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Analysis of trends in forest charges and government expenditure of forestry in Africa
(2002) Ajewole, O. I.
Assessment of forest revenue system in Kogi State
(2011) Ajewole, O. I.; Fabola, A. M
Low and arbitrary review of forest charges encourage waste and poor harvesting practices resulting in underdevelopment of forest resources. The study therefore assessed the type, value and changes in the value of forest charges in Kogi State between 1991 and 2009. Data on forest charges between 1991 when the state was created and 2009 were collected from the Forestry Service of Kogi State. GDP deflator was used to convert the forest charges in each year under study to real or constant values thereby compensating for the effect of inflation on the value of forest charges. Average annual change in the forest charges was calculated for the period under study while sensitivity analysis was carried out to determine the current (2009) equivalent value of the base year (1991) value of forest charges.The State Forestry Service (SFS) operates 35 different charges from eight groups of charges with the exception of Forestry Trust Fund. The SFS started operating 11 of the 35 charges since 1991 when the State was created and these 11 forest charges have been reviewed twice, one in 1997 and the other in 2004. Another 11 different charges were introduced in 1997, all of which were reviewed once in 2004. The remaining 11 other various charges were introduced in 2004 and are yet to be reviewed. Three methods - residual or stumpage valuation; calculation of the volume of timber transported from the forest; as well as consultation and negotiation- are used in determining the forest charges. The difference between the average annual change in the nominal value and the real current value is relatively high (16.06% to 17.68%) for the forest charges whose base year is 1991. Forest charges whose base year is 1996/1997 have lower differences (9.08% to 11.90%) while those whose base year is 2004 have difference of 7.38%. In order to have a better forest revenue system in Kogi State, setting of forest charges should be primarily based on the market prices of the products coupled with consultation with the stakeholders. The review of the charges which should be done more regularly such as once in three years should be adjusted for inflation
Assessment of some other traditional uses of accepted agroforestry fuelwood species in Akinyele and Ido local government areas, Oyo State, Nigeria
(2010) Erakhrumen, A. A; Ogunsanwo, O. Y; Ajewole, O. I.
This study was carried out in order to assess some other traditional uses that some woody species can be put to, apart from their usefulness as fuelwood, using Akinyele and Ido Local Government Areas (LGAs), Oyo State, Nigeria, as a case study. Woody species found in agroforestry plots/farms in the study area, were compiled from questionnaires retrieved from 179 respondents, then prioritised using the respondents' ranking, from which twelve species that top the ranking were selected. Friedman chi-square result revealed that there was no statistically significant difference in the ranking pattern of the respondents in the two LGAs (x2=2.17; p<0.05). The questionnaire survey and literature search for other traditional uses to which the various parts of the accepted fuelwood species are put revealed that culinary and medicinal uses were dominant among these other uses. It was therefore recommended, based on this study, that management strategies that aim at balancing wood use as fuel and other traditional uses should be encouraged.
Challenges of forestry in carbon trading
(2014) Ajewole, O. I.
The contributions of forestry sub sector to economic development in Nigeria: A case study of Ekiti state
(2006) Arowosoge, O. G. E; Ajewole, O. I.
One of the major problems facing forestry development in Nigeria is the under-valuation of forestry contribution to national economic development. This study therefore examines forestry contribution to the economic development of Ekiti state from 1997-2006. Primary data were collected with the use of well structured questionnaires and interviews with top management staff and divisional forest officers of the State, while secondary data were gathered from classified documents of the State Forestry Department (SFD).. The study observes that sawmills and timber contracting are the only forest based enterprises that are registered with the SFD. The 153 sawmills in the state employ about 2,085 people while there are 179 timber contractors. The results reveal that forestry contributed a total sum of N333,950,675 to the state's Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), while the state spent only N21.7 million for forestry development over the ten year period of study. The percentage contribution of forestry revenue to the state's total IGR ranges between 4 and 26% in 1997 and 2006 respectively. The programmes used for the development of forest resources inn the state include: Timber Development Law, Taungya System, Forestry Trust Fund, Ecological Project and Woodlot Development Project. Forestry has great potential to contribute to economic development of Ekiti State; however, inadequate forestry expenditure is a major constraint to the realisation of this potential. Forest managers will therefore have to evolve strategies to elicit greater commitment from the state government to fund forestry projects.
