Perceived Generation of Capital Assets From the Utilization of Jatropha Among Rural Households of the Oyo State

• Autorzy: Adebayo Samson Adeoye , Adetinuke Oluwakemi Akintan

Warianty tytułu

Korzyści finansowe, środowiskowe oraz zdrowotne uprawy jatrofy w ocenie wiejskich gospodarstw domowych ze stanu Oye w Nigerii

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The study assessed the perceived generation of capital assets from the utilization of Jatropha among rural households of the Oyo state, Nigeria. The purposive sampling technique was used to select respondents from the population of registered Jatropha growers living in rural households located in the area under study. All seventy-five (75) sampled individuals were registered members of the Jatropha Growers Association. A well-structured questionnaire was used as a test instrument to collect data from the respondents. Both descriptive and inferential statistical tools were applied to analyze the data collected for the study. The findings revealed that the majority of respondents believe that it is possible to generate physical capital from the utilization of Jatropha as a live fence (84.0%), which is useful with regard to environmental vulnerabilities (88.0%). Also in terms of financial capital, about 38.7% of persons under study believe that high income could be generated from the sale of Jatropha seeds. The majority of respondents (86.7%) perceive the cultivation of Jatropha for mitigation and reduction of soil erosion as natural capital. In relation to human capital, the results showed that about 73.3% believe Jatropha is useful in treating skin diseases. The test of the hypothesis using Pearson's product-moment correlation showed that there was a significant relationship between the perceived generation of capital assets and the utilization of Jatropha among rural households (r = 0.432, P = 0.012). In conclusion, the utilization of Jatropha is highly relevant for the generation of capital assets, which is directly proportional to the improvement of the livelihood of rural households in the Oyo state, Nigeria.(original abstract)

Badanie polegało na ocenie przez wiejskie gospodarstwa domowe w stanie Oye potencjału ekonomicznego uprawy jatrofy. Próby badawczej wybrano spośród populacji wiejskich gospodarstw domowych zarejestrowanych plantatorów jatrofy w stanie Oye. Wszystkie wylosowane próbki, tj. siedemdziesiąt pięć (75), stanowiły gospodarstwa domowe będące zarejestrowanymi członkami Stowarzyszenia Plantatorów Jatrofy. Jako instrument badawczy wykorzystano kwestionariusz ankiety. Do analizy zebranych danych użyto zarówno opisowych, jak i inferencyjnych narzędzi statystycznych. Wyniki badań ujawniły, że większość respondentów uważa, że możliwe jest generowanie kapitału z wykorzystania jatrofy jako żywopłotów (84,0%), pożytecznych ze względu na zagrożenie środowiska (88,0%). Ponadto ustalono, że około 38,7% respondentów uważa, że wysoki dochód może być generować sprzedaży nasion tej rośliny. Większość respondentów (86,7%) postrzegała uprawę jatrofy za kapitał naturalny umożliwiający łagodzenie i redukcję erozję gleby. W odniesieniu do kapitału ludzkiego, wynik pokazał, że około 73,3% respondentów uważa, że jatrofa jest przydatna w leczeniu chorób skóry. Test hipotezy przez korelację Pearsona wykazał, że istniał znaczący związek między postrzeganiem generowania aktywów i wykorzystania jatrofy wśród wiejskich gospodarstw domowych (r = 0,432, p = 0,012). Jatrofa jest bardzo istotna dla wytwarzania aktywów, które wprost proporcjonalnie przyczyniają się do poprawy dobrobytu wiejskich gospodarstw domowych w stanie Oyo, Nigeria.(fragment tekstu)

Słowa kluczowe

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Crop production; Rural areas; Farming potential

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Produkcja roślinna; Obszary wiejskie; Potencjał rolnictwa

• Czasopismo: Intercathedra
• Rocznik: 2021
• Numer: nr 47(2)
• Strony: 57--64

Twórcy

autor

Adebayo Samson Adeoye

• Federal College of Forestry Ibadan, Nigeria

autor

Adetinuke Oluwakemi Akintan

• Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ore, Ondo State

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DOI

10.17306/J.INTERCATHEDRA.2021.00121