Adherence To Recommended Oil Palm Husbandry Practices Among Farmers In Ahiazu-Mbaise L.G.A Of Imo State, Nigeria

Abstract

Oil palm was among the major tree crops by which Nigeria was known in the late fifties. However, development in this industry of the economy has not been encourage. Nigerians premier position in the oil palm industry was lost to Indonesia and Malaysia shortly after independence. Thus this study was motivated by the negative developments in the tree crop sub-sector of the economy with focus on oil palm industry. Data used for this study were generated between 1984 – 1986 in the study area. The study among other things investigated and determined the degree of adherence to the recommendations of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) for optimum oil palm production. Forty respondents were randomly selected and questionnaire administered to them from each village selected. The results show that there is significant difference between the degree of adherence to the NIFOR recommendations and the expected degree of adherence.

Key words: adherence, recommended oil palm husbandary

Journal of Agriculture and Social Research Vol.4(1) 2004: 29-41