Indigenous knowledge approach for rice pests and diseases control by rice farmers in Niger State, Nigeria for sustainable environmental management

Okunlola, J. O.; Adekunle, O. A.

doi:10.4314/jext.v1i1.2715

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“…Fragmentation due to land tenure systems, nearness to farms and resource endowment of farmers may be responsible. The finding agrees with that of Onemolease (2005) who observed that the average farm size was 1.2 hectares in Edo State, Also, Okulola and Adekunle (2000) asserted that 53% of Nigerian farmers have less than 4 ha of land while Koyenikan (2002) observed that the mean farm size for arable and tree crops such as cocoa, kolanuts and oil palm was 1.45 ha in Ondo State. The implication of this finding is that majority of the cocoa farmers operate small holdings.…”

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Cocoa Farmer Field School Graduate Farmers Perceived Benefits of FFS Training in Ondo State, Nigeria

Ebewore¹

2013

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The study assessed the perceived benefits of Farmer Field School graduate farmers as a result of their participation in FFS training. The specific objectives were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, identify major cocoa farmers' perceived benefit items; determine the level of benefit; compare cocoa FFS farmers performance in terms of benefits/costs with non-FFS cocoa farmers. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used in composing 77 FFS graduate farmers and 76 non-FFS farmers for the study. Data were analysed using various descriptive statistics (frequency counts, percentages, means and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (t-test). The findings of the study indicated that the FFS farmers benefited in terms if improved income, increased yield, reduction of farm costs and other aspects. The t-tests result comparing the FFS Farmers with non-FFS farmers on some benefits/cost items showed that the FFS farmers were better off. It was therefore concluded that FFS training was beneficial to the cocoa farmers and recommended that FFS be extended to other categories of farmers to promote its beneficial effects.

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Cocoa Farmer Field School Graduate Farmers Perceived Benefits of FFS Training in Ondo State, Nigeria

Ebewore¹

2013

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“…This finding implies that the cultivated land areas were generally of small sizes (Lowder et al, 2016) and could be limiting factor to the level of output by the farmers in the study area. This finding is corroborated by the work of Okunlola and Adekunle, (2000) where it was reported that a majority of the Nigerian farmers operate at the small scale level.…”

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Profitability analysis of paddy production: A case of agricultural zone 1, Niger State Nigeria

Bwala

John

2018

J Bangladesh Agric Univ

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This study estimated the profitability of rice production among small scale farmers in Bida agricultural zone of Niger state. The study utilized a multi-stage random sampling technique to select a total of one hundred and five (105) rice farmers in the area. The data was collected through a well-structured questionnaire from four communities in the study area. Descriptive statistics and farm budgeting tools were used for the analyses. The descriptive analysis showed that the farmers are highly productive between the age range of 37- 48 years. Furthermore, results also revealed land area cultivated by the farmers to be generally below two hectares. The finding further revealed the variable cost per hectare for rice production to be $126,100 per production cycle, while total revenue of $227,500 was realized by the respondents. The results also revealed cost of labour to account for the largest portion (54.0%) of the total variable cost. This is followed by the cost of seed, fertilizer, transportation, herbicide, pesticide and bagging. The farm budgeting analysis revealed the costs and returns of rice production to be profitable with a gross margin of $101,400 and net farm profit of $98,546.4. The gross profit ratio was calculated to be 0.45 which implies that farmers are selling their rice produce at a relatively high profit percentage. Based on the results obtained from the study, it was concluded that rice production in Bida Agricultural Zone of Niger State is profitable. Hence, the cultivation of rice is an important enterprise that should be encourage, considering the fact that it is a major staple. It is therefore recommended that timely availability of farm inputs such as improved seed variety and agrochemicals will further boos trice production in the area. Furthermore, provision of credit facilities to small scale farmers is a viable policy to be pursuedJ. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 16(1): 88-92, April 2018

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“…Fragmentation due to land tenure systems, nearness to farms and resource endowment of farmers may be responsible. The finding agrees with that of Onemolease (2005) who observed that the average farm size was 1.2 ha in Edo State; Also, Okulola and Adekunle (2000) asserted that 53% of Nigerian farmers have less than 4 ha of land. The implication of this finding is that majority of the cocoa farmers operate small holdings.…”

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Effect of Farmer Field School Training on the Management of Cocoa Marids (<em>Saghbergella singularis</em>) by Famers in Edo State Nigeria

Ebewore¹,

Egho²,

Enujeke³

2013

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The study assessed the contribution of FFS training to farmers' knowledge of control of cocoa mirids (Saghbergella singularis) in Edo State. The specific objectives were to describe the socio-economic characteristics of respondents, identify which control measures FFS has helped farmers to acquire knowledge, ascertain FFS contributory role in improving farmers' knowledge on these control measures and ascertain the percentage of farmers who benefited from FFS training on control of mirids. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used in selecting 68 respondents for the study and descriptive statistics like frequency counts and percentages were used for data analysis. The results of the study showed that FFS has contributed significantly to farmers' knowledge on the control of cocoa mirids. It was therefore recommended that this approach should be used for training farmers in other crops besides cocoa.

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Indigenous knowledge approach for rice pests and diseases control by rice farmers in Niger State, Nigeria for sustainable environmental management

Cited by 9 publications

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Cocoa Farmer Field School Graduate Farmers Perceived Benefits of FFS Training in Ondo State, Nigeria

Cocoa Farmer Field School Graduate Farmers Perceived Benefits of FFS Training in Ondo State, Nigeria

Profitability analysis of paddy production: A case of agricultural zone 1, Niger State Nigeria

Effect of Farmer Field School Training on the Management of Cocoa Marids (<em>Saghbergella singularis</em>) by Famers in Edo State Nigeria

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