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Analysis of credit utilization behavior of small scale business farmers in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State
(Continental Journal of Agricultural Science, 2009) 13. Otitolaiye, J.O., Ogaji A., Ajayi, O.J. and Emesilowa, A.M.
This study analyses the credit utilization behavior of small scale farmers n Bosso Local Government Area of Niger state. The main objectives of the study include the identification of the various formal and informal sources of credit, pattern of their utilization by farmers as well as the examination of the effect of c*-I. allocation on the value of output. Primary data used for the study were obtain using structured questionnaire administered to 60 purposively Selected farmers. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Result shows that most of the farmers (95.0%) were married and ownership of farmland was mainly through inheritance. Results of the regression analysis gave R2 value of 0.684. This indicates that 68.4% of the variation in Y (value of output) was explained by the independent variables (Xi - X5) include in the model. Three (3} out of the five (5) variables in the model were found to be statistically significant in explaining total value of output. This include X3 (amount allocated to other inputs), X4 (amount allocated to equipment) and X5 (amount allocated to land). High interest rate, inadequate credit and late arrival of credit were identified by the farmers, as some of the constraints encountered in accessing credit. It was however, recommended that timelines of loan disbursement will reduce its diversion to other non farm uses. Interest rates charged by banks should be reduced to enable farmers' access it profltably.
Analysis of Risk Sources and Management Strategies among Maize Farmers in Niger State
(International Journal of Research And Innovation In Applied Science (IJRIAS), 2024-08) Ogaji, A., Abdullahi, B., Egamana, M. N., Jeremiah, G. T., Umar, A., Oladapo, T. O.
The study examines risk sources and management strategies among maize farmers in Niger State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling techniques were employed to select 180 respondents on which primary data were elicited from the respondent with the aid of a structured questionnaire complemented with interview schedule using kobo tool box. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics (such as mean, frequency distribution count and percentages) and inferential statistics (such as ordered logit regression model). The study revealed that rise in cost of inputs (𝑋̅= 4.5), theft and pilfering (𝑋̅= 4.5), pest attack (𝑋̅= 4.4), death of the farmer (𝑋̅= 4.4) and disease outbreak (𝑋̅= 4.4) were the major sources of risk among maize farmers. Also, farming experience (P< 0.01), educational level (P< 0.05) and farm size (P< 0.10) were the major factors influencing farmer’s risk attitude in maize production. Lastly, early planting (𝑋̅= 3.4), diversification of income (𝑋̅= 3.2), local monitoring of weather (𝑋̅= 3.2), marketing strategies (𝑋̅= 3.1) and financial strategies (𝑋̅= 3.1) were the major management strategies adopted by maize farmers. The study recommended that farmers should adopt cost-effective agricultural practices.
Analysis of the technical efficiency in maize and sorghum production in Kaduna State, Nigeria using the parametric and non-parametric models
(Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE), 2018) Ogaji, A., Tanko, L., Nmadu, J.N. and Olaleye, R.S.
ABSTRACT The study analyzed the technical efficiency of maize and sorghum production in Kaduna State using the parametric and non-parametric models. Data were collected from primary sources and was obtained using the multistage random sampling technique. A total of 303 respondents were sampled. Analytical tools employed were descriptive statistics (means and percentages), Stochastics frontier model and data envelopment analysis. Results showed that 65% of the respondents were between the ages of 31-50, 86.8% were males and 74.3% were married. Result also showed a mean technical efficiency of 0.72 and 0.86 for SFA and DEA Models respectively. It was recommended that both models should be used in determining efficiency giving the importance of accurate production efficiency estimates in policy decision making.
Assessment of Consumer Preference and Willingness to Pay for Local Rice in Selected Local Government Areas of Niger State, Nigeria
(Book of Proceedings of the 11th International Mardin Atuklu Scientific Researches Conference, 2023-12-13) Abdullahi, A.; Shuaibu, U.; Jibrin, S.; Muhammad, H.U.; Ahmed, I.I.
