Determinant of Land Management Practices among Crop Farmers in South-Western Nigeria
The study examined the determinants of land management practices among crop farmers in South-Western Nigeria. A total of 360 respondents were selected from the three agroecological zones of the State typical of some Nigeria South-Western States. Well-structured questionnaires with few open-ended questions were administered out of which 301 were found to be very useful for the study. Analysis of data was done using descriptive statistics and probit models were employed as the inferential statistics.The result showed that 90 percent of the farmers are male and married while 85.5 percent of their household members are literate. About 40 percent of the farmers are in their active age. The male education at secondary and tertiary level has significant impact on land management practices contrary to female education. Also the livelihood strategy of the household head has limited impact on most land management practices. Investment on land encourages fallowing and incorporation of crop residues while assess to credit favors non-farm rather than farm activities.
