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Tribal Woman’s Participation in Biochar Production and Preservation

M. R. Karim
Department of Agricultural Extension, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh

P. Kisku
Department of Agricultural Extension, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh

M. F. Hasan
Department of Agricultural Extension, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Post-harvest grain losses is a major constraints inhibiting sustainable food availability and accessibility in Nigeria and the use of proper long-term storage techniques remain a major issue of discuss globally. This study, therefore, examines the postharvest grain storage techniques utilized among marketers using Ilorin West LGA in Kwara State Nigeria as a case study. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from 120 traders who were selected through a two-staged sampling procedure. Descriptive statistics and PPMC model were used in analysing the data. The result revealed that maize and millet were the prominent grains stored by the traders. The storage techniques utilized by majority of the traders were traditional methods and use of chemicals while only few of them made use of innovative storage techniques such as PIC sacks and hematic bags. Educational status, years of storage experience and average income were significant correlates of the choice of storage technique utilized by the traders. The study recommended more extension engagement with grain traders in order to increase the utilization of modern storage techniques and the provision of subsidy for them by the government to encourage more utilization of these techniques.

Keywords: Tribal women, Participation, Biochar, Production and preservation.

Location: Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria

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Program Area: Knowledge Management

Commodity: Biochar

Objectives:

To this end, specifically, the study aimed at ascertaining the socioeconomic characteristics of the grain traders, identifying the sources of information available to the grain trader on grain storage, evaluating the storage techniques used by the grain traders and enumerating the constraints faced by grain traders ineffective storage of grains in the study area.

Methodology:

Study Area: The study was conducted in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. The Local Government Area is located between 8 0 .30’North and longitude 40 35’North of the equator covering 54.2 square kilometres. Ilorin West is one of the sixteen Local Government Areas of Kwara State with its headquarters in Warah and a total population of 364, 6669 (NPC, 2006). It is regarded as the most populated Local Government Area in the State. It has four districts (Ajikobi, Alanamu, Magaji ngeri and Warah/Osin/Egbejila). The annual rainfall is 130mm and the wet season is between March-October and the dry season is between November-February. The major tribes are Yoruba, Hausa and Fulani while the major occupations are farming, agricultural commodity trading and cloth weaving. The Local Government shares boundary with Ilorin east, Asa and Ilorin south Local Government Areas. The major grain markets are; Oja ago, Mandate market and Ita-ama market. The population of the study comprises of all grain traders in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. Two - stage sampling techniques was used for this study. The first stage involved the purposive selection of three major markets, the major grain markets are; Oja ago, Mandate market and Ita-ama. The markets were purposively selected because they are known for having the highest number of grain traders. The second stage involved the random selection of 40 respondents using the register of grain traders’ association (with actual population of 320 members) from each of the three selected grain markets given a sample size of 120 respondents. Data was collected from the respondents over a period one month. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentages, means and ranks, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to analyze the relationship between the socio-economic characteristics (sex, age, marital status, household size, experience, average monthly income) of the respondents and the storage technique utilized by them.

Source of Information: Bangladesh Journal of Extension Education Volume 30, No. 2, 2018: 11-20 ISSN 1011-3916

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Achievement/Findings:

Majority of the tribal women had low extent of participation in biochar production and preservation activities. It might be concluded that there is ample scope to increase participation of rural women in biochar promotion activities. Therefore, programmers should be arranged to create awareness regarding benefit of biochar for clean energy and eco-friendly organic agriculture. Majority of the tribal women had low cosmopolites; low extension media contact; and one-third tribal women did not receive any training. In addition, more than half of the tribal women had not received any credit. Hence, government, NGOs and other organizations should take proper steps for increasing opportunities regarding these issues in the study area. For biochar production, tribal women generally used fuelwood which is difficult to collect and easily unavailable. Other fuel materials such as leaves, straw, jute sticks, dry cow dung or bamboo could be used as raw fuel materials for biochar production. The considerable problem faced by the tribal women will, therefore, adversely affect the effort of biochar production and preservation activities, it is recommended that steps should be taken on a priority basis to remove the problems causing hindrance to biochar production and preservation activities.

Knowledge Management: Journal