The value of education in small‐scale agriculture: Some evidence from Ogun State,Nigeria |
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| Authors: | Bamidele O Durojaiye Fasasi A Olanloye |
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| Institution: | 1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management , Ogun State University , PMB 2002 , Ago‐Iwoye , Nigeria;2. Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management , Ogun State University , PMB 2002 , Ago‐Iwoye , Nigeria |
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| Abstract: | Abstract This paper examines the value of education in Ogun State agriculture using the production function framework. The results indicate that education contributes substantially to agricultural production in the State. The allocative effect of increased education was found to be more important than the worker effect while the input‐selection component of the allocative effect was more important than the input‐allocation component. Thus involvement in farmers’ education or a successful policy at luring educated persons into agriculture can be expected to bring about increased agricultural production in the State and, by extension, the entire country. |
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