The research work assessed consumers’ preference and willingness to pay for local rice in Niger state, Nigeria. It specifically described the socioeconomic characteristics of local rice consumers in the study area. Data of 103 consumers was collected through a well-structured questionnaire. Heckman two step regression model and likert type of measurement were used to measures the collected parameter. Multi-stage sampling techniques was employed for this study, since the state is divided into three agricultural zones (zone A, B, C). The choice of local rice consumption is evident by their positive perceptions that local rice is healthy, have good taste and superior in quality than polish rice. The households’ characteristics reveal that 55.3% of the respondents were 21-40years old. The mean household size was about 8 persons, 65% were married and 60.2% of the respondent had formal education. The study further revealed that more quantity of locally processed rice is demanded as compared to that of imported rice. Further findings revealed that reasonable price, taste and satisfaction were the major preference for local rice. The study reveals that grain size, market price, marital status and swelling capacity, ease of preparation affects consumers’ preference and willingness to pay for local rice. The study also revealed that majority of the respondents gets their source of information about local rice from friends and neighbors and radio. It is recommended that local processors of rice should ensure the upgrading the locally processed rice as clean as the imported rice to compete favorably in domestic and potential international market.
Assessment of Crop Farmers’ and Pastoralists’ Perceptions on the Establishment of Cattle Ranches in Niger State, Nigeria
(Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria, 2019) I. M.Mayaki; H. T. Jacob; I. S. Umar; Abdullahi, A.
The Nigeria government have tried in many ways, initiated lots of policy and programmes which is aimed at restoring the country’s agricultural sector to its pride. Despite the efforts to promote positive perception and adoption of innovative technologies (IT) by the Government and international development projects, the adoption rate among farmers has always been low in Nigeria. In continuation, recently the federal government of Nigeria introduced the Rural Grazing Areas (RUGA Settlement).The idea was an initiative of the National Economic Council (NEC) presented under the National Livestock Transformation Plan .The essence of the initiatives to abolish the age-long crop farmers and pastoralists’ crisis and to massively develop the livestock industry and seek to promote ranching as the way forward for cattle rearing in the country. According Alh. Mohammadu Umar, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,made it known to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on 25th of June 2019 that nomadic livestock production in Nigeria is facing major challenges and is at crossroads due to declining availability of pasture, overgrazing, and expanding fatal conflicts between crop farmers’ and pastoralists’.
Assessment of efficient utilization of production inputs among women rice farmers in Niger State, Nigeria
(Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria, 2019) Yusuf, A.; Tsado, J. H.; Salihu, I. T.; Abdullahi, A.
Rural women have feature prominently in rice production enterprise, specifically; up to 70% of the rice produced in Africa comes from women (FAO, 2011). In Niger State, rice is traditionally regarded as a product of women. Women living in this area are having high knowledge about traditional farming methods of rice production. However, low productivity coupled with stiff competition posed by importers over the years has restrained the women farmers from earning significant returns from their investment and this has created rice production deficit. To minimize the effect of the rice production shortfalls on state demand, several efforts have been made by successive governments together with donor partners in a form of implemented projects to increase rice production. However, this effort is still ineffective due to limiting factors such as: inadequate institutional support (access to credit, research and extension), inappropriate production system, inadequate basic infrastructures, production risk and inefficiency on the part of the farmers. In light of these assertions, the challenging question to this review is that ‘can women rice farmers improved on their technical efficiency to reduce production risk and increase output’? Thus, this review seeks to assess the efficient utilization of production inputs among women rice farmers in Niger State, Nigeria.
