I P . JOURNOFA ELN VIRONMEENXTTAELN SION ISSN: 1595-5125 Vol. 6: Janoarv 2007 For online access: African Journal Online (AJOL) httpllwww.ajol.info UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY - I - Journal of Er,vrroi~nre,,fnlE , leiisiotl - Voliime 6 ' J O U R N A L OF E N V I R O N M E N T A L EXTENSION - V O L U M E 6: J A N U A R Y 2007 CONTENTS OF THIS VOLUME. PAGES THE HEAVY METALS IN THE MUSCLE OF SOME IMPORTED FROZEN FISI-I IN IBADAN NIGERIA Alan, E K and Avoola S O 1 -4 FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION BEHAVIOUR OF AGROFORESTRY PRACTITIONERS IN ATISBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE. NIGERIA Areez 1 0 . S O Jtmoh and T 0 Amusa ENERGY BASELINE FOR MONITORING VULNERABILITY OF THE ENERGY SECTOR TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE RWANDA CASE STUDY Nelson Lujara and Osrnund K a i i n d ~ PROlvlOTlNG ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN NIGERIA THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THE ROLE OF WOMEN Agbogld, O M 2nd Ofuchu. A U ACUTE POISONINS IN CATTLE DUE TO INSESTION OF RATTLEBOX WEED IN NIGERIAN PASTURE Kals l~ ingH~A. Yaroio, I I Daya S Y Sadiliq M Ll Mohainrned A I Kntkabo A A CONTRIBUTIONS OF NON- TIMBER FORFST PRODUCTS TO I-h?IISEtiOLD FOOD SECURITY AND INCOME AROUND ONIGAMBARI FOREST RESFRVE OYO STATE NIGERIA Jlmoh. S 0 and E A Haruna SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF NON TIMRER FOREST PROUUCTS AMONG RURAL RESIDENTS OF SHAKI AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF OYO STATE NlGERlA Kupon~ylF A SUSTAINABILITY OF MARINE ARTISANAL. FISHING AS A LIVELIIiOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LAGOS STATE Fregene. B T and A E Falaye A STUDY OF MAGNETIC FIELD [Bz) AND IONOSPHERIC VARIATION DURING MAGNETIC ACTIVITIES AT LOW LATITUDE Adebesln, 8 0. Chukwuma V U Bakare N O and Davtd T W VULNERABILITY OF THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS 10 TtlE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN RWANDA. COMMUNITY BASELINE Nelson Lulara and Osrnund Kaunde HOUSEHOLDS WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOP IFJPRrIVEfl S i iL lD WASTE MANAGEMENT IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT APEA OF OYO STATE NIGERIA Yusuf S A 010 0 T and Sal~monuK K INFLUENCE OF TRADITIONAL FARMING PRACTICES ON SOll. PRODLICTIVE POTENTIALS IN AGO-IWOYE ENCLAVE OGUN STATE NIGERIA B A Senjobl. 0 A Adeokun O A Dada and A O Ogunkunle THE FORCES O F CHANGE DEFINING THE RLIEVANCE OF SOIL TO THE ECOSYSTEM OF KAINJI LAKE NATIONAL PARK K P N 11 KWARA CROP FARMERS' USE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN OGUN STATE A S Onasanya RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH WOMENS INVOLVEMENT IN WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE FOCUS ON ABIA STATF NIGERIA FARMERS PCRCEPTION AND KNOWLEDGE OF ENVlllONMEilTAL PROBLEMS AFFFCTING SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION IN E D 0 S l A I E M T Alayi and T 0 A Banmeke LEARNING BY UOlNG AND SHARING PARTICIPATORY ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL (A Case Study of Sarahgamtsh V~llagein Kurdlstan Prov~nceo l Iran1 Rezvanfar A and Vasy II 'lleomah. H M . 'Alarape A A and "Ogogo A 1J UNIV RSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY Jouirlai 01 Ei~viro~l i i~eEix~llearl~ sio-~ lV olun~e6 : January 2007 FACTOR3 AFFECTING ADOPTION BEHAVIOUR OF AQROFORESTRY PRACTITIONERS IN ATISEO LOCAL G O V € R N M N E ~A REA OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA "Azeez, I. O., 'S. 0. J imoh and **T. 0. Amusa " Department of Forest Resources Management. University of lbadan, Nigeria "College of Wildlife and Park Management, New Bussa. Nigeria. Corresponding Author: isma~l.azeez@maii.ui.edu.nqa: zeezismail2000@yahoo.conl: phone+2348055126 144 ABSTRACT The importance of trees and shrubs in fallows or in food crop production systems cannot be overstressed in view of the fragile nature of the tropical environment, increase in population density, rate of forest diminution and increasing land shortage. This has given rise to the technology of Agroforestry. Evolving technology to meet any need will be incomplete without taking cognizance of the end-users no matter how