Revisiting the profitability and technical efficiency of cocoa production amidst economic diversification program of the Nigerian Government: A case study of Ondo State

Fawole W. O., ÖZKAN B.

JOURNAL OF AGRIBUSINESS IN DEVELOPING AND EMERGING ECONOMIES, cilt.8, sa.1, ss.186-200, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1108/jadee-04-2016-0020
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF AGRIBUSINESS IN DEVELOPING AND EMERGING ECONOMIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.186-200
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Profitability, Technical efficiency, Economic diversification, Efficiency ratio, Gross margin, Ondo, FARMS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess how profitable and technically efficient is cocoa enterprise in Ondo State of Nigeria especially amidst the ongoing diversification program of the current administration in Nigeria.