Status of Improved Forage Seed Production in Sudan
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (IOSR-JAVS) - Year 2018, Vol 11, Issue 8
Abstract
This study attempt to investigate the current status of improved forage and/or seed production in Sudan. A farm survey was conducted during October 2010 using structured questionnaire. About 50 farmers from Gezira, Khartoum and River Nile states have been selected and directly interviewed. Both descriptive statistics and econometric model were used for data analysis. Cob-Douglass production function was used to estimate and determine the most important factors affecting area cultivated for forages production. The study showed that majority of the respondent farmers reported that, they have awareness to produce improved forage/fodder in their farms (78%). Results of regression analysis indicated that estimated coefficient of improved forage awareness of 0.61 indicated that the total factor area of forage was about 61% higher than that haven’t awarded of improved forage on production of forage. A 10% increase in total area will result in 48% increase in forage area, while a 10% increase in other crop area would result in about 7% decrease in forage area. Farmers have more experience in cultivating crops, more area of forage seeds; years of experience increase by 10% area of forage would be increase by 25%. However, farmer educated more, have increased area of forage. A 10% increase in years of education would resulted in 38% increase in forage area.
Authors and Affiliations
Sara Abdelraheem Babiker, Abdelhamed Mohammed Magboul, Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed Khair
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