Analysis of Profitability of Synthetic and Naturally Occurring Pesticides in Solanecio biafrae Production

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Vegetable farming offers opportunities for resource-poor farmers, because its production can be done with little capital investment. Pressure from pests reduces yields. Synthetic materials have been used to control pests, but there could be environmental problems associated with their use. Budgetary analysis was used to evaluate economics of naturally occurring and synthetic pesticides in Solanecio biafrae (Olive & Heirne) C. Jeffrey production, and regression was used to analyze influences of socioeconomic factors on profitability. Average income for producers using naturally occurring pesticides was 26,300.37·ha−1 (, Nigeria currency) which was higher than the average income of producers using synthetic pesticides, 23,532.88·ha−1. The gross margin was 27,611.10·ha−1 for synthetic pesticide users and 31,123.20·ha−1 for users of naturally occurring pesticides. The ratio of net returns to total expenses was 1.01 for users of synthetic pesticides and 2.54 for users of naturally occurring pesticides; the operating expense ratio was 0.41 for users of synthetic pesticides and 0.15 for users of naturally occurring pesticides. Net income ratios were 0.50 and 0.71, respectively. Regression analysis indicated that education and farm experience positively impacted profit level. Using naturally occurring pesticides is more economically feasible than use of synthetic pesticides.View full textDownload full textKeywordsNatural occurring pesticides, Nigeria, Profitability, Synthetic pesticides, Tropics, Vegetable farmingRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19315260.2010.516805