英文文献：An Assessment of the Economics of Cassava Processing in Kwara State, Nigeria-对尼日利亚夸拉州木薯加工经济的评估
英文文献作者：Muhammad-Lawal, A.,Omotesho, O. A.,Oyedemi, F. A.
英文文献摘要：
This study was carried out to examine returns to cassava processing in Kwara State. The specific objectives are to identify the various products from cassava in the study area; estimate costs and returns to cassava processing; and identify constraints to cassava processing and marketing. A four-stage random sampling technique was employed to obtain primary data from 118 respondents used for the study. Descriptive statistics, Likert-type scale were used to analyze the data used for this study. It was observed that majority of the processors were females (88.1%) with an average age of 32 years, mostly with one form of education or the other (60.20%). The study revealed that four cassava products namely garri, flour (lafun), fufu and starch were the major products from cassava processing in the. Analysis of the costs and returns revealed that processing cassava to garri gave the highest Gross Margin even though processing cassava to all the four products was profitable. Furthermore, the constraints experienced by processors in carrying out their activities and marketing their various products include poor road network, high transport cost, drudgery due to poor access to equipment, inadequate capital and weather related factors relating to sun-drying of cassava products during rainy season. of various degrees. The study therefore recommends the need for processors to have access to infrastructural facilities and improved processing technology to enable them take advantage of the emerging market-oriented cassava products so as to improve their means of livelihoods.

开展这项研究是为了检查夸拉州木薯加工的收益。具体目标是鉴别研究地区的各种木薯产品;估计木薯加工的成本和收益;确定木薯加工和销售的限制因素。本研究采用四阶段随机抽样技术从118名受访者中获取原始数据。本研究数据采用描述性统计、李克特式量表进行分析。据观察，大部分处理器是女性(88.1%)，平均年龄32岁，大部分接受过一种或另一种教育(60.20%)。研究结果表明，木薯加工的主要产品有四种，即garri、面粉(lafun)、福福和淀粉。对成本和收益的分析显示，将木薯加工成garri的毛利率最高，尽管将木薯加工成所有四种产品都是有利可图的。此外，加工商在开展其活动和销售其各种产品时所遇到的限制因素包括:道路网络差、运输成本高、由于无法获得设备而造成的苦工、资金不足以及与雨季晒干木薯产品有关的天气因素。各种学位。因此，这项研究建议，加工者需要获得基础设施和改进的加工技术，使他们能够利用新兴的面向市场的木薯产品，从而改善他们的生计手段。