Adoption of organic farming practices in the rural household of South-South, Nigeria—a case study

CN, Atoma; Anyoha, Pascal Ndidi; Chikaire, Ubochioma Jonadab; Uyoyuo, Sydney

doi:10.1007/s13165-020-00327-x

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“…This could be because males adopt new agricultural practices more quickly than their female counterparts in most African countries. Atoma et al (2020) and Digal and Placencia (2019) reported a similar result, that more males adopted and practised organic farming than females. The larger proportion (55.83%) of the farmers were below 40 years of age.…”

Section: Socio-economic Characteristics Of the Organic Maize Farmersmentioning

confidence: 59%

“…Organic agriculture avoids the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, synthetic pesticides, gene manipulation, or growth hormones; it instead uses techniques that reduce pollution and sustain the ecosystem (Oyawole et al 2016). It emphasizes the use of mechanical, biological, and agronomic methods rather than the use of synthesis materials (Atoma et al 2020). It has a low risk of contamination, which gives organic products a positive image (Łuczka and Kalinowski 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Organic maize farming practices in Nigeria: Drivers and barriers

Falola

Mukaila

2022

Mediterranean Agricultural Sciences

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Organic farming is gaining global recognition in terms of the role it plays in providing safe and healthy food, income, and maintaining a sustainable environment. Despite these aspects , it faces constraints that, if identified, will play a vital role in its development and formulating policy for its sustainability. Creating an effective policy to improve organic farming necessitates identifying the influencing factors in organic farming method selection as well as barriers encountered. This study, therefore, examined the common types of organic maize farming, their determinants, and their challenges in Nigeria. Primary data collected from 480 respondents were analysed with descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression. The result revealed that organic manure, compost manure, biocontrol, and cover cropping were used by the farmers to enrich the soil. Farming experience, membership in a farm-based organization, farm distance, education, income, extension contacts, farm size, and cultural compatibility were the influencing factors of different organic farming systems used in maize production. Inadequate organic food accrediting agencies, inability to meet export demand, high cost and scarcity of organic seeds, lack of financial support, poor marketing system, inadequate supporting infrastructure, poor technical know-how, and pest infestation were the most common problems encountered in organic farming. To enhance participation in organic maize farming practices, there is a need to support organic farmers with financial support, accessible organic accreditation centres, training, educational support, and inputs.

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Section: Socio-economic Characteristics Of the Organic Maize Farmersmentioning

confidence: 59%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Organic maize farming practices in Nigeria: Drivers and barriers

Falola

Mukaila

2022

Mediterranean Agricultural Sciences

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“…Digal and Placencia (2019) also found that adoption of organic rice production was positively associated with their education level, which is not consistent with the findings of Khaledi et al (2010), who conducted a study in Saskatchewan of Canada and found that the organic farmers' education levels had no impact on the probability of adoption. Atoma et al (2020) investigate farmers' adoption of organic farming practices in Nigeria and found that farming experience of farmers had a positive effect on their adoption of organic farming practices, whereas farm size, household members, income and member of farmer associations did not have an impact on Nigerian farmers' adoption of organic farming practices. In contrast, L€ apple and Rensburg ( 2011) who conducted a survey on farmers' adoption of organic farming in Ireland found that household members had a positive impact on Irish farmers' adoption of organic farming.…”

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Determinants of adoption of organic rice production: a case of smallholder farmers in Hai Lang district of Vietnam

Hoang

2021

IJSE

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate factors that affect smallholders' adoption of organic rice production in the Hai Lang district of Vietnam.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed a cross-sectional survey research design. A sample size of 215 was drawn from a total of 455 smallholders. Descriptive and inferential statistics, including a binary logistic regression, were used to analyse the data.FindingsThe study concludes that younger female smallholders participating in credit/training programs and community-based organisations, who have a high level of education, a large household size and more experience in rice farming, and who grow mixed crops, have a greater tendency to adopt organic rice production.Research limitations/implicationsA combination of demographic, socio-economic and institutional characteristics of rice smallholders should be considered when promoting organic rice farming practices by smallholders and when choosing organic agricultural development strategies for smallholders in developing countries.Originality/valueThis research provides significant understanding of the determinants of organic rice adoption by smallholder farmers and highlights factors that need to be considered when designing policies to enhance the uptake of organic farming in developing countries.

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Policy support strategies for organic farming extensification in Nigeria

Ume,

Bahta

2024

Org. Agr.

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To achieve a more sustainable agricultural production system, the focus should extend beyond solely promoting the adoption of organic farming to include an emphasis on extensification. A synergistic approach involving Branding/informal certification, price premiums for organic produce, and government subsidies holds the potential to drive higher levels of organic farming extensification among smallholder producers. This study encompassed 415 organic growers engaged in varying degrees of organic farming. These participants were drawn from the Southeast region of Nigeria. Employing a multi-endogenous instrumental variable regression, the research uncovered compelling insights. Notably, it revealed that providing premiums for organic products and utilizing Branding or informal certification significantly supported growers' inclination to expanding the land area under organic agriculture. Conversely, government subsidies exhibited a negative influence on extensification rates. In light of these findings, it becomes imperative to envision a more robust future for organic farming in Nigeria that hinges on strategic investments in formal certifications, thereby facilitating enhanced integration of organic producers into larger domestic and global markets.

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Adoption of organic farming practices in the rural household of South-South, Nigeria—a case study

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Organic maize farming practices in Nigeria: Drivers and barriers

Organic maize farming practices in Nigeria: Drivers and barriers

Determinants of adoption of organic rice production: a case of smallholder farmers in Hai Lang district of Vietnam

Policy support strategies for organic farming extensification in Nigeria

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