Sustainable agriculture and agricultural land use intensification in Egbado area of Ogun State

Abstract

Post studies had indicated that population pressure, soil fertility, spatial location and land tenure are among the dominant factors that influence agricultural land use intensification in a number of regions. The present study carried out in Egbado Division of Ogun State in Nigeria showed that these factors (or their proxies) are inversely related to Land Use Intensity (LUI). However, only population pressure and average yield of maize were found to be significant explanatory variables of LUI in the area of study. The paper concludes that policy makers should integrate the socio-cultural and economic goals of farmers into small scale farmers’ planning for sustainabi1ity. This will alleviate the adverse impact of resource pressures (especially land) on sustainability and the development process.