with the mean household size of 6 persons. The multiple regression result revealed that farm size and fertiliser quantity were positively significant at 1% and 5%, respectively to the pepper output. The major constraints to chilli pepper production among the sampled farmers were weather condition (100%), poor transportation system (93.8%), and pest and disease (92.5%). The study, therefore, recommended the formation of farmer's cooperative to provide agro-chemicals, fertilisers, tractors, land and storage facilities at a subsidised rate to the farmers to enable more production, and the government should also provide good roads to ensure good and smooth transportation of farm produce for sale.