Small-Scale Farmers’ Uptake of Eco-Friendly Vegetable Production Practices in Enugu State, Nigeria.
The rising demand for sustainable agriculture is driving a global shift toward eco-friendly vegetable production methods that prioritise human health and environmental protection Vegetables. however, the level of uptake of eco-friendly practices and their drivers are poorly understood, which prompt...
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| author | Ikenna Charles Ukwuaba Chiziterem Benita Nze Ridwan Mukaila Sunday Ifeanyi Ukwuaba Chukwuma Otum Ume Emmanuel Ejiofor Omeje Ogochukwu Gabriella Onah Chris Nnamdi Onyekwe Onyebuchi Jonathan Umeh |
| author_facet | Ikenna Charles Ukwuaba Chiziterem Benita Nze Ridwan Mukaila Sunday Ifeanyi Ukwuaba Chukwuma Otum Ume Emmanuel Ejiofor Omeje Ogochukwu Gabriella Onah Chris Nnamdi Onyekwe Onyebuchi Jonathan Umeh |
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The rising demand for sustainable agriculture is driving a global shift toward eco-friendly vegetable production methods that prioritise human health and environmental protection Vegetables. however, the level of uptake of eco-friendly practices and their drivers are poorly understood, which prompts the current study. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 300 randomly selected vegetable farmers in Enugu State. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression were used for data analysis. Results show that standard eco-friendly practices adopted by vegetable farmers included minimum/no tillage (87.0%), intercropping (64.0%), reduction of chemical inputs (64.0%), agroforestry (46%), and organic farming (33%). Most (71%) farmers were medium-level adopters of eco-friendly practices. The primary constraints to the uptake of eco-friendly practices included limited access to resources (????? =4.50), limited technical knowledge (????? =4.04) and lack of support from research and extension services (????? =4.03). Education (p<0.1), farm size (p<0.05), farming experience (p<0.05), consumer demand (p<0.05), and access to credit (p<0.05) were the socioeconomic and institutional factors that influenced the level of adoption of eco-friendly vegetable production practices. To accelerate the transition to sustainable farming, the study recommends innovative solutions such as tailored farmer education programs, microfinance initiatives, government subsidies, and robust research-extension linkages.
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| spelling | doaj-art-966c35efd8ae427d9cb4ada0ba8b6d0f2025-02-01T06:35:56ZengAgricultural Extension Society of NigeriaJournal of Agricultural Extension1119-944X2408-68512025-01-01291Small-Scale Farmers’ Uptake of Eco-Friendly Vegetable Production Practices in Enugu State, Nigeria.Ikenna Charles Ukwuaba0Chiziterem Benita Nze1Ridwan Mukaila 2Sunday Ifeanyi Ukwuaba3Chukwuma Otum UmeEmmanuel Ejiofor Omeje4Ogochukwu Gabriella Onah5Chris Nnamdi Onyekwe6Onyebuchi Jonathan Umeh7University of Nigeria, Nsukka Enugu State, NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, University of Nigeria,NsukkaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, University of Nigeria,NsukkaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Umuagwo, Imo state, Nigeria.Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nigeria,NsukkaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, University of Nigeria,NsukkaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, University of Nigeria,NsukkaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka The rising demand for sustainable agriculture is driving a global shift toward eco-friendly vegetable production methods that prioritise human health and environmental protection Vegetables. however, the level of uptake of eco-friendly practices and their drivers are poorly understood, which prompts the current study. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 300 randomly selected vegetable farmers in Enugu State. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression were used for data analysis. Results show that standard eco-friendly practices adopted by vegetable farmers included minimum/no tillage (87.0%), intercropping (64.0%), reduction of chemical inputs (64.0%), agroforestry (46%), and organic farming (33%). Most (71%) farmers were medium-level adopters of eco-friendly practices. The primary constraints to the uptake of eco-friendly practices included limited access to resources (????? =4.50), limited technical knowledge (????? =4.04) and lack of support from research and extension services (????? =4.03). Education (p<0.1), farm size (p<0.05), farming experience (p<0.05), consumer demand (p<0.05), and access to credit (p<0.05) were the socioeconomic and institutional factors that influenced the level of adoption of eco-friendly vegetable production practices. To accelerate the transition to sustainable farming, the study recommends innovative solutions such as tailored farmer education programs, microfinance initiatives, government subsidies, and robust research-extension linkages. https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/4631Eco-friendly farmingvegetable productionsmallholder vegetable farmers |
| spellingShingle | Ikenna Charles Ukwuaba Chiziterem Benita Nze Ridwan Mukaila Sunday Ifeanyi Ukwuaba Chukwuma Otum Ume Emmanuel Ejiofor Omeje Ogochukwu Gabriella Onah Chris Nnamdi Onyekwe Onyebuchi Jonathan Umeh Small-Scale Farmers’ Uptake of Eco-Friendly Vegetable Production Practices in Enugu State, Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Extension Eco-friendly farming vegetable production smallholder vegetable farmers |
| title | Small-Scale Farmers’ Uptake of Eco-Friendly Vegetable Production Practices in Enugu State, Nigeria. |
| title_full | Small-Scale Farmers’ Uptake of Eco-Friendly Vegetable Production Practices in Enugu State, Nigeria. |
| title_fullStr | Small-Scale Farmers’ Uptake of Eco-Friendly Vegetable Production Practices in Enugu State, Nigeria. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Small-Scale Farmers’ Uptake of Eco-Friendly Vegetable Production Practices in Enugu State, Nigeria. |
| title_short | Small-Scale Farmers’ Uptake of Eco-Friendly Vegetable Production Practices in Enugu State, Nigeria. |
| title_sort | small scale farmers uptake of eco friendly vegetable production practices in enugu state nigeria |
| topic | Eco-friendly farming vegetable production smallholder vegetable farmers |
| url | https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/4631 |
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