Analysis Of Fertilizer Use Intensity Among Arable Crop Farmers In Ikwuano Local Government Area Of Abia State, Nigeria:- Joseph, Uchechi C.
ABSTRACT
The Study Analyzed Factors
Affecting Fertilizer Use Intensity Among Arable Crop Farmers In Ikwuano Local
Government Area Of Abia State, Nigeria. Primary data obtained from 10 arable
crop farmers were randomly sampled from the 8 villages making it a total of 80
arable crop farmers. Descriptive statistics and Multivariate Linear Regression
Analysis were used to analyze data collected. The result shows that the
fertilizer use in the study area was moderately high due to enormous demand on
the limited land in the study area to most sign many farmers to fertilizer use
intensity. Age, Gender, Educational Level, Household Size, Price of Fertilizer
are significant factors affecting fertilizer use intensity among arable crop
farmers. The study recommends that the government and other policy makers
should invest for increased knowledge and skills of farmers through avenues
such as field days, extension agents contact with farmers or any other capacity
building. Rural credit should be emphasized in order to mobilize savings and
maximize the availability of credit to the farmers and to facilitate the
distribution and uses of fertilizers, the agro-services centers as sources of
fertilizer, supply should be reinstated and more agro-services centers should
be opened in the rural areas. Besides, mechanism should be put in place to
ensure that the subsidized fertilizer reaches the famers at the subsidized
price. Fertilizer record at state and local government levels over the few
years should be scrutinized to ensure and unstill a sense of accountability and
determine the true fertilizer situation at these levels.
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JOSEPH, J (2023). Analysis Of Fertilizer Use Intensity Among Arable Crop Farmers In Ikwuano Local Government Area Of Abia State, Nigeria:- Joseph, Uchechi C.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Apr 28, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/analysis-of-fertilizer-use-intensity-among-arable-crop-farmers-in-ikwuano-local-government-area-of-abia-state-nigeria-joseph-uchechi-c-7-2
JOSEPH, JOSEPH. "Analysis Of Fertilizer Use Intensity Among Arable Crop Farmers In Ikwuano Local Government Area Of Abia State, Nigeria:- Joseph, Uchechi C." Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 08 Dec. 2023, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/analysis-of-fertilizer-use-intensity-among-arable-crop-farmers-in-ikwuano-local-government-area-of-abia-state-nigeria-joseph-uchechi-c-7-2. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
JOSEPH, JOSEPH. "Analysis Of Fertilizer Use Intensity Among Arable Crop Farmers In Ikwuano Local Government Area Of Abia State, Nigeria:- Joseph, Uchechi C.". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 08 Dec. 2023. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/analysis-of-fertilizer-use-intensity-among-arable-crop-farmers-in-ikwuano-local-government-area-of-abia-state-nigeria-joseph-uchechi-c-7-2 >.
JOSEPH, JOSEPH. "Analysis Of Fertilizer Use Intensity Among Arable Crop Farmers In Ikwuano Local Government Area Of Abia State, Nigeria:- Joseph, Uchechi C." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2023). Accessed 28 Apr. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/analysis-of-fertilizer-use-intensity-among-arable-crop-farmers-in-ikwuano-local-government-area-of-abia-state-nigeria-joseph-uchechi-c-7-2