Authors : O.E. Emmanuel
Abstract: This study assesses the effects of traditional beliefs and market day system of food distribution, on the use of environmentally sustainable farm practices and the subsequent impact on the farmers’ output in some farming communities in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The result shows that both practices reduce the ability of the farmers to apply environmental friendly and sustainable agricultural practices. In particular, every unit of traditional practices applied on crop farms reduce output by 0.43 units, whereas the continued use of the market day system of distribution of farm produce places a limit on the quantity of output the farmer can supply.
O.E. Emmanuel , 2008. Traditional Beliefs and Their Effect on Farm Output: Evidence from Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Agricultural Journal, 3: 176-180.