Data collection techniques
(The Postgraduate School University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 2009) Ajewole, O. I.; Odaibo, A.
Determinants of public willingness to fund urban tree planting in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria
(2011) Ajewole, O. I.
This study examined the public willingness to finance urban tree planting in Lagos metropolis. Nigeria and the associated factors capable of influencing the willingness. Descriptive statistics and Tobit model at 5% level of significance were used to analyse data obtained from multi-stage randomlv sampled 873 Lagos metropolitan residents. The results revealed that 84% of the respondents were willing to contribute funds to Urban Tree Planting (UTP) in Lagos metropolis with N1000 being the modal value of what they were willing to contribute annually. Furthermore, 78.92% of the respondents expressed interest in tree planting. 81.67% were living or working in a green environment and 91.18% were aware of environmental issues. Also 18.10'%. 22.45%, 23.25% and 30.24% had made use of Nature Park, Botanical Gardens. Zoological Gardens, and Street Trees respectively. while 20.73%, 12.83%, and 12.83% had made use of urban forest for religious purposes. provision of medicinal plants and solitude respectively. Fourteen of the 25 regressors were found to significantly affect both the willingness to fund and the prospective contributory amount for UTP in Lagos metropolis. The large proportion of the respondents who expressed interest in tree planting and were willing to contribute funds to urban tree planting portends a great potential for community funding or urban tree planting in Lagos metropolis.
Diversity and roles of amenity trees at secretatriats' premises in Ibadan metropolis
(2013-12) Ajewole, O. I.; Olajuyigbe, O. S.; Gbadamosi, S.
This study evaluated the diversity and technical suitability of amenity planting of tree species inside the premises of the secretariats at Ibadan metropolis as well as the users’ perception of the trees. The trees in the seven secretariats in the metropolis were enumerated and identified to species level and were assessed for technical suitability for amenity use in work environment using selected attributes. Furthermore, forty questionnaires were administered to randomly selected respondents comprising staff in each secretariat. These questionnaires were used to examine the respondents’ perception on the benefits, threat and management of the amenity trees in the selected secretariats. A total of 260 questionnaires were retrieved and 20 were not returned. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics. The highest number of trees was found in the Oyo state secretariat (660 trees) while the lowest was in Ibadan South-West Local Government Secretariat (2 trees). A total of 30 tree species in 17 families were identified in all the secretariats. Tree density of less than one tree per square meter of land was observed for all the secretariats. Terminalia catappa was the predominant species found in 5 of the secretariats surveyed and Fabaceae was the most common family with 5 different species found during the study. Moreover, 30.8% identified the trio of cooling the environment, provision of shade and beautification of environment as a group of benefits derived from these trees. Furthermore, 69.6% suggested that more trees should be planted because the benefits outweighed the problems. Based on the traits of the identified trees in the secretariats’ premises, appropriate planting sites were recommended as suitable habitats for the trees. The study revealed that both the population and species diversity of trees in all the government secretariats with the exception of state secretariat were quite low. There is therefore a need to increase the population and diversity of the trees that will conform and be suitable for the built landscape of these premises.
Ecological, economics of mangrove forest in Nigeria
(Forestry Association of Nigeria, 2001) Ajewole, O. I.
Economics of integrated fish cum rice and poultry production
(Walecrown Ventures, 2013) Ajewole, O. I.
