Economics of Swine Production in Jama'a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Abstract

111(. pqerexatluues tlze econo~rrzcso fszol~lpe roduct~orlz n Ian1a'a Local Govenzmeizt Are11 ofKndurrn State, Nigcna.
A sample of 125 swrilp producers urns purposively selected ~ rtlh e study area. Data zuere coller-tedfronr tlre r~.sporuic~rts
tlrrorrgll flle use of struct~iredq ziestzoizizazre. T l ~dea ta collectedulerc annlysed lrsliig dest.rrptzve strztzstzcs nizd fizrr~r
h~rr{yc~trrt~ecgl 1117qzieT. lze reszrlfs slzow tlze ~r~pzrelzcoefs orrre soc~o-ecor~orrv~ri~rc~ ableso rz szrlrrze pn~drrctiolz.T lzc
cost5 nnd rctirrlrs arlalysis slloa~st llntfecds, piglets and loboztr accourzfccif or over 87% o f t l ~ cto tal eiarlablc costs
~~lcrrrr,eI i1f1 szuzrle yrodlrctlor~S. zoine ~7roductzoltzo as Izzyllly profitable as lrzdzcated hy tlre ire tfnrrrr rrzcorrre. Huuleoe,;
sri~rrrrp~r odliccrs zuevc colzfuor~tedz uztlz the problcrrrs oflngl~co st offceds, diseases, lllglr cost of drugs and veterrrznry
scr.v~cr>ps,o or lzozrszng, theft, lack offil17d, Iliglz costs o f t ~ a ~ ~ ~ p o r tn~iz~d fzzizondiezq rrnte r~zr~~rboefr lsr ~~provcbdre eds.
I"1le freed anrl ~trearzso fitrrprovlngswzrle prodtrctlorz fhrouglz flze erad1catzon of i~ierrtrfredp rohlenrs are lrrgl~lrglzted.