ANALYSIS OF URBAN HOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR POULTRY PRODUCTS IN OGBOMOSO NORTH AND SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OYO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study analyzed the urban household demand for poultry products in Oyo state, Nigeria. Data were drawn from two local governments on 200 households with the aid of well-structured questionnaire in 2010.These were subsequently analyzed using the Almost Ideal Demand System. The study revealed that there was an inverse relationship between the household expenditure and the budget share of egg, a direct relationship between the price of egg and its budget share while an increase in the price of fish led to an increase in its budget share in the home.

Keywords

• AIDS
• poultry
• elasticity
• expenditure.