Involvement of Farm Households in Banana and Plantain Production in Aguata Agricultural Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria.
Keywords:
Plantain, banana, household, agronomic, consumption, incomeAbstract
                                                                         AbstractThe study examined backyard banana and plantain production among households in Aguata Agricultural Zone. Sixty randomly selected heads of households were used for the study. Data were generated using structured interview schedule and analysed by means of descriptive statistics Majority (63.3%) of the respondents had 1-50 stands of banana and plantain on their farm under mixed cropping pattern (68.3%). About 53.4% of the households were engaged in banana and plantain production mainly for consumption and they sourced planting materials from personal farms, All members of the household were involved in the production process, though the adult female dominated the execution of most farming tasks. The major agronomic practices employed by the households in banana and plantain production were de-suckering/pruning (96.7%), de-budding (91.7%), application of organic/inorganic manure (90.0%), de-leafing/de-trashing (76.7%), mulching (65.0%) and weeding (61.7%). Major factors militating against backyard banana and plantain production were susceptibility to wind, storm and drought (M= 2.25), poor yield (M=2.08), cluster nature of growth (M=1.91), high incidence of pest and diseases (M=1.88), long maturation period, high temperature/low rainfall (M=1.66) and unstable market price (M=1.65).Therefore extension agents from public and non- governmental organisations should The study thus, recommended that extension agents from public and non- governmental organisations should build knowledge and skills of farm households on critical agronomic practices, pest and disease management necessary to boost production and increase return to households. This can be achieved through workshop; radio programmes, and community awareness campaign. Research institutions should intensify efforts towards generation of drought and disease resistance and high yielding varieties for enhanced production.References
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Afro News (2003). http://www.afrol Com/News2003/afr 001- bananas.htm
Akinyemi S. O. S. and Tijani-Eniola, H. (2001). Effect of potassium on the productivity of plantain grown under different cropping systems.. African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, Vol.5 :1115-1118.
Baiyeri, K. P, Tenkouano, A., Mba, B. N., Mbagwu, J. S. K. (2004). Phenological and yield evaluation of Musa genotypes under alley and sole cropping systems in Southeastern Nigeria. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystem, 4(3): 137-144.
Barekye, A., Kashaija, I. N., Tushemereirwe, W. K., Adipala, E. (2000). Comparison of damage levels caused by radopholus similis and helicotylenchus multicinctus on bananas in Uganda. Annals of Applied Biology 137: 273-278
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CTA (2005). The Tropical Agriculturist Plantain-Bananas. Macmillan Oxford OX 43pp.
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Ekunwe, P. A., Ajayi, H. I (2010) Economics of Plantain Production in Edo State Nigeria. Research Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 6(6): 902-905.
Faturoti, B. O., Madukwe, M .C., Tenkouano, A., Agwu, A. E. (2007). A review of policy acts and initiatives in plantain and banana innovation system in Nigeria. Africa Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 6(20) pp 2297 – 2302 18.
Fonsah, E. G., Chidebelu, A. S. (2011). Economics of Banana Production and Marketing in the Tropics: A Case Study of Cameroon. African Books Collective.
Food and Agriculture Organization AGROSTAT Database (2004): Food and Agriculture Organisation, Organization of the United Nations, Production year book. FAO Rome.
Food and Agriculture Organization FAO STAT (2011). Plantain production quantity in Nigeria 1961-2009. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO. Rome.
Heslop-Harrison, J.H. and Trude Schwarzacher. “Domestication, Genomics, and the Future for Banana,†Annals of Botany 100, no. 5 (2007): 1073-1084.
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP).(1989). Annual Report. International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain, Montpellier, France
Nkendah, R.., Akyeampong, E. (2003). Socioeconomic Data on the Plantain Commodity Chain in West and Central Africa. International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain, Infomusa. 12(1) :. 8 – 13.
National population commission (NPC) (2006). National population census figure, Abuja.
Shaibu, A. A., Maji, E. A., Ogburia, M. N (2012) Yield evaluation of plantain and banana landraces and hybrids in humid agro ecological zone of Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Research and Development Vol. 2(3).: 074-079,
Sharrock, S. (2000) .Nutritive value of banana. In: International network for the improvement of banana and plantain ( INIBAP) Annual report 1999. Montpellier, France : 28–31.
Temple, L., Kwa, M. Fogain, R. (2006). Participatory determinants of innovation and their impact on plantain production systems in Cameroon. International Journal of Agricultural. Sustainability. 4:233–243.
Tijani, I. A., Omonona, B. T., Ashaolu, O. F., Bamiro, O. M. (2009).Economic Analysis of Plantain Production in Irewole Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria. Retrieved from http://www.aensiweb.com/anas/2009/183-187.pdf
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2015-06-24
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Dimelu, M. U. (2015). Involvement of Farm Households in Banana and Plantain Production in Aguata Agricultural Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 19(1). Retrieved from https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/480
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