Interaction
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue: 1

Economic prospects of vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus Cruentus) and lettuce (Lactuca Sativa) production using wastewater of metropolitan Jakara River in Kano, Nigeria

  • Author:
  • Shu’ Aib1, A.B. Mohammed2
  • Total Page Count: 13
  • Page Number: 64 to 76

1Dept. of Agric. Economics & Extension, Kano University of Science & Technology, Wudil

2Dept. of Agric. Economics & Extension, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria

Online published on 24 May, 2017.

Abstract

The results of the study revealed that the producers of Amaranth and Lettuce had a mean age of 38 years; mean household size of 7 individuals, mean years of education of 5; mean years of experience of 19 and mean income level of N460, 567 per annum. The profitability measures have indicated a NFI of N213, 965 and N294, 287; RNI of 0.71 and 0.82; GR of 0.58 and 0.55; and OR of 0.50 and 0.48 for Amaranth and Lettuce respectively, indicating that the production of these crops was profitable. T-test result further indicated that the difference between NFI of both crops was significant at 1%.

Keywords

Profitability, Amaranth, Lettuce, Production, Wastewater, Drylands, Jakara River