perfect. This study investigates the I3cto:s 2Yec11 17 a-lc~.!,oiiS eha ~'9t.ro f aqroforestry pracl :ioners in Atisbo local Government A~ re~ a of O- v,o stsle Us :lo" a D < J ~ D ? SV P s ma F. ranoonl fecnn~ouea, rola of one hmdred and 1 fifly questionnaires were administered t i s elected agrofor&try farmers in the study area based on membership of Alisbo Farmers' Association of Nigeria (AFAN). Data generated were analyzed using descriptive and inferential test statistics. Results reveal variants of agroforestry system among the respondents. These include; the tree crop system (67.3%); Mixed home gardening (22.7%); Alley cropping (7.3%); Bush fallow (2.0%); and Taungya (0.7%). Farmers incorrie levei and extension contact were two variables that significanlly associate with adoption of agroforestry technology ($; 7.651. 47. 680; P<0.05). There is also a positive and significant correlation between adoption And scale of farming, tolal farm size, socio status on land and type of agroforestry system. The financial implication of practicing agroforestry system is the most important determining factor affecling adoption and applicatioci. Key Words: agroforestry, adoption behaviour, farming scale, farmers, land use INTRODUCTION conservation areas. It also contributes to There is a bourgeoning of the literature sustained production of crops and livestock on the importance of trees and shrubs in either on fragile lands, or in areas of lull fallows or in association wilh food crop economic development and precedence of production systems in land and soil low external input magnitude. Aiso worthy of management in the tropics. This is against the note is the contribution of agroforestry to land backdrop of the fragile nature of the tropical rehabilitation and increased production on environment, increase in popuiation density, degraded lands. rate o f forest diminution and increasing land Ail these goals illustrate that agroforestry shortage. Consequently, a land use system is expected to conlribute to sustained land which combines production of food and forest use by either maintaining or improving the products and services, has given rise to the ecological production capacity of lands, or by technology of Agroforestry. Agrolorestry is a prevenling over-exploitation of sensitive land land use system in which trees, shrubs, palms resources in adjacent areas (Kang and and bamboos are cultivated on the same land Wilson. 1987). as arabie crops or livestock for economic Nevertheless, the importance of reasons and for environmental improvement, technology is not its development but its to replenish wood stocks while upgrading land usage, which is dependent on adoplion by through diminishing erosion, water loss, and those for whom it is expected to positively other natural phenomena (Current et al. impact. However, there are several factors 1995). relating to the adoption and applicability of Over the years, agroforestry has become agroforestry systems. Joyce (1992) listed more refined both in concept and practice. such factors as land and tree tenure. labour According to Budd ef nl (1990), agroforeslry requirement, management complexities, entaiis increasing diversified production, differential social prospect, profitability and especially under conditions of land shortage. gender consideration. Vergara and Nalr It is not only a means of improving the (1985) reported biophysical consideration and availability of agricultural tree products, but socio-economic factors which include also a way of relieving pressure on valuable pressure on land as inlluencing social UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION BEHAVIOUR IN AGROFORESTRY acceptability of alley. Thus, land tenure significant relationship between fariiiers' systems that do not guarantee continued socio-stalus on land, scale of farming, folal ownarntilp and oontrol at land are lala llkaiy farnr alto as wall 0 1 typo of ryalom elid to favour the adoption of long-term ndoptlon of agroforestry technology was improvement strategies such as an advaticed for the study. agroforestry measure (Francis, 1989; Ogunwale, 2004) In the South east of METHODOLOGY Nigeria, Francis and Altar-krah (1989), identified the communal control of land The Study