Assessment of Informal Credit in Mobilizing Funds for Agricultural Production in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
S. Ibitoye ◽  
D. Omojola ◽  
V. Omojeso ◽  
U. Shaibu
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Informal Credit

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

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.

scholarly journals The Specific Nature of Agricultural Production in the Vicinity of the Czarnorzecko-Strzyżowski Landscape Park

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 69-80
Author(s):  
Marta Pisarek ◽  
Jadwiga Lechowska ◽  
Zbigniew W. Czerniakowski ◽  
Jadwiga Topczewska
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Cattle Breed ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Specific Nature ◽  
Simmental Cattle

Summary Subject and purpose of work: The aim of the study was to evaluate activities of farms located in the Czarnorzecko-Strzyżowski Landscape Park according to the principles of sustainable development. Materials and methods: Survey research was carried out in the Korczyna commune among randomly selected farm owners at the turn of 2014 and 2015. Results and conclusion: Agricultural production is rather versatile and unspecialized in most of the farm-holdings covered by the study in Korczyna Local Government Area (LGA). Cereals dominate the cropping system, while animal husbandry is predominantly by using the Simmental cattle breed. The farmers are aware that they farm in specific conditions, where sustainable land use is crucial for protecting biodiversity and preserving cultural heritage, thus permitting inhabitants to live in an uncontaminated environment. The Korczyna Local Government Area enjoys favourable conditions for the running of ecological farms, but with farmers visibly lacking in motivation as they consider such farming system as unprofitable, besides requiring lots of time and work.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON RAINFALL PATTERN AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN AFIKPO NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-72
Author(s):  
OgaI Ibiam ◽  
◽  
Odimba O. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Autonomous Communities ◽  
Double Peaks ◽  
Weather Stations

This research was carried out to generate information/data on rainfall distribution in the study area in the year, 2019. Prior to the issues of realities of global warming and subsequently climate change, farmers had substantial knowledge of the weather conditions of their immediate environment and with this planned their farming activities effectively with reduced losses of produce and other farm resources. But nowadays, this knowledge appears to have been eroded consequent on the influence of global warming and climate change. The field work was carried out in Afikpo North Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi State. The LGA comprises of 12 Autonomous Communities (ACs) and out of these, ten (10) were randomly selected. Field Assistants (FAs) were needed for the field work and two (2) FAs were purposively selected from each of the selected ACs to assist in the field work. The data generated were analyzed using tables and descriptive statistics. The result of the field work, among others, showed that the rains now commence early in the year between the months of February and March and thereafter cease and start again in the month of May. The result also showed the absence of the usual double peaks of rainfall “double maxima”. The recommendations, among others, include establishment of weather stations in the localities to help in the generation of information on weather conditions for farmers use and farmers’ to construct water channels on the farms as source of irrigation.

scholarly journals Role of transportation and marketing in enhancing agricultural production in Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi state, Nigeria.

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K.O. Nnadozie ◽  
Ume Smiles ◽  
C Kadurumba
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cost Of Transport ◽  
Multi Stage

Role of transport and marketing in enhancing agricultural production in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria was studied. A multi stage sampling procedure was used to select   300 respondents for the detailed study. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents. Data collected were analyzed  using of chi-square. The results show that head carrying, use of wheel barrows, bicycles, motor van, keke, donkeys, and motor cycles were various traditional modes of transportation for inter local transport of agricultural products. Furthermore, the result reveals that producers, retailers, consumers, wholesalers and processors were the marketing channels in the study area. Additionally, transportation and marketing have greatly enhanced the growth of agricultural production in the study area , despite existing problems such as bad roads, high cost of transport, few vehicles, poor drainage channels, culverts, few bridges and poverty. Also, the solutions to the identified problems were giving out loans to farmers, construction and repairs of roads, use of rail, mass transit, encouraging farmers’ cooperative societies and processing centres. However, If these solutions to the problems could be entrenched into policy framework at the three tiers of the governments, high returns in agriculture will  ensue. This will boost the contributions of agricultural sector to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP),which could translate to  better standard of living.Keywords:  Role, Transportation, Marketing, Enhancing, Agricultural production

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