Utilization of Crop – Livestock Production Systems for Sustainable Agriculture in Oyo State, Nigeria

Fakoya, E. O.

doi:10.1080/09718923.2007.11892559

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“…Before the British Colonial Administration period, Nigerian cattle production was dominated by nomadic pastoralism, whereby herders would group their livestock into larger herds and collectively graze across the landscape in search of the most favorable forage and water conditions [39]. This form of grazing system remains the dominant practice in the northern region, which is an arid-to semi-arid region.…”

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Can the Tragedy of the Commons be Avoided in Common-Pool Forage Resource Systems? An Application to Small-Holder Herding in the Semi-Arid Grazing Lands of Nigeria

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There exist common-pool resource systems where it is difficult to prevent prospective beneficiaries from receiving profits from the use or harvest of shared resources, and they are often subject to continual utilization, leading to resource degradation and economic erosion (a behavior known as the ‘tragedy of the commons’). Nigerian nomadic grazing systems currently undergoing the tragedy of the commons pose a great challenge to agrarian communities, herders and political stability throughout the country due to violent conflicts and property destruction as herders migrate in search of forage resources for livestock. We modeled these dynamics in order to better understand the Nigerian grazing lands, with the objective of identifying potential leverage points capable of reversing overgrazing-induced forage degradation, in order to ensure a sustainable livestock production sector. Model what-if experiments (crop restrictions, crop marketing and increased labor costs) were run, resulting in partial solutions that were effective only in the short-term or limited in geographic-scope. A sustainable solution should include a combination of strategies, as the impact of one strategy alone cannot effectively resolve these Nigerian grazing issues (e.g., collaboration between farmers, herdsmen and government stakeholders to increase market integration via crop market expansion while simultaneously providing forage regeneration time for grazing lands). The resulting model could be used by Nigerian policy-makers to evaluate the long-term effects of decisions which were previously unexplored.

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Can the Tragedy of the Commons be Avoided in Common-Pool Forage Resource Systems? An Application to Small-Holder Herding in the Semi-Arid Grazing Lands of Nigeria

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“…In addition to having the capacity of providing revenue for governments, it provides employment, food, farm energy, manure, fuel and transportation [1]. As [2] argued, livestock, especially ruminant, production is the most efficient use of uncultivated land which contributes to crop production. Efficient crop-livestock integration systems have the tendency to allow nutrients to be recycled more effectively on the farm, thereby enhancing crops' yield.…”

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Brooding Technology Use and Technical Efficiency among Egg Producers in Oyo State, Nigeria

Idiaye

Adebayo²,

Oluwatayo³

2022

Indonesian J. Agric. Res

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This paper investigated the types of brooding technology used by egg producers in Oyo State, Nigeria and its effect on technical efficiencies of the producers. The study was carried out in two Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Oyo State with data obtained from a total of 139 egg producers (farmers). Descriptive statistics was used to profile the farmers, probit model was employed to analyse the determinants of choice of brooding management technology, Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier function was used to estimate technical efficiency among the farmers and Tobit regression model was also employed to ascertain technical efficiency determinants. The results show that only 9.4% of the farmers used modern brooding technology and over 50% of them employed unskilled labour. Sex of the farmer (p<0.10), household size (p<0.05) and having a secondary income (p<0.05) were the significant factors influencing adoption of modern brooding technology. Farmers who adopted the traditional brooding technology were found to be 4.3% more efficient than those using modern technology. Age (p<0.00), sex (p<0.05) and production experience (p<0.05) significantly affected their technical efficiencies. It was therefore recommended that technology subsidies, adequate extension training and skill acquisition be injected into the poultry industry to improve production efficiency.

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“…This critical agricultural situation called upon a drastic and constructive change in agricultural policies and object orientation of farmers toward diversification of crops and farming systems in the country in recent decades. The agricultural policies in the current decade urged the farmers to move from subsistence traditional cropping system to value added market oriented agriculture and from monoculture to diversified one which is economic viable and environmentally sustainable (Blair 1973, Sere and Steinfeld 1996, Fakoya 2007.…”

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Livestock Husbandry and Economic-Sustainability of Small Farmers in Peri-Urban Areas: A Case Study from West Gojjam Region, Ethiopia

Mushir¹,

Neka²

2012

Ethiop. J. Env Stud & Manag

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The study attempts livestock husbandry and sustainability of small farmers in West Gojjam region, Ethiopia where a large number of livestock are reared due to the favorable climatic conditions. The mainstay of the population (those with holding of less than 3 ha) practices mixed crop-livestock farming. It discovers issues of the economic and gender profiles of livestock rearers and their engagement in different operations of livestock husbandry for economic sustainability. Systematic random sampling was applied technique to select 240 households from four micro geographical areas (kebeles) of peri-urban region on the basis of purposive sampling at the distance of 10, 20, 30, 40 km from central business district. The findings describe 51.6% contribution of females in livestock husbandry for barn and cleaning while men performed 71.5% marketing activities. More than 87% agricultural operations were done by men using livestock. The Animal husbandry contributes 60-70% income among the 51.25% households of small farmers. The growing of income by livestock per year was 6.1% during 2001-2011. However, ranching of goats and sheep was remarkable for high value added role (11%) during 2001-11. The study presents recommendations for efficient marketing system, well equipped transportation facilities to improve social-economic sustainability of small farmers.

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Utilization of Crop – Livestock Production Systems for Sustainable Agriculture in Oyo State, Nigeria

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Can the Tragedy of the Commons be Avoided in Common-Pool Forage Resource Systems? An Application to Small-Holder Herding in the Semi-Arid Grazing Lands of Nigeria

Can the Tragedy of the Commons be Avoided in Common-Pool Forage Resource Systems? An Application to Small-Holder Herding in the Semi-Arid Grazing Lands of Nigeria

Brooding Technology Use and Technical Efficiency among Egg Producers in Oyo State, Nigeria

Livestock Husbandry and Economic-Sustainability of Small Farmers in Peri-Urban Areas: A Case Study from West Gojjam Region, Ethiopia

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