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Overview of soil conservation technologies and their perception by farmers in Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorJunge, B.
dc.contributor.authorDeji, O.F.
dc.contributor.authorAbaidoo, R.C.
dc.contributor.authorChikoye, D.
dc.contributor.authorStahr, Karl
dc.contributor.authorKirchhof, G.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:13:55Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:13:55Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationJunge, B., Deji, O., Abaidoo, R., Chikoye, D., Stahr, K. & Kirchhof, G. (2009). Overview of soil conservation technologies and their perception by farmers in Nigeria: soil fertility in sweet potato-based cropping systems in the highlands of papua new Guinea (p. 49-59). Australian: ACIAR
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2554
dc.description.abstractIn Nigeria, West Africa, soil degradation has been one of the most critical environmental problems for along time. Hence, there has been and still is an urgent need to develop effective soil resource managementsystems that can reverse the trend. Sustaining soil productivity will enhance food security and alleviatepoverty. An extensive literature search that started in 2006 has shown that soil conservation has a longtradition, and earlier and present initiatives have resulted in various on-farm and off-farmtechnologies. Asthese have rarely been evaluated to establish adoption rates, an assessment study was performed in 2007 toanalyse the effectiveness and adoption of past and present soil conservation initiatives. Villages withdifferent types of conservation technologies were visited and farmers in south-west Nigeria wereinterviewed to obtain information on their experiences. Mulching, cover cropping and contour tillage arelikely to be effective on-farm soil conservation measures practised in Nigeria. They are generally adoptedby farmers as they are compatible with the existing farming system, and cheap and easy to install andmaintain. Education, knowledge on soil conservation, labour availability and membership in organisationshave a positive influence on the adoption rate of technologies.
dc.format.extent49-59
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research
dc.relation.ispartofseriesACIAR Technical Reports, 71
dc.subjectSoil Degradation
dc.subjectSoil Conservation
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectOn-Farm And Off-Farm Technologies
dc.subjectFarming System
dc.titleOverview of soil conservation technologies and their perception by farmers in Nigeria
dc.typeReport
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationObafemi Awolowo University
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversität Hohenheim
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Queensland
cg.coverage.regionAcp
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.regionEurope
cg.coverage.regionEast Asia
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryGermany
cg.coverage.countryAustralia
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectSoil Fertility
cg.iitasubjectSoil Health
cg.iitasubjectSoil Information
cg.iitasubjectSoil Surveys And Mapping
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectLand Use
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectFarming Systems
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