Browsing by Author "Oladimeji, Y.U."

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    A Study of the Use of Honey and Ethno-biological Components in Nigerian Trado-medical Practices
    (British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 2014) Ajao, Adeyemi Mufutau; Oladimeji, Y.U.; Babatunde, S. K.; Obembe, A.
    Trado-medical practice variously referred to as ethno-medicine, folk medicine, native healing, and alternative medicine, is an ancient and culture-bound method of healing used against various diseases threatening human existence and survival. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of honey and other ethno-biological components in the treatment of different ailments in Kwara State, North central Nigeria. Structured questionnaire and interview schedule were used to collect information from 280 respondents (120 herb sellers and 160 trado-medical practitioners). The result revealed methods of remedies’ preparation such as infusion, decoction, maceration, extraction, squeezing, soaking, shredding, grinding/pounding, and drying while the mode of use include: drinking, chewing, licking, eating, and topical application. It was also observed that 20 plants and 6 animal products distributed across 18 and 5 families respectively were being used in combination with honey for the treatment of arthritis, toothache, cold, chronic cough, stomach ulcer, diabetes, wounds, hypertension, low sperm count, ear defect, rheumatism, malaria and infertility among others. The knowledge of trado-medical practices elicited could serve as a basis for further drug discovery, pharmacological research and bio-prospecting.
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    ASSESSMENT OF CONTRIBUTION OF APICULTURAL PRACTICES TO HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
    (International Journal of cience and Nature, 2013) Ajao, Adeyemi Mufutau; Oladimeji, Y.U.
    Agriculture and biotechnology including beekeeping offers an unexploited succor capable of salvaging the people from abject hunger and poverty. Honey bee and its products are frequently used in diverse ways and contribute to agricultural development through crop pollination and income to farmers. The study examined contribution of apiculture practices to household income and poverty alleviation in Patigi and Irepodun areas of kwara State, Nigeria. A random sampling technique was used to select 120 bee farmers for the study. Primary data were obtained with the aid of structured questionnaire and interview schedule. Descriptive statistics, gross margin and OLS model were employed in data analysis. The results revealed that bee farmers were at productive age with mean age of 45 years. The literacy rate was very low while the bulk of the bee farmers had subsidiary occupations to supplement their income. Average net return per litre of honey produced ranges from ₦1200 to ₦1500 while average income per season per colony ranges from ₦7500 to ₦10000.The postulate explanatory variables explained 72.5% in the variation of volume of bee produced. However, all the explanatory variables included in the factors affecting bee farmer income explained 81.4% in the variations in income earned by bee farmer. Given the opportunity and amazing potentials for widening export base for apiculture in Kwara State, it was recommended that the government at all levels should provide social services and ensure that bee farmers are educated to ensure proper understanding of indices of bee production with attendance boost in honey.
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    Determinant of Rural Household Poverty Nexus Fuel Consumption among Fisherfolks in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Journal of Scientific Research & Reports, 2015-05-02) Oladimeji, Y.U.; Abdulsalam, Z; Ajao, Adeyemi Mufutau; Adepoju, S.A.
    The study examined rural households’ fuel consumption pattern in Kwara State, Nigeria. Primary data using a structured questionnaire and interview were administered to select randomly 110 rural farming households. The result revealed a link between forests, agricultural production and poverty as about 79% of sampled respondents titled towards using biomass for their energy sources. About three-fifth (63%) of the rural fishery households could be considered to have a low energy expenditure pattern because they fell below energy poverty line of ₦640 ($4.05) per adult equivalent per month. Result also estimated the log-likelihood ratio to be ˗28.7, the adjusted R-2 of 0.557 implies that the explanatory variables were collectively able to explain about 56% of the total variation in energy consumption pattern among the rural households. The study recommend designing more economical, efficient and less pollutants cooking stoves and lighting equipment that uses local bio-fuels (renewable) and harnessing modern energy source to supplement the use of biomass for rural farming households to reduce energy poverty level.
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    ESTIMATION OF EFFICIENCY DIFFERENTIALS IN HONEY BEE ENTERPRISES: IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY IN KEBBI AND KWARA STATES OF NIGERIA
    (Gashua Journal of Irrigation and Desertification Studies, 2016) Oladimeji, Y.U.; Ajao, Adeyemi Mufutau; Abdulrahman, S.; Suleiman, R.; Bolaji, A.M.
    The total honey produced in Nigeria is usually inadequate, not documented and the country only meets the domestic consumption partly from the public based farm, local farmers and mostly import from other countries.This paper examines the Technical Efficiency (TE) gaps between traditional and modern honey bee enterprise in Kwara and Kebbi States, Nigeria. The multistage sampling technique was employed in randomly selecting 80 beekeepers comprising 30 traditional beekeepers from each State and 20 modern beekeepers from both States. The main tools of analysis were descriptive and inferential statistics. Empirical result showed that the mean TE value for modern production system was about 0.84 compared to traditional unit with 0.59. This is an indication that on the average, the bee farmers were operating TE of 0.16 and 0.41 below the frontier for modern and traditional systems respectively. TE coefficients of number of hives (0.29); adjusted hired labour (0.21) and number of baits (0.08) in modern bee farming and traditional bee farming adjusted family labour and number of baits coefficients (-0.05; 0.43) shown that these variables increased TE. A positive mean difference of about ₦6,752 in income was realized among bee farms that adopt new bee farm equipments. The demand-supply gap of honey products could be bridged and sustainable increased output could be achieved if farmers adopt a new techniques and improved their technically efficiency as ample opportunity still exist to move closer to frontier.
