Factors Affecting Rice Farming Practices among Farmers in Ogun and Niger States, Nigeria

Omoare, A. M.; Oyediran, W. O.

doi:10.4314/jae.v24i2.10

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“…This implies that many of the farmers are quite "old" in rice production as such, they have and high exposure in rice production. Long years of farming experience could be an advantage for increased rice production since it may encourage rapid adoption of improved rice technology (Omoare and Oyediran, 2020). This could be attributed to the fact that within these years the farmers may have attended Kadiri et al (2014).…”

Section: Socio-economic Characteristics Of Rice Farmersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The most popular rice in Nigeria is Upland rice and Swamp rice; and the main rice producing areas, among others, are Niger, Borno, Ebonyi, Taraba, Kano, Ekiti, Ogun. However, rice production in north-eastern Nigeria is in decline due to the current Boko-Haram uprising looming in the area (Omoare and Oyediran, 2020). In eastern Nigeria, rice production is declining due to poor agricultural practices and flooding (Onyeneke, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They are very common in Nigeria. In particular, the main problem is that Nigerian rice is grown mainly by smallholder farmers (80 percent) on less than one hectare in rainy conditions, leading to relatively low productivity (Takeshima and Bakare, 2016;Onyeneke, 2017: Olayinka andAlfred, 2019;Omoare and Oyediran, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Effects of Farmers’ Organization and Access to Credit on Farmers’ Preference for Attributes of Improved Rice Varieties in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Kehinde¹,

Tijani²,

Ogundeji³

2021

Trop Subtrop Agroecosyst

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Background. Currently, in Nigeria, there is a rising anxiety about food security, with particular focus on rice being a staple food. Farmers’ preferences are crucial in improving the development of rice varieties to increase rice production. Therefore, it is important to investigate farmers’ preference for the attributes of improved rice varieties and the factors underlying the preference. Objective. This study was conducted to determine the effect of access to credit and farmers’ organization on farmers’ preference for improved rice variety attributes in Ekiti State. Methodology. A multi stage sampling procedure was employed to select 150 rice farmers for the study. Data were analyzed using conjoint analysis and ordered probit regression model. Results. The results revealed that majority of the respondents were male (68%), married (96%), fell within the age range of 41 to 60 years (66%), belong to an organization (58%), have family size of 6 to 10 persons (76%), had formal education (92%) and access to credit (68%). The results further revealed that the improved rice variety attributes most preferred by rice farmers are yield (1.523) and grain size (0.745), followed by price (0.680). While, maturity has the least utility range (0.196). The findings also revealed that age of respondents, years of farming experience, membership of farmers’ organization and access to credit significantly influenced farmers’ preference for the attributes of improved rice varieties. Implications. The paper adds evidence for a better understanding of factors driving farmers’ preference for improved rice variety attributes. Conclusions. It was concluded that policy strategies aimed at improving farmers’ preference for the attributes of improved rice varieties must consider the farmers’ organization and access to credit.

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Section: Socio-economic Characteristics Of Rice Farmersmentioning

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The Effects of Farmers’ Organization and Access to Credit on Farmers’ Preference for Attributes of Improved Rice Varieties in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Kehinde¹,

Tijani²,

Ogundeji³

2021

Trop Subtrop Agroecosyst

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“…This suggests that cocoa farmers who listen to agricultural-related programs on community radio are ageing. Omoare [21] also found the mean age of farmers to be 52.8 years. On average, the household size of cocoa farmers ranged from 1 to 20 with a mean household size of 5.58.…”

Section: A Socio-demographic Characteristics Of Cocoa Farmersmentioning

confidence: 94%

Local Voices for Cocoa Production: Experiences of Ghanaian Cocoa Farmers on Community Radio

Ankuyi¹,

Tham-Agyekum²,

Bakang³

et al. 2023

IJ-FANRES

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Local radio has played a significant role in keeping local cocoa farmers informed about their farming activities. However, the experiences of these local farmers who should be the real owners of community radio have not been captured. It would be possible to increase cocoa production if the experiences of local cocoa farmers were given the attention needed. Using a quantitative research approach, the multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 385 respondents. Data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations and Kendall’s coefficient of concordance. Results show that farmers were undecided about their reliance on community radio and the role it plays in disseminating agricultural information. However, they understood the agricultural-related information disseminated on community radio. They agreed that the content and presentation of community radio programs were suitable for them but were undecided on the transmission quality and community involvement. Interference from local leaders was the most severe challenge facing farmers’ use of community radio. In order to improve extension delivery there is a need for policymakers and agricultural extension stakeholders to implement programs that will encourage farmers to set up and rely on community radio as a great alternative source of information for their farming activities. This is also necessary to improve the currently low contact of extension agents with farmers, thus, reducing the extension farmer ratio.

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“…However, in flood-prone areas, rice production is declining due to flooding (Pirngadi and Rahmawaty, 2022) and perhaps due to issues relating to low-yielding varietal preferences. These rice varieties are produced by small-scale farmers that constitute about 80% of the rice farmers' population on less than a hectare leading to relatively poor yield (Olayinka and Alfred, 2019;Omoare and Oyediran, 2020). Although many improved rice seed varieties (NERICA 1-18, NERICA L18-L60, Igbemo, FARO 44, FARO 51, among many others) with high yielding and early maturing attributes have been disseminated to farmers in Nigeria (Kehinde, Tijani and Ogundeji, 2022), the demand-supply deficit has continued unabated.…”

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Perceived Factors Influencing Farmers’ Preference for Rice Varieties in Enugu State, Nigeria

Okoro¹,

Ugah²,

Aroh³

et al. 2023

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The study assessed perceived factors influencing farmers’ preference for rice varieties grown in Enugu State, Nigeria. A structured interview schedule was used to obtain information from 150 rice farmers. Data collected were analysed using frequency counts and percentages. The major rice varieties grown by the farmers were Faro 44 (60.7%), R8 (28.7%) and Mass II (20.7%). The farmers’ major sources of information that perhaps influenced their preferences for rice varieties were fellow farmers (93.3%) and personal observation (86.7%).The farmers’ perceived factors influencing preference of varieties were high yield (74.7%) and cooking characteristics like not sticking together on cooking (64.0%), nice taste (60.0%) and rising better while cooking (59.4%). Aside from the preference for FARO 44 rice variety because of high yield, the perceived factors influencing farmers’ preference of other rice varieties (R8 and Mass) were mainly because of seed availability. Therefore, farmers need information on affordable sources of FARO 44 rice seeds for higher yield that could increase their profit and raise their standard of living.

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Factors Affecting Rice Farming Practices among Farmers in Ogun and Niger States, Nigeria

Cited by 11 publications

References 4 publications

The Effects of Farmers’ Organization and Access to Credit on Farmers’ Preference for Attributes of Improved Rice Varieties in Ekiti State, Nigeria

The Effects of Farmers’ Organization and Access to Credit on Farmers’ Preference for Attributes of Improved Rice Varieties in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Local Voices for Cocoa Production: Experiences of Ghanaian Cocoa Farmers on Community Radio

Perceived Factors Influencing Farmers’ Preference for Rice Varieties in Enugu State, Nigeria

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