Assessment of the Perception of Benefits of Organic Gardening in Maiduguri Metropolis, Nigeria
| dc.creator | Mustapha, S.B. | |
| dc.creator | Undiandeye, U.C. | |
| dc.creator | Idrisa, Y.L. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T14:04:24Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T08:50:34Z | |
| dc.description | The study examined the perception of benefits of organic gardening in Maiduguri Metropolis, Nigeria. Structured questionnaires were administered to obtain information from 166 respondents through multi-stage random and purposive sampling techniques. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics (frequency distribution, percentage and mean scores). The study indicates that the respondents had perceived a relatively neutral (mean score = 2.87) socio-economic benefits of organic gardening. Nevertheless, they agreed (mean score = 3.84) with the ecological benefits or organic farming. The result, equally reports that the intension of conversion to organic farming was relatively neutral (mean score = 3.49). The most important constraint to organic gardening conversion was lack of knowledge and skills regarding organic gardening. Policy recommendations were made to include: the creation of awareness on the consequences of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides among others, and adequate government support for organic gardening in the study area. | |
| dc.identifier | Other:ISSN(P): 2304-1455 | |
| dc.identifier | Other:ISSN(E): 2224-4433 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.197966 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/197966/files/20-59-2_2_2012-AJARD-238-242.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/197966 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/603154 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/197966 | |
| dc.title | Assessment of the Perception of Benefits of Organic Gardening in Maiduguri Metropolis, Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Text |