Assessment of Farmers’ Adaptation Strategies to Flood Related Losses in Zone One Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria
(Book of Proceedings of the 3rd International Mediterranean Scientific Research and Innovation Congress, 2023) Abdullahi, A.; Shuaibu, U.; Muhammad, H.U.; Jibrin, S.; Ahmed, I.I
This study assesses farmers’ adaptation strategies to flood related losses in zone one area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was adopted in the selection of 147 crop farmers. Data obtained were analyzed by the use of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics tool used was the Poisson regression model. The results indicated that crop farmers in the study area have the average age of 43years, dominated by males and were married. Majority about 79.7% of the crop farmers were educated in formal institutions and have a mean household size of 5 people. Also the respondents had the mean of 18years of farming experience and 59.9% owned their land with the mean of 1.4 hectares of land. The study revealed that respondents strongly perceived flood effects of loss in farm produce, loss in quality of yield, loss of farm infrastructure, causes soil degradation, pest challenges. The study findings show that common adaptation strategies adopted by the crop farmers include change in planting date, crop rotation, mixed cropping, planting of cover crops and mulching. Furthermore, the Poisson regression result of the determinants of adaptation strategies to flood showed that age, level of education, farming experience, extension visit, credit, compatibility and cost of practice were statistically significant in making decisions. However, the major severe constraints perceived by the respondents include: poor access to adaptation strategies information, high cost of improved crop varieties, lack of access to weather forecast technology by crop farmers and government irresponsiveness to risk management. Therefore, it was recommended that Extension agencies should provide adequate information on various adaptation strategies to farmers, which was one of the major constraints they face, relevant stakeholders and concerned organization should provide farmers with weather forecast technology, financial institutions should make access to credit facilities to farmers to enable them adopt adaptation strategies.
Assessment of Honey Production under Box Hive Technology in Selected Local Government Areas of Kaduna State, Nigeria
(Book of Proceedings of the 11th International Mardin Atuklu Scientific Researches Conference, 2023) Abdullahi, A.; Shuaibu, U.; Jibrin, S.; Muhammad, H.U.; Ahmed, I.I
This study was undertaken to assess honey production under box hive technology in Kaduna state, Nigeria”. The specific objectives were socio economic characteristics, profitability of honey production, the resource use efficiency of honey production. A purposive sampling technique was used to purposively select 139 bee farmers from three local government areas namely, Giwa, Kagarko and Kachia. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Farm budgeting techniques, Cobb Douglas regression model and resource use efficiency ratio. Result revealed that majority of the bee farmers in the study area were male and within the age bracket of 40-49 years with a mean age of 44. The average household size was 6. About 60.4% of the bee farmers had no formal education, indicating that they are largely illiterates. The average years of farming experience was 15years. About 52.5% of the farmers had contact with extension agents, about 61% had 13 beehives on their farm land. The calculated net farm income of beekeeping in the study area was N13020415, also the returns to naira invested of 2.46 implies that for every N 1 invested in bee farming , a profit of N 1.46 was generated. The regression model shows the fitness of the model with an R2 value of 0.6338. The results showed that the number of breed (bees) used was significant at 1%. The resource use efficiency ratio result revealed that labor, box hive were over utilized, land was under- utilized while the number of larvae was optimally utilized in the study area. Some of the problems encountered by bee farmers in the study area include pesticide and insecticide application close to the apiary, poor road network, theft, problem of securing agricultural loans and excess smoking. From the findings it was concluded that beekeeping is profitable in the study area and can serve as source of income to households. It is recommended that more extension agent should be trained on modern beekeeping so that they can disseminate beekeeping information to the farmers.
ASSESSMENT OF SOCIOECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURAL STRATEGIES AMONGST RICE FARMERS IN NASARAWA STATE
(School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, 2024-12-04) Adamu, D. A., Ogaji, A., Likita, T. and Mohammed U. S.
