Abstract
The paper identified the community factors associated with indigenous knowledge practices in soil fertility conservation amongst farmers in Ekiti State, Nigeria. It specifically identified various indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) utilized in conserving soil fertility; identified the reasons for utilizing the IKS practices in soil fertility conservation; Table 2: Correlation and multiple regression analyses showing linear relationship between IKS utilization score and community related factors Community-related Correlation Coefficient of Regression t-value factors (x-variables) coefficient determination coefficient for Ho (r) (r2) (b) i. Cultural pattern 0.128* 0.016 0.083 1.305 ii. Presence of agric.oriented people 0.183** 0.033 0.119 1.975* iii. Lack of faction and dispute 0.213** 0.045 0.138 2.182* iv. Communication Pattern -0.064 0.004 -0.061 -0.982 vi. Decision-making Pattern -0.131* 0.017 -0.024 -0.376 vii. People’s attitude (objectivity and open mindedness) -0.336** 0.113 -0.280 -4.585* Number of independent variables = 6 Number of respondents = 250 Source: Field survey, 2000 Critical values of r at p < 0.01 and 0.05 are 0.171 and 0.124, respectively. tvalues at P< 0.01 and 0.05 are 2.326, and 1.645, respectively **r and *r significant at P<0.01 and 0.05 levels, respectively. R= 0.403 R-square (R2) = 0.163 Adjusted or corrected R2 = 0.142
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