ANALYSIS OF SOURCES OF MARKET INFORMATION FOR FARMERS IN NIGERIA

• <p>&nbsp;            <b>TABLE OF CONTENTS&nbsp;</b></p><p>ABSTRACT...............................................................................................................................i&nbsp;</p><p>ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................ii&nbsp;</p><p>TABLE OF CONTENTS..........................................................................................................iii</p><p>LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................iv</p><p>LIST OF FIGURES...................................................................................................................v</p><p>

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• AND BACKGROUND ....................................................... 1&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.1Introduction ......................................................................................................................1&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.2Background to the study ...................................................................................................2&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.3Problem statement ............................................................................................................5&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.4Objectives of the study .....................................................................................................7&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.5Research question .............................................................................................................7&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.6Justification of the study...................................................................................................7&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.7Organization of the study .................................................................................................8&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• ................................................................................. 10&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.1Introduction ....................................................................................................................10 <br></p><p>
• 2.2Overview of Saskatchewan agriculture ..........................................................................10&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 2.1Crop production .......................................................................................................10&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 2.2Animal husbandry....................................................................................................11&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.3Background of Market Prospects ...................................................................................12&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.4Review of relevant literature ..........................................................................................13&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYTICAL METHODS USED................. 21&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.1Introduction ....................................................................................................................21&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.2Theoretical framework ...................................................................................................21&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.3Sampling and data collection methodology....................................................................22&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.4Data analysis...................................................................................................................23&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.5Variable specification and expected relationship ...........................................................23&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.6The econometric model ..................................................................................................26&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.7Conceptual framework of the probit model....................................................................27&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.8Model estimation ............................................................................................................28&nbsp;<br></p><p> 3.
• 8.1Maximum likelihood estimation ..............................................................................28&nbsp;</p><p>3.
• 8.2Marginal probability effects.....................................................................................29&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.9Summary.........................................................................................................................30&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.1Introduction ....................................................................................................................31&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.2Descriptive statistics of relevant variables .....................................................................31&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 2.1Farmer/operator age .................................................................................................31&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 2.2Gender......................................................................................................................31&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 2.3Educational attainment.............................................................................................32&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 2.4Farm ownership .......................................................................................................33&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 2.5Gross sales for the previous year .............................................................................33&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 2.6Farm experience.......................................................................................................34&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.3Analysis of Market Prospects.........................................................................................35&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 3.1Number and frequency of view................................................................................35&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 3.2Evaluation of Market Prospects...............................................................................38</p><p>&nbsp;4.
• 3.3Test of independence between gross sales, education level and information sources ...........................................................................................................................................40&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 3.4Ranking of market information sources...................................................................42</p><p>&nbsp;
• 4.4Empirical modeling ........................................................................................................43</p><p>&nbsp;4.
• 4.1Human sources of information.................................................................................45&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 4.2Traditional sources of information...........................................................................48&nbsp;</p><p>4.
• 4.3New media sources of information ..........................................................................49 <br></p><p>

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• CONCLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................... 52&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.1Introduction ....................................................................................................................52&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.2Summary.........................................................................................................................52&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.3Conclusions ....................................................................................................................53</p><p>&nbsp;
• 5.4Recommendations ..........................................................................................................54&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.5Limitations of the study..................................................................................................54&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.6Suggestions for future research ......................................................................................55&nbsp;</p><p>REFERENCES......................................................................................................................... 56 Appendix A: Descriptive statistics of farmers evaluations of market prospects information ..............................................................................................................................................60 Appendix B: Test of independence between farm size (gross sales) and information sources ..............................................................................................................................................64&nbsp;</p><p> Appendix C: Test of independence between education and information sources................67&nbsp;</p><p>Appendix D: Results of logit model estimation ...................................................................72&nbsp;</p><p>Appendix E : Survey questionnaire ......................................................................................75 <br></p>