Area rotation as well as communal land tenure The study was conducted in Alisbo Local system as negatively influencing the adoption Government Area of Oyo State. Niger~a.T he of agroforestry systems. In certain parts of land area is estimated at 2,837,417 km' while south central Nigeria, tenure rules forbid the the1991 census pul the population at 97,646. planting of trees (Osemeobo, 1987). Apart Over 80% of the population are engaged in from land lenure, the rights over trees (tree farming and cultivate various food and tree tenure) has also been identified as capable of crops such as maize, yam, cassava, exerting great influence on the acceptability of sorghum, melons, cashew, Mar~gilera s p . agroforestry systems in many areas Cilrus sp., Teclo~lag ratldis. G~nel i r~snl,. arid (Fortman, 1988). In some areas. planting of Gliricidia sp. Atisbo Local Governmenl Area trees may give partners rights over land on (LGA) contributes significantly to the food which it is planted (Duncan, 1960; Meek, supply of the people of Oyo Stale and it is 1968). often referred lo as the "food basket' 01 the Adoption of agroforestry system has also stale. been closely linked with economic feasibility of the system. In a survey carried out in Edo Sampling and Delta States, Osemeobo (1987), There are ten (10) cell groups in Alisbo concluded lhal the prospecls are high for the LGA according to the classification of the Oyo integration of tree planting into the lradilional State Agricultural Development Programme farming system However, its social (OYSADEP). These include: Tedc I, Tede II. acceptability apart from relying heavily on lrawo I, lrawo Ii, Alaga. Ofiki, Ago-Are I. Ago- cost-sharing devices between government Are II, SabelAgunregelOwo and BaasiICorner and rural farmers, as well as the availability of owo. an active extension servlce also depend on Based on the above, a purposive simple the potential of some direct economic output random technique was used to selecl from the tree component in the system. This respondents from the study population using was ie [~ ,~setd~ y0k ;jIi a r ~ ~?>l urr~t,?rg( l:JI?5), lhr! medium of the b.tisho Farmers' who reported that agroforestry practice Association of Nigeria (AFAI'I) Fif lefn (15) particularly alley farming can be taken on by farmers practicing one form of agroforeslry farmers given a suppiy of seeds with variant or the other were selected froni each extension guidance, without any form of credit of the cell groups. This gives a total of one or financial support. hundred and fifly respondents. In South east Nigeria, acceptabiiity of Survey instruments used for the alley farming has been limited by a number of generation of primary data from the sampled edaphic, sociological and institutional factors. respondents include open and close-ended These include low fertility with high acidity structured questionnaire as well as Focus levels of soils; incompatibility of woody Group Discussion. Exlracts from bulletins. species tested on established cropping annual reports and magazines form the patterns and rotation practices; division of sources of secondary data collected. labour and the decision-making process within the household; as weil as land and tree Data Analysis tenure rules (Francis and Attar-krah. 1989). Descriptive statistics were specifically From all of the above, it is evidenl that the used lo preserlt data on socio-econornic novelty of agroforestry development has slatus of respondents A non-pararnclric critical lmplicalions for the adoptlon of the statistic, the clil-square lesl of independence, technology. In the light of this, this study was was used to determine the degree ol designed to determine the relationship association between identified socio- between idenlined socio-economic factors economic variables and the farmers' adoption and adoption behaviour of farmers practicing behaviour, while correlation and n~ullrplc various agroforeslry syslems in Atisbo Local regression analysis were ..used lo lesl ilie Government Area of Oyo State. Nigeria. A study hypothesis. null hypothesis wliicli states that there as no UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY Jouinai of Envimnmenlal Exlension - Volunie 6: January 2007 RESULT8 AND DISCU8810N Table 1: Frequency Distribution o f Agroforestry system adopted in the Study Area Agroforestry System Adopted Frequency Percentage Taungya System 6 4.0 Bush fallow system 3 2.0 Tree Crop System 101 67.3 Alley System 11 7.3 ~ i x e dtlo nie Garden System ... . 