Organic Farming Practices among Livestock and Fish Farmers in Southern Nigeria

Atoma, C.N.; Adesope, OM; Familusi, Linda C.

doi:10.5772/intechopen.85522

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“…The implication of this result is that full adopters are more technically efficient than partial adopters. This agrees with the findings of [12] who established that organic farm has higher production efficiency than convectional farm. Table 6 shows that the estimated levels of allocative efficiencies level for partial adopters of organic cocoa technology ranges from 0.20 to 0.90 with average of 0.63 while Full adopters of organic cocoa technology range from 0.47 to 0.96 with average of 0.68.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…According to [31] for organic cocoa to make the same profit as conventional production, 3.46t of organic cocoa would be produced by farmers (compared to average conventional yield of 4.17t, organic cocoa produces 16.9% less). However, literatures argued that the yield from organic agriculture is lower than the yield from the conventional methods [12]. Surprisingly, the expected organic cocoa yield decreases as the organic premium increases (19.2%, 21.4%, and 29.0% at $50, $100, and $300 per ton organic premium, respectively).…”

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Economic Efficiency of Organic Farming Adoption by Cocoa Farmers in Southwest, Nigeria

Ogunya¹,

Tijani²

2022

IJAE

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The study was carried out in southwest, Nigeria. The main objective of the study was to determine the level and efficiency of organic farming technology among cocoa farmers in southwest Nigeria. The study ascertained the level of organic farming adoption among cocoa farmers; determined the technical, allocative and economic efficiencies. These were with a view to determining the profitability and efficiencies of organic cocoa farming in Southwest, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from 300 organic cocoa farmers in the study area through multi-stage sampling technique. The data obtained included socio-economic characteristics, level of adoption as well as efficiencies of organic cocoa farmers. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, technology adoption index and endogeneity corrected stochastic frontier production function. Results from descriptive analysis showed that the average age of organic cocoa farmers was 52±14.02 years while the average years of schooling was 10±8.72 years. Majority of the farmers were married (85.7%) with average farming experience of 4 years. The results showed that farmers adopted 4 out of 12 organic cocoa farming practices, 39% of organic cocoa farmers were full adopters while 61% were partial adopters. The overall estimated technical, allocative and economic efficiencies for the organic cocoa farmers ranged from a minimum of 0.13, 0.20, and 0.17 to a maximum of 0.94, 0.96 and 0.94 respectively. However, the estimated technical, allocative and economic efficiencies for full adopters ranged from a minimum of 0.44, 0.47 and 0.49 to a maximum of 0.94, 0.96 and 0.94 while partial adopters ranged from 0.13, 0.20 and 0.17 to maximum of 0.92, 0.90 and 0.90 at (p<0.01) respectively. The study concluded that efficiency of organic cocoa farmers was influenced by use of organic fertilizer, frequency of weeding and labour in man-days.

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Section: Farm-specific Productive Efficiency Of Organic Cocoa Farmers...supporting

confidence: 93%

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Economic Efficiency of Organic Farming Adoption by Cocoa Farmers in Southwest, Nigeria

Ogunya¹,

Tijani²

2022

IJAE

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“…However, the methods used in producing these crops create a continuous detrimental impact on the environment, as the majority of the farmers adopt the use of conventional farming practices which have been projected to result in future scarcity of suitable farmland for food production [2]. As a result, the soil is over-fertilized, deteriorated, and overburdened with toxic chemicals, which significantly contributes to the loss of biodiversity [3,4]. This has been a key issue in terms of global policy, which has prompted efforts to find sustainable agricultural practices and long-term success in food production.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This farm input avoids the use of conventional farming methods such as growth regulators, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers in favor of organic fertilizers derived naturally from plant materials such as dried or fresh plant materials, litter, animal manure, and agricultural by-products. Organic fertilizers sustain ecosystems, according to empirical data [8,4]. Furthermore, according to Omodara et al, [9], the usage of organic fertilizer offers both monetary and non-monetary benefits to farmers by enhancing agricultural output.…”

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confidence: 99%

Unlocking the Niche Market Potential of Organic Fertilizer: Evaluation and Projections for the Nigeria Organic Input Market Development

Tanimonure,

Omodara,

Oyebanji

et al. 2024

AJAEES

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Organic fertilizers have several merits in support of their usage, including environmental friendliness, waste conversion purposes, and human hygiene considerations. These lend credence to the objectives of this paper. The study evaluated firm performance and market orientation with a view to profiling market segments within the organic fertilizer niche market and consumers’ desire to use and willingness to buy organic fertilizers. Six organic fertilizer factories and fifty-eight farmers were sampled and described. Results showed that there were no significant obstacles or societal prejudice against organic fertilizer usage in Nigeria, rather patronage was hampered by a lack of awareness about it. Consumers exhibited a high level of willingness to buy organic fertilizer. It was concluded that there is growing coverage in adopting organic fertilizers in Nigeria. The study recommended product promotion, close collaborations between industry and academia, a paradigm shift in the use of organic fertilizer for farming, and market policies from the government as steps towards enhancing the marketability of organic fertilizer.

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“…Quality of food production that is sustainable with minimal or zero impact on the surroundings is the major aim of organic farming (Oyesola et al, 2010), this system of agriculture also promotes ecological resilience and it's capable of mitigating many environmental hazards. The practice of organic farming is multifunctional such that its benefits encompass different sectors such as environmental, economic and social functions (Atoma et al, 2018). Organic farming aligns with natural surroundings and not against them thereby embracing approaches that reduce non-rechargeable energy usage (Oyedele et al, 2018) thus a dependable ecological substitute for the inorganic form of agriculture.…”

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Adoption and Challenges Associated With Organic Farming in Bogoro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria

Tikon, F. U.,

David, A. H.,

Gadu, H. O.

et al. 2023

JASD

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The study investigated the adoption and challenges associated with organic farming in Bogoro local government, Bauchi State, Nigeria. A snowball sampling technique was employed to contact 90 respondents. Data was gathered using a well-constructed questionnaire and was examined using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Logistic regression analysis was employed to examine the components that affected organic farming adoption. The outcomes revealed that the majority (98.9%) of the respondents were aware of organic farming due to visits by extension agents. Socio-economic factors such as education (0.065), gender (0.548), visits by extension agents (0.313), household size (0.094), source of information (0.453), access to credit (1.552) and farmers’ cooperative membership (0.902) positively influenced their organic farming adoption. Conversely, age of the farmers (-0.532) and farm size (-0.083) negatively influenced farmers adoption of organic farming. Constraints/challenges faced by farmers include; the high cost of organic farming, unavailability of organic inputs, low technical know-how, consumers yet to appreciate the difference between the production of the two farming systems, poor market outlet, poor storage facilities and inadequate information. It was recommended that to take advantage of the components, policies that guide farmers’ decisions on the adoption of organic farming should be framed and if well implemented could boost agricultural production and help in environmental sustainability.

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Organic Farming Practices among Livestock and Fish Farmers in Southern Nigeria

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

Economic Efficiency of Organic Farming Adoption by Cocoa Farmers in Southwest, Nigeria

Economic Efficiency of Organic Farming Adoption by Cocoa Farmers in Southwest, Nigeria

Unlocking the Niche Market Potential of Organic Fertilizer: Evaluation and Projections for the Nigeria Organic Input Market Development

Adoption and Challenges Associated With Organic Farming in Bogoro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria

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