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Contributions of local soap enterprise to livelihood of rural women in selected local government areas of Oyo State
(The Nigerian Rural Sociological Association, 2012-11) Tijani, S. A.; Oyewole, M. F.; Olabode, C. B.
The rural women engage in diverse livelihood activities to provide for their immediate, family needs. This study examined the contributions of local soap enterprise to the livelihood of rural women in Oyo state. A purposive sampling technique was used to select two local government areas from which two communities each were selected. Snowball technique was used to generate list of women involved in the production and marketing of local soap. Thirty respondents were randomly selected from the list generated in each community to give total sample size of 120 respondents. Data collection was done through the use of interview schedule and analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics (Chi-square). Results reveal that most of the respondents (62.4%) were in their active ages. 77.5% had formal education, and 71.9% belonged to an association. About 54.0% produced local soap on weekly basis and 98.2% produced far the purpose of generating income. Greater percentage (59.0%) used calabash as a unit of measurement while 43.0% were both processors and marketers of local soap. A Iso. 61.4% made use of family labour and 77.2% had high perception towards local soap enterprise's contribution to livelihood due to the high income generated from it. Level of education had significant relationship (x(2) = 12.885, p-value =0.024) with contribution of local soap enterprise. Thus, the study concludes that local soap enterprise is an important contributor to livelihood in the study area. Hence, the activity should be given adequate attention in terms of provision of loans and promotion of local market for improved productivity and overall standard of living of the entrepreneurs.
Effects of commercial processing of selected non wood forest products on rural livelihood and resource sustainability in Oyo state
(2013) Arabomen, O.; Ajewole, O. I
This study was conducted with a view to identify the socio-economic characteristics of processors of Vitellaria paradoxa and Parkia biglobosa; to examine the role of the rural dwellers in the sourcing and processing of V. paradoxa and P. biglobosa; to examine the different benefits that accrue to commercial processing of V. paradoxa and P. biglobosa and to investigate strategies put in place for sustainable use of V. paradoxa and P. biglobosa in the study area. Three (3) Local Government Areas were purposively selected for the study and purposive random sampling method was adopted for the selection of respondents. Primary data were obtained through the use of questionnaires while secondary data was gathered from relevant literature. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistical tools and gross margin analysis. The result showed that 90% of Vitellaria paradoxa and 94.3% of Parkia biglobosa processors were female. Majority of the processors of V. paradoxa (77.1%) and P. biglobosa (58%) fell within the age range of 21-40 years. Fruits of V. paradoxa (84.3%) and seeds of P. biglobosa (77.1%) were obtained from processors farmlands as a result of the relative availability of the trees on their farmlands. The remaining processors of V. paradoxa (15.7%) and P. biglobosa (22.9%) had no trees on their farmlands so they gathered the fruits and seeds from and around forest lands. 84.37% of V. paradoxa and 88.5% of P. biglobosa processors indicated that income was the main economic benefit derived from this business while social benefits highlighted by the respondents ranged from produce been used as food, medicine, condiment and cosmetic. The result also showed that processors of V. paradoxa incurred more costs, produced more output and had a higher average gross return in processing than P. biglobosa processors. The RORI for the processing business in the study area was 51% and 96%. To promote sustainability the people have adopted local means of sustaining production by preventing indiscriminate livestock grazing and bush burning.
Evaluation of the Contributions of Vitellaria Paradoxa C. F. Gaertn and Parkia Biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth to Rural Livelihood in Oyo State, Nigeria
(2012) Jimoh, S .O; Asinwa, I. O.
Upsurge in population has resulted in pressure on many tree species including Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn.and Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth. These species are highly valued for their socio economic potentials. The study therefore assessed the contribution of V. paradoxa and P. biglobosa to rural livelihood in Oyo State, Nigeria with a view to generating information on the socio-economic values of the species to the rural communities. Stratified sampling technique was used to divide the study area into three based on ecological zones where twenty percent of each ecological zone was selected. A multistage sampling procedure was employed in collecting data on socio-economic importance of the two species using structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, cross tabulation and chi-square. The result of chi-square analysis revealed that degree of contributions of the species to daily income of processors, marketers and harvesters were significant (P < 0.05) in dry woodland and moist woodland but not significant in the rainforest zone. The degree of contribution of V. paradoxa to household food consumption was not significant in moist woodland and rainforest but significant in dry woodland (P < 0.05). It is recommended that domestication and plantation establishment of the two species should be encouraged by the forestry stakeholders in order to sustain the contribution of the species to the livelihoods of rural household

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