29 - 19.3 .- . . Total 150 . I 0 0 Dala on Table 1 shows tile inventory o f and shrubs with annual and perennial crops. agroforestry systems ainong practitioners in and invariably livestock within the farmers' the study area. Tree Crop Syslem (673%). compounds. The whole crop-tree-animal unit mixed home garden (19.3%). Alley cropping is managed by family labour. Extension (7.3%), Bush fallow sysleni (2.0%), and workslactivities introduced the technique of Taungya system (40%) are the prevailing alley cropping in the study area. This was systems of agroforestry in the area. against the back drop of reduced fertility and The Taungya and Bush fallow systems output and the novelty of the system as arose as a result o f farmers' encroachment developed by the International Instilute of Into the Opara foresl reserve This has led to Tropical Agrlcuiture (IITA) in Nigeria. The tree degradation of some parts o f i i ie reserve a3 a crop system Is being exlensively pracllced result of slash and burn aclivities of the with the wagon cilliivation of cashew tree farmers However, concession of the foreslry intercrop with other food items. The financial department allows subsistence farmers to gains accruing from cashew tree cropping is raise annual crops within rows of regenerated the major reason for this dominance. This is tree crops. connected with the presence of a cashew Mixed horne garden is widely practiced as processing unit located in the area. an inllrnale association of mullipurpose trees Table 2: Variation i n Respondent's Perception o f Agroforestry Practice i n the Study Area Identified Indices o f Perception F Value Pr. Tree crops on farmland compete with arabie crops for nutrients and hence constitute a nuisance 1.13 r 0.32 Procuring tree seedliiigs and other inotivating inputs is an onerous task 5.67 S 0 0 1 All tree belong to government 1.24 r 0.29 Getting information on agroforestry practice is more tedious than benefits derived there from 2.66 2 0.07 Shade created by lrees impedes the development of arable crops 2.27 20.10 Cropping tress require a long period of investment 0.01 r 0.99 Credits are no1 available for agroforeslry practice. 0 53 2 0.58 The study established variation (at 5% to tree seedlings and olher motivating confidence limit and degree of freedom 148) agroforestry practice inputs is the same in the perception of respondent's limitation to among respondents while other Identified agroforestry practice in the study area (Table indices of agroforestry practice perception 2). However, variation did not exist on were perceived differently and hence affects farmer's access lo tree seedlings and other them differently. This finding is in line with molivaling inpuls. Invariably, level of access human nalure. Table 3: Level o f Respondent's Perception o f Problem Associated w i th Agroforestry Practice ill the Sturly Area Identif ied Indices o f Perception SA A U N D SD ~-~~ ~~~ ~ Shade crcaled by trees inipedes the development of arable 12.0 8 5 3 0 7 2 0 0 crops Cropping lress requlre a long period o l inveslmeljt 6.0 00.7 0.7 4.7 0 Credits are not available for agroforestry practice. 2.7 94.0 0.7 2.7 0 NB' SA = Stroi~giyA gree; A = Agree, UN = Undecided; D = Disagree; and SD = Strongly Disgaree UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH WOMEN'S INVOLVEMENT IN WASTE MANAGEMENT - Although significant variations was socio-econornlc D.F X' C.V Decisir established In the level of respondant's Varlablo perception of agroforestry practice limitations Gender; - identified in the study area (Table 2), majority Male: of the response acknowledged the Identified Femwle; 1 1.064 3.64 N.S limitations (Table 3). invariably, credit Marital Status Married availability, long gestation period of tree Divorce 2 4.978 5.99 N.S crops, as well as their liniitation to arable crop Single . production among other factors are limiting Family Size the practice of agroforeslry in the study area. Large Average 2 1.027 6.99 N.S