Farmer’s willingness to adopt bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) in agroforestry along selected areas in Ido Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the adoption of Bambusa vulgaris in agro-forestry practices along  some selected farms in Ido Local Government Area of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. A simple random sampling method was used, while 50 pieces of semi-structured interview schedule were randomly administered among agro-forestry farmers in the local government area. The data collected was analysed using SPSS version 20 and was presented using Tables, Pie charts, and Bar charts. The results indicate that farming practices in the study area are predominantly male-dominated (90.0%) and at their prime and active age (86.0%) with little or no formal education (54.0%) coupled with marital responsibility (100.0%). The majority (86.0%) of the access to land ownership for the agro- forestry farmers was mostly communal and owned showing family attributes still exist. The regular farming method adopted there is basically to feed their family (60.0%) and to generate income from sale of products (40.0%) and this has been on for between 0-21 years but their willingness to adopt agro-forestry was observed (100.0%), while citing access to fertilizer was seen as a major problem. But adoption of agro-forestry farming was made to be seen as a means in this study as indicative of soil fertility. There is an indication that most of the farmers (83.0%) have either planted Bamboo before or seen people use it for several other purposes apart from agroforestry hence the adoption of Bamboo for agroforestry farming must be given an urgent attention so as to provide income and ecological stability.