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    Profit Efficiency of Concrete and Earthen Pond Systems in Kwara State, Nigeria: A path towards Protein Self-Sufficiency in Fish Farming
    (Nigerian Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 2017) Oladimeji, Y.U.; Abdulsalam, Z.; Mani, J.R.; Ajao, Adeyemi Mufutau; Galadima, S. A.
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    Structure, production and constraints of honey hunting and traditional beekeeping activities in patigi, Kwara state, Nigeria
    (Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, 2015) Ajao, Adeyemi Mufutau; Oladimeji, Y.U.
    Honey has continued to play an important role in nutrition and medicine; it is an ingredient in many herbal remedies and a crucial component of the bride price for many tribes in Nigeria. Several methods and structures including traditional, modern beekeeping, and age long honey hunting are employed to obtain honey for its several uses. This study aims to study honey bee farming structure; production capacity and constraints faced by both honey hunters and traditional beekeepers. A proportional random sample size of 190 bee honey farmers comprising of 110 bee honey hunters and 80 traditional beekeepers were used for the study. Data were collected through structured questionnaire and direct participation. The results of the study indicated that about 53% and 70% of the honey hunters and traditional beekeepers were within 20-30 years and 31-40 years of age respectively. The result also revealed that 86.3% of honey hunters and 87.5% of beekeepers employed smoking as mean of honey harvest. Further, 4.7litres, 4.8litres, 5.8lites and 6.2litres of honey were harvested from tree cavities, colonies on tree branches, woven grasses and calabashes respectively. Provision of necessary modern beekeeping tools, training, and credit facilities could minimize constraints faced by bee farmers and improve their welfare.
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    Structure, production and constraints of honey hunting and traditional beekeeping activities in patigi, Kwara state, Nigeria
    (Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, 2015) Ajao, Adeyemi Ajao; Oladimeji, Y.U.
    Honey has continued to play an important role in nutrition and medicine; it is an ingredient in many herbal remedies and a crucial component of the bride price for many tribes in Nigeria. Several methods and structures including traditional, modern beekeeping, and age long honey hunting are employed to obtain honey for its several uses. This study aims to study honey bee farming structure; production capacity and constraints faced by both honey hunters and traditional beekeepers. A proportional random sample size of 190 bee honey farmers comprising of 110 bee honey hunters and 80 traditional beekeepers were used for the study. Data were collected through structured questionnaire and direct participation. The results of the study indicated that about 53% and 70% of the honey hunters and traditional beekeepers were within 20-30 years and 31-40 years of age respectively. The result also revealed that 86.3% of honey hunters and 87.5% of beekeepers employed smoking as mean of honey harvest. Further, 4.7litres, 4.8litres, 5.8lites and 6.2litres of honey were harvested from tree cavities, colonies on tree branches, woven grasses and calabashes respectively. Provision of necessary modern beekeeping tools, training, and credit facilities could minimize constraints faced by bee farmers and improve their welfare.
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    SURVEY OF CROP- PLANTS AND HONEY BEE POLLINATION: A STIMULUS TO FOOD SECURITY IN KWARA STATE NIGERIA
    (Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 2018) Ajao, Adeyemi Mufutau; Oladimeji, Y.U.; Aderolu, I.
    The relevance of honey bees and their role in pollination and consequently in food production can not be over overemphasized. This present study was planned to observe, document bee’s pollinators’ activities, identify common bee forage plants, as well as investigate bee/plant interaction. The study was conducted at five research bee farms (apiaries) which were purposefully selected due to their locations and standard. These include Afon, Amberi, Buari, Kwara State University Malete and University of Ilorin apiaries located within guinea and derived ecological zones of Kwara State, Nigeria. The study involves a survey of types of plants visited by worker honey bees for nectar and/or pollen in and around the apiaries, collection and identification of plant species types. The result of the study on the frequency of bee visitation among foraging plants revealed Parkia biglobosa (18.71%); Azadiracta indica (17.14%); Anarcadium occidentale (14.93%) at the Guinea savanna, while Moringa oleifera (17.97%); Pisdium guajava (17.12%) and Butyrospermum parkii (12.88%) were recorded at derived savannah areas. On food crops visited by bees Arachis hypogea (24.06%); Phaseolus vulgaris (22.29%); Abelmoschus esculentus (21.59%) and Citrullus colocynthis (16.35%) are most important food crops while cereal crops include Zea mays (0.21%) and Sorghum bicolor (0.14%) were less visited by honey bee. Cultivation of a wide variety of bee plants to provide adequate incentive for the bee colony and avoid Apis mellifera swarming occasioned by inadequate nectar and pollen is among the suggestions proffered.