Evaluation and users' view of amenity trees in the premises of selected public hospitals in Ibadan metropolis
(2012-01) Ajewole, O. I.; Oladipupo, A
The study enumerated and assessed tree species found in selected hospitals’ premises in Ibadan for amenity planting. The study also examined the premises users’ awareness of the benefits and probable threats posed by the trees as well as the premises users’ willingness to support conservation of trees in the hospital premises. Five public hospitals were purposively selected for the study. Trees in the selected premises were enumerated and their suitability as amenity trees was evaluated by identifying the desirable and undesirable attributes of the species. Data on availability of requisite institutional structures for sustainable management of the amenity trees were collected by administration of questionnaire on the officials of the units/ departments (works or maintenance) in the hospitals that are responsible for the management of the physical environment of the hospitals. Information on users’ views of the trees was collected through administration of questionnaire on 40 randomly selected staff members in each of the selected hospitals. Thus a total of 200 questionnaires were administered in the five hospitals. Data collected were analyzed with descriptive statistics. A total of 354 trees comprising 12 species were enumerated in the hospitals’ premises. The identified species are Delonix regia, Mangifera indica, Plumeria rubra, Polyalthia longifolia, Roystonea regia, Terminalia catappa, Pinus caribea, Elaeis guineensis, Tectona grandis, Dacryodes edulis, Gliricidia sepium, and Samanea saman. Most of the identified species have more desirable traits for amenity planting than undesirable traits. Cooling the environment (25.67%), provision of shade (25.67%) and beautification (24.78%) of environment top the list of services derivable from the trees in the hospitals’ premises. Furthermore, 76% of the respondents opined that trees do not constitute hazards, 58.5% observed that leaves and fruits of trees litter the premises regularly, 66.7% claimed that trees occasionally fall on the roads as a result of windstorms while 58% was willing to support planting and management of the trees in the hospital premises. Since trees provide salient benefits to the users of hospital premises, hospital management should consider treescape as a basic and important infrastructure that should be incorporated into the physical planning of the hospitals. Forestry professionals however have to help hospitals’ management boards to create a functional and conducive treescape necessary for the uplift of wellbeing of hospital premises users.
Harnessing forestry potentials in actualizing National economic empowerment development strategy
(2005) Ajewole, O. I.; Popoola, L.; Aiyeloja, A. A.; Arowosoge, O. G. E
National Economic Empowerment Development Strategy (NEEDS) is a development plan that integrates economic development efforts at the Federal, State and Local Government levels. Its vision, values and principles are encapsulated by four goals: Wealth creation; Employment generation; Poverty reduction, and Value reorientation, with the “modus-operandi” for achieving these goals being anchored on three main strategies; viz; empowering people, promoting private enterprises and changing the way government does its work. The Nigerian forestry sector which has the responsibility to sustainably develop and manage about 25% of Nigerian land mass, to meet the diverse needs of the teeming urban and rural population; no doubt has a salient role to play in achieving the goal of NEEDS. Some of these roles include provision of comprehensive databases, promotion of forest based small scale enterprises, crafting institutional framework for boosting wood production and biodiversity conservation, restructuring the forestry- industrial sector, establishment of ministry of renewable natural resources and crafting institutional framework for sustainable urban forestry development. Collaborative efforts of FDF, FAN and other stakeholders to garner political support and networking for effective advocacy, are essential for forestry optimal contribution to NEEDS.
Market and marketing information of Bodija plank market in Ibadan metropolis, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
(2013) Ajewole, O. I.; Fasoro, O.
