Browsing by Author "Olatinwo, L.K."

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    Assessment of the presence of metals and quality of water used for irrigation in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (2017) Aliyu, T.H.; Balogun, O.S.; Namani, C.S.; Olatinwo, L.K.; Aliyu, A.S
    : In Nigeria irrigated agriculture is an important tool for economic growth, food security, and poverty reduction during dry periods of rain-fed agriculture. The concentration and composition of dissolved constituents in water determines its quality for irrigation use. Water quality studies strongly suggest that agriculture is a leading source of water quality problems, due to pesticides and other agro-inputs, widely used by farmers to improve agricultural productivity. Poor quality irrigation water would therefore obviously affect soil quality and crop productivity. This study was carried out in 2015 to assess the presence of metals and physical properties of water, used for irrigation in Kwara state, Nigeria. Samples were randomly collected from thirty irrigation sources in three senatorial zones of Kwara State. The samples were analyzed for the presence of metals and water quality parameters, using standard procedures. Results showed that the highest concentration of Sulphate (7.0mg/L), Nitrate (8.9mg/L), Sodium (31.6mg/L), Calcium (3.1mg/L), and Magnesium (0.7) ions were within acceptable limits. The Sodium Adsorption Ratio, an indicator for water suitability in agricultural irrigation as well as a standard diagnostic parameter for the sodicity hazard of a soil, was significantly the highest (22.7) in Kwara North. Results of the study point to the need for an effective irrigation water quality assessment to curb nonpoint source pollution that could be caused by improper use of chemicals and pesticides by farmers.
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    Attitude of Secondary School Students towards Young Farmers’ Club in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (2019) Ayanda, I. F.; Yusuf, O.J.; Olooto, F.M; Olatinwo, L.K.; Awolola, B. O.; Salawu, O. L.
    This study investigated the attitude of secondary school students towards participating in Young Farmers Club (YFC) in Nigeria. A three-stage sampling technique was used to select 123 YFC’s members for the study. A 5- point Likert -type scale was used to measure the attitude of the students towards YFC activities. Information was gathered by the use of questionnaire and described by frequency, percentages and mean scores. Results showed that 42.3% and 57.7% of the students were male and female, respectively with an average age of approximately 15.0 years. Activities of YFC include crop and livestock production, organizing excursion to farms, research institutes, debates and seminars. All the students reported enhanced skills in crop and livestock production, convinced of the profitability of agricultural enterprises (58.5%). However, they reported that agriculture is not meant for the poor (55.2 %). Also, the constraints such as inadequate financial support (Mean = 3.53), inadequate farm operating equipment (Mean = 3.52), students are incapacitated to pay their annual due on regular basis (Mean = 3.24). Therefore, it is desirable to remove constraints hindering the activities of young farmers club through financial support from parents and provision of farming equipment by school authorities in order to sustain the attitude of secondary school students towards YFC in the study area.