Economics of Small-Scale Broiler Production in Ondo-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria

Abstract

Adequate supply of protein in average home has been a major problem both in rural and urban areas of developing countries. Studies on poultry production have little empirical evidence to understand the economics of small-scale broiler production. Hence, economics of broiler production in Ondo-West Local Government Area of Ondo State was investigated. The multistage sampling technique was used to select One hundred and two respondents for the study. Data collected using structured questionnaire were analysed with the aid of descriptive statistics, gross margin and benefit-cost ratio. The mean age of respondents was 43.6±4.7 years, 63.7% were males and 78.4% were married with mean household size of 7±4 members and mean flock size was 82.6±29.8 birds. The gross margin was N217328.25 with gross ratio of 0.539. Inadequate capital and high cost of feeds among others were the constraints facing broiler production in the study area. It was recommended that adequate capital, feed ingredients and drugs/vaccines should be made available to broiler farmers.