Cassava Production Systems Across Some Agro-ecological Zones in South West-North West Axis of Nigeria

Oyekanmi, A. A.; Okeleye, KA

doi:10.3923/ajps.2007.158.162

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“…89(24.7) had secondary education and only 10(2.8%) of the IDPs had tertiary Education. Similar results were reported by Oyekanmi and Okeleye (2007) and Olaniyi, Adetumbi, and Adereti, ( 2013) in southwest Nigeria. The result implies that internal displacement can interrupt education of the populace, harm their wellbeing and hinder their development.…”

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Internal Displacement of Farmers and Food Losses in Benue State, Nigeria

2022

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Background: Internal displacement has become the norm in far too many countries, often in places with some of the lowest development indicators and the highest levels of violence. In many places it is fueled and perpetuated by unresolved inter-ethnic, religious or political tensions. Displacement affects food security, also provides fertile ground for human rights abuses including torture, rape, killings, as well as forced evictions, forced migration and loss of heritage. In Nigeria, the clashes, instead of abating have been on the increase exponentially to the dismay of rural farmers. However, in spite of the spate of violent clashes between nomadic herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria, and other causative factors of internal displacement of rural farmers, adequate social research attention has not been given to the implications and its effects on household food production and food security generally. The study therefore investigated the quantity of food losses from 2016 to 2020 as a result of internal displacement of farmers in Benue State. Materials and Methods:This study employed social survey design. A combination of Cluster sampling, random sampling and purposive sampling was used in selecting 429 respondents for the study. Data was collected with the use of a well semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed quantitatively. Results:The result shows that most of the internally displaced farmers 142 (39.4%) were within the age bracket of 56 -65 years with 225(62.5%) of the female and that a simple majority of the respondents 139(38.6%) had only primary education. majority of the IDPs 112(31.1) are farmers with farming experience of 16 -20 years. 131(36.4%) and 99(27.5%) of the respondents had farm sizes ranging from 1-2 hectres and 3-4 hectres of land respectively with majority of them having been displaced for over 12months. The results on quantity of food lost indicated a level of decrease in quantity of crop production from 2016-2020 which is evidence that violence and internal displacement have negatively influenced agricultural productivity and investment. Conclusion:The study recommended a process of peace building which is multi-faceted, involving reestablishing security and law and order; reconstruction and economic rehabilitation; reconciliation and social rehabilitation; and political transition to creating a more accountable governance structures and institutions

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“…Osei et al (2009) and Houngue et al (2018) observed that the primary sources of planting materials used for cassava cultivation by smallholder farmers were neighbors and their own farms, which agrees with our report from Tanzania. Oyekanmi & Okeleye (2007) also reported food and economic benefits as the major reasons for cassava production in Nigeria.…”

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Production Characteristics and Strategies for Adapting to the Impact of Climate Change on Cassava Whiteflies and Viruses in Tanzania

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Uzokwe²,

Adeloye³

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Cassava is Africa’s most important food security crop and sustains about 700 million people globally. Survey interviews of 320 farmers in three regions of Tanzania to identify their production characteristics, and interviews with 20 international whitefly/virus experts were conductedto identify adaptation strategies to lessen the impacts of cassava whiteflies and viruses due to climate change in Tanzania. Structured and pre-tested interview schedules were conducted using a multistage sampling technique. Most of the farmers (66.8%) produced cassava primarily for food, and relied mainly on their friends (43.8%) and their farms (41.9%) for cassava planting materials. Farmers significantly differed in their socio-economic and production characteristics except for gender and access to extension support (P < 0.01). A significant association was found between extension support, sources of planting materials, and reasons for growing cassava with both the control of cassava viruses and the control of whiteflies by the farmers. A significantly higher number of farmers controlled cassava viruses (38.1%) than cassava whiteflies (19.7%). The adaptation strategies most recommended by experts were: integrating pest and disease management programs, phytosanitation, and applying novel vector management techniques.The experts also recommended capacity building through the training of stakeholders, establishing monitoring networks to get updates on cassava pests and disease statuses, incorporating pest and disease adaptation planning into the general agricultural management plans, and developing climate change-pest/disease models for accessing the local and national level impacts that can facilitate more specific adaptation planning in order to enhance the farmers’ adaptive capacities.

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