Despite high level of rice production and Government interventions through Climate Smart Agricultural Strategies (CSA) in ensuring food available and accessible to all in Nigeria. Climate change continues to be a hug bottleneck to rice producers. This study seeks to assess socioeconomic constraints of climate smart agricultural strategies amongst rice farmers in Nassarawa State. To achieve this, 2 LGAs each were purposively selected out of the three Zones from which 100 rice farmers were randomly selected. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Likert Scale Type. The study revealed that 80% were male and about 92% were married. Majority (90%) have basic education while about 55% were reported to have 11-20 years’ rice farming experience with mean years of 17. Mean farmers age were 37 while 40% were between 31–40 years of age with 53% having farm size of 4–6 hectares. CSA strategies awareness level was about (98%) while majority (96%) were reported to adopt this CSA Strategies. Scarcity of water during dry season, lack of improved storage facilities, inadequate data and CSA information, high cost of input for rice production and inadequacy in dissemination of CSA information were ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th, respectively as the most socioeconomic constraint affecting rice production in the study area. It was recommended that women and youth farmers should participate more in rice production, rice farmers should acquire the know-how on each CSA strategies adopted for optimal utilization and Government and stakeholders should intensify in promptness and efficient CSA strategies information dissemination to the farmers in timeliness. Lastly Government should provide inputs adequately at low cost and at the appropriate time to farmers to ensure high outputs.
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ON RURAL HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN KATCHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE
(Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economist, 2010) Yisa, E. S., A. Ogaji, O. J. Ajayi, Yusuf, T. L. and Shaffi, A.
The study examined the assessment of the effect of agricultural productivity in rural household food security in Katcha local government area of Niger state, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to examine the socioeconomic characteristics of rural household, examine the effect of socio-economic variables on household food security status of the respondents and to identify the constraints affecting agricultural output and food security. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used. A survey conducted using 108 randomly selected respondents revealed that about 54.9% of the respondents have an average household size and about 77.8% of the respondents spends 60% of their total income on purchasing food items for their household and about 58.3% of the respondents use their personal farm produce both for household consumption and sales up to 56.4% of the respondents indicated that they are in dire need of more food. 42.7% of the .total variation in food security index was explained by the regression model while the remaining 57.3% of the variation was accounted for by the exogenous factors. Major problems faced by the rural household include inadequate capital, lack of good road network, marketing of farm produce and insufficient or excessive rainfall. Social infrastructures should be provided and fanners should be given concession in disbursement of loans from financial institutions.
ECONOMICS OF CASSAVA PRODUCTION IN OBOKUN AND ORIADE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OSUN STATE, NIGERIA
(Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE), 2021) Ogaji .A. ; Oseghale .A. I ; Umar .A. Ibrahim .Z. K and Anayo .N. .U.
This study examines Economics of Cassava Production in Obokun and Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria. Sample size of 180 cassava farmers were selected using multi-stage sampling method. Structured questionnaire were used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics gross margin analysis and stochastic profit frontier analysis. The total cost incurred by cassava farmers was #130,143 per ha, average net farm income was #84,904.2 with an average gross margin of #103,792. The coefficient of normalized cost of stem, normalized cost of labor, cost of fertilizer cost of herbicides and cost of transportation, all have significant effect on the profit of cassava farmers. The profit efficiency result showed that cassava production in the study area is profitable. However, its expansion is greatly hampered by inadequate capital; hence the farmer in the study area cannot meet up with the basic requirement to sustain cassava production The most serious constraints faced by cassava farmers were inadequate capital and poor access to credit. It is recommended that that government through credit agencies should make available loanable fund and credit available to cassava producers and farmers should be encouraged to invest on cassava production for its profitability and economic value
Effect of armed banditry on production activities of rural Farming Households in Niger State, Nigeria
(Book of Proceedings of the 8th International African Conference on Contemporary Scientific Research, 2024) Abdullahi, A.; Akinnagbe, O.M.; Akinwalere, B.O.; Shuaibu, U.
