Analysis of Potato Consumption among Households in Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria

The study investigated the socio-economic factors affecting potato consumption among households in Odeda Local Government Area (LGA), Ogun State. Multistage sampling technique was used to gather information from 80 households using a structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descr...

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Main Authors: Sanusi Muinat Mobolanle, Babatunde Damola Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-06-01
Series:Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/ats-2017-0010
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description The study investigated the socio-economic factors affecting potato consumption among households in Odeda Local Government Area (LGA), Ogun State. Multistage sampling technique was used to gather information from 80 households using a structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression model. The study showed that 67.5 % of the household-heads were male, 42.5 % were less than 30 years old, more than half (53.8 %) had income less than NG₦50,000.00 (US$322.59) monthly while 55 % and 68.8 % spend less than NG₦2,000.00 (US$12.90) on sweet and Irish potato, respectively, on a monthly basis. The linear functional form for sweet potato regression result showed that the total household income and sweet potato market price were both significant at 5 % with the coefficient of determination (R2) being 0.611 while the double-log functional form for Irish potato regression result showed that age of household-head, Irish potato market price and price of substitute (yam) were significant at 5 %, 10 % and 10 %, respectively, with coefficient of determination (R2) being 0.897; and had a positive relationship with potato consumption in the study area. Conclusively, the age of household-head, total monthly income, price of potato and price of substitute were factors that determined consumption of potato in the study area. In order to combat problems of malnutrition and to contribute to improvement in households’ welfare in Odeda LGA, efforts should be intensified in ensuring that households have access to adequate quantity of food and promotion of households’ education on the nutritional values and human nutrition with respect to age and gender are necessary.
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spelling doaj.art-03cb7426d5b94d579a93f3baf84e6a202023-05-29T09:43:55ZengSciendoAgricultura Tropica et Subtropica1801-05712017-06-01502899910.1515/ats-2017-0010Analysis of Potato Consumption among Households in Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State, NigeriaSanusi Muinat Mobolanle0Babatunde Damola Andrew1Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, NigeriaThe study investigated the socio-economic factors affecting potato consumption among households in Odeda Local Government Area (LGA), Ogun State. Multistage sampling technique was used to gather information from 80 households using a structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression model. The study showed that 67.5 % of the household-heads were male, 42.5 % were less than 30 years old, more than half (53.8 %) had income less than NG₦50,000.00 (US$322.59) monthly while 55 % and 68.8 % spend less than NG₦2,000.00 (US$12.90) on sweet and Irish potato, respectively, on a monthly basis. The linear functional form for sweet potato regression result showed that the total household income and sweet potato market price were both significant at 5 % with the coefficient of determination (R2) being 0.611 while the double-log functional form for Irish potato regression result showed that age of household-head, Irish potato market price and price of substitute (yam) were significant at 5 %, 10 % and 10 %, respectively, with coefficient of determination (R2) being 0.897; and had a positive relationship with potato consumption in the study area. Conclusively, the age of household-head, total monthly income, price of potato and price of substitute were factors that determined consumption of potato in the study area. In order to combat problems of malnutrition and to contribute to improvement in households’ welfare in Odeda LGA, efforts should be intensified in ensuring that households have access to adequate quantity of food and promotion of households’ education on the nutritional values and human nutrition with respect to age and gender are necessary.https://doi.org/10.1515/ats-2017-0010consumptionexpenditurefoodhouseholdsincomesweet potatoirish potatomarket pricesubstitutesutility
spellingShingle Sanusi Muinat Mobolanle
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Analysis of Potato Consumption among Households in Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria
Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica
consumption
expenditure
food
households
income
sweet potato
irish potato
market price
substitutes
utility
title Analysis of Potato Consumption among Households in Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria
title_full Analysis of Potato Consumption among Households in Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria
title_fullStr Analysis of Potato Consumption among Households in Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of Potato Consumption among Households in Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria
title_short Analysis of Potato Consumption among Households in Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria
title_sort analysis of potato consumption among households in odeda local government area ogun state nigeria
topic consumption
expenditure
food
households
income
sweet potato
irish potato
market price
substitutes
utility
url https://doi.org/10.1515/ats-2017-0010
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