Integrated weed management practices and sustainable food production among farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria

A survey was conducted in the Kwara State of Nigeria to study the integrated weed management (IWM) practices by farmers. This was in view of the poor weed management practices adopted by farmers, which is a major factor responsible for low yields of many arable crops in Kwara State. A multi-stage sa...

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Autores principales:	Imoloame Emmanuel Oyamedan, Ayanda Ibrahim Folorunsho, Yusuf Olayinka Jelili
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	food self-sufficiency herbicide weeds weed control strategy nigeria Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c8945ac18828418d92e2ddb2599ea45a2021-12-05T14:10:59ZIntegrated weed management practices and sustainable food production among farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria2391-953110.1515/opag-2021-0221https://doaj.org/article/c8945ac18828418d92e2ddb2599ea45a2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2021-0221https://doaj.org/toc/2391-9531A survey was conducted in the Kwara State of Nigeria to study the integrated weed management (IWM) practices by farmers. This was in view of the poor weed management practices adopted by farmers, which is a major factor responsible for low yields of many arable crops in Kwara State. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 480 respondents, and a structured interview schedule was used to elicit information from them. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Factor analysis was also carried out to examine the perception of farmers’ benefits of IWM. Results showed that the majority of farmers (29.4%) were youths, married (89.1%), and involved in medium-scale farming (47.2%). Furthermore, 50.8% of the farmers had primary or secondary education. Although farmers use different weed control methods, more than half of them (54.7%) use herbicides. Most farmers (92.6%) are engaged in the use of IWM, However, 73.5% of them use a combination of herbicides and hoe weeding. Although not properly practiced, farmers perceived IWM as having socio-environmental (29.229%) and techno-efficacious (23.495%) benefits over either hoe weeding or herbicides used alone. The findings suggest a need to train farmers on all aspects of IWM to achieve self-sufficiency in food production in Kwara State.Imoloame Emmanuel OyamedanAyanda Ibrahim FolorunshoYusuf Olayinka JeliliDe Gruyterarticlefood self-sufficiencyherbicideweedsweed control strategynigeriaAgricultureSAgriculture (General)S1-972ENOpen Agriculture, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 124-134 (2021)
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spellingShingle	food self-sufficiency herbicide weeds weed control strategy nigeria Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972 Imoloame Emmanuel Oyamedan Ayanda Ibrahim Folorunsho Yusuf Olayinka Jelili Integrated weed management practices and sustainable food production among farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
description	A survey was conducted in the Kwara State of Nigeria to study the integrated weed management (IWM) practices by farmers. This was in view of the poor weed management practices adopted by farmers, which is a major factor responsible for low yields of many arable crops in Kwara State. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 480 respondents, and a structured interview schedule was used to elicit information from them. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Factor analysis was also carried out to examine the perception of farmers’ benefits of IWM. Results showed that the majority of farmers (29.4%) were youths, married (89.1%), and involved in medium-scale farming (47.2%). Furthermore, 50.8% of the farmers had primary or secondary education. Although farmers use different weed control methods, more than half of them (54.7%) use herbicides. Most farmers (92.6%) are engaged in the use of IWM, However, 73.5% of them use a combination of herbicides and hoe weeding. Although not properly practiced, farmers perceived IWM as having socio-environmental (29.229%) and techno-efficacious (23.495%) benefits over either hoe weeding or herbicides used alone. The findings suggest a need to train farmers on all aspects of IWM to achieve self-sufficiency in food production in Kwara State.
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title	Integrated weed management practices and sustainable food production among farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
title_short	Integrated weed management practices and sustainable food production among farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
title_full	Integrated weed management practices and sustainable food production among farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
title_fullStr	Integrated weed management practices and sustainable food production among farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed	Integrated weed management practices and sustainable food production among farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
title_sort	integrated weed management practices and sustainable food production among farmers in kwara state, nigeria
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publishDate	2021
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Integrated weed management practices and sustainable food production among farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria

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