Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

| Peer-Reviewed |

Rural Households Willingness to Pay for Small Ruminant Meat in South-Western Nigeria

Received: 22 April 2015    Accepted: 08 May 2015    Published: 26 May 2015
Views:       Downloads:

Share This Article

Abstract

Subsistent level of indigenous small ruminant meat production in Nigeria limits its supply and consequently, accounted for its high prices. The study examined the willingness to pay for indigenous small ruminant meat in Ijebu division of Ogun state, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 120 rural households used for the study. The results of the descriptive and Logit regression analyses revealed that rural households head in the study area are mostly females, attained appreciable level of literacy with a means of livelihood and mostly in their middle age. These rural households consumed small ruminant meat regularly, well educated about the nutritional value of the ruminant meat, and mostly, willing to pay the market price of small ruminant meat whenever they are ready to consume the meat. Factors influencing their willingness to pay for small ruminant meat are age of the household head, occupation, distance from market, and price of small ruminant meat. The study recommends the establishment of slaughter houses and small ruminant meat market to consumption areas and in various villages to broaden the market as well as providing improved market access to producers.

DOI 10.11648/j.aff.20150403.17
Published in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Volume 4, Issue 3, June 2015)
Page(s) 117-122
Creative Commons

This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

Copyright

Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Small Ruminant, Meat, Consumption, Logit, Nigeria

References
[1] Bah, M., Cissé, S., Diyamett, B., Diallo, G., Lerise, F., Okali, D, & Tacoli, C. (2003). Changing rural–urban linkages in Mali, Nigeria and Tanzania. Environment and Urbanization, 15(1), 13-24.
[2] Boyazoglu, J.; Hatziminaoglou, I. & Morand-Fehr P. (2005). The role of the goat in society: Past, present and perspectives for the future. Small Rumin. Res., 60:13-23.
[3] De Vries, J. (2008). Goats for the poor: Some keys to successful promotion of goat production among the poor. Small Ruminant Research, 77(2), 221-224.
[4] Degefu, G.T. (2003). The Nile: Historical Legal and Developmental Perspectives. New York, USA. Pp. 429.
[5] Gomna, A., & Rana, K. (2007). Inter-household and intra-household patterns of fish and meat consumption in fishing communities in two states in Nigeria. British Journal of Nutrition, 97(01), 145-152.
[6] HosmerJr, D. W., Lemeshow, S., & Sturdivant, R. X. (2013) .Applied logistic regression (Vol. 398).John Wiley & Sons.
[7] Idowu, A. O., Ambali, O. I., & Otunaiya, A. O. (2012). Microfinance and small scale pig business in Osun State, Nigeria. Asian Journal of Business and Management Sciences, 1(9), 1-8.
[8] International Livestock Centre for Africa ILCA(1991).A hand Book of African Livestock Statistics. Working Document No. 15. August 1991. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
[9] Jaitner, J.; Sowe, J.; Secka-Njie, E. & Dempfle, L (2001).Ownership pattern and management practices of small ruminants in the Gambia - implications for a breeding programme. Small Rum. Res., 40:101-8, 2001.
[10] Juma, G. P., Ngigi, M., Baltenweck, I., & Drucker, A. G. (2010).Consumer demand for sheep and goat meat in Kenya. Small Ruminant Research, 90(1), 135-138.
[11] Kathiravan, D. G., Thirunavukkarasu, M., & Michealraj, P. (2007). Willingness to pay for annual health care services in small ruminants: The case of south India. Journal of Applied Sciences, 7(16), 2361-2365.
[12] Kumar, S.; Vihan, V. S. & Deoghare, P. R. (2003).Economic implication of diseases in goats in India with references to implementation of a health plan calendar. Small Rum.Res., 47:159-64, 2003.
[13] Langyintuo, A.S., Ntoukam, G., Murdock, L., Lowenberg-DeBoer, J., Miller, D.J. (2004).Consumer preferences for cowpea in Cameroon and Ghana. Agricultural Economics 30: 203-21
[14] Nwosu, C. O., Madu, P. P., & Richards, W. S. (2007). Prevalence and seasonal changes in the population of gastrointestinal nematodes of small ruminants in the semi-arid zone of north-eastern Nigeria. Veterinary parasitology, 144(1), 118-124.
[15] Otunaiya, A. O., & Shittu, A. M. (2014). Complete household demand system of vegetables in Ogun State, Nigeria. Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská Ekonomika), 60(11), 509-516.
[16] Shalander, K and Pant, K.P (2002).Goats in India: Status and Technological Possibilities for Improvement In: Birthal, P. and ParthasarathyRao, P. (eds) (2002) Technology options for sustainable livestock production in India: proceedings of the Workshop on Documentation, Adoption, and Impact of Livestock Technologies in India, 18-19 Jan 2001, ICRISAT Patancheru, India. New Delhi 110 012, India and Patancheru 503 324, Andhra Pradesh, India: National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research and International Crops Research Institute for the semi-Arid Tropics. 220 pp.
[17] ThammiRaju, D. and Suryanarayana, M.V.A.N. (2005). Meat consumption in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh Livestock Research for Rural Development 17 (11) 2004
[18] York, R., & Gossard, M. H. (2004). Cross-national meat and fish consumption: exploring the effects of modernization and ecological context. Ecological economics, 48(3), 293-302.
Author Information
  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, College of Agricultural Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Yewa Campus, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria

  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, College of Agricultural Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Yewa Campus, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria

  • Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria

Cite This Article
  • APA Style

    Otunaiya Abiodun Olanrewaju, Ologbon Olugbenga A. Chris, Adigun Grace Toyin. (2015). Rural Households Willingness to Pay for Small Ruminant Meat in South-Western Nigeria. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 4(3), 117-122. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aff.20150403.17

    Copy | Download

    ACS Style

    Otunaiya Abiodun Olanrewaju; Ologbon Olugbenga A. Chris; Adigun Grace Toyin. Rural Households Willingness to Pay for Small Ruminant Meat in South-Western Nigeria. Agric. For. Fish. 2015, 4(3), 117-122. doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20150403.17

    Copy | Download

    AMA Style

    Otunaiya Abiodun Olanrewaju, Ologbon Olugbenga A. Chris, Adigun Grace Toyin. Rural Households Willingness to Pay for Small Ruminant Meat in South-Western Nigeria. Agric For Fish. 2015;4(3):117-122. doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20150403.17

    Copy | Download

  • @article{10.11648/j.aff.20150403.17,
      author = {Otunaiya Abiodun Olanrewaju and Ologbon Olugbenga A. Chris and Adigun Grace Toyin},
      title = {Rural Households Willingness to Pay for Small Ruminant Meat in South-Western Nigeria},
      journal = {Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries},
      volume = {4},
      number = {3},
      pages = {117-122},
      doi = {10.11648/j.aff.20150403.17},
      url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aff.20150403.17},
      eprint = {https://download.sciencepg.com/pdf/10.11648.j.aff.20150403.17},
      abstract = {Subsistent level of indigenous small ruminant meat production in Nigeria limits its supply and consequently, accounted for its high prices. The study examined the willingness to pay for indigenous small ruminant meat in Ijebu division of Ogun state, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 120 rural households used for the study. The results of the descriptive and Logit regression analyses revealed that rural households head in the study area are mostly females, attained appreciable level of literacy with a means of livelihood and mostly in their middle age. These rural households consumed small ruminant meat regularly, well educated about the nutritional value of the ruminant meat, and mostly, willing to pay the market price of small ruminant meat whenever they are ready to consume the meat. Factors influencing their willingness to pay for small ruminant meat are age of the household head, occupation, distance from market, and price of small ruminant meat. The study recommends the establishment of slaughter houses and small ruminant meat market to consumption areas and in various villages to broaden the market as well as providing improved market access to producers.},
     year = {2015}
    }
    

    Copy | Download

  • TY  - JOUR
    T1  - Rural Households Willingness to Pay for Small Ruminant Meat in South-Western Nigeria
    AU  - Otunaiya Abiodun Olanrewaju
    AU  - Ologbon Olugbenga A. Chris
    AU  - Adigun Grace Toyin
    Y1  - 2015/05/26
    PY  - 2015
    N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aff.20150403.17
    DO  - 10.11648/j.aff.20150403.17
    T2  - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
    JF  - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
    JO  - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
    SP  - 117
    EP  - 122
    PB  - Science Publishing Group
    SN  - 2328-5648
    UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aff.20150403.17
    AB  - Subsistent level of indigenous small ruminant meat production in Nigeria limits its supply and consequently, accounted for its high prices. The study examined the willingness to pay for indigenous small ruminant meat in Ijebu division of Ogun state, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 120 rural households used for the study. The results of the descriptive and Logit regression analyses revealed that rural households head in the study area are mostly females, attained appreciable level of literacy with a means of livelihood and mostly in their middle age. These rural households consumed small ruminant meat regularly, well educated about the nutritional value of the ruminant meat, and mostly, willing to pay the market price of small ruminant meat whenever they are ready to consume the meat. Factors influencing their willingness to pay for small ruminant meat are age of the household head, occupation, distance from market, and price of small ruminant meat. The study recommends the establishment of slaughter houses and small ruminant meat market to consumption areas and in various villages to broaden the market as well as providing improved market access to producers.
    VL  - 4
    IS  - 3
    ER  - 

    Copy | Download

  • Sections