Armed banditry as a global pandemic has a crippling social, political and economic consequence that tends to be threatening the overall developmental efforts of the affected areas. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of banditry activities on livelihood of farming households in Niger state, Nigeria. A multi-stage purposive sampling technique was adopted, and data were collected from 150 respondents using a semi-structured questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics, and OLS regression model. The study showed that majority of the respondents (63.3%) were married, and their predominant age mean of 43 years. In terms of educational attainment, (86.0%) of the respondents had formal education. The results shows that farmers are more engage in maize farming (100%), and livestock farming (100%), compared to 64.9%, and 28.2%, during banditry activities respectively in the study area respectively. While agro-processing (64.1%), artisanal (53.5%) and transportation (46.9%) as the off-farm livelihood strategies used by the farmers before the incidents of banditry compared to 2.4%, 50.6% and 3.3% during banditry activities respectively. The result shows that banditry creates an atmosphere of fear and insecurity for farmers to sustain cultivation (X=3.71) and banditry disrupts field work and production activities thus limiting output (X=3.68), were the major perceived effect of banditry on production activities of the rural households in the study area. The OLS regression model result shows that limited produce for family survival, incidence of rape by bandit, increased cost of food, value of livestock rustled, member of households’ force to migrate, insecurity and household member used as labour. The result concludes that there is low production activities of the faming households during the incidence of banditry activities in the study area. Recommendations made based on the findings of this study include Extension workers should assist farmers to form viable co-operative associations, government at all levels should put in place functional security system like community policing to supplement the operations of other security agencies.
Effect of Banditry Activities on Livelihood Status of Farming Households in Niger State, Nigeria
(Book of Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Contemporary Scientific Research, 2024) Abdullahi, A.; Akinnagbe, O.M.; Akinwalere, B.O.; Shuaibu, U.
Armed banditry as a global pandemic has a crippling social, political and economic consequence that tends to be threatening the overall developmental efforts of the affected areas. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of banditry activities on livelihood of farming households in Niger state, Nigeria. A multi-stage purposive sampling technique was adopted, and data were collected from 150 respondents using a semi-structured questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics, livelihood index and Probit regression model. The study showed that majority of the respondents (63.3%) were married, and their predominant age mean of 43 years. In terms of educational attainment, (86.0%) of the respondents had formal education. Poverty/poor governance, competition for land and water, and social inequality were ranked the topmost factors promoting rural banditry in the study area. While male farmers, female farmers and male youth were the most vulnerable groups of rural banditry attack. The result revealed that (52.0%) of the farmers in the study area had ‘very high’ livelihood status before the effect of banditry activities compared to (60.0%) have low livelihood status after or during banditry activities respectively. The probit regression model result shows that burning and raiding of farmland, killing and kidnapping, destruction of farmland, frequency of insurgency and household size were the negative effect of banditry on farmers livelihood status. While farming experience and access to credit were positively influencing the livelihood status of the rural farmers. The result concludes that the livelihood status of the farmers was very low after the incidence of banditry activities in the study area. Recommendations made based on the findings of this study include Extension workers should assist farmers to form viable co-operative associations, government at all levels should put in place functional security system like community policing to supplement the operations of other security agencies.
EFFECT OF INFORMAL CREDIT ON YAM PRODUCTION IN SHIRORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
(Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economists (NAAE), 2021) Ogaji A., Oseghale A.I. and Yusuf M. O.
The study examined the effect of informal credit on yam production in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State .The specific objectives were to describe the socioeconomic characteristics of yam farmers, identify the sources of informal credit ,determine the effect of informal credit and finally, to identify the problems associated with the acquisition of informal credit in the study area. Primary data were collected from 138 randomly selected yam farmers using multistage-sampling techniques. A well-structured questionnaire was used to elicit the information. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, percentage) and multiple regression. The findings revealed that majority (87.68%) of the respondents were male and they had a mean age of 44 years having one form of formal education (56.52%) or the other. Based on the findings the major source of informal credit identified in the study area was loans from friends and family (76.81%). The results of the regression analysis revealed that informal credit obtained had positive effect on yam production with coefficient of 1.790 and was significant at P<0.1. The study concluded that informal credits have positive effect on yam production which means that the more the use of informal credits by the farmer, the more the output of yam. It was recommended that lenders should repay as at when due so as to be considered for more informal credit in subsequent time.
Effect of livelihood diversification on income security of rural farming households in Osun State, Nigeria
(Book of Proceedings of the International Congress on Food, Agriculture and Environment Researches in Global World, 2024) Shuaibu, U.; Abdullahi, A.; Muhammad, H.U.; Abimboye, T.M.
