Assessment of Land Management Practices in Food Crops Production among Small Scale Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
The study carried out an assessment of agricultural land management practices in food crops production among small scale farmers in Kwara Sate, Nigeria. Specifically, the study determined the socio economic characteristics of crop farmers in Kwara State; ascertained the cropping patterns common...
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| author | Abdulazeez, Muhammad-Lawal Omotesho, Kemi Funmi Adekola, Olabisi Fatimat Adekunle, Dayo |
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| description | The study carried out an assessment of agricultural land management
practices in food crops production among small
scale farmers in Kwara Sate, Nigeria. Specifically, the study
determined the socio economic characteristics of crop farmers in
Kwara State; ascertained the cropping patterns common among
them; highlighted the soil conservation methods adopted by the
farmers; examined the relationship between selected socio-economic
characteristics of the farmers and their adoption of major agricultural
land management practices; and investigated the constraints to
adoption of sustainable agricultural practices among crop farmers
in Kwara State, Nigeria A three stage random sampling technique
was used in selecting a total of one hundred and forty four small
scale food crops farmers. Descriptive statistics, binary logistic regression
model and four point Likert-type scale were used to
analyse the data for the study. The study revealed that food crops
production in Kwara State is dominated by middle aged men who
are poorly educated and have poor access to agricultural extension
services. Half of the respondents (48.60%) adopted cereal-based
cropping systems. 48.6% of the farmers adopted a minimum of
three management practices. Crop rotation was mostly adopted by
all the farmers while irrigation was the least adopted by only
29.3% of the respondents. Furthermore, the study revealed that
farm size, age, education status, number of contacts with extension
agents, household size and number of farm plots of the respondents
were the significant factors affecting their adoption of land management
practices. The study also revealed that the major constraints
to the use of sustainable crop management practices among the
farmers included inadequate supply of fertilizer, inadequacy of
labour and credit, poor knowledge of improved agricultural
practices, poor transportation, low produce prices and high cost of
production. The study recommended the need for training programme
on the use of appropriate sustainable practices that will take into
account the cropping systems adopted by the farmers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f2be7fb7a1f47d18a5946053bbd9cb32022-12-22T02:54:48ZengIslamic Azad UniversityInternational Journal of Agricultural Management and Development2159-58522159-58602014-06-0142105116Assessment of Land Management Practices in Food Crops Production among Small Scale Farmers in Kwara State, NigeriaAbdulazeez, Muhammad-Lawal0Omotesho, Kemi Funmi1Adekola, Olabisi Fatimat2Adekunle, Dayo3Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin, Nigeria.Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin, Nigeria.Department of Agronomy, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin, Nigeria.Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin, Nigeria.The study carried out an assessment of agricultural land management practices in food crops production among small scale farmers in Kwara Sate, Nigeria. Specifically, the study determined the socio economic characteristics of crop farmers in Kwara State; ascertained the cropping patterns common among them; highlighted the soil conservation methods adopted by the farmers; examined the relationship between selected socio-economic characteristics of the farmers and their adoption of major agricultural land management practices; and investigated the constraints to adoption of sustainable agricultural practices among crop farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria A three stage random sampling technique was used in selecting a total of one hundred and forty four small scale food crops farmers. Descriptive statistics, binary logistic regression model and four point Likert-type scale were used to analyse the data for the study. The study revealed that food crops production in Kwara State is dominated by middle aged men who are poorly educated and have poor access to agricultural extension services. Half of the respondents (48.60%) adopted cereal-based cropping systems. 48.6% of the farmers adopted a minimum of three management practices. Crop rotation was mostly adopted by all the farmers while irrigation was the least adopted by only 29.3% of the respondents. Furthermore, the study revealed that farm size, age, education status, number of contacts with extension agents, household size and number of farm plots of the respondents were the significant factors affecting their adoption of land management practices. The study also revealed that the major constraints to the use of sustainable crop management practices among the farmers included inadequate supply of fertilizer, inadequacy of labour and credit, poor knowledge of improved agricultural practices, poor transportation, low produce prices and high cost of production. The study recommended the need for training programme on the use of appropriate sustainable practices that will take into account the cropping systems adopted by the farmers.http://www.ijamad.com/4(2)/IJAMADJune2014P105.pdfSustainable practicesLand managementSmall Scale farmers |
| spellingShingle | Abdulazeez, Muhammad-Lawal Omotesho, Kemi Funmi Adekola, Olabisi Fatimat Adekunle, Dayo Assessment of Land Management Practices in Food Crops Production among Small Scale Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development Sustainable practices Land management Small Scale farmers |
| title | Assessment of Land Management Practices in Food Crops Production among Small Scale Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Assessment of Land Management Practices in Food Crops Production among Small Scale Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Land Management Practices in Food Crops Production among Small Scale Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Land Management Practices in Food Crops Production among Small Scale Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Assessment of Land Management Practices in Food Crops Production among Small Scale Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | assessment of land management practices in food crops production among small scale farmers in kwara state nigeria |
| topic | Sustainable practices Land management Small Scale farmers |
| url | http://www.ijamad.com/4(2)/IJAMADJune2014P105.pdf |
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