Prospects and problems of using Jatropha cake as organic fertiliser among crop farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria

Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology Pub Date : 2018-03-29 DOI:10.1504/IJARGE.2018.10011895

A. Olowoake, G. Abolaji, O. Yusuf, I. F. Ayanda, F. M. Olooto

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The study investigated prospects and problems of Jatropha cake as organic fertiliser in Nigeria. All members of Jatropha Farmers Group in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria (106) were purposively selected for the study. Interview schedule was used for data collection while frequency counts and percentage were used for data analysis. Results showed that average yield of Jatropha was 2.94 kg/ha while the quantity of Jatropha cake processed per farmer was 11.9 kg. Majority (76.5%) of the farmers indicated that Jatropha cake supported high crop yield. Also, 79.3% were favourably disposed to continuous use of Jatropha cake, indicating acceptability of the cake and prospects for market availability. Availability of Jatropha seeds ranked highest amongst constraints to Jatropha production followed by inadequate processing technologies. In conclusion, Jatropha cake was adjudged as having potentials to fill the gap of farmers' fertiliser requirements through increased availability of Jatropha cake via sustained Jatropha cultivation.

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尼日利亚奥约州种植户使用麻风树蛋糕作为有机肥料的前景和问题

研究了麻疯树饼在尼日利亚作为有机肥的前景和存在的问题。有意选择尼日利亚奥约州伊巴丹市麻疯树农民小组的所有成员(106)进行研究。数据收集采用访谈时间表，数据分析采用频率计数和百分比。结果表明，麻风树平均产量为2.94 kg/ hm2，人均麻风树饼加工量为11.9 kg/ hm2。大多数农民(76.5%)表示麻疯树饼支持作物高产。此外，79.3%的人赞成继续使用麻疯树饼，表明麻疯树饼的可接受性和市场可获得性的前景。麻疯树种子的供应是制约麻疯树生产的最大因素，其次是加工技术的不足。综上所述，通过持续种植麻疯树，增加麻疯树饼的供应，判断麻疯树饼具有填补农民肥料需求缺口的潜力。

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International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agronomy and Crop Science

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期刊介绍： IJARGE proposes and fosters discussion on the evolution and governance of agricultural resources, with emphasis on the implications that policy choices have on both the welfare of humans and the ecology of the planet. This perspective acknowledges the complexity of the agricultural sector as an interface between ecological and socio-economic processes operating in parallel over different space-time scales, as well as the reflexive characteristic of human systems.