| dc.contributor.author | Oladimeji, T.E. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-07T13:22:23Z |
| dc.date.available | 2022-10-07T13:22:23Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-09 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Oladimeji, T.E. (2019). Effect of soil conservation on productivity and food security on maize farmers in northwest Nigeria. Zaria, Nigeria: Ahmadu Bello University, (145p.). |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7854 |
| dc.description.abstract | The adoption of soil conservation practices is important for sustaining Nigerian agriculture where smallholder maize farmers face constraints such as low soil fertility that lead to low productivity and food insecurity. This study aims to analyze the effect of soil conservation on productivity and food security of maize farmers in Northwest Nigeria. The study used a two year panel data of 792 maize farmers for 2016 and 2017 cropping seasons, collected by IITA under “Taking Maize Agronomy to Scale in Africa (TAMASA)” project implementation in Nigeria. Descriptive statistics, pooled multivariate probit, random-effects ordered probit model, and fixed-effect regression were used to analyze the data collected. Result revealed that the average age of farmers was 44 years, average household size was 9 persons, average farming experience was 19 years, 75% of the farmers had no extension contact, 77% had no access to credit, 69% belong to no association, 81% had no access to maize contract farming, average livestock owned was 2.14 units, and average farm size was 3.23 hectares. Result showed that animal manure had the highest rate of adoption with 76% and 69% adoption rate in 2016 and 2017 cropping seasons respectively. There is significant correlation between soil conservation practices, suggesting that adoptions of the practices are interrelated. The unconditional and conditional probabilities of soil conservation practices revealed the existence of possible complementarities and substitutability among the practices. Majority of the farmers combined the adoption of two practices with adoption rates of 33% and 29% in 2016 and 2017 cropping seasons respectively, of which the combination of animal manure and crop residue retention was the major combined practices with 58% and 35% adoption rate in 2016 and 2017 cropping seasons respectively. Result showed that adoption of soil conservation practices was significantly influenced by factors such as age of household head, access to maize contract farming, livestock ownership, farming experience, access to off-farm income, access to credit, inorganic fertilizer, periods of weeding, and amount of rainfall. Also, the intensity of adoption of soil conservation practices were significantly influenced by factors such as access to maize contract farming, livestock ownership, farm size, access to off-farm income, inorganic fertilizer, periods of weeding, and amount of rainfall. The fixed effect regression result showed that practicing organic manure had significant effect on maize productivity and households’ food security. |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
| dc.format.extent | 92p. |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Ahmadu Bello University |
| dc.subject | Food Security |
| dc.subject | Maize |
| dc.subject | Soil conservation |
| dc.subject | Soil Fertility |
| dc.subject | Livestock |
| dc.subject | Households |
| dc.subject | Farmers |
| dc.subject | Agronomy |
| dc.subject | Inorganic Fertilizers |
| dc.subject | Rainfall Patterns |
| dc.title | Effect of soil conservation on productivity and food security on maize farmers in northwest Nigeria |
| dc.type | Thesis |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Ahmadu Bello University |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | West Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Nigeria |
| cg.coverage.hub | Headquarters and Western Africa Hub |
| cg.identifier.bibtexciteid | RUTAZAHA:2019 |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing country institute |
| cg.iitasubject | Agronomy |
| cg.iitasubject | Food Security |
| cg.iitasubject | Integrated Soil Fertility Management |
| cg.iitasubject | Livelihoods |
| cg.iitasubject | Maize |
| cg.iitasubject | Meteorology and Climatology |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Production |
| cg.iitasubject | Smallholder Farmers |
| cg.iitasubject | Soil Fertility |
| cg.notes | IITA supervisor: Dr. Kamara, A. |
| cg.publicationplace | Zaria, Nigeria |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Limited Access |
| cg.reviewstatus | Peer Review |
| cg.usagerightslicense | Copyrighted; all rights reserved |
| cg.targetaudience | Scientists |
| cg.futureupdate.required | No |
| cg.contributor.acknowledgements | I am grateful to Almighty God for His unquantifiable provision, strength and support
throughout the period of my study. My profound gratitude goes to the members of my
supervisory committee led by Dr. A. A. Hassan, Dr. O. Yusuf, Prof. M.G. Maiangwa,
and Dr. A.A. Ammani for their wonderful contribution that finally led to the success of
this research work.
I will also acknowledge the Head of Department Dr. A. A. Hassan, the Post Graduate
coordinator Dr. Y.U. Oladimeji, the seminar coordinator Dr. O.A. Ojeleye, and the
entire staff of the department of Agricultural Economics, for their advice and
contribution in various ways towards the completion of my dissertation.
I will like to acknowledge the support for this research through the project “Taking
Maize Agronomy to Scale in Africa (TAMASA)” funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation [OPP1113374]. The project was led by the International Maize and Wheat
Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), and supported in Nigeria by the International
Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and the Centre for Dry land Agriculture
(CDA), Bayero University Kano. My special appreciation goes to Dr. Y. A. Kamara,
Oyinbo Oyakhilomen, and the entire IITA/TAMASA project team for the opportunity,
and support provided in the course of my research.
My deepest appreciation goes to my lovely mother, Mrs. A.O. Oladimeji, and my
siblings for their prayers all through my stay in Zaria. God bless you all. |
