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Farm level analysis of investment behaviours in soil conservation and erosion control practices in the ecologically vulnerable communities in Southeast Nigeria

机译：尼日利亚东南部生态脆弱社区水土保持和侵蚀控制实践中投资行为的农场水平分析

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This study analyzed the determinants of farm-level soil conservation investment behaviours in Southeast Nigeria. A probit econometric model was used to analyze data obtained from 480 randomly selected farm households from 12 erosion-prone communities in the region. The results show that younger farmers aged between 18-44 years cultivating at least 0.7 ha of land over which they have control in terms of allocation and usage had higher probabilities of investing in the conservation practices compared to the older farmers. Investment decisions increased with increased farm households’ own liquidity, off-farm income, knowledge of the practices through extension contacts, level of formal education, ownership and control over cultivated lands, length of land lease, membership in farmers’ associations, and farm sizes greater than the mean farm size of 0.7ha. But insecurity of land tenure generally increased farmers’ risk of appropriation of input resources and decreased investments in the practices, especially for the female farmers who do not have title to land in the area. Investments in the practices also decreased with increased family sizes and the erosion-induced land scarcity conditions in the region. The study confirms the importance of recognizing the heterogeneity of the farming population not only in terms of the biophysical conditions of their farms but also the socioeconomic and demographic conditions under which they operate. Extension efforts in Southeast Nigeria should therefore target the younger farmers and promote projects aimed at developing off- farm enterprises, since these positively influence household liquidity and investments in conservation practices.
机译：这项研究分析了尼日利亚东南部农场一级水土保持投资行为的决定因素。概率计量经济模型用于分析从该地区12个易遭受侵蚀的社区的480个随机选择的农户获得的数据。结果表明，与年龄较大的农民相比，年龄在18-44岁之间的年轻人在耕种至少0.7公顷的土地上可以控制其分配和使用，他们在土地分配和使用方面拥有控制权。随着农户自身流动性的增加，农业收入的增加，通过扩展联系人的实践知识，正规教育的水平，对耕地的所有权和控制权，土地租赁的期限，农民协会的会员人数以及农场规模的增加，投资决定增加了大于平均农场面积0.7公顷。但是，土地使用权的不安全通常增加了农民占用投入资源的风险，并减少了对耕作的投资，特别是对于没有土地所有权的女性农民而言。随着家庭规模的扩大以及该地区受侵蚀引起的土地稀缺条件的影响，对这种做法的投资也有所减少。该研究证实，不仅要根据农场的生物物理条件，而且要根据他们经营的社会经济和人口条件，认识到农业人口异质性的重要性。因此，在尼日利亚东南部的推广工作应针对年轻的农民，并促进旨在发展非农企业的项目，因为这些项目对家庭流动性和对保护实践的投资产生积极影响。

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