DETERMINANTS OF ARTISANS’ HOUSEHOLDS BEEF CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE IN NEW BUSSA, NIGER STATE

Abstract

This study determined the factors influencing households’ beef consumption expenditure in New-Bussa, Niger State, Nigeria. Systematic sampling technique was purposively used to select 150 artisans’ households for the study. Data were obtained through the use of a questionnaire. Percentages, means and Linear Regression were used to analyse data. Results showed that the respondents mean age, household size, household heads income and other household members’ income were 39 years, 7 members, N38,768.20 per month and N 23,632.33 per month respectively. Majority of the respondents (75.3%) were male, married (80.7%) and possessed Secondary School Certificate (45.8%). The study concluded that household heads’ income (β = 0.34), other household members’ income (β = 0.51) and expenditure on other meat types (β = 0.04) significantly (p< 0.05) determined artisans’ household beef consumption expenditure in the study area. It is therefore recommended that price intervention programmes be introduced in order to stabilize the fluctuation in beef prices and also ensure increase in purchasing power of people’s income so as to ultimately improve of nutritional status of the people.