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Gender and choice of forestry as alternative career among science-based students in University of Ibadan, Nigeria
(Department of Teacher Education, University of Ibadan, 2008-06) Azeez, I. O
Forestry education is imperative to coping with new demands in management and has also been observed to have its advantages on Nigerian economy. However, years of neglect has left very huge gaps in producing the required number of graduates of the discipline. It is important to know that training females is important if forestry is to move forward. This study investigated the prospect of inculcating and improving gender consideration in student enrollment into the forestry profession. Using questionnaire survey research design a two-stage stratified random sampling technique was adopted for the study where the entire University of Ibadan community was stratified into faculties. About 30% of the faculties whose admission requirements met that of the Department of Forestry Resources Management (DFRM), University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and 10% of the students registered in each selected faculty were randomly selected for the study. Respondents were interviewed using two hundred and fifty sets of structured questionnaire. More than half of the respondents (52.9%) believe in the prosperous future of forestry profession but, 29.3% and 6.7% of them were of the opinion that Nigeria is not ready for the profession that a degree is not necessary to practice respectively. Gender was found to have limited impact on the respondent’s perception of forestry profession. However, their rating of the forestry profession (x2 = 9.03; df=3; Pr ≤ 0.03), its gender suitability (x2=39.44; df=1; Pr ≤ 0.01) and competitiveness in the labour market (x2=4.22; df=1; Pr ≤ 0.04) were all gender dependent. The study concluded that though partly impacting, gender suitability o snot the main limitation to forestry education development in Nigeria. the need for curriculum review of forestry programme and extension of the forestry profession were suggested.
Factors affecting adoption behaviour of agroforestry practitioners in ATISBO local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria
(2007-01) Azeez, I. O; Jimoh, S.O; Amusa, T.O
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 factors affecting adoption behaviour of agroforestry practitioners in Atisbo local Government Area of Oyo State, Using a purposive random technique, a total of one hundred and fifty questionnaires were administered to selected agroforestry 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 income level and extension contact were two variables that significantly associate with adoption of agroforestry technology (X2 7.651, 47. 680; P<0.05). There is also a positive and significant correlation between adoption and scale of farming, total farm size, socio status on land and type of agroforestry system. The financial implication of practicing agroforestry system is the most important determining factor affecting adoption and application.
Feasible media mix for dissemination of forest conservation support information (FCSI) in South Western Nigeria
(2006) Azeez, I. O
This paper reports tile potentials of media mix in use for agricultural information dissemination as applied to dissemination of information on forest conservation and sustainable land use practices in three southwestern states of Nigeria. It covered enclaves in Shasha and Oluwa forest reserves in Oshun and Ondo states respective, as well as settlements surrounding Old Oyo National Park in Oyo State. The media considered were traditional and electronic/print Primary data were sourced through administration of open-ended and structured questionnaires and use of focus group discussions (FGDs) and rapid rural appraisal (RRA) technique of 20% of the settlements in and around the study sites. Data generated were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result showed that an average of 69.0% of the inhabitants had at least a functional radio set, while 6.5%, 5.6% and 1.2% had access to pamphlets, newspaper/magazine, and television sets respectively. In the case of traditional media, town criers, was mostly favoured (46%), while 6.0% and 37.1% of the inhabitants favoured the use of folklore, songs and festivals/religious gathering respectively is therefore no common medium accessed by all respondents ( F= 4.02; dfr = 2536; Pr. < 0.02) although, from inhabitants' perspectives, traditional and modern media messages are found to compliment each other (F= 23.6; dfr. = 253; Pr. < 0.01). In addition, the mix most favoured by inhabitants for sourcing information on sustainable land use in the study area was found to be community/religious leaders, and radio (34.9%). So also, the most appropriate media mix for the dissemination of forest conservation/sustainable land use practices in the study area is the Village/religious fora and radio (45.8%). Thus, public change institutions, which were found to be important to one-on-one information dissemination, must be beefed up to meet optimal performance standard. Also, other relevant media should be explored to meet the target audience requirements for accessing FCSI
Prospect and challenges of forest conservation extension for sustainable rural development: the experience of public extension services in Southwestern Nigeria
(Department of Forest Resources Management, University of Ibadan, 2006) Azeez, I. O
Implementing sustainable development and meeting the food needs of world's increasing population demand national and international investment in research and extension. Before fruitful investment can be guaranteed, inventory of the present status of the object of investment is imperative. This study examined the present status of public extension network in southwestern Nigeria with a view to ascertain its readiness as a learning organization for forest conservation information. Purposive and multistage random sampling (MRS) techniques were used to select three study sites -Oyo, Osun and Ondo States. Thirty management staff of protected areas and the extension staff of state's MANR in each of the three study sites earlier selected were randomly interviewed using structured questionnaire. Data generated were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that an average of 60.26% of the extension personnel had a degree with the number of degree holders highest among respondents from Osun State, but less than half (41.99%) of the extension personnel in Southwestern Nigeria has over 10 years experience. Also, the capacity of government change institutions in the study area is inadequate to meet the demands of information dissemination on forest conservation; some (not all) of the government change agents in the study area are capable communicators although imbued with persuasion theories; and the conditions of service of the personnel of government change institutions is not conducive for optimum service. Thus, the need for a complete overhauling of the entire public learning institutions in the study area is imperative, most especially by re- training the personnel.
