Browsing by Author "Adeleke, Elisha, Ademola"

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    Bush Burning and Rural Agricultural Production in Nigeria
    (Department of Sociology, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University, Lapai, 2013) Tunde, Afolabi Monisola; Adeleke, Elisha, Ademola
    The common method of clearing agricultural land in Nigeria by small scale farmers is bush burning. However, bush burning has its implication on lands. The survey reported in this study focuses on assessing the implications of bush burning on agricultural production and land in Afon District of Asa Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria. Copies of structured questionnaire were used to sample a total of two hundred (200) farmers. The study employs the use of descriptive statistical techniques such as simple percentages and cross tabulation to present the data collected. The result reveals that 80% of the farmers are engaged in bush burning to clear the land for cultivation and they do so because they believe it is the cheapest and easiest way to clear land. The result further reveals that 95% of the respondents have experienced bush burning destroyed their farms. About 5% claimed bush burning has never destroyed their farmland and believed bush burning is not causing any menace to farmland. The study concludes by given recommendations that there should be adequate awareness created by the government on the menace of bush burning on the agricultural land and that better alternatives to clearing of land for farming should be introduced to the farmers such as the use of tractors at subsidized rate.
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    Effect of Climate Variability on Sustainability of Food Items in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Department of Sociology, Osun State University, Oshogbo, 2015) Adeleke, Elisha, Ademola; Tunde, Afolabi Monisola; Jeje, O. G; Bello, F.B
    Climate of Africa varies from humid to tropical climate to hyper-arid Saharan climate. The rainfall is highly variable in space. Different weather conditions allow the occurrence as well as the degree of crop productivity. This work examines the impact of weather variables on crop productivity in the city of Ilorin, Kwara State. The climate data were collected from Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) Ilorin Airport, while the agricultural yields were collected from Kwara Agricultural Development Programme (Kwara ADP). Climatic data on rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and sunshine hours were collected for a period of 10years alongside agricultural data on maize, cassava, cowpea, tomato and groundnut. Linear regression, correlation analytical techniques and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were employed to analyze the data. The result of analysis of variance shows that a magnificent relationship exists between crop yield and the selected weather variables. Also, the regression outcome shows weather variables have control of nothing less than 80% on crop productivity in Ilorin. This study however recommends that proper and regular monitoring of prevailing weather condition would enable farmers to understand the farming techniques to adopt for maximum production of agricultural produce.
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    A GIS Approach to the study of oil Spillage on Agriculture in Jesse Community, Delta State, Nigeria
    (Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin., 2018) Tunde, Afolabi Monisola; Adeleke, Elisha, Ademola; Malik, Nurudeen Adesola; Olayiwola, Adeola
    Oil spillage has been an intractable problem in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This paper uses GIS to assess the effects of oil spillage on Agriculture in Jesse Community in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Objectives stated include: capture the various agricultural landuse in the study area over a period of 20 years; identify causes/sources of oil spillage and area affected by the spillage over the years; determine the impact of oil spillage on agricultural land; and evaluate landuse change of the study area. Primary and secondary sources of information were employed to obtain needed data. Landcover were classified with the use of ARCGIS 10.1 software into oil spill area, cultivation, built up areas and vegetation. Findings revealed that the principal cause of spills was attributed to human errors and equipment failure. Result from the supervised classification revealed that oil spillage is increasingly affecting agricultural land use in the study area. The study further revealed that oil spill has a negative and statistically significant impact on agricultural land use in a manner consistent with economic expectation. Using flow accumulation model the vulnerable areas were ranked in order of very low, low, moderate and very high. Recommendation includes qualitative employee training and preventive maintenance culture as remedy to continuous oil spillage.