Off-farm labour supply and production efficiency of farm household in rural Southwest Nigeria

Agricultural and Food Economics

Table 2 Distribution of sampled farm households by membership composition

Description	Ogun		Oyo		Total
	No	%	No	%	No	%
Household size
• 1 – 4	89	35.5	96	40.3	185	37.8
• 5 – 8	121	48.2	115	48.3	236	48.3
• 9 or more	41	16.3	27	11.3	68	13.9
Total	251	100	238	100	489	100
Mean household size	6.09		5.55		5.83
Mean No. of economically active members	3.22		2.85		3.04
Farm size (Hectares)
• At most 1	91	36.3	113	47.5	204	43.9
• 1 – 3	126	50.2	101	42.4	227	44.9
• Above 3	34	13.5	24	10.1	58	11.2
Total	251	100	238	100	489	100
Mean farm size	1.92		1.73		1.83
Tree crop share of farm land
• None	84	33.5	78	32.8	162	33.1
• At most 50%	101	40.2	79	33.2	180	36.8
• Above 50%	66	26.1	81	35	147	30.1
Total	251	100	238	100	489	100
Livestock size (Animal units)
• None	153	61	79	33.2	232	47.4
• Below 1	66	26.3	121	50.8	187	38.3
• At least 1	32	12.7	38	16	70	14.3
Total	251	100	238	100	489	100
Mean livestock size	0.26		0.46		0.36