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Comparative Study Of Organic Farming Practices Amongst Rural Household Livestock, Crop And Fish Farmers: The Case Of South- South, Nigeria.

Atoma, Charity; Anyoha, Ndidi; Ubochioma, Chikaire and Uyoyuo, Sidney (2021) Comparative Study Of Organic Farming Practices Amongst Rural Household Livestock, Crop And Fish Farmers: The Case Of South- South, Nigeria. Paper at: Organic World Congress 2021, Science Forum: 6th ISOFAR Conference co-organised with INRA, FiBL, Agroecology Europe, TP Organics and ITAB, Rennes, France, 8 - 10 September, 2021. [Completed]

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Comparative analysis of organic farming practices amongst farmers in South –South Nigeria was carried out. Multistage random selection technique was employed to select rural households engaged in fish, livestock and crop production  Organic farming practices amongst crop farmers were  the use of farmyard manure, intercropping, mulching  and spot bush burning. Among livestock farmers were access to fresh drinking water and adequate feeding. Out of the fourteen practices outlined, fish farmers engaged in the use of three of such practices - eco-friendly design, site is far from polluting substances and pond protection from predators. There was significant difference in the farmers’ level of use of organic farming practices based on their states of origin (Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa and Delta).  It was concluded that farmers’ in  Akwa-Ibom state  make use of organic farming practices  best,  followed by  Bayelsa state and the least is Delta state.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Keywords:fish farmers, livestock farmers, organic, rural households
Subjects:"Organics" in general
Research affiliation: International Conferences > 2021: Organic World Congress, Science Forum: 6th ISOFAR Conference co-organised with INRA, FiBL, Agroecology Europe, TP Organics and ITAB > Transitioning towards organic and sustainable food system
Nigeria
Deposited By: rey, m. frederic
ID Code:42295
Deposited On:07 Sep 2021 13:12
Last Modified:07 Sep 2021 13:12
Document Language:English
Status:Unpublished
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted
Additional Publishing Information:A book of abstracts of papers of the Science Forum at the Organic World Congress 2021, September 8-10, Online and on-site in Rennes, France '6th ISOFAR Conference co-organised with INRA, FiBL, Agroecology Europe, TP Organics and ITAB' has been published

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