Browsing by Author "Okunade, Esther Omolabake"

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    Effects of Different Strategies Adopted by Rural Women on their Food Security in Oyo State
    (International Journal of Applied Agricultural and Apicultural Research., 2015-06) Okunade, Esther Omolabake; Olabode, O. Seun; Kayode, Ajoke Oluwatoyin
    The study assessed the effects of different strategies adopted by rural women on their food securityin Oyo State. Multistage sampling procedure was adopted for this research work. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and binomial logit model. Majority (93.5 percent) of the sampled women were married, while 6.5 percent of them were widowed. The mean age was 49 years. Backyard farming (= - 1.000333343) had a negative but significant relationship to household food insecurity while reduction of meals (= 1.312270792) had a positive and significant relationship to household food insecurity. It was recommended that, program aimed at reducing poverty should be implemented in other to ensure that households were able to afford adequate meals also; backyard farming should be encouraged among rural women.
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    Gender differentials in the accessibility of farm inputs among arable crop farmers in Oyo state, Nigeria
    (International Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 2019-04) Kayode, Ajoke Oluwatoyin; Okunade, Esther Omolabake
    The study assessed gender differentials in the accessibility of farm inputs among arable crop farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria. A two-stage sampling technique was used to select two hundred and ten (210), farmers. Descriptive statistics was used to present the data and inferential statistics was used for data analysis. Male respondents have more access to farm inputs such as inorganic fertilizers (99.0%), while the female farmers had more of storage facilities (89.5%). Major constraints affecting access to farm input among the male farmers were inadequate extension contacts, (96.2%) while among the female farmers lack of capital (94.3%), was a major constrain. Access to farm inputs was significantly influenced by household size (0.050), years of education (0.371) and years of farming (0.768) while for female farmers it was age (0.047), household size (0.384), years of education (-0.312) and membership in farmers association (0.008). Female farmers were found to have poor access to farm inputs than their male counterparts. There is need for policy to address improved access to farm inputs for farmers and also extension agencies should disseminate adequate information on channels for farm inputs among both genders
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    MAPPING GENDER ROLES IN TOMATO PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION IN AFIJIO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA
    (Journal of Agricultural Economics and Extension Research Studies, 2019) Kayode, Ajoke Oluwatoyin; Alabi, Afusat Adunni; Okunade, Esther Omolabake
    This study examined gender roles in tomato production and preservation among producers in Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. A three-stage sampling technique was used in selecting one hundred and sixty (160) tomato farmers. Questionnaire was used to collect data from the tomato farmers. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results showed that males were predominantly involved in weeding (98.8%), females’ involvement was more in seed sowing (97.5%). Also from the results, lack of modern processing facilities ranked first by all the respondents as the most severe constraint militating tomato preservation while the major constraint to processing and preservation of tomatoes among both gender was lack of modern processing facilities. The Chi-square analysis on the relationship between socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents with their roles in tomato production and preservation shows that household size (X2=3.92; P˂0.05) and years of farming experience (X2=8.37; P˂0.05) had significant relationship with the roles performed by male and female farmers in tomato production and preservation. The study concluded that although both genders participates actively in production and preservation of tomatoes in the study there are some roles that are male dominant. Therefore, it is recommended that intervention programmes should consider identified gender differences and other strategies in improving tomato production and productivity in the study area