"Zana" production
(2005-10) Azeez, I. O; Amusa, T.O
Assessment of Agroforestry Practices as a Land Use Option in Atisbo Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria
(Department of Forest Resources Management, University of Ibadan, 2005) Azeez, I. O; Popoola, L; Amusa, T.O
The paper examines the adoption of agoforestry practices as a land use option in Atisbo Local Government Area of Oyo State. Data were generated from primary and secondary sources. The primary data were obtained from structured questionnaire and direct interview of farmers in the study area, using purposive simple random sampling technique. Fifteen farmers were randomly sampled from each of the ten cells of Atisbo Farmers Association of Nigeria with 440 members. Data generated were analyzed using descriptive and inferential test statistics. Results show that although perception of farmers on agroforesty practices varied among respondents, out of the various forms of agroforestry being practiced in the study area, the tree crop system was dominant with a modal frequency of 67.3%. It was also discovered that farmers adopted agroforestry practices for various reasons. The most popular of which was the food and financial gains that accrued from the planning of fruit trees. However, paucity of information, bush burning, labour required and non-availability of incentives were considered as major constraints to the practice of agroforestry in the area. Test of hypotheses showed that although there existed significant differences in the type of agroforestry practices among the farmers in the study area (X2 = 39.60; df = 33; Pr = 0.19), there was no significant variation in the perception of agroforestry among the farmers. It was also noted that there was significant enhancement in the soil fertility of the study area through the practice of agroforestry (X2 = 3.81; df = 4; Pt = 0.43): and that there existed significant relationship between agroforestry practices and productivity in the study area (X2= 209.74; df 48; Pr < 0.01). An implication of the findings is that agroforestry presents huge opportunities for food production and developing forestry practices in the study area.
Socio-economic determinants of media attendance for forest conservation support information in protected areas of Southwestern Nigeria
(Forestry Association of Nigeria, 2004) Azeez, I. O
The study investigated the impact of some socio-economic characteristics (sex, marital status, family size, occupation, farm size, education, nativity, and duration of resident) of the residents of some protected areas (Oluwa and Shahsa forest reserves and Old Oyo National Park enclaves) in Southwestern Nigeria on media attendance for forest conservation support information (FCSI). The media investigated were forestry personnel, agricultural extension workers (AEWs), village/religious meetings, radio, television, newspaper/magazine, pamphlets, billboard, town criers and festival gatherings. Purposive and multi stage random sampling techniques were used to choose respondents from the target population for the study: residents of communities within and around the protected areas. Two hundred set of questionnaires were administered on the randomly selected local residents of the protected areas. Data generated were analyzed using inferential and descriptive test statistics. The study revealed that radio is the most appropriate medium (39%) for sourcing FCSI in the study area. This was followed by the use of community/religious leaders’ forum (29.1%) and AEWs (15.8%). It also revealed that there were no relationship between the socio-economic characteristics of the residents and their attendance to forestry personnel (F=1.36; P.r > 021), television (F=0.28; Pr. > 0.97), newspaper/magazine (F= 1.96; Pr.> 0.05), pamphlets (F= 0.43; Pr. > 0.91) and festival gatherings (F= 1.69; Pr. > 0.10). However, some of the socio-economic characteristics of residents impact their attendance to AEWs (F= 35.02; Pr. < 0.00), village/religious meetings (F= 4.97; Pr. < 0.03), radio (F= 10.75; Pr. < 0.001), folklore, songs and drama (F= 2.82; Pr. < 0.02) and town crier media for FCSI. It was also observed that occupation of residents has the highest, while acquisition of western education has the least impact on media attendance for FCSI. Education only influences attendance to radio (t= 2.74; Pr. < 0.005). It was therefore suggested among others, that effort should be made to improve environmental education and extension services in the study area.
