Abstract
Public sector dominance of forestry practices across
the globe impedes realization of local and
international forestry development targets despite
huge local and international investments in the subsector.
The need for private forestry practice as
compliment to public initiatives on forestry
development therefore becomes imperative. This
paper reports the bottlenecks for private farm forestry
practices among households in the humid zone of
Nigeria where environmental hazards necessitate
urgent tree planting initiatives. Groups/individuals
with stakes in forestry were identified through
stakeholder analysis across selected communities in
Imo State, Nigeria. Relevant information was
obtained using a set of questionnaire, which are
supplemented with FGDs and IDIs. Baseline data on
household forestry-based activities were obtained
and analysed using Chi-square test of independence
and logit regression models. Unwillingness by
indigenous residents and local-based farmers was
significantly influenced by their household sizes and
conservation awareness. Traditional/religious
leaders, landlords (landowners) in both communities
surveyed correspondingly expressed resilience to
propagate or condone forestry/conservation practices
in their domain. Local-based farmers and indigenous
residents in the study area expressed fear for any land
use change that may contravene existing norms and
practices. A robust and integrated grassroots’
motivation approach towards re-orientations of
different categories of stakeholders’ mindset is
therefore recommended to encourage private sector
forestry entrepreneurship in the study area.
C, O & Azeez, I (2021). Determinants Of Unwillingness To Practice Farm Forestry Among Households In The Humid Zone Of Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/determinants-of-unwillingness-to-practice-farm-forestry-among-households-in-the-humid-zone-of-nigeria
C, Onyema and I. Azeez "Determinants Of Unwillingness To Practice Farm Forestry Among Households In The Humid Zone Of Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 21 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/determinants-of-unwillingness-to-practice-farm-forestry-among-households-in-the-humid-zone-of-nigeria. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
C, Onyema, I. Azeez . "Determinants Of Unwillingness To Practice Farm Forestry Among Households In The Humid Zone Of Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 21 Apr. 2021. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/determinants-of-unwillingness-to-practice-farm-forestry-among-households-in-the-humid-zone-of-nigeria >.
C, Onyema and Azeez, I. . "Determinants Of Unwillingness To Practice Farm Forestry Among Households In The Humid Zone Of Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/determinants-of-unwillingness-to-practice-farm-forestry-among-households-in-the-humid-zone-of-nigeria