Willingness to Adopt Organic Farming Practices among Arable Crop Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria
Organic farming practices (OFP) are key components of sustainable agriculture. However, the adoption of OFP is not yet widespread. Therefore, this study examined the willingness to adopt OFP among arable crop farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria. A multi-stage and proportionate sampling technique was used...
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| author | Omebere Okonta Abiodun Ajala Ayorinde Kolawole Sunday Ogunjimi Adewale Adejumo |
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Organic farming practices (OFP) are key components of sustainable agriculture. However, the
adoption of OFP is not yet widespread. Therefore, this study examined the willingness to adopt
OFP among arable crop farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria. A multi-stage and proportionate
sampling technique was used to select 333 arable crop farmers with the aid of a structured
questionnaire. Mean, percentages, Chi-square, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation ?
0.05 were used to analyse the results. Fifty percent (50%) of the respondents had high
knowledge, and 46.1% had a moderately favourable perception of OFP. The majority (71.5%)
were willing to adopt OFP. Inadequate credit facilities (=1.79) and lack of access to organic
inputs ( =1.57) were major barriers to adopting OFP. Farm size (r = -0.114), household size (r =
-0.180), farmer’s knowledge (r = 0.128), and perception of OFP (r = 0.122) were significantly
related to farmers’ willingness to adopt OFP. Arable crop farmers were willing to adopt OFP.
They should therefore be equipped with the requisite knowledge and skills through training
programmes.
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| spelling | doaj.art-624c0cd3dc504c35a4de8150c5f756a72023-10-30T13:51:22ZengAgricultural Extension Society of NigeriaJournal of Agricultural Extension1119-944X2408-68512023-07-01273Willingness to Adopt Organic Farming Practices among Arable Crop Farmers in Oyo State, NigeriaOmebere Okonta0Abiodun Ajala1Ayorinde Kolawole2Sunday Ogunjimi3Adewale Adejumo4Landmark UniversityFederal University Oye EkitiLandmark UniversityFederal University Oye EkitiUniversity of Ibadan Organic farming practices (OFP) are key components of sustainable agriculture. However, the adoption of OFP is not yet widespread. Therefore, this study examined the willingness to adopt OFP among arable crop farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria. A multi-stage and proportionate sampling technique was used to select 333 arable crop farmers with the aid of a structured questionnaire. Mean, percentages, Chi-square, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation ? 0.05 were used to analyse the results. Fifty percent (50%) of the respondents had high knowledge, and 46.1% had a moderately favourable perception of OFP. The majority (71.5%) were willing to adopt OFP. Inadequate credit facilities (=1.79) and lack of access to organic inputs ( =1.57) were major barriers to adopting OFP. Farm size (r = -0.114), household size (r = -0.180), farmer’s knowledge (r = 0.128), and perception of OFP (r = 0.122) were significantly related to farmers’ willingness to adopt OFP. Arable crop farmers were willing to adopt OFP. They should therefore be equipped with the requisite knowledge and skills through training programmes. https://www.journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/3571Organic farmingarable cropsfarmerswillingnessadoption |
| spellingShingle | Omebere Okonta Abiodun Ajala Ayorinde Kolawole Sunday Ogunjimi Adewale Adejumo Willingness to Adopt Organic Farming Practices among Arable Crop Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria Journal of Agricultural Extension Organic farming arable crops farmers willingness adoption |
| title | Willingness to Adopt Organic Farming Practices among Arable Crop Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Willingness to Adopt Organic Farming Practices among Arable Crop Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Willingness to Adopt Organic Farming Practices among Arable Crop Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Willingness to Adopt Organic Farming Practices among Arable Crop Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Willingness to Adopt Organic Farming Practices among Arable Crop Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | willingness to adopt organic farming practices among arable crop farmers in oyo state nigeria |
| topic | Organic farming arable crops farmers willingness adoption |
| url | https://www.journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/3571 |
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