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Item ASSESSMENT OF MIGRANTS’ REMITTANCES AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN KWARA STATE(FUDMA Journal of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, 2018-06-21) Ajibade, T.B.; Ajibade, E.T; Ojoko, E.A.; Salami, M.F.; Ekundayo, B.V.This study was carried out to assess the remittance received by rural farm households in Kwara State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: identify the types and sources of remittances received; evaluate the uses to which remittances were put by household heads; identify the constraints to receipt of remittances; and to identify the determinants of remittance received by households in the study area. Primary data were used for the study. Survey instrument used was semi-structured questionnaire, administered to 120 respondents randomly selected in a fourstage sampling procedure. Analytical tools employed include descriptive statistics, Likert-type scale and regression analysis.The study revealed that majority (98.3%) of the remittances were of internal type whereas 89.2% of remittance were received from respondents’ children. About 57.5% of the respondents used remittance for agricultural activities. Illiteracy was observed to be quite challenging in the study area given that the constraint of form filling at the bank to obtain remittances ranked first with a mean score of 4.03. The OLS regression result indicated R2 value of 0.855. At 5% level, age of household head, marital status, gender, number of remitters, presence of motorable access roads, type and frequency of remittancewere statistically significant.The study recommended that efforts should be targeted towards provision of basic infrastructure by the government. Likewise, provision of motorable roads and communication networks will facilitate receipt of incomes remitted to rural households. Banks should improve on their services targeted towards financial-inclusiveness considering the bulk of the rural remittance received by individuals with limited or no formal education.Item Communication Constraint in Information Dissemination Along Moringa Supply Chain in Kwara State, Nigeria(International Journal of Moringa and Nutraceutical Research (IJMNR), 2016-06-10) Ayinde, O.E.; Aina, I.E.; Animashaun, J.B.; Salami, M.F.; Ojo, O.E.Moringa oleifera is a rich plant source of Vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and antioxidants. The plant has a range of uses from food security, medicinal purposes, economic empowerment to water purification. Despite the enormous potentials of the plant, research on its use and commercialization in Nigeria is still fraught with challenges that plausibly border on a widening communication gap among the relevant stakeholders in the supply chain. Given this, the current study examines the level of communication and constraints encountered by stakeholders along the supply chain in Ilorin Metropolis, Nigeria. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the level of communication that exists among agents in the Moringa supply chain, and chi-square was used to examine the constraints encountered by stakeholders along the supply chain. It was stressed that there is the need to popularise the plant for cultivation among farmers using on-farm adaptive research, there is also a need for different institutes and research bodies to involve themselves in more productive research to boost awareness of the plant.Item COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF POVERTY STATUS OF USERS AND NON-USERS OF MICRO CREDIT BY FARMERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA(Journal of Science, Technology, Mathematics and Education (JOSTMED), 2015-06-10) Falola, A.; Ayinde, O.E.; Salami, M.F.; Ezekiel, IPoverty is one of the most retarding and devastating factors in human life.Micro credit could be a viable ingredient in the alleviation of poverty. However, studies that comparatively assess the poverty status of users and non-users of micro credit are scanty. The essence of this study is therefore to assess the impact of Micro credit on farmers’ poverty status in Kwara state, Nigeria. The study describe the socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents, analyzed the determinants of the poverty status as well as extent of poverty among the users and non-user of microcredit. Cross sectional data was obtained through well-structured questionnaires administered randomly to both users and non-users of Micro credit facilities in Kwara state. For the purpose of this study, 50 users and 100 non-users of Micro credit facilities were selected. Descriptive statistics, logistic regression model and Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) model were used to analyze the data collected. The result revealed that majority (96%) of the users of microcredit had some level of formal education while, majority (88%) of the non-users had no formal education. The poverty incidence of non-users is 63% while, that of users is 52%. Among the determinants of the households’ poverty status, age of the household head and the household size had positive relationship with the household’s poverty status. While, farm income, assess to credit as well as belonging to a poverty alleviation group had a negative relationship with the household poverty status.The study therefore recommends that policies that would encourage the use of microcredit by farmers should