Abstract
The study examined management practices among farmers in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. A two stage sampling technique was used in selecting the sample size. Structured questionnaires were used in collecting primary data from one hundred (100) sampled farmers in ten villages (Ohakiti, Odo-Ape, Olle-Bunu, Egbeda, Aiyetoro, Aiyede, Otu, Oke-Dayo, Okebukun and Agbadu) within the study area. Data Collected from the questionnaire were analyzed using percentage. The result from the study revealed that majority of the farmers are above the productivity age (53.8%) of 51 years. The main crops grown in the study area is yam and cassava. 45% of the respondents practice mixed cropping. Practices among farmers in the study area include; use of improved, varieties chemical weeding, planting of cover crop, use of inorganic fertilizer, live mulch and chemical method for control of pests. It is concluded that there is need for farmers to improve on the current practice in other to ensure optimal and profitable production.Keywords: Soil, Crops, Management, farmers
Highlights
Understanding the relationships between crops and ecosystems is becoming an increasingly important research and development priority to establish sustainable crop management practices - in particular, the move from managing soils using chemical inputs to the use of biologically-based improved strategies is a rapidly emerging challenge
MATERIALS AND METHOD Description of the study area: The study was conducted at Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area in Kogi State
The result agrees with the reported age population of farmers in Nigeria (Olayide, 1982; Manyong et al, 2005, Ayodele and Akande, 2009)
Summary
Understanding the relationships between crops and ecosystems is becoming an increasingly important research and development priority to establish sustainable crop management practices - in particular, the move from managing soils using chemical inputs to the use of biologically-based improved strategies is a rapidly emerging challenge. Soil management entails the nutrient and water management; the management of physical properties such that the soil is used for optimum crop production on a sustainable basis without any adverse effect on the environment. While Crop management involves; thinning, pruning, weed control, pest and disease control, staking and other practices that create conducive environment for crop growth and development. Soils in Nigeria are the products of intensive weathering and leaching of parent materials low in weatherable minerals such that low activity clays, low organic matter content and poor nutrient fertility put a ceiling on crop yields (Anon, 2006). The need for soil resources management should be a national priority
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