SUBSIDIZED FERTILIZER USE INTENSITY AMONG SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA: A DOUBLE ....

This study looked at the factors that influenced farmers' use of subsidised fertiliser intensity in Enugu State, Nigeria, with the goal of determining what factors influenced small scale farmers' decision to participate in the fertiliser subsidy programme and what factors influenced small scale farmers' use of subsidised fertiliser intensity. 180 respondents were chosen using a multi-stage random sample procedure, and data was collected using a structured and pre-tested questionnaire. A generalised double hurdle model was used to analyse the data. Age, education level, primary occupation, household size, asset worth, fertiliser price, and extension contact all had a substantial impact on small-scale farmers' decision to join in the fertiliser subsidy programme, according to the findings. It was also discovered that small scale farmers' use of subsidised fertiliser was influenced by their education level, household head's gender, farm size, farm income, distance to source, availability to financing, and extension contact. It was suggested that the government guarantee that subsidised fertiliser shops are not too far away from farmers in rural areas, so that their transaction costs in obtaining the product are not increased. Agricultural extension efforts in the area should be intensified, with extension agents educating aged farmers and female household heads on the benefits of fertiliser use and how to obtain government-subsidized fertiliser.

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