Research
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.
Economic Analysis of Rural Women Income from Non-Timber Forest Products In Ife South Local Government Area Of Onus State, Nigeria
This study was carried out to examine the effects of Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) on rural women income in Ife South Local Government area of Osun State, Nigeria. A sample of 90 respondents were randomly selected from five (5) of the eleven (11) wards. A structured interview schedule was administered on the respondents. Data were collected and analyzed using frequency counts, percentage and econometric model. The study discovered that there is a positive and significant relationship between the year of education, total cost and income earned from NTFPs activities, and a negative but significant negative association with distance from forest to point of sale . The majority of the respondents (58.9%) supported Nonavailability of NTFPs as the significant effect of deforestation on NTFPs activities. The major problem encountered in NTFPs gathering and marketing are insufficient labour (38.9%), storage problem (23.2%), and thieves (14.4%).