Traditional Media Use in Forest Conservation Support Communication (FCSC) among Local Residents in Protected Areas in Southwestern Nigeria
(2003-12) Azeez, I. O; Jimoh, S.O
This paper examined the potential of forest conservation support communication along traditional media in use for agricultural information dissemination in and around two reserved sites: Old Oyo National Park, Oyo and Oluwa forest reserve in Ondo State. Results show that the reliability of Forest Conservation Support Information (FCSI) sources depends on access to media among respondents (Pearson's ,X2= 338.7; df = 160; Pr ≤ 0.000). So also, appropriateness determines the relevance of traditional media in Old Oyo National Park environment to FCSC (Pearson's X2= 176. 47; df = 60; Pr ≤ 0.00). This was however not the case in 0luwa forest reserve enclaves (Pearson's X2 = 29 595: df = 28; Pr > 0.383) Here, the perception of inhabitants on appropriateness of media for FCSC does not translate to their being relevant for the same purpose. But the relevance of traditional communication to present-day development challenges was found to be very significant in the study sites. Only 2.5% and 7% of inhabitants of Oluwa forest enclaves and Old Oyo National Park environment respectively considered trado communication as irrelevant to forest conservations support communication. Analysis of variance on traditional media accessed in the two study sites also revealed no variation (F = 3.01, df = 244; p> 0.5) Furthermore, in Oluwa Forest enclaves, 88.75% of the respondents' perceived trado communication as complementing other information sources, while the rest opined that it's use alone could effect and sustain development initiatives. However none of the respondents in the two sites is of the view that the use of traditional communication media should be relegated to the background in FCSC it is therefore recommended that effective indigenous media should be adopted and empowered to ensure that development initiatives are not wrongly imbibed. So also, traditional institutions in the study area must be identified and empowered with sustainable forest conservation information and technologies.
Impact assessment of unified agricultural extension system on agroforestry development in Oyo State, Nigeria
(Department of Forest Resources Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2000) Azeez, I. O; Popoola, L; Adebisi, L.A
The study assessed the impact of the unified agricultural extension system (UAES) on the adoption of agroforestry (AF) technologies in Oyo state, Nigeria. Modified stratified multistage random sampling technique was used, employing two sets of open-ended and structured questionnaires as the study tool. Study populations were the farmers and extension agents (EAs) under Oyo State Agricultural Development program (OYSADEP). One Hundred and Twenty-Five (125) and Ninety (90) questionnaires respectively were administered on the Farmers and Extension Agents, randomly selected from thirty (30) percent of the total number of cells in each block under OYSADEP's administrative zones Descriptive and chi-square statistics were used to analyse the data generated. The analyses revealed that seventy (70) percent of the extension personnel interviewed who had spent between five and ten years in service knew little or nothing about agroforestry. Also, less than half of the respondents (47.8%) were introduced to farm forestry by OYSADEP extension agents Apart from this, more than ninety-six percent of the farmers were found to be male, with most of them (71.5%) having only primary school education. Chi-square statistics at 0.01 probability level showed that tree husbandry is not strange to farmers and that farm forestry farmers were convinced on the importance of frees on farms. The analyses further revealed that OYSADEP extension agents were not providing incentives to encourage private participation in agroforestry practice; that OYSADEP extension personnel had no formal training in forestry and that OYSADEP was not favorably disposed to agroforestry extension. All these showed that rural farmers were aware of the importance of trees on farm, although not through OYSADEP extension network.
Sustainable food production in a climate constrained environment in Nigera-the action learning approach
(Forestry Association of Nigeria, 2008) Azeez, I. O; Amusa, T.O
The nexus of food security with sustainable forest development and rural development is a topical issue. Food availability is related to production, which is a land use activity. In Nigeria, where population density is high coupled with the global climate constrain, the blending and spatial planning of different and changing land uses, including legislation thereof are crucial policy issues, which involve various stakeholder. Thus, a synergy of various interests and hence system thinking approach is imperative. Systems’ thinking is in particular suitable for studying complex dynamic issues that have to do with human behaviour for example. Traditional analysis focuses on the separating the individual pieces of what is being studied. System thinking, in contrast, focus on how the thing being studied interact with the other constituents of the system of which it is a part. This paper examines the impact of global climate change on sustainable food production with a view to evolving mitigation to the anthropogenic impacts.

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