URBAN WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN VEGETABLE GARDENING IN ONDO SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF ONDO STATE, NIGERIA (original) (raw)
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Journal of Agricultural and Rural Research, 2018
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Activities Of Women In Home Gardening In Ovia North-East Local Government Area Of Edo State, Nigeria
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The study investigated the activities of women in home gardening in Ovia North-East L.G.A. of Edo state. A total of 80 respondents were sampled using the snowball sampling technique. Data were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, means and chi-square analysis. Results revealed that 36.0% of the women were mainly between 41 to 50 years of age. About 74.7% were married and 64.0% had passed through tertiary institutions. The major crops cultivated were pumpkin (93.3%), bitter leaf (90.7%), pepper (88.0%) and green vegetables (84.0%). Some of the activities carried out by the women themselves in the garden include planting (X=3.37) and weeding (X=2.91). The reasons adduced for establishing home garden were ready supply of food for the household (88.0%) and income generation (66.7%). A significant association exist between the respondents’ years of farming experience and the activities carried out in the garden (χ 2 = 9.10; p < 0.05). It was recommended that more women should...
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Constraints Faced by Women Vegetable Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria and Its Agricultural Practices
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