NDLI: Rural livelihood benefits from participation in the taungya agroforestry system in Ondo State of Nigeria

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Author	Adekunle, Victor A. J. Bakare, Yekini
Copyright Year	2004
Abstract	This study examines the strategies and benefits of the taungya farming system to both the government and the rural economy in Nigeria. An interview survey was conducted in which data were collected from 115 randomly selected farmers in five villages in the Oluwa forest reserve, Ondo State, Nigeria. The study examines the extent of participation of rural dwellers in plantation development through taungya farming and the degree of success of this system as an afforestation method. The farmers were predominantly illiterate, within the age bracket of 35–54 years and with small farm holdings. Twenty nine percent relied totally on food from the forest reserve for their livelihood, while 71% also had farm holdings in free areas. Land within the reserve is allocated to farmers free of charge but compensation is paid to landlords on land from free areas. A statistically significant difference was detected in income from the two sources of farmland for the households and but not in the size of land allocated under taungya and free areas. About 184 farmers are involved in taungya annually, and 410 ha of Tectonia grandis has been established for the government of Ondo State.
Starting Page	131
Ending Page	138
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14471825
Journal	Small-scale Forestry
Volume Number	3
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	18737854
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2004-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	taungya afforestation arable crops sustainable livelihood compensation Forestry Management Forestry Agricultural Economics Environmental Economics Environmental Management Agriculture
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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