Application of Game Theory to Cocoa Production Management Systems in Ondo State, Nigeria
cocoa production, game theory, agrochemicals, management systems, decision criteria., decision criteria
Abstract
Cocoa production is susceptible to a number of risks such as unavailability of enough land, unavailability of agro-chemicals, variation in product prices and a host of others. This study utilized game theory to determine the cocoa production management system which maximizes the income of farmers under risks. Data on cocoa production were collected from a random sample of 200 farmers practicing the three cocoa production management systems viz: Owner management system, Lease management system as well as Sharecropped management system. The games were constructed based on the income per hectare obtained from each of the three management systems. Maximax and Maximin criteria of game theory were used in the analysis. The Maximax criterion showed that the best management system to practice by cocoa farmers was Sharecropped management system (Income per hectare of N214,847) while the result of the Maximin showed that the best management system was Owner management system (Income per hectare of N92,463). The study therefore recommended for optimistic farmers to practice Sharecropped management system while Owner management system is recommended for pessimistic farmers.
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