Keywords
Fertility
Management
Practices
Soil
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Abstract
This study was carried out to analyzed socio-economic determinants of Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) practices choice among maize farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Using a multi-stage sampling procedure, 206 maize farmers were selected and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logit regression models were used to analyze the data collected. Findings revealed that majority of the farmers (about 60%) fell within the 20-40 years and they were predominantly male (62.1%), married (82.0%), and had a secondary education (40.3%). Farmers operated on an average farm size of 1.70 hectares. Majority of the maize farmers in the study area used intercropping with legumes (94%), organic manure (87%) and improved maize seed (79%) ISFM practices, the least practiced ISFM among the farmers were minimum tillage, crop residue retention and use of crop rotation. Socio-economic factors that were significant (P < 0.05) and positively influenced ISFM practices used among maize farmers were annual income, education level, and household size. Meanwhile gender (sex) have negative and significant (P < 0.05) influence on minimum tillage practice by the maize farmers. The study concludes on moderate use of ISFM practices among maize farmers in the study area. It was therefore be recommended that organized farmer’s programmes should be targeted toward educating the farmers on ISFM practices benefits and improving their income so as to facilitate adoption of ISFM practices for sustainable farm operation.
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