Assessment of the contribution of mushroom production on the livelihood of farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study was carried out to investigate the contributions of mushroom production on the livelihood of farmers in Oyo State. The study was carried out in Ido LGA, Surulere LGA and Akinyele LGA to investigate the contributions of mushroom production on the livelihood of farmers in Oyo State. A total of 202 respondents were selected using Multi – stage sampling design. Data were collected using a set of questionnaire analysis of the data obtained from the questionnaire was carried out through the use of 5 likert scale, descriptive and regression analysis were used for data analysis. The result shows that majority (83.2%) of the respondents affirmed that cultivation of mushroom can improve farmers’ livelihood, majority (74.3%) of the respondents did not agree that engaging in mushroom production will likely take most of their time. The perceived benefits derived from mushroom shows that strong bone formation was ranked 1st while increase in income ranked 6th. Regression analysis reveals that age (1%), marital status (1%), educational qualification (5%), other source of income (5%), years of experience (1%), and species of mushroom (1%), were all significant.

Keywords: Assessment, contribution, mushroom production, livelihood