ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF UTILIZATION OF POULTRY MANURE BY MAIZE FARMERS IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA
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2019
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Agricultural Economics and Extension Research Studies (AGEERS)
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Poultry dropping is the fresh perhaps decaying, faecal matter from birds which when decomposed to a stable condition becomes poultry manure. This study assesses poultry manure utilization among maize farmers in Osun state, Nigeria. The objectives of the study are to describe the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, identify the sources of information on poultry manure, examine the level of utilization of poultry manure, determine the perceived benefits of poultry manure and evaluate the constraints to the use of poultry manure among maize farmers. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 180 registered maize farmers in Osun state. The data obtained were analyzed using simple frequency counts, percentages and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The findings revealed that 68.3% of maize farmers were males with an average age of 57years. More so, majority of respondents obtained information from fellow farmer (X=2.6), farmers group(X=2.6) and friends/relatives (x= 2.2). It was further revealed that 44% of the respondents apply poultry manure on 50-75% of their farm. However, some of the limitations to use of poultry manure include odour of the manure (X=2.7), time spent in the application (X=2.6), cost of transporting the manure (X= 2.6) among others. The study recommended that Private organization and Non-Governmental
Organization in conjunction with Government should provide improved technologies to process poultry manure to dry form in other to improve the quality and quantity of poultry manure in Osun state, Nigeria.
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utilization, poultry manure, maize farmers