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Consumer Preferences and Demand for Livestock Products in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria   ABSTRACT This study investigated consumer preferences and demand for livestock products in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria, specifically the demand and preference rankings for different attributes of milk and meat products. The survey was conducted among 384 consumer households from eight local government areas of Kano Metropolis. Factor analysis and cluster analysis were used to identify market segments based on consumer preferences, behaviour and lifestyles. Differences between segments were analyzed. Preference ranking for different brands of milk from the study showed that, other things being equal, the most preferred and regularly consumed milk was powdered full cream which was considered the most tasty and nutritious. The socio-economic...

Farm-level Analysis of Off-farm Income and Farm Capital Accumulation Among Small-scale Farmers in North-central Nigeria                                                               Abstract The study analysed off-farm income and farm capital accumulation among small-scale farmers at farm level in North Central Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 360 respondents, comprising participants and non-participants in off-farm work. The participants were disaggregated into three main typology namely, agricultural wage, non-agricultural wage, and self-employments. Data for the study were obtained from primary source with the aid of standard questionnaire and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Self-employment was the dominant (42.78%) off-farm...

Economics of Small Scale Soybean Processing Firms in Anambra State, Nigeria   ABSTRACT The study investigated the economics of small scale soybean processing firms in Anambra State, Nigeria using primary data. It examined the technologies used for small scale soybean processing; the socioeconomic and institutional factors that influenced the choice of technologies used; the technical efficiency of small scale soybean processing firms; the value added by processing soybean; the profitability, factors that affected profitability; the constraints to small scale soybean processing firms; and the level of gender participation in small scale soybean processing. Using well-structured questionnaire, multistage random sampling technique was adopted to select 150 soymilk processing firms and 100 soyflour processing firms from three(3)...

Appraisal of Poultry Feeds’ Marketing in Anambra State, Nigeria   ABSTRACT This study examined the marketing of poultry feeds in Anambra State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of the poultry feeds marketers; identify and describe the marketing channels for poultry feeds; describe the promotional activities adopted by these poultry feed marketers; assess the degree of market concentration among wholesalers and retailers of poultry feeds; determine the marketing  margins for poultry feeds at wholesale and retail levels and ascertain the factors that determine the selling price by the marketers of poultry feeds. The study was guided by the null hypothesis: There is no difference in the marketing margins of wholesalers and retailers of poultry feeds. A survey design was adopted in...