The study assessed the effect of livelihood diversification on income security of the rural farming households in Osun State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 161 registered farming households and data collected through a semi-structured questionnaire. The results obtained shows that farmers in the study area were mostly males (87.0%) and formally educated (73.9%) with an average age of 42years. Also, the result showed that arable crop farming (64.0%), livestock farming (41.6%) and poultry farming (59.0%) have higher livelihood diversification among the rural faming households in the study area. While majority of farming households 55.3% had high extent of livelihood diversification. However, age, household size, farming experience, source of labour and farm size positively influence farmers level of livelihood diversification in the study area. The result also reveals that majority (59.0%) of the respondents were income secure. The result on Probit regression model shows that farming experience, farm income, on-farm diversification, and farm size were the significant effect of livelihood diversification on income security. Thus, the result concludes that majority of farming households had high extent of livelihood diversification. Hence, it was recommended that farm households should diversify their sources of livelihood into non-farm so as to increase their earnings to bridge the poverty gap, also financial markets should be looked into by the government when formulating policy and developmental issues.
Effect of Rural Youths migration on Maize production in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria
(Proceedings of the 1st International conference of agriculture and agricultural Technology held at Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, 2019) Abdullahi, A.; Baba, K.M.; Salihu, I. T.
The study assessed the effect of rural youths’ migration on maize production in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to; describe the socio-economic characteristics of farmers; ascertain the causes of youths’ migration, determine the extent of youths’ migration, access the effect of youths’ migration on maize production and identify the problems associated with youths’ migration in the area. To achieve these objectives, 120 maize farmers were randomly selected through multi-stage sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. The result on socio-economic characteristics shows that majority (52.5%) of the respondents are still in their active age of between 21- 40 years with mean age of 39years. Equally, respondents were males (72.5%), married (77.5%) with Non formal education (40%). Only a few (18.3%) attained tertiary education. Similarly, majority (90%) had a household size of between 1 – 10 persons with average size of 6 persons per household. The average maize farming experience among the respondents was 17 years. The major causes of youths’ migration in the area includes: lack of employment opportunities (90%), furthering of education (77.5%), and lack of access to modern amenities (55%). The extent of Youths migration in the area is relatively moderate (45.8%) with averagely 31 youths leaving each village every year. The peak period of migration is usually during the off-season (50.8%). The result of the regression analysis shows Cob-Douglass as the lead equation. The result revealed that youths’ migration affect production negatively while labour, agro chemicals and fertilizer are positively significant. The problems of youths migration in the area include; loss of cultural values (75%), reduction in rural population (54.2%) and dull village life (47.5). To this end, youths’ migration limits maize production thus, government should provide functional schools and employment opportunities to engage rural youths
Effects of flood on rice farmer’s food security in Agricultural zone I of Niger State
(School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology Federal University of Technology, Minna, 2024-12-04) Umar, A., Ogaji, A. and Likita, T.
This study determined the effects of flood on rice farmers' food security in Agricultural Zone I of Niger State. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 127 rice farmers affected by flood and 127 rice farmers not affected by flood. Primary data were used for this study. The data were collected with the assistance of a well-trained enumerator using questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and logit regression) were used to achieve the objectives. The result showed that 96.1% of rice farmers not affected by flood were food secured while 73.2% affected farmers were food secured. The coefficient of household size, extension access, cooperative, farm income, value of crop loss due to flood and days farm had effect on food security. Raising seed bed (X=4.59). Planting flood resistance seeds (X =4.50) were the most coping strategies adopted by rice farmers affected by flood to mitigate effects of flood while emergency water storage (X=4.40), agricultural insurance of farm (X=4.40) were the most coping strategies adopted by rice farmers not affected by flood to mitigate flood. It is recommended that rice farmers affected by flood to insure their farm in order to avert unforeseen circumstances. Rice farmers should put every measure in place to control floods in the study area. It is recommended that post-flood soil rehabilitation be adopted to mitigate the negative effect of flood.
