Constraints associated with cultivation and utilization of soyabean by farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria
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2014
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Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare
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This study identified the constraints associated with the cultivation and utilization of soyabeans by farmers in
Ogun State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 120 respondents for the study. Primary
data were obtained with interview guide. Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Chi-Square were used to
analyze the data collected. Results showed that the mean age of the respondents was 54.8years and majority
(75.0%) were male. Majority (64.2%) were married while 65.0% were literate. Thirty five percent (35.0%) had
been in farming for about 20 years while majority (65.8%) cultivated between 1-3 hectares of land. Most (80.8%)
of the farmers were aware of soyabean cultivation with 56.7% having extension agents as their source of
information. Other sources of information include the media (radio and television), fellow farmers and friends.
Lack of market for soyabean was the foremost constraint against farmers’cultivation of soyabeans while lack of
knowledge of soyabean processing was ranked first among the constraints militating against farmers’ utilization
of soyabeans. More than half (59.2%) of the farmers utilize soyabean only in the form of soya milk. Chi-square
analysis showed a significant relationship between farmers’ cultivation of soyabean and sex (χ2=8.34, p<0.05)
and educational status (χ2=31.43, p<0.05). Correlation analysis showed that farmers’ cultivation of soyabean is
significantly related to age (r=0.96, p<0.05), farm size (r=0.78, p<0.05) and years of farming (r=0.68, p<0.05)
while age is significantly related to farmers’ utilization of soyabean (r=0.04, p<0.05). It was concluded that age,
sex, educational status, farm size and years of farming played significant roles in farmers’ cultivation of
soyabean while age determined the utilization of soyabean by the farmers. It was recommended that extension
services targeted on soyabean cultivation and utilization should be more vigorously pursued.
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