ESTIMATING PROFIT EFFICIENCY AND PROFITABILITY OF SMALL-SCALE FISHING IN HADEJIA-JAMA'ARE KOMADUGU-YOBE BASIN, NORTHEAST NIGERIA

Authors

  • S.S. ASHLEY-DEJO Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, Olabisi Onabanjo University Ogun State.
  • A.O. OSO Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, Olabisi Onabanjo University Ogun State.
  • I.A. ADEDEJI Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Federal University, Gashua
  • A.M. IDI-OGEDE Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Ilorin

Keywords:

Capture fisheries, fish production, profitability, Northeast, stochastic profit frontier model

Abstract

This study evaluated profit efficiency and profitability of small-scale fishers in Hadejia-Jama'are Komadugu-Yobe
Basin, Northeast, Nigeria by explicitly computing fishers’ profit efficiency level, identifying the sources of profit
inefficiency and profitability of the enterprise. A total of 200 fishers were sampled through a multi-stage random
sampling procedure. Primary data which were obtained through administration of structured questionnaire were used
for this study. Data obtained were subjected to stochastic profit frontier model to estimate profit efficiency level and
identify the determinants of profit inefficiency. The mean profit efficiency level was 81.0%. Furthermore, age,
household size and membership of cooperative society increase the inefficiency level while experience decreases the
inefficiency level. Most severe constraints were lack of preservatives/storage (4.22) and inadequate finance (4.09).
The study concluded that fishers profit efficiency can be improved in the study area with provision of modern storage
and preservative facilities. It is therefore recommended that modern, intermediate-technology fishing equipment
should be made available to fisher with flexible repayment plan.

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Published

2022-06-15

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2022)

Section

Articles