The study examined soil conservation practices in arable crop production among rural farmers in OmumaLocal Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. Data were collected with the use of a questionnaire and interview schedule. One hundred and twenty respondents were selected from six communities using the simple random sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as the ordinary least square (OLS) analysis. Findings show that more than half (52.5%) were married and 37.5% had formal education. The mean age was 41 years. Types of soil conservative practices used were mulching (51.17%), bush fallowing (59.17), manure application (32.50%), planting indigenous crops (59.17), crop rotation (59.17%), agro-forestry (8.33%), cover cropping (32.50%), intercropping (59.17%), multicropping (58.33%) and shifting cultivation (55.00%), while mulching (x̄ = 75), bush fallowing (x̄ = 0.82), planting of indigenous plants (x̄ = 1.60), and crop rotation (x̄ = 1.58) were adopted. Benefits of soil conservation practices to arable crop farmers were improved soil structure (16.67%), protection of soil from erosion and nutrients loses (16.67%) land tenure system (40.00%). The study concluded that some soil conservation practices are adopted and practiced by arable crop farmers in the study area. The study further recommends that rewards and planting materials should be given to arable crop farmers as incentives in motivating them to adopt soil coservation practices. among others. The major constraint to the use of soil conservation practices in arable crop production was unfavourable

The study analysed indigenous mushroom harvesting and marketing among rural women in Ikwerre Kingdom of Rivers State, Nigeria. The data collected was through primary source, extracted using structured interview schedule. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 100 mushroom farmers by purposefully selecting ten (10) communities from Three Local Government areas that made up Ikwerre kingdom, namely: Ikwerre, Emuohua, and Obi/Akpor. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics such as mean score, percentage and frequency. The study revealed that a higher number (40%) of the respondent were between the age bracket of 50-59 years, the majority (65%) of the respondents were married, 67% had no formal education, 47% had 11-15 years harvesting experience and they harvested pleurotus astreatus mushroom (45%). A higher number (68%) of the respondents were into mushroom harvesting and trading. Mushroom harvesters (wholesale) sell a basket of mushroom for N500.00, while the retailers incur a total variable cost (TVC) of N550.00 and earn total revenue (TR) of N1, 500.00, realizing a profit ofN950.The major benefit of mushroom harvesting to rural women was that it serves as a source of income (57%). Major constraints to harvesting and marketing of mushroom were: non availability (85%) and religion (13%).The study recommends that government and extension agents should educate indigenous mushroom harvesters on new techniques of how to grow and cultivate mushrooms to all year round. 109have been long in the business of harvesting and therefore will have enough knowledge of mushroom harvesting to give a good and accurate account of its marketing and challenges. Albert, Nnodim and Cookey (2013) stated that years of experience help in giving account of events. Greater percentage (52%) of the respondents in mushroom harvesting earn up to N11,000-N15,000 monthly. This implies that mushroom harvesting has high-income rate and therefore it is a good source of income to the women.