This study assessed the characteristics of the market and marketing information of Bodija Plank market, Ibadan with a view to suggest ways for the market to be more transparent and efficient. Twenty sawnwood traders were randomly selected from five of the nine plank market zones for administration of questionnaire. Thus primary data were collected from 100 randomly selected respondents. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The Bodija plank market which covers a total land area of 0.12km2is made up of nine zones comprising 66 blocks and 1868 stalls. Most of the respondents (78.6%) were males, 71.6% were between the age of 30 and 49 years, 93.9% was married, 57.3% had secondary education while 62.3% had been involved in sawnwood trade between 10 and 29 years. The prevailing type of differentiation in the plank market is the horizontal product differentiation which is linked with strength, colour, species, size, function and method of production. Thus 26 wood species, six sizes and two production methods were identified as sources of product differentiation in the market. Therefore 74.5% and 11.2% of the respondents identified strength as well as colour and strength as the main reason why some species are in relatively high demand. The structure of the market is somewhat monopolistic competitive in nature because of the existence of the Oyo State Plank Market Association which determines who can sell sawnwood in the market as attested by 81.6% of the respondents, thereby constituting an entry barrier to the plank market. All the respondents made use of phones to collect and disseminate marketing information, 80.6% were aware of the internet, but only 7.1% made use of internet to collect and disseminate marketing information. Prices and availability of sawnwood were the essential marketing information that the sawnwood traders always look for as reported by 56.1% of the respondents while market and customers were respectively reported by 35.7% and 37.8% of the respondents as the main sources of marketing information. Furthermore, 73.5% of the respondents posited that most of the sawnwood sold in the market are from outside Oyo State. Promotion of transparent and efficient marketing of sawnwood in Bodija market will require first the production and use of wood quality manual which contains objective measurable wood quality parameters for ranking wood species in order of suitability for specific purposes and second the development by forestry related institutions a Marketing Information System (MIS) for sawnwood.
Moving Nigerian forestry forward through urban forestry development: Lessons from the United States experience
(2006) Ajewole, O. I.
This paper examined the potential o f urban forestry development in the overall development of forestry in Nigeria. It showed how urban forestry succeeded in shooting forestry into greater prominence and therefore greater achievements in the United States. The roles of prominent actors such as the professional and citizen organizations, the public, media, politicians, government functionaries and the academia in urban forestry development were investigated. Lessons learnt from the United States experience include placing a challenge on the Forestry Association o f Nigeria to spearhead the formation o f urban forestry movement in Nigeria, setting up o f national urban forestry working group, organising regional technical seminars and conferences on urban forestry as well as expanding forestry curricula to accommodate changing demands o f managing trees in the modern urban environment. The study concludes by recommending the immediate setting up of National Urban Forestry Working Group to start putting together in earnest the blueprint for urban forestry development in Nigeria.
Non-timber forest products’ marketing in Nigeria. A case study of Osun state
(2006) Aiyeloja, A. A; Ajewole, O. I.
Research on markets and marketing of some non-timber forest products (NTFPs) was carried out in selected locations of Osun State. The NTFPs considered are chewing sticks such as Massularia acuminata and bush meat like Thryonomys swinderianus, representing both the flora and fauna aspects of NTFPs, respectively. Five Local Government Areas were randomly selected, namely; Odo-otin, Boripe, Iwo, Irewole and Atakunmosa for the research purpose. A total of 300 questionnaires were administered, 150 questionnaires for each of the NTFPs. Each NTFPs was further subdivided to production, marketing and usage or consumption with 50 questionnaires for each unit. It was gathered from the result that M. acuminata tops the list of the well favoured chewing sticks. Other types of chewing sticks that rank high include fagara (Zanthophylum zanthoxonoides) and Ira (Rauwolfia vomitora). Bush meat is also cherished by people most especially in urban centres where it is regarded as a delicacy. Despite the preference of bush meat, the rate of consumption is still low relative to other animal protein sources. Apart from these two NTFPs, several others of economic, nutritional and medicinal importance exist. A list of some of them is made with their uses. NTFPs are grossly affected by seasonal changes and this in turns affect their availability and prices. In all, considering NTFPs in the light of economic gain alone will be parochial even though analysis for the marketing of the two NTFPs shows that they are viable business ventures. The values should extend beyond the economic gain to other values which are indispensable to the existence of man. A major but neglected aspect is the medicinal aspect of NTFPs.
Potential of Senecio Biafrae (Sierra Leone Bologni) to contribute to improved livelihood in Ekiti State
(2007) Ajewole, O. I.; Adegeye, A. O; Bello, F. A.
