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- Gender Analysis of Factors Influencing Soil and Water Conservation Technology Utilization among Vegetable Farmers in Ekiti and Oyo States, NigeriaFaniyi, Ebunoluwa; Deji, Olanike; Olowoyo, Olamide; Sulaimon, Waheed; Aduwo, Oluwafunke (Nigerian Journal of Rural Sociology, 2019)The study assessed the gender analysis of factors associated with soil and water conservation technology usage among vegetable farmers in Ekiti and Oyo States, Nigeria. It specifically, described the socioeconomic characteristics of vegetable farmers and examined the gender-specific factors associated with soil and water conservation technology utilisation in vegetable production. The study adopted a multi-stage sampling procedure. Data were elicited from the respondents using an interview schedule and focus group discussion guide. The study used inferential and descriptive statistics to analyse the data from the survey. The findings showed that the mean age for male was 35 years and female vegetable farmers 41 years. While the mean years of vegetable farming experience for male was 16 years and female vegetable farmers was 19 years. Varimax factor rotation pattern was used to isolate six factors associated with soil and water conservation technology usage for male vegetable farmers, which were information-source factor (14.4%), family factor (14.0%), resources factor (11.7%), economic factor (10.5%), soil-fertility factor (8.3%), and institutional factor (8.0%). Also,five factors were isolated for the female vegetable which were include; personal-experience factor (21.6%), information source factor (20.0%), land acquisition factor (10.7%), resources factor (10.0%), and group membership factor (7.7%). Information, resources, economic, personal experience, and land acquisition were the gender-specific factors influencing soil water conservation (SWC) technology usage. It was recommended that the factors identified should be noted as springboard for technology development and dissemination in Nigeria, this will help in the removal of the existing gender gaps among the farmers, especially in the rural areas and ensure sustainable agricultural practices and rural transformation.
- Gender Differences in Farmers' Indigenous Knowledge of Vegetables Disease Management: Implication for Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Farmers' Decision Support SystemDeji, Olanike; Adisa, Priscilla; Ogunbona, Philip; Faniyi, Ebunoluwa; Olowoyo, Olamide; Jubril, Abimbola; Omotola, Olajide; Olukayode, Samuel (Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria, 2021)The study was carried out in Osun State, Nigeria with the aim to analyse male and female vegetable farmers’ indigenous knowledge of disease management. It specifically assessed the indigenous knowledge of male and female farmers on the symptoms, causes, curative, and preventive measures of the vegetable crop diseases. This was done with the aim to provide gender-responsive benchmark data that could enhance the effective adoption of AI-enabled decision support system for crop disease management. Structured interview schedule was used to elicit quantitative data from 106 respondents (59 males and 47 females) for the study. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the data. Majority of the male and female farmers used indigenous knowledge in identifying the symptoms, causes, curative and preventive measures of most common vegetable crop diseases. Expert/Extension professional-based human intelligence was also a major source of information on crop disease management among the male and female farmers, but the female farmers experienced lower extension contacts than the males. Scientific study and integration of gender responsive and enabling indigenous knowledge on crop disease management into the AI-enabled farmers’ decision support system involving experts and extension professionals is recommended for effectiveness and sustainability