Analysis of Women Farmers’ Contributions to Agricultural Production in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

This study was designed to investigate the perception of climate change among arable crop farmers in Akinyele local government area of Oyo state, Nigeria using a well-structured questionnaire for data acquisition. Descriptive and inferential (chi-square) statistics were used to analyze the data.. The study revealed that majority of the respondents (50.8%) were between the ages of 40-49years and majority of them (85.8%) are married with household size of 7-10 persons. The study further revealed that (33.3%) of the respondents had no formal education while, (42.5%) of the respondents had a farming experience of 16years and above. However, it also shows that majority of the respondents are aware of the effect and causes of climate change. Significant association exists between marital status (x2=68.426, P=0.000), family size (X2=25.777, P=0.012) and perceived effect of climate change. The study therefore recommended that the government and extension agents should enlighten the women farmers more about climate change and should also help in making them adapt excellently to climate change.

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Assessing the factors motivating Agricultural Teachers towards exposing their students to Agricultural Production as Source of Livelihood; Case study of Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria

International Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Scope ◽

10.47857/irjms.2020.v01si01.018 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (SI-1) ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Adesokan FB ◽

Odetola EF ◽

Adediji OM ◽

Adeniyi BJ ◽

Faleye OS

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Agricultural Production ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Ogun State ◽

Agricultural Teachers

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Adoption of Improved Cassava Varieties by the Women Farmers in Akinyele Local Government area of Oyo State

International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology ◽

10.22161/ijeab.4441 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 1161-1165

Author(s):

Aluko O.J. ◽

Shaib-Rahim H.O ◽

Ogunwale O.G

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Women Farmers ◽

Cassava Varieties

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Effects of Petroleum Exploitation on Spatial Pattern of Agricultural Production in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria

Journal of Management and Social Science Research ◽

10.47524/jmssr.11.3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1/2) ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Jomata Lucky Igben ◽

Johnson Omote Itabita

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Local Government ◽

Spatial Pattern ◽

Agricultural Production ◽

Impact Evaluation ◽

Primary Source ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Agricultural Output

Land and associated resources are crucial factors of agricultural production; hence, continuous petroleum exploitation activities cause an imbalance in the ecosystem and subsequently on agriculture. Against this background, this study examines the effects of petroleum exploitation on spatial pattern of agricultural production in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. The primary source is a sample of 320 farmers chosen at random from two settlements selected from and outside Abura (OML 65) oil producing field. The questionnaire covered social and demographic characteristics of farmers and effects of petroleum exploitation on distance to farms, number, sizes of farms and output. Descriptive statistics and the pair-wise Student‟s t-test were used to analysed data collected for the study. The study reveals that petroleum exploitation resulted in increased distance to farms, reduced farm number and sizes and decreased agricultural output. There were significant differences in distance to farms (t= 1.000, df=9, p<0.05), farm sizes (t =1.000, df=9; p<0.05) and agricultural output (t=0.578, df=9, p<0.05) of the two settlements selected from and outside oil producing field. Impact evaluation of petroleum exploitation activities is recommended for sustainable development of agriculture in the study area.

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