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Economic assessment of marketing and ethnoutilization Of <I>Irvingia wombulu(var. exelsa</I>) and <I>Irvingia</I> gabonensis (<I>var.gabonensis</I>) in Aniocha North and South local government areas of Delta State.
Abstract
This study examined the marketing and ethno-utilization of Irvingia wombulu and Irvingia gabonensis in Aniocha North and Aniocha South Local Government Areas of Delta State. The data used were collected through the use of structured questionnaire administered to the Irvingia traders in selected markets in the study area. One hundred and
fifty (150) questionnaires were administered, but only one hundred and thirty-five (135) were found useable. The rest were discarded due to incomplete and mismatched information. Communities from which the markets were selected are Issele-Uku (30), Idumuje-Ugboko (20), Idumu-Ogo (15), Ogwashi-Uku (30), Ubulu-Okiti (15), and Otulu (25).Data collected included demographic characteristics of Irvingia sellers, selling price, cost price and transportation cost. The results reveal that 90.3% of the respondents could read and write. It was also discovered that
83% of the traders were Igbos while Non-Igbos accounted for 17%. The result also shows that 53.3% were married while 31.9% of the respondents were single. The major determinants of selling price of Irvingia kernels in the study area included cost price, and transportation cost because there was significant difference (P<0.05) in the coefficients of these determinants. It was also found that all the selected markets were efficient in performing the marketing functions, with the efficiency ranging from 1.23 to 1.63.
fifty (150) questionnaires were administered, but only one hundred and thirty-five (135) were found useable. The rest were discarded due to incomplete and mismatched information. Communities from which the markets were selected are Issele-Uku (30), Idumuje-Ugboko (20), Idumu-Ogo (15), Ogwashi-Uku (30), Ubulu-Okiti (15), and Otulu (25).Data collected included demographic characteristics of Irvingia sellers, selling price, cost price and transportation cost. The results reveal that 90.3% of the respondents could read and write. It was also discovered that
83% of the traders were Igbos while Non-Igbos accounted for 17%. The result also shows that 53.3% were married while 31.9% of the respondents were single. The major determinants of selling price of Irvingia kernels in the study area included cost price, and transportation cost because there was significant difference (P<0.05) in the coefficients of these determinants. It was also found that all the selected markets were efficient in performing the marketing functions, with the efficiency ranging from 1.23 to 1.63.
