Rice farmers’ Perception and Knowledge of Integrated Rice and Fish Farming in Selected Local Government Areas of Kwara State

Cercetari Economice in Moldova

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Deborah OLABODE¹  Kemi OMOTESHO¹  Oluwafemi OLABANJI¹  Israel OGUNLADE¹  Oluwatosin ADEBISI¹ 

[1] Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ilorin

关键词: perception;    knowledge;    integrated farming;    rice;    fish;   

DOI  :  10.46909/cerce-2020-032

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara "Ion Ionescu de la Brad"

【 摘 要 】

In spite of the numerousadvantages associated with integrated riceand fish farming, deliberate adoption ofthis technique is still insignificant. Thisstudy examined rice farmers’ perceptionand knowledge of integrated rice and fishfarming practice in Kwara State. A threestage sampling procedure was used toselect 149 rice farmers, while data wasobtained through the use of a wellstructured structured interview schedule.Data were analysed using descriptivestatistics and the Pearson’s ProductMoment Correlation (PPMC). The resultsshow that 81.9% of the respondents weremale with mean age of 38 years and anaverage of 14 years farming experience.Given the average mean score of 3.04respondents had a positive perception ofintegrated rice and fish farming, while63.8% of the respondents had moderateknowledge. Farmers’ identified high costof irrigation materials (M.S.=2.59),poaching (M.S.=2.59), flooding (M.S.=2.55) as major constraints to the practiceof integrated rice and fish farming.Farmers’ perception had a significantrelationship with knowledge of integratedrice and fish farming at p<0.05 level.Also, farmers’ age (r=0.300, p<0.000),level of education (r=0.287, p<0.000),farming experience (r=0.220, p<0.007),membership of cooperative society(r=0.176, p<0.032) and extension contact(r=0.204, p<0.013) had significantrelationship with the knowledge level.The study concluded that the rice farmershad moderate knowledge and positiveperception of integrated rice and fishfarming. There is a need to provideincentives, such as irrigation facilities tofarmers and provision of adequatetraining on integrated rice and fishfarming in order to fully maximize thepotentials therein.

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