Title of article :
Agrobiodiversity Conservation Techniques Adopted by Rural Farmers in Kware Local Government Area Nigeria
Author/Authors :
Barau, A. A Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development - Faculty of Agriculture - Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria , Michael, J. A Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development - Faculty of Agriculture - Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Pages :
6
From page :
85
To page :
90
Abstract :
The study examined agrobiodiversity conservation techniques adopted by rural farmers in Kware Local Government Area, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to arrive at 120 farmers from three selected villages. Forty (40) interview schedule were administered in each of the sampled villages. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the primary data collected. Results of the findings showed that most of the farmers (25.0%) were in their active age with fairly large family size (6-10 persons). Majority were married (90.8%) with most of them having secondary education (33.3%) or less and earning between N101, 000 - N200, 000 annually. Most of the farmers conserve animals using random mating (30.8%). On the other hand, 43.3 percent conserve plants by practicing collection and preservation of seeds. The major challenge faced by the farmers was insufficient capital (43.3%). Government and NGOs need to educate and provided necessary support to the farmers who practice agrobiodiversity conservation.
Keywords :
Farmers , Rural , Techniques , Conservation , Agrobiodiversity
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year :
2017
Record number :
2433141
Link To Document :
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