be put in place. Family planning campaign programmes should also be put in place since the result shows that households with larger family size has a higher tendency of been poor.Item A conceptual model to understand the drivers of change in tropical wetlands: a comparative assessment in India and Brazil(Biota Neotropica, 2020-05-21) Sarkar, P.; Salami, M.F.; Githiora, Y.; Vieira, R.; Navarro, A.; Clavijo, D.; Padgurschi, M.Tropical wetlands are amongst the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth and have immense socio ecological value. However, tropical wetlands are considered exploitable resources and continue to be drained and converted to other “productive” uses. It is therefore urgent to identify and understand the interactions between various drivers of change triggering degradation of such wetlands. In the present study, we systematically reviewed and analyzed the existing literature on wetlands in two tropical countries namely India and Brazil with special reference to inland wetlands, and proposed a conceptual model illustrating the intricate linkages of such wetlands with different drivers of change. We also developed the Nature Futures’ Framework to depict the diverse values of inland wetlands contributing to human wellbeing in the two tropical countries. Findings revealed similar drivers of change triggering the degradation of Indian and Brazilian wetlands. These include changes in climate & land use, population growth, poor land governance due to weak policies, besides other anthropogenic activities such as deforestation, and overexploitation of wetland resources. Among these, land-use change such as agriculture intensification and infrastructure development were the major direct drivers; whereas, institutional and governance factors such as the absence of concrete policy measures were the major indirect drivers threatening the inland wetlands in India and Brazil. Results also revealed some contrasting drivers of change such as illegal human settlements, and land grabbing by the brick industry for Indian wetlands; while, gold mining and intensification of bovine systems for Brazilian wetlands. Our paper also provides an insight into the status of wetland conservation in India and Brazil. We recommend the promotion of community-based conservation practices while adopting sustainable livelihood strategies by the local people for the conservation and wise use of inland wetlands in India and Brazil. The arguments raised in the paper have the potential to assist the stakeholders and/or decision-makers towards implementing sustainable management strategies for inland wetlands in the two countries, and tropical wetlands in general.Item EFFECT OF MARKET PARTICIPATION ON FOOD SECURITY AMONG SMALLHOLDER SORGHUM FARMERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA(Cercetări Agronomice în Moldova, 2020-02-09) Salami, M.F.; Osasona, K.K.; Akinsola, G.O.; Akanbi, S.O.; Durosaye, M.T.It is paradoxical to note that food insecurity remains a menace among many African farmers’ households. There are arguments for and against smallholder farmers' market participation as a pathway for ensuring household food security. The paper therefore examined the market participation- food security relationship using smallholder sorghum farmers in Kwara State, as a case study. Primary data were obtained from 112 sorghum farming households using the semi-structured interview survey method. Descriptive statistic (frequencies and percentages), Crop output market participation index, Logistic regression model and Tobit regression model was used to analyse the data obtained. The result revealed that market participation positively and significantly contributes to the food security status of the sorghum farmers. Also, household size, farm output quantity, access to market information, access to credit and farm power types were the factors influencing the level of market participation in the study area. Therefore, all factors that will aid farmers' market participation should be pursued.Item Effect of Vertical Integration on Multidimensional Well‑being of Fish Farmers in Lagos State Fish‑hub, Nigeria(AGRICULTURA TROPICA ET SUBTROPICA, 2017-06-06) Ayinde, O.E.; Ibrahim, H.K.; Salami, M.F.; Ajibola, L.E.Vertical integration might be relevant to improve the well‑being of farmers particularly when thinking of how economic innovation ensures high utilization of resource and promote economic prosperity in Nigeria. However, the relationship of such proposition is yet to receive empirical attention in the fish hub. This study uncovers the effect of the vertical integration on the multi‑dimensional well‑being of fish producers in Lagos State fish hub. The study was examined using primary data collected from 103 integrated and 60 non‑integrated respondents. