ASSESSMENT OF VALUE ADDITION UTILIZATION AMONG SWEET POTATO PROCESSORS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Ipomoea batatas, by-products, processors, constraintsAbstract
The study assessed the extent of value addition utilization among sweet potato processors in Ogun State. It specifically described the socio-economic characteristics, identified the products derived from sweet potato, ascertained the extent of value addition of sweet potato, and analyzed the constraints mitigating against value addition. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 137 respondents from the Value Chain Development Programme, and an interview schedule was used to elicit primary data. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (binary logistic regression). Most (82.3%) of the respondents were married with average age of 44 ±10.399 years. Farming experience, household size, and number of labour were 21±10.967 years, 5±1.471 persons, and 4±2.107 persons, respectively. Boiled (97.1%) and roasted sweet potato (94.2%) were the most common value-added sweet potatoes, while boiled ( =2.82) and fried ( = 2.54) were the most utilized. Poor transportation networks ( = 1.57) and infrastructural facilities ( = 1.43) were the major constraints mitigating against value addition. Marital status, household size, and type of labour contributed significantly to value addition of sweet potato. The study concluded that respondents relatively didn’t engage in value addition of sweet potatoes which could be as a result of some constraints faced in the process of value addition in the area, which were poor transportation networks, infrastructural facilities, seasonality, lack of storage facilities that limit the processors to engage in value- addition. The study recommended that the government should provide good transportation networks and adequate infrastructure facilities to enhance value addition.
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