Environmental Constraints and Part-time Farming in Southeastern Nigeria

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Published in:Geojournal
Main Author: Okafor, Francis C. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1982
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00240540
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520 |a Abstract In southeastern Nigeria where population pressure is a problem of accelerating importance the agricultural land is in short supply thereby necessitating off-farm jobs to supplement farm income. There is therefore, a high incidence of part-time farming in the region. Analysis of the operational characteristics of thirty-six villages confirms that the intensity of part-time farming varies spatially according to the severity of environmental degradation resulting from population pressure. In addition, villages around urban/industrial centres participate actively in part-time farming since opportunities for off-farm employment are relatively higher. The situation in southeastern Nigeria is used to illustrate the prospects and problems of part-time farming in a developing economy. The implications of part-time farming on the agricultural economy and on rural development generally are examined. Policy measures are suggested that will direct the co-existence of part-time farming with work in the off-farm sector in order to achieve a beneficial and integrated rural development. 
650 4 |a Income 
650 4 |a Environmental Management 
650 4 |a Operational Characteristic 
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