Effects of knowledge of Hand washing, sources of water and Environmental hygiene of farming Households on sustainable Agriculture in North-Central Nigeria
(Proceedings of the 1st International conference of agriculture and agricultural Technology, 2019) Salihu, I.T.; G.B. Adesiji; Abdullahi, A.; H.U. Muhammed
The study assess the knowledge of hand washing, sources of water and environmental hygiene practices of farming households in North-Central Nigeria. Multi- stage simple random sampling technique was used to select 256 farming households in the study area. Interview schedule was used to elicit data from the respondents. The responses were analyzed using frequency counts and mean score. The result of the study shows that 38% of the respondents are in the age range of 31 – 40 years with a mean of 36.7 years, they had low level of education and the mean number of number of visits of health service workers to farming households is 3 times/per annum. The results revealed that majority (73.80%) of the respondents are aware of the need to always wash hands after using the toilet but the knowledge on the use soap to wash hand before eating ( 36.30%), preparing food/cooking (20.30%), changing baby’s wear ( 24.20%), after defecating (19.10% ) and before feeding children (18.40%) is low in the study area. Majority of the respondents go their water for household purposes from unprotected sources such as dug well (57%) and bore holes (52%) and the majority (84%) treat their water by allowing it to stand and settle before drinking or before using it for other household purposes which is inadequate and may endanger the farming households to the vulnerability of food and water borne diseases. The use of bush and pit latrine are the major means of defecation in the households and dumping of household waste in a nearby bush is the system of waste disposal always adopted by majority (63.70%) of the households. Health extension workers and the local authorities should establish joint participatory committees to sensitize, motivate and organize food safety promotion programmes on the need to enforce some crucial food safety practices especially hand washing with soap/ash, on the danger of open defecation and poor system of waste disposal.
Effects of National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) Projects on maize production in Niger State, Nigeria
(Proceeding of the 3rd International conference of agriculture and agricultural Technology held at Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, 2024) Iliya, B.M.; Muhammad, H.U.; Muhammed, Y.; Abdullahi, A.
The study was carried out to determine effects of National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) projects on maize production in Niger State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was adopted to select 172 registered maize farmers for the study. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics (such as frequency, percentage and mean) and inferential statistics such as (Multiple Regression Model). The study revealed that access to land (X = 3.62), pesticide/insecticide and fertilizer (X = 3.1) were the major benefits of NALDA to maize farmers in the study area, while agrochemicals (p<0.01), education (p<0.01), extension services (p<0.01) and training received via NALDA (p<0.01) were the major factors influencing maize farmers output in Niger State. The study recommended that farmers should prioritize attending training sessions on agronomic practices provided by NALDA to improve their knowledge on soil testing, site selection and input usage. This will enhance their productivity and help them better utilize NALDA’s support.
Efficiency of labour and fertilizer use in sugarcane production by small-holder farmer in Gbako Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria.
(2010) Yisa, E. S., Ogaji, A., Ajayi, O. J., & Hamza, T.
This study examined efficiency of labour and fertilizer usage in sugarcane production by small holder farmers in Gbako Local Government Area of Niger State. Primary data was collected from 110 randomly selected farmers using structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical tools, the gross margin analysis, multiple regression analysis and resource use efficiency ratio. The result shows that 10.9% of the sampled farmers fall below 30 years of age and 96.3% are married, 40% of the farmers had Quranic education. About 90.9% of the sample farmers had over 30 years of faming experience. 68.1% of the sample farmers had farming as their primary occupation. The predominant system of land tenure in the area is by inheritance. The estimated gross income gives an average value of 87,550 per annum while the net farm income was estimated at 50,500 respectively. The production function analysis show that seedling (X2) and agrochemical (X5) were significant factors influencing the output of sugarcane production at 1% and 5% level of probability respectively. The efficiency ratio (r) indicates that farm size was underutilized while fertilizer and labour were over utilized. The major problems facing farmers include high cost of transportation, price fluctuation, Farm input, Input Incentives and Lack of adequate modern facilities.