Potential of Thaumatococcus danielli (Benn) for poverty reduction in Osun state, Nigeria
(2005) Aiyeloja, A. A; Ajewole, O. I.
This study examined the economic value Of market margins of Thaumatococcus danielli and its potentials for poverty reduction in Osun State. Five Local Government Areas (LGAs): Odo-Otin, Boripe, Iwo, Irewole and Atakumosa, were randomly sampled from the 30 LGAs in the state. A total of 150 structured questionnaires were administered to randomly selected farmers/harvesters, marketers and users of the plant. Descriptive statistics and economic analysis were used to analyze the data. The results show that virtually all the farmers were collectors rather than cultivators, harvesting the wild Thaumatococcus danielli either from the forest or cocoa plantations. However 66% of the farmers were willing to plant Thaumatococcus. Analysis of gender distribution of harvesters and marketers show that 86% of the harvesters were males while all the marketers were females. The average rate of returns on investment of 55.88 ±2.58% far exceeds the maximum commercial bank lending rate of 19.4%. In order to harness the potential contribution of Thaumatococcus to poverty reduction, farmers should be educated about its economic potentials and be provided with agronomic information and advice.
Promotion of intra-African trade in timber and timber products
(2009-07) Ajewole, O. I.
Prospect of participatory urban forestry development in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo state, Nigeria
(Department of Forest Resources Management , University of Ibadan, 2003) Ajewole, O. I.
This study investigated the potential participation of Ibadan residents in the development of urban forestry initiative for environmental rehabilitation of the metropolis. Data were obtained from multi stage randomly sampled 397 residents within the five local government areas (LGAs) in Ibadan metropolis. The result revealed that 49% of the respondents claimed to have trees planted around their residences. Out of this, 83% believed that these trees provide shade for them for recreation, protect their houses from environmental hazards as well as beatify their living environment. It was also discovered that though 84% of the respondents had interest in planting trees, only 78% expressed their willingness to participate in the reforestation of Ibadan metropolis. Furthermore, it was found that such willingness to participate depended significantly on respondents employment status, prior knowledge of existence of Ibadan urban forest reserve, educational level (p < 0.01), and period of residence in the metropolis (p < 0.05). Though several independent variables were not significant in explaining the willingness to participate, the multi-variate logistic regression has a significant likelihood ratio of 24.46 (p < 0.05) and the student’s t-test indicates that only two socio economic variables - age and prior knowledge of existence of the Ibadan urban forest reserves had significant influence (p < 0.05) on the dichotomous willingness to participate in Ibadan urban forestry initiative. The study also identified prospects for both interactive and material participation in this development initiative, whereby 64% of the respondents were willing to pay and participate in some other ways in the programme, while 77% were also willing to join an environmental non-governmental organization that would spearhead this urban reforestation initiative. The results of this study show that urban forestry could be used as development interventions to improve the socio-economic wellbeing of the urban poor, and significantly contribute to cost effectiveness, increased coverage and sustainability of environmental conservation programmes.
Prospects and challenges for incorporating trees into urban infrastructural developments in Nigeria
(2008) Ajewole, O. I.
Nigeria’s major cities are characterised by huge and growing social and environmental problems,such as air, land and noise pollution; non-conducive local micro climatic conditions; and stressful social and psychological living environments. These result from in- adequate, dilapidated and overstretched infrastructure, degraded urban physiognomy, increasing levels of unemployment, crime, insecurity and other social vices. These, in addition to inherent technical and economic constraints, make the in corporation of trees into the social and physical fabric of overall planning of towns and cities in Nigeria imperative. This is a natural and cost-effective means of alleviating environmental, social and economic problems in many of the Nigerian major cities. Successful integration of trees/ forests into overall urban planning will require the development of appropriate information, policy, administrative and legal frameworks, enlistment of social and political support, as well as appraisal of technical feasibility and environmental suitability of incorporation into the urban landscape. More importantly, sustainable urban forestry development in Nigeria will of necessity require the availability and readiness of NGOs to spearhead an urban forestry movement in the country.