ASSESSMENT OF LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN FOOD CROPS PRODUCTION AMONG SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

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MUHAMMAD LAWAL ABDULAZEEZ; KEMI FUNMI OMOTESHO; OLABISI FATIMAT ADEKOLA; DAYO ADEKUNLE

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Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (IJAMAD) Year:2014 | Volume:4 | Issue:2 Page(s): 105-116

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ASSESSMENT OF LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN FOOD CROPS PRODUCTION AMONG SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

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MUHAMMAD LAWAL ABDULAZEEZ | KEMI FUNMI OMOTESHO | OLABISI FATIMAT ADEKOLA | DAYO ADEKUNLE | Issue Writer Certificate

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SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

LAND MANAGEMENT

SMALL SCALE FARMERS

FOOD CROPS

Abstract

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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MUHAMMAD LAWAL, ABDULAZEEZ, KEMI FUNMI, OMOTESHO, OLABISI FATIMAT, ADEKOLA, & DAYO, ADEKUNLE. (2014). ASSESSMENT OF LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN FOOD CROPS PRODUCTION AMONG SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (IJAMAD), 4(2), 105-116. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/620777/en

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MUHAMMAD LAWAL ABDULAZEEZ, KEMI FUNMI OMOTESHO, OLABISI FATIMAT ADEKOLA, DAYO ADEKUNLE. ASSESSMENT OF LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN FOOD CROPS PRODUCTION AMONG SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (IJAMAD)[Internet]. 2014;4(2):105-116. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/620777/en

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ABDULAZEEZ MUHAMMAD LAWAL, OMOTESHO KEMI FUNMI, ADEKOLA OLABISI FATIMAT, and 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 (IJAMAD), vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 105–116, 2014, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/620777/en

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