Table 3: Results Show ing Re la t l ons l~ ip Small Between Ident l l iod Socio-Econotnic Educatlo~Li eval Characterist ics o f Farmers and their Literale Adopt ion o f Ayroforcstry Practices. Semi-Literate lllilerate 2 4.978 5 .99 N.S The analysis reveaied that farmers' income - - Religious level and extension contact were the only Background variables that were significantly associated Islam 2 1.027 5.99 N.S with their adoption o f various agroforestry Chrislianily systems (P<0.05) Observed x2 values for AT.R these variables are 7.65, and 1 7 680 Age; respectively, with critical X 2 value of 5.99. The Old significant relationsiiip between farmers' Middle 2 1.771 5.99 N S income level and their adoption behavlour confirms the theory that a technology can be Income Level and is readily accepted and adopted once it is Higli affordable (Hook, 1983). The Income levels Average LOW 2 7.651 5.99 S indicate the risk ability of the farmers and his Exlenslon Contact readiness to tryout novel technologies, with High regards to extension contact, a higher Little 2 47.680 5.99 frequency of contact implies more Low enlightenment for the farmers Table 4: Correlation a n d Mult iple Regresslon Analysls o f Relationship between Adopted Variables and Agroforestry pract ices Adopted Variables Correlation Co-elficlent 01 Regression T - Vnlllr Coefliclcnt(r) Deterrnlriation Coelf1clet:t ( b ) lor 110 (R'I Scale of Farming Total Farm Size Mode of Land acqulsllionl 0.2550 0 0710755 -0 004205 -0 112 Socio Status on [.and Type of Agroforestry System adopled NB* Degree of freedom (d f ) = 100; Multiple R = 0.99288; R' = 0.98580. Adjusted R~ = 0.97842; Std Error = 0.17442; and r- value = 0.195 Q 0.05 level of significance Data on Table I shows that there Is a positive adoption of agroforestry systems as explained - and significant correlation between adoption by each of the independent variables that of agroforestry systems and scale of farming have significant relationship with the (0.50); total farm size (0.23); mode of land technology in the study thus; the percenlage acquisitionlstatus on land (0.25); and type of variation could be attributed to the following agroforestry system (0.04). This implies that factors; scale of farming (2.5%); total farm l l icsc varial~lcsh ave direct relationship with size (56O/,): mode of land acouisitionlsocial the adoption of different agroforestry systems, stalus on land (7.1%); and agrolbresty systetn and this relationsiiip is significant. adopted (0.23%). The co-efficient of determination R' on The ' resulis of multiple regression Table 4 shows the percentage variation in analysis show the effect of each variable in UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY Ih8 r@lationgllip belwcetl the adoplion of Duncan, P. (1960): "Solho Laws and agroforestry practices and all the factors Customs"; Capetown. Oxford University inciuded in the study The regression co- Press. London. pp. 97. efficient was found to be positive only for Fortman, L. (1988). "Whose Trees - agrolorestry syslen? adopted (0 266) while if Proprietary dimensions of forestry" Westrlee was negative for total farm size (-0.009); press, Boulder. Colorado. pp. 149. scale of farming (-1.566). and mode of land acquisition/socio-status on land (-0.004). The Francls, P, A. and Atta-Krah, A. N. (1989): implication of these findings is that type of "Sociological and Ecological factors in agroforestry syslem has positive and direct Technology adoption: Fodder trees in relationship on the adoption of agroforestry Southeast Nigeria Experimental Agriculture" technoiogy in general. The farmers in the No. 25: pp. 1-10, study area could be said lo adopt systerns Francis, P. A. (1989): "Alley Farming in the that brings in more return on their investments sub-humid tropics" in B. T. Kang and than any other corisideration Neverlheiess, Raynoids. L. (eds.) Alley farming in the humid the null hypothesis is thus rejected. and sub-humid tropics: Proceedings of an inlernationai workshop held at lbadan, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Nigeria, Agribook Store. 251pp. The results of this study have provided a basis for major conclusions. There are Hook, E. S. 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