Assessment of farmers′ utilization of approved pesticides in cocoa farms in Ondo state, Nigeria

Natural mineral spring water (hora) and surrounding soils in southwestern Ethiopia: farmers’ feeding practices and their perception about its nutritional roles on animal performance

“…The overall mean family size of the respondents in the studied districts was 6.6 ± 0.1. This finding aligns with Adejori and Akinnagbe [ 20 ] who reported a mean of 6.0 persons from Ondo state, Nigeria. However, it is higher than the value of 4.8 persons reported by CSA [ 21 ].…”

“…The proportion of illiterate households in this study was lower than those reported elsewhere in Ethiopia by Mengistu and Kassie [ 24 ] (52.8 %) and Abazinab et al [ 17 ] (82.2 %). Conversely, it was higher than the value reported for Kisii County, Kenya (2.6 %) by Ondieki et al [ 18 ] and Ondo State, Nigeria (9.6 % by Adejori and Akinnagbe [ 20 ]). Generally, farmers with higher levels of education are more likely to adopt new technologies.…”

High Pectin Recovery from Cocoa Husks Using an Autoclave Approach: An Analysis of Its Physicochemical, Structural, and Genotoxicity Properties

“…Pesticides are used in cocoa plantations to enhance crop production [ 55 , 56 ], with residues reported in soil, cocoa beans, cocoa leaves, and cocoa shells [ 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ]. In this study, residues of organophosphate, organochlorine, pyrethroid, and carbamate were below the detection limit of 0.005 mg/kg in cocoa husk samples ( Supplementary Materials Table S1 ) compared to other cultivation areas.…”