Gender And Resource Productivity Among Small Scale Food Crop Farmers In Rivers State, Nigeria

Anyanwu, SO

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“…Plastic mulch in crop production conserve soil moisture, improves soil structure through increased earthworm activity, reduced erosion, nutrient leaching and suppression of weeds (Lamont, 1999;). Previous studies (Onuoha, 2004, Ojimba, 2006, Anyanwu, 2006, 2009a, b, and Anyanwu et al 2009 did not indicate problems and prospects of cassava production in Oyigbo L.G.A. Therefore, this study aimed at highlighting the problems and prospects of cassava production in Oyigbo L.G.A., will not only fill this gap in knowledge, but will provide the requisite information needed to sharpen policies geared towards self-sufficiency in cassava production in Oyigbo L.G.A.…”

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Problems and prospects of cassava production in Rivers State, Nigeria: A case study of Oyigbo local government area

Iyagba¹,

Anyanwu²

2012

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Cassava farmers generally are confronted with a lot of challenges especially in the Niger Delta. This study therefore examined the problems and prospects of cassava production in Oyigbo L.G.A. Multistage sampling technique was used in the data generation exercise. Six (6) villages were randomly selected from the seventeen villages that make up Oyigbo L.G.A. Descriptive statistical tools, such as frequency and percentages were used in analyzing the data. Results showed that majorities (65.6%) of the cassava farmers were above 51 years which implied that able bodied young men and women were scarcely available for farm work. The result further showed that about 50% of the farmers received only primary education. Most of them rented their farmlands, used old cassava stem cuttings and were scarcely visited by extension agents. It is therefore recommended that adequate infrastructural facilities such as good roads and electricity, etc be made available in the rural areas to reduce the migration of the youths to urban centers in search of non existent white collar jobs. Credit liberalization policy should also be implemented by the Government to enable the farmers increase their farm sizes and purchase improved planting materials. Adult education programmes should be intensified by the Government to raise the educational standards of these farmers. The training of more extension agents is hoped to increase the number of extension contacts among these smallholder cassava farmers.

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Problems and prospects of cassava production in Rivers State, Nigeria: A case study of Oyigbo local government area

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Anyanwu²

2012

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Adoption of organic pepper production practices among smallholder farmers in Rwanda- A case study of Bugesera district.

2022

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Bugesera is among the district located in Eastern Province of Rwanda where drought is a limiting factor for agriculture. Innovation and adoption of new technologies in agriculture is one of the keys that should reduce poverty in that area. The general objective of this study was to assess the level of the adoption of organic peppers production practices among smallholder farmers in Rwanda. A case study of Bugesera district. This study employed a cross-sectional survey design and a multi-stage sampling technique to select a sample of 150 respondents was used. The findings of logit regression analysis indicated that four factors such as education level, land size, farming experience, gender and enhanced soil fertility had positive and significant influence on adoption of organic pepper production practices. The demand for organic products creates new export opportunities. The market returns from organic agriculture can potentially contribute to local food security by increasing family incomes. The findings showed that the most common constraints to adoption of organic pepper production practices were lack of stable irrigation system, lack stable and reliable market, unreliable climate, high cost of inputs, lack of extension services, and inadequate capital respectively. Based on these findings, it was recommended that provision of training and technical advice on organic farming practices through agricultural extension services and developing information networks among farmers is vital, input subsidy, harvest(yield) insurance, financial inclusion (accessing affordable loans) is more crucial for stallholder farmers. Government should made effort in stable and durable irrigation systems, improvement of extension services through field visits and more effort in marketing of cash crops especially vegetables because are more perishable.

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Gender And Resource Productivity Among Small Scale Food Crop Farmers In Rivers State, Nigeria

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Problems and prospects of cassava production in Rivers State, Nigeria: A case study of Oyigbo local government area

Problems and prospects of cassava production in Rivers State, Nigeria: A case study of Oyigbo local government area

Adoption of organic pepper production practices among smallholder farmers in Rwanda- A case study of Bugesera district.

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