Contribution of some ornamental plants to the socio-economic development of urban household in Akure metropolis

Adeduntan, S. A.

doi:10.5897/ajar2013.7945

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“…The high involvement of male in tree nursery enterprise suggests that the business is not popular among the women in the study area. Larinde and Santus (2014) made similar observation in their study, male (78.9%) and female (21.1%), Adeduntan (2015) observed male (86%) and female (14%), Fakayodeet al (2008) recorded male (85.2%) and female (14.8% ), Abegundeet al (2009) recorded male (93.7%) and female (6.3%) while Khaguli (2007) observed men (87%) and (13%). This may be due to the fact that most of the operations performed in the nurseries are tedious and assumed to be men's work.The dominant age range among nursery entrepreneurs in the study area was between 30 and 39 years representing 36.7%.…”

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Socio-Economic Importance of Tree Nursery Enterprises in Lagos State, Nigeria

Eko¹,

Adedokun²,

Soaga³

et al. 2021

jasem

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There is a growing interest to understand the role of tree nursery enterprises in Nigeria and the horn of Africa. Tree nursery enterprises, which are vital economic activities in major cities of Nigeria and particularly in the city of Lagos are not adequately studied and well documented. Therefore, this study seeks to fill a gap in understanding the socioeconomic importance and profitability potential of tree nursery enterprises. Multistage sampling technique with a 3-stage design was adopted in this study using aquantitative data collection techniques through the use of structured questionnaire administered to 120 nursery entrepreneurs. Data were analyzed using descriptive, inferential, and budgetary analysis. The result revealed that tree nursery entrepreneurs are literate, mostly male in their youthful age. Furthermore, the total annual revenue earned by the respondents was ₦1,712,222.22 with a mean annual net income of ₦1,458,038.72 while the return per naira invested was ₦5.71. This shows that tree nursery enterprise is profitable in the study area. However, most entrepreneurs were faced with shortage of land for establishments of tree nursery in the study area. Therefore, appropriate actions in reducing cost of land lease/purchase are recommended to encourage new entrepreneurs and strengthen the sector’s development. Keywords: Entrepreneur, Environment, Nursery enterprises, Profitability, Socio-economic and Tree seedlings.

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Socio-Economic Importance of Tree Nursery Enterprises in Lagos State, Nigeria

Eko¹,

Adedokun²,

Soaga³

et al. 2021

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“…However frankly, ornamental plants are having more roles to play especially the green of urban environment. In other country like Nigeria also, access to land for ornamental activities is in adequate (Adeduntan, 2015), implying that there is no effort taken by the city authority to designate and allocate land for ornamental nurseries. When the ornamental dealers at Mbezi site were interrupted due to expansion of Ubungo-Kibamba road, they attempted to seek land elsewhere in the city.…”

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“…In Africa, several challenges have been noted. In Nigeria, the study by Adeduntan (2015) show that there is inadequate access to land by ornamental nursery dealers growers. In Kenya, the development activities such as the expansion of roads interfere with the existing nurseries along the major road reserves (Otiso, 2018).…”

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Burgeoning of Commercial Ornamental Plant Nurseries in Dar es Salaam City: Challenge and Future Prosperity

T¹,

S²,

S³

2020

GJHSS

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Commercial ornamental nurseries are popping up everywhere in the city of Dar es Salaam. However, as the city urbanizes, the commercial ornamental nurseries are confronted by several challenges of which are inadequately explored and documented. This research examines challenges, problems and explains the future prospects of commercial ornamental nurseries in the city of Dar es Salaam. The study adopted the case study design where the method for data collection relied on in-depth interviews and observation. Results revealed that ornamental plant dealers face several challenges such as; unsecured land tenure, which threaten the prosperity of the commercial ornamentalnursery practices. Problems encountered are those related to plant pests, diseases management and inaccessibility of water for irrigation. On the other hand, commercial ornamental dealers get little support from the responsible city authorities in access land and management of pest and diseases. The study recommends that success of commercial ornamental nursery industry needs more support from different actors and policies together with capacity building among the commercial ornamental dealers.

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“…In Akure Nigeria, it was revealed that the study carried on the contribution of some ornamental plants to the socio-economic development of urban households recorded that 38% for inadequate land, 52% for pest attack and 10% for water problems respectively. Major challenges of the florists in the city and other minor ones included the age of the operators and the lack of organized cooperative groups (Adeduntan, 2015). In US ecological studies have revealed that more than 50% of all invasive non-woody plant species and 85% of invasive woody plant species were originally introduced by plants used as ornamentals and other landscape purposes causing £35 billion annual loss in her economy (Li et al, 2006).…”

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Floricultural Methods of Propagation and Challenges Facing Practitioners in Jimeta and Yola Metropolis of Adamawa State Nigeria

Badgal

Sakiyo

Hamman

et al. 2020

East Afr. j. for. agrofor.

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Floriculture as a field of science deals with production, use, marketing and management of ornamental plants. This article examines floricultural propagation methods used by florists in the two towns (Jimeta and Yola) that formed Adamawa State capital. A total of 25 florists were purposively selected for the research and face to face interviewed using well-structured questionnaires. A total of 31 ornamentals plants species in the gardens of the florists were considered for the research. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were adopted for analysis of the data collected. The results revealed that florists preferred the use of seeds, stem cutting, rhizoids, tufts, and roots for the propagation of ornamentals. Results of challenges facing florists indicated that water, land to operate, credit facility, high cost of nursery implements, pest and disease control recorded lower confidence of variation in the response spread of the florists which are indications of acute problems. More sensitization on floriculture need be done to attract more women into the business and florists should go for training to improve their skills and organize cooperative groups to seek support from any institution that may be ready to help.

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Contribution of some ornamental plants to the socio-economic development of urban household in Akure metropolis

Cited by 7 publications

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Socio-Economic Importance of Tree Nursery Enterprises in Lagos State, Nigeria

Socio-Economic Importance of Tree Nursery Enterprises in Lagos State, Nigeria

Burgeoning of Commercial Ornamental Plant Nurseries in Dar es Salaam City: Challenge and Future Prosperity

Floricultural Methods of Propagation and Challenges Facing Practitioners in Jimeta and Yola Metropolis of Adamawa State Nigeria

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