Determinants of Adoption of Agroforestry Practices Among Farmers in Southwest Nigeria

• B.O. Akinwalere

  Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication Technology, Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State Nigeria

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The study examined the determinant factors affecting agroforestry practices in South West Nigeria. The paper examined the ownership and management of agroforestry practices, utilization and sustainability of the practices, as well as the challenges being faced by farmers practicing agroforestry in the study area. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 200 respondents. Most of the respondents (82%) are married, mean age of agroforestry farmers was 52years. About 81.5% of the respondents had formal education while 92% are involved in farming as their primary occupation. From the study, 39.5% of the respondents are involved in the practice of shelterbelt and improved fallow (35%), Taungya (24%), alley cropping (16%), tree on range land (10%), and Apiculture (2.5%). The study revealed that there was positive and significant relationship between adoption and, age, income, years of experience and household size of the respondents.

1. B.O. Akinwalere, Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication Technology, Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State Nigeria

   Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication Technology, Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State Nigeria

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