Importance of Fruits in a Democratic and Deregulated Economy: The Case of Selected Rural Communities in Oyo and Ekiti States of Nigeria
This study concentrated on comparative analysis of importance of 10 fruits for socio-cultural, economic and dietary utilization amongfarmers infour adopted villages ofNational Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) in Oyo andEkiti States, Nigeria Data were collected withpretested structured inte...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
2005-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Agricultural Extension |
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| Online Access: | https://www.aesonnigeria.org/ajm/index.php/jae/article/view/219 |
| Summary: | This study concentrated on comparative analysis of importance of 10 fruits for socio-cultural, economic and
dietary utilization amongfarmers infour adopted villages ofNational Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT)
in Oyo andEkiti States, Nigeria Data were collected withpretested structured interview schedule administered to
104 randomly selected collaborators in the villages. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential
statistics. Results revealed that thefruits varied in importancefor socio-cultural, economic anddietary utilization.
Economic importance offruits was significantly related to dietary (r = 0.85, P<0.05) andsocio-cultural (r = 0.73,
P<0.05) importance. There was also significant relationship between dietary and socio-cultural importance of
fruits (r = 0.88, P<0.05). This goes to show that extension activitiesfocusing onfruitsfor economic empowerment
can also boost nutritional andsocio-cultural activities at the rural communities.
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| ISSN: | 1119-944X 2408-6851 |