Farmers’ perception of the usefulness of vetiver grass for termite control on Ogbomoso Agricultural Zone farmlands, south-western Nigeria

Ewetola, Esther Abosede; Babarinde, Samuel Adelani; Omirin, Tolulope; Ojewole, David Olufemi

doi:10.1016/j.jksus.2017.01.002

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“…In general, termite damage was considered a threat to farmers' livelihood. Like this study, farmers associated termites to be responsible for crop yield loss (Ewetola et al, 2018). Legesse et al (2013) also stated that termites are affecting farmers' livelihoods because of the damage caused to their crops.…”

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Farmer’s knowledge of termite species and infestation in eastern Uganda

et al. 2021

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Termites are very well recognized by farmers as pests and beneficial insects. To develop management options suitable to the needs of the farmers, it is essential to understand their management experience. This study was aimed at understanding farmer’s perception about termite management in eastern Uganda. The study covered over 84 villages located in seven districts of eastern Uganda. There were 420 respondents for the survey and a focus group discussion (comprised of eight to 15 participants) specifically with push-pull technology adopters found in four districts. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed using STATA (version 13). Respondents were diverse in terms of age, gender, level of education and marital status. According to the respondent’s termite damage can cause food insecurity and poverty. The prevalence of termites and damage potential varies across districts and type of crop and growth stage. Some are vulnerable at germination, some at vegetative and some at maturity stages. Averaged over three districts, farmers claimed that maize is more vulnerable to termite attack causing about 40% yield loss followed by beans, soybeans, and sorghum. Push-pull technology adopters stated that green leaf desmodium intercropped with maize to control major lepidopteran pests and a parasitic weed striga was vulnerable to termite attack. Although pesticide application can be an effective option, they claimed it is either expensive or not a lasting solution.

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Farmer’s knowledge of termite species and infestation in eastern Uganda

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“…This study was done in Oyo state of Nigeria, selecting Ogbomoso agricultural development zone (Picture 1.). It comprises of 5 local government areas (LGAs), these include Surulere, Ogbomoso-north, Ogo-oluwa, Oriire, and Ogbomososouth LGAs (Ewetola et al, 2017). The climatic condition is equatorial, and it is notable for dry and wet seasons which have relative high humidity.…”

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Assessment of crop farmers' attitude to risk and management methods in Oyo State, Nigeria

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Olufemi²,

Mukaila³

et al. 2022

West Balk J Agric Econ & Rural Develop

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Agricultural sector faces series of risks which befall at different frequencies. This study examined the crop farmers' attitude to risks and their management methods in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined the risk attitude of farming households, and analyzed the risk management strategies adopted by farming households in the study area. A four-stage sampling method was adopted to elicit response from selected 150 farming households for this study. The dataset was analyzed with the use of descriptive and inferential statistics. Safety-First-Model (SFM) was employed to analyze the risk attitude among crop farmers. The result revealed that majority of the farming households head was male and married with the mean age of 42 years and a moderately large household size of five persons and inheritance was the prominent means of farmland acquisition. Descriptive statistics showed that high cost of labor input topped the ranking of the risk source in the study followed by high input prices. Lacks of extension advice, low crop prices, were also common. Risk management methods employed to mitigate risk by majority of the farm families was sale of assets followed by income diversification. The SFM result revealed that all the food crop farmers were intermediate risk averse.

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