An assessment of socio-economic analysis of factors affecting the profitability of broiler production amongst small-scale farmers in Bindura District.
- Author
- Tanaka Maideyi
- Title
- An assessment of socio-economic analysis of factors affecting the profitability of broiler production amongst small-scale farmers in Bindura District.
- Abstract
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Abstract
The government should put in place regulations that safeguard the poultry industry while also offering inputs and high-quality information to assist small-scale poultry producers in increasing their output. In many rural areas of Africa, poultry production is thought to be essential for creating income and eradicating poverty. One of the main pursuits of many households in the Bindura District is the production of broilers. Because they complement one another, this study used mixed techniques, which are a combination of qualitative and quantitative research designs. The survey served as the foundation for the current study's quantitative research design. The small broiler farmers in the Bindura district were the study's target demographic. The representative sample was selected using a targeted and random sampling strategy. Due to the fact that among the wards, Districts 9, 10, 12, and 20 had the highest number of broiler breeders, they were carefully picked. Second, a final sample of 60 farmers were questioned after utilizing simple random sampling to select 15 farmers at random from each village. Data from both primary and secondary sources were collected and used. A selected sample of the targeted smallholders was taken, and primary data were gathered using a well-structured questionnaire.
In conclusion, the study shows that the important and alarming reasons affecting the profitability of broiler chicken producers in the Bindura district are high feed costs and low broiler market prices.
It was shown that, of all the constraints, the lack of clean and fresh water shortages has the least effect on profitability. The paper recommends that the government and other decision-makers develop a strategy that can support small-scale producers by offering subsidized inputs to reduce the cost of production and by producing ready for the small-scale producers in order to achieve profitability..
- Date
- JUNE 2024
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
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-poultry industry
-rural areas of Africa
-small-scale poultry producers - Supervisor
- NIL
- Item sets
- Department of Agricultural Economics
- Media
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Tanaka Maideyi