Challenges of Women in Urban Agriculture in Kwara State, Nigeria

Adedayo, Adebisi; Tunde, A. M.

doi:10.5539/sar.v2n3p8

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“…On the other hand, the female farmers were relatively more involved in sowing (male mean = 2.90, female mean = 2.97), weeding (male mean = 2.85, female mean = 2.88), storage (male mean = 2.58, female mean = 2.63) and fertilizer application (male mean = 1.13, female mean = 1.15). The result corroborates with the findings of that Nigerian women play major roles in key farming operations such as planting, weeding and harvesting [25].…”

Section: Level Of Gender Involvement In Ofsp Production Activitiessupporting

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Gender Participation of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Production Activities in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria

2023

Plant Biol Soil Health J

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Biofortified Orange Fleshed Sweet potato is rich in vitamin A and other minerals such as magnesium, phosphorus and copper. The analysis for this research was based on the field survey of OFSP farmers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria conducted in 2023. Critical research and rudimentary data collection were used to gather data. The data were analyzed using a descriptive statistics and chi-square. Based on the descriptive analysis, most of the farmers were small scale farmers having a mean farm size of 2.3 ha and average farm experience of 7.8 years. Most of the farmers were in their productive ages 50-59 years and married couple with 6-10 family size. Almost all the farmers were constrained by conflicts with herd’s men and lack of finance (98.3% and 98.5% respectively). Furthermore, the farmers were also constrained by high cost of labour, vines and transportation, unable to sell produce, access to clean vine, distance to sources of storage facilities, access to land and thieves invasion of farm. Using a chi-square to analyze the level of farmer’s participation in OFSP production activities, male farmers were predominantly involved in site selection, bush clearing, burning, harvesting, transportation, processing, and marketing and land tillage while the female OFSP farmers were predominantly involved in sowing, weeding, and storage and fertilizer application

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Section: Level Of Gender Involvement In Ofsp Production Activitiessupporting

confidence: 90%

Gender Participation of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Production Activities in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria

2023

Plant Biol Soil Health J

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“…The unavailability of credit ranked 1 st with a MPS of 78.53 percent with about 54 percent of the rural women considering this as extremely serious while the menace of cattle invasion ranked 2nd with a mean value of 3.28. These findings are similar to those of Fabiyi et al (2007); Adedayo and Tunde (2013) which noted that unavailability of credit and cattle invasion were also among constraints rural women encounter. Poor transportation, high cost of labour and inadequate input were the major perceived constraints that were considered to be severe, probably as a result of government not paying adequate attention to the state of infrastructure and availability of resources.…”

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Assessment of the sustainability of agricultural livelihood activities among rural women in Kwara State, Nigeria

Aremu,

Muhammad-Lawal,

Omotesho

2023

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Women play important role in the agricultural sector of the economy. They engage in different agricultural livelihood activities so as to sustain the economic life and wellbeing of their households. Issues affecting the sustainability of their livelihood activities should therefore be given the necessary concern. The study assessed sustainability of agricultural livelihood activities among rural women in Kwara State. The data for this study were collected through a two-stage sampling technique from 369 rural women using structured questionnaire. The analytical tools used were descriptive statistics, 5- point Likert - type scale and sustainability index. The study reveals that the agricultural livelihood activities of the majority (75%) of the rural women were economically unsustainable. The perceived constraints to economic sustainability of agricultural activities identified were cattle invasion, unavailability of credit facilities, inadequate input, inadequate transportation facilities and high cost of labour. The study concluded that agricultural livelihood activities among rural women are not economically sustainable. It is therefore recommended that measures including improved technology and provision of credit facilities are required to ensure economic sustainability of agricultural livelihood activities.

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“…Limited capital was identified by 113 out of 402 farmers as a major constraint, with a percentage of 28.11%, this challenge had the highest frequency and could be attributed to the high cost of implementing and maintaining certain innovations such as greenhouses. The finding is consistent with [19] of the high cost of some forms of innovations and it is usually difficult for farmers to adopt such innovations without support from the government, nongovernmental organizations, partners, and investors. These three challenges constitute the major challenges faced by farmers in Bamenda City, with some of them experiencing all or both (for example limited capital and limited knowledge 9.2%, financial constraints and limited capital 7.96% etc.)…”

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Drivers of Innovative Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Bamenda City, Cameroon

Ngetleh,

Bime-Egwu,

Tambi

2023

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Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is gaining increasing importance in developing countries, due to rapid urbanization and rising rural-to-urban migration which has led to an increase in the population of the urban poor in Cameroon. It has been estimated that at least 70% of the total population of Cameroon will be living in urban areas by 2060. Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) has become an important source of livelihood and survival, especially amongst the urban poor but is not adequately recognized and supported by the government of Cameroon and organizations. Recent innovations in UPA have created new opportunities for social, economic, and environmental sustainability of urban areas, hence possible policy formulation in UPA. Therefore, this study was conducted with the main objective of determining the drivers of innovative urban and peri-urban agriculture in Bamenda City, Cameroon. Methodologically, the study employed probit model, using primary data collected from a sample of 402 UPA farmers through the cluster, simple random, and snowball sampling techniques. The results revealed that access to extension services is a major driver of innovative UPA in Bamenda City and is statistically significant at 1%. Other factors such as employment status (full time), age group (26 to 50 years), and gender, were also seen to have a significant positive influence on innovative UPA while the level of education (secondary) had a negative influence on innovative UPA and was statistically significant at 5%. Limited capital, limited knowledge, and financial constraints were identified as the major challenges hindering the practice of innovative urban and peri-urban agriculture in Bamenda City. The study recommends that the government and non-governmental organizations should increase the quality and quantity of extension service delivery to urban and peri-urban farmers, and more recognition and support should be offered to them to help overcome the challenges faced.

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Challenges of Women in Urban Agriculture in Kwara State, Nigeria

Cited by 8 publications

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Gender Participation of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Production Activities in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria

Gender Participation of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Production Activities in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria

Assessment of the sustainability of agricultural livelihood activities among rural women in Kwara State, Nigeria

Drivers of Innovative Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Bamenda City, Cameroon

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