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Item Factors associated with shea butter processing in Kwara State, Nigeria(2014-03) Onikoyi, M. P.; Tijani, S. A.; Oluwasusi, J. A.The need to improve the production of shear butter as a means of sustainable livelihood and monetary income for rural dwellers in the nation necessitated this study. The factors associated with shea butter processing were assessed in this study. Interview schedule was employed to elicit information from the respondents. Structured interview schedule was administered to 160 randomly sampled shear butter processors in Kwara State. Data obtained were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistics. Results of the study revealed that majority of the processors were females, elderly, married with little or no formal education. They had large household size with shea butter processing being their primary occupation. Processing techniques adopted by respondents were rudimentary, laborious and time consuming. Processors identified rainfall as a very important climatic factor, knowledge of improved technologies as a very important factor, access to credit facilities as a germane economic factor, availability of water as a very important physical factor associated with Shea butter processing. Insufficient water, bad road networks and lack of credit were very severe constraint among the respondents. There is thus the need by the state government to provide more basic infrastructural facilities like water, electricity, rural feeder roads to enhance the capacity of Shea butter processors. Association of respondents with cooperative societies should be encouraged through extension education to boost their productivity in meeting up with the demands for domestic consumption, export and family bills.Item Farmers adaptation strategies to the effect of climate variation on yam production: a case study in Ekiti State, Nigeria(2013) Oluwasusi, J. O.; Tijani, S. A.The study investigated farmers adaptation strategies to the effect of climate variation on yam production in Ekiti State with the specific objectives of assessing the socio-economic characteristics of farmers, farmers' climate related constraints, the adaptation strategies employed by farmers, and yam farmers' level of production across the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. A three - stage multistage sampling technique was used to select one hundred and fifty-one respondents from the list of contact farmers obtained from the state Agricultural Development Programme (ADP). Data collected through questionnaire were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, Chi-square, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and ANOVA. Results obtained showed that farmers in the study area were mostly males with a mean age of 53.9 years. Chi- square analysis revealed that there was a significant relationship between secondary occupation (X2= 14.068), farm size (x2= 99.597) and the level of production of yam farmers. Pearson product moment correlation indicated that there were significant and positive relationships between age (r = 0.160), adaptation strategies (r- 0.158) and level of production, while negative relationship was found between constraints (r = -0.173) and the level of yam production. ANOVA showed a significant difference in the level of production of farmers across the years; 2008, 2009 and 2010 (F- 212.7). Therefore, efforts should be geared towards developing and making available, yam setts that are tolerant to change in climate elements and weather extremes like flood and drought. This study also suggests the need for prompt weather information, increased research and development of innovation for sustainable yam cropping in the face of climate variation.