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Adoption of Sustainable Land Use practices among Farmers in Cross River State, Nigeria
Abstract
The study assessed the adoption of sustainable land use practices among farmers in Cross River State. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information from 210 respondents using a multi-stage sampling procedure. Percentages and mean score were used for data analysis. The most needed information on sustainable land use was soil erosion prevention (X̄=3.69) while the least needed information was on tree planting. The most (68.08%) available sustainable land use practices were mulching while the least (3.08%) was integrated landscape management. Most (68.5%) of the respondents adopted between 1 and 3 sustainable land use practices. Adoption of sustainable land use practices mostly minimised soil erosion (X̄=3.48). The major factors influencing the adoption of sustainable land use practices were cost and ecological factors. It is therefore recommended that extension agents should intensify efforts on awareness towards using integrated landscape management in sustaining agricultural land. Cost and ecological factors should be addressed in order to sustain the land for future production.
