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This study assessed FUMMAN Agricultural Products Industries Plc. contract farming scheme among pineapple fruit farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria. Data on enterprise characteristics, benefits derived, constraints encountered and field personnel characteristics were gathered from 105 pineapple fruit farmers. Respondents were sampled using a multistage sampling procedure and interview schedule were used to elicit information which were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) at α0.05. Findings showed that the majority (76.2%) of the pineapple fruit farmers cultivated less than 1 hectares farm size. They derived benefits from access to stable market (x ̅=1.94) and reduction of wastage level (x ̅=1.84), while defaulting in contractual agreements (x ̅=1.45) and delay in payment (x ̅=1.38) were major constraints encountered. Integrity (x ̅=3.29), honesty (x ̅=3.29) and trustworthiness (x ̅=3.27) were the major characteristics of field personnel identified. There were significant relationships among farmers’ benefit derived (r=0.787), constraints encountered (r=-0.193) and field personnel characteristics’ assessment. It is recommended that FUMMAN should endeavour to keep to contractual agreements while ensuring extension of the contracts through highly rated field personnel
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National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). (2017). The Nigerian Population Census. Tambukareli: Demographic Statistics Bulletin
Nazifi, B., & Hussaini, Y. I. (2021). Determinants Of Participation In Contract Farming Among Smallholder Maize Farmers In North-Western Nigeria. Acta Sci. Pol. Agricultura, 20(4), 147–160. doi: 10.37660/aspagr.2021.20.4.2
Nazifi, B., et al. (2021). Impact Of Contract Farming On Productivity And Food Security Status Of Smallholder Maize Farmer’s Households In Kano And Kaduna States, Nigeria. International Journal Of Agriculture, Environment And Food Sciences, 5(4), 571-579. doi: 10.31015/jaefs.2021.4.17
Odountan, A. O., et al. (2020). Impact Of Participation In Contract Farming On Smallholder Farmers’ Income And Food Security In Rural Benin: PSM And LATE Parameter Combined. Sustainability, 12(3), 1-19. doi: 10.3390/su12030901
Oladapo, M. O., et al. (2023). Sustainable Technology Adoption As A Source Of Competitive Advantage For Pineapple Production In Ejigbo, Nigeria. Economies, 11(222), 1-29. doi: 10.3390/economies11090222
Sharma, P., et al. (2020). Attitude Of Paddy Growers Towards Contract Farming In Jammu Region Of J&K State. Journal Of Pharmacognosy And Phytochemistry, 9(1), 1350-1353. Retrieved from https://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2020/vol9issue1/PartW/9-1-65-577.pdf
Suhaimi, N. H., et al. (2022) Determinants Of Agricultural Competitiveness: The Case Of Pineapple Production Among Smallholders In Johor, Malaysia. Food Research, 6(1), 101–111. doi: 10.26656/fr.2017.6(S1).003
Yisa, K, M., et al. (2022) Analysis of Wellbeing Status of Contract Rice Farmers in Niger State of Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 20(1), 179–190. doi: 10.4314/jafs.v20i1.14
Yisa, K, M., et al. (2022). Analysis Of Rice Farmers’ Participation In Contract Farming In Benue State Of Nigeria. African Scholar Journal Of Biotechnology And Agricultural Research, 24(1), 119-131. Retrieved from https://www.africanscholarpublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/AJBAR_Vol24_No1_March_2022-9.pdf
Yisa, K, M., et al. (2022). Livelihood Status Of Rice Contract Farmers In Benue State Of Nigeria. Fudma Journal Of Agriculture And Agricultural Technology, 8(1), 364-371. doi: 10.33003/jaat.2022.0801.104