LABOUR ALLOCATION AMONG SMALL-SCALE POULTRY FARMERS IN ONDO-EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated factors influencing labour allocation among small-scale poultry farmers in Ondo-East local government area (LGA) of Ondo State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling techniques was used to select 55 poultry farmers for the study and the mean age of poultry farmers was 48.5±7.5 years, with 56.7% male dominance and 57.5% married with mean household size of 5 members. The result of the logistic regression indicated that, age, sex, marital status, household size, education of household heads, among others significantly influenced labour allocation among poultry farmers. The relevance of labour allocation in poultry production cannot be over-emphasized; hence, more female household heads should be encouraged, farmers should be given be given access to education and credit