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Gross National Wellness (GNW) Index and Average Treatment Effect (ATE). The result of the GNW Index shows that both the integrated and non‑integrated farmers ranked the indicators of multidimensional wellness in the same order. They were satisfied with their social relations (8.70); physical and health status (7.91); mental and emotional status (7.41); work and income status (5.87) as well as their economic and retirement status (5.68). However, they were dissatisfied with the political and government condition (4.73) as well as their living environment (3.77). TheATE result shows that the indicators such as thepolitical and government intervention; mental and emotional; work and income were the components of multidimensional wellbeing that was improved by vertical integration decision of the farmers in the fish hub. However, social relations; physical and health; living environment wellbeing dimensions were not affected by the vertical integration decision of the respondents. It is therefore recommended that fish farmers should integrate themselves so as to enjoy government interventions, better income status and better emotional wellness all of which will improve their wellbeing.Item EFFECT OF WATER SOURCES ON THE HEALTH OF RURAL CHILDREN: EVIDENCE FROM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA(Cercetări Agronomice în Moldova, 2019-03-06) Babatunde, R.O.; Salami, M.F.; Aroke, J.O.Majority of the disease outbreak in developing countries have been attributed to contaminated water with children being the worst hit. Therefore, this study analyzed the effect of water sources on the health status of children under the age of 5 years in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. Primary data was obtained through the use of semi structured interviews; 150 households with at least one child under five years were interviewed however; only 146 questionnaires were completed and found valid for analysis. The data was subjected to descriptive statistics, such as pie chart, bar charts. The results show that majority (58.2%) of the children were males. Also, most (83.5%) of the children were infants, i.e. within the age range of 0-2 years. Most (96%) of the households had access to improved water sources of which protected dug well is the most accessible. Many (42%) of the households reported that they experience periods of water shortage, this explains why water washed diseases (disease associated with poor hygiene in the face of water scarcity) was the most predominant diseases reported among the children with 70 reported cases. These were closely followed by the water related insect vector diseases with 64 reported cases and then water borne diseases with 48 reported cases. Water based diseases rarely occurred in the study area. This study, therefore, recommends that effort should be geared towards provision of safe water all year round for the farming households. Also, insecticide treated nets should be made available for the children in the farming households so as to prevent insect bites.Item EFFECT OF YAM STORAGE TECHNIQUES USAGE ON FARM INCOME IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA(Agrosearch, 2017-06-03) Falola, A.; Salami, M.F.; Bello, A.A.; Olaoye, T.A.Yam is an important tuber crop in Nigeria. However, its availability is affected by rate of deterioration arising from poor postharvest handling. Hence, farmers use various techniques to minimize the loss. Therefore, this study examined the effect of the usage of various yam storage techniques on farm income in Kwara State, Nigeria. Data were collected from 180 respondents and analyzed with descriptive statistics, Tobit regression, weight index, and bivariate correlation. Data analysis reveals that yam barn storage technique was ranked first in terms of level of usage by the farmers with the highest average weight index (AWI=2.54) while, open sided shelve was the least (AWI=0.594). However, in terms of level of awareness, the heap on the floor technique was ranked first by the respondents. The Tobit regression analysis indicates that extension service and crop yield had a positive and significant effect on the usage of yam storage techniques, while access to credit had a negative significant effect. The bivariate correlation reveals that; there is a positive significance between usage intensity and farm income of the farmers. It is therefore recommended that extension agents should actively disseminate information on improved storage techniques to yam farmers in the study area as well as the need to use such techniquesItem VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS OF MAIZE FARMERS TO CLIMATE RISK IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA(Agrosearch, 2018-06-05) Ayinde, O.E.; Ajewole, O.O.; Adeyemi, U.T.; Salami, M.F.There is an increasing concern on the vulnerability of farmers to the impact of climate change. The study analyses maize farmers’ vulnerability to climate risk, it specifically determines their knowledge of climate change; examines their vulnerability; identifies the determinants of vulnerability and their management strategies. Three-stage random sampling was employed. Descriptive statistics, Likert scale, vulnerability index and stepwise regression were the tools of analysis. Result showed 79.5% of the respondents were males while 20.5% were females; 77.5% had no formal education; and their mean farm size was 2.88ha. The majority of the farmers agreed that the climate is changing which is corroborated by the meteorological data analysed. The vulnerability assessment shows that the farmers are vulnerable. The determinants of vulnerability among the farmers were years of experience, information about climate change, sensitivity of farming resource and susceptibility to drought.. The results also showed that farmers do not have the necessary capacity to mitigate against the effect of climate change. It therefore recommends that adequate climatic information, easy access to drought tolerant maize variety should be prioritize in policy making.