Abstract:
This study was conducted in the Zeidab scheme at 2006/07 season
to analyze the economics of wheat production and investigate the factors
which influence its productivity.
The primary data was collected from stratified random sample of
100 tenants in Zeidab scheme through questionnaire. The secondary data
was obtained from several sources.
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A variety of analytical techniques were used, including descriptive
statistics, budgeting and regression analysis.
The analysis of the socio-economic characteristics showed that the
majority of the tenants (82%) are in productive age, (77%) are literate and
the agriculture is the main occupation.
The budgeting analysis showed that high cost of production of
wheat, and the inputs costs represent the highest percent.
Regression analysis showed that the sowing date, quantity of
fertilizer, number of the irrigations, farm income and crop area were the
most important factors that affect the yield of wheat.
From the study, it is clear that wheat producers were facing many
problems including low productivity, high cost of production, low price
of output, delay of formal credit, irregular irrigation water, weak
extension services, and delay of preparation and harvest operations.
The study recommends the fallowing:
1- Incentives have to be provided to the farmers in terms of
reasonable prices, credit and inputs.
2- Regularity of irrigation water.
3- The scheme should be improve extension services to improve
the tenants' skills and technical knowhow.
4- Availability of machines for land preparation in proper time
is of vital importance so as to catch optimum sowing date.
5- The harvest must be at the optimum time, so as to reduce the
harvest losses.
