Browsing by Author "Olatinwo, L.K"

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    Analysis of training needs of cassava processors in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (2018) Olatinwo, L.K; Fawole, B.E; Adekunle O.A; Oduwaiye, M.O
    This study examined training needs of cassava processors in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: (i) describe characteristics of cassava processors; (ii) determine the perceived knowledge level of processors on improved methods (iii) identify areas of training needs to cassava processors. Sampling technique was used to select 120 respondents from the list of contact cassava processors retrieved from Nasarawa state Agricultural Development Programme. A purposive selection of 2 Local Government areas from Nasarawa state based on their prominence in cassava processing, from each of the Local Government areas, 2 communities were randomly selected. The study revealed that: mean age of the cassava processors in Nasarawa was 37years. A majority of the cassava processors in Nasarawa (84.2%) were females, most (79.2%) of the processors in Nasarawa had one form of education or the other, average year of cassava processing among cassava processors in Nasarawa was 6 years, the knowledge level of respondents on cassava processing skills was low (Mean=1.86) in Nasarawa State, the major areas of training needs were maintenance of equipment skills (mean=7.17) and handling/packaging of processed products (Mean=7.37).The study concluded that cassava processors in Nasarawa state required training in the maintenance of equipment skills, handling/packaging of processed products, safety procedure/precautionary measure, selection of tuber varieties suitable for product, credit acquisition and knowledge of environmental protection. It was therefore recommended, that cassava processors in Nasarawa State should be trained in the needed areas.
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    Assessing the impact of corona virus (Covid-19) on rural household food security in South-western Nigeria: A Gender-household head Perspective
    (2020) Daudu, A.K.; Salami, O.S.; Kareem, O.W; Olatinwo, L.K
    Actions to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 (self-isolation, lockdown, restaurant closing, etc.) have an impact on food securityand nutrition, and the disease itself is influencing food production and distributionespecially among rural households. This study therefore, assesses the impact of COVID-19 on rural household food security in South-western Nigeria by gender. Five indices of household food security developed by international agencies were adopted with little modification to suit this study. These indices include measures of “food consumption score,” “household dietary diversity score,” “coping strategies index,” the “household food insecurity access scale,” and “months of adequate household food provisioning.”A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 540 respondents for the study. Data were collected through structured questionnaire. Collected data were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, mean, standard deviation, and food securityindex, while independent sample t-test demonstrated the existing gender gap’s level of food security and PearsonProduct Moment Correlationwasused to assess degree and direction of linear relationship between the composite FSI index and each classical indicators of food security.Overall results indicate that male headed householdsare more food secure with food security index (0.5519)compared to their female headed household counterparts with an index of 0.3453.Findings show that 48.8 and 33.9% of the male and female headed household were food secure by all the indicators and more than half (51.2 and 66.1%) of them respectively failedto meet all the required indices of food security and thus we categorized them food insecure. The result showed that there was positiveand significantcorrelation of indicators with food security index in the two categories of household heads at 1% and 5% level.It is concluded that the impact of COVID-19 is felt more in female headed households compared to their male counterpart. This study recommends household based COVID-19 education and enlightenment campaign by agricultural and health extension workers with view to bridge gender gap especially among the female headed households is required. Rural household should be given necessary financial support interms of affordable loans, so that they can flexibly and resiliently respond to the threats posed byCOVID-19.
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    Effect of Gender on farmers’ level of involvement in Arable crops production activities in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (2015) Daudu, A.K; Matanmi, B.M; Oladipo, F.O; Aliyu, A.S; Olatinwo, L.K
    The importance of studying the role of gender in relation to arable crop production activities in agrarian society is therefore quite consistent with the ongoing thinking regarding the issue of gender consideration in food security issues which led to this study .The research examined the effect of gender on farmers’ level of involvement in arable crop production activities in Kwara State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was employed in selecting 160 (80 male and 80 female) arable crop farmers drawn from the study area. Data collected were gender disaggregated using frequency counts, percentages and charts while correlation was used to make deduction from the study. The findings revealed that about (48.8% and 33.6%) of male and female fell between 46-65 age brackets. Activities such as land preparation, selection and planting of cultivars, were the common activities among male respondents while harvesting, processing and marketing were the activities common to female respondents with male involving more in all the activities. Insufficient fund (65% and 52%), pest and disease attack (63% and 65%), high cost of input (56% and 59%) were some of the highest constraints to arable crop production common to both male and female respondents. Results of correlation analysis revealed that there were significant relationship between male and female respondents and their level of involvement in arable crop production activities and age (r=0.545), education (r=0.432), farming experience (r=0.653) at P<0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that male were more involved in arable crop production activities than their female counterpart in the study area. The study therefore, recommend that female farmers should be more encouraged to involve themselves if not fully but moderately in all areas of arable crop production activities. The study therefore recommended that government should design gender policies that could strike the balance between male and female farmers with a view to encouraging more women to participate in arable crop production activities in the state.