Effect of Market Access on the Adoption of Sustainable Soil Management Practices in Oyo State, Nigeria

Sadiat Funmilayo Arifalo; Julius Olumide Ilesanmi

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Effect of Market Access on the Adoption of Sustainable Soil Management Practices in Oyo State, Nigeria

Sadiat Funmilayo Arifalo, Julius Olumide Ilesanmi

Published in International Journal of Agricultural Economics (Volume 7, Issue 3)

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The study examined the effect of market access on the adoption of sustainable soil management practices by farmers in the study area. Specifically, the study described the socio-economic characteristics of the farmers; identified the sustainable soil management practices adopted by the farmers; determined factors influencing the choice of sustainable soil management practices used; determined the relationship between market access and the adoption intensity of sustainable soil management practices and identified constraints faced in adopting sustainable soil management practices. Multistage sampling procedure was employed to collect data from one hundred and fifty (150) farmers. Thereafter, data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate probit regression. The findings revealed that the mean age of the respondents was 45 years, with a mean household size of about 6 members. Majority (69.6%) of the respondents had formal education and a mean year of experience of about 18. The study also revealed that all the respondents had access to one form of market or the other for purchase of inputs and sales of their products. In addition, the mean distance covered from farm to home was less than 5 kilometres for most of the respondents while the distance from home to major market and farm to major market was between 5 and 10 kilometres. The most popular sustainable soil management practices adopted by the farmers were the use of chemical fertilizers, crop rotation and intercropping. Furthermore, the multivariate probit regression model showed that age of the respondents, educational level, farm size, household size, farming experience, farm income, awareness of sustainable soil management practices, average distance to the input market, average distance to the output market, average price of product, average price of input for each practice, subsidies on input for each practice, significantly influenced the adoption of sustainable soil management practice by farmers. Also, it was found by the study that inadequate fund is the major constraint faced by the respondents in adopting sustainable soil management practices.

Published in	International Journal of Agricultural Economics (Volume 7, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijae.20220703.13
Page(s)	120-128
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Sustainable, Adoption, Soil, Management, Market Access, Adopters

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Sadiat Funmilayo Arifalo

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Julius Olumide Ilesanmi

Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, BamideleOlumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria

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