TY  - JOUR
T1  - Application of Indigenous Knowledge on Land Use Activities among Farmers in Central Southeastern Nigeria
AU - , E.U. Onweremadu AU - , C.C. Asiabaka AU - , O.M. Adesope AU - , N.S. Oguzor 
JO  - Online Journal of Earth Sciences
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
SP  - 47
EP  - 50
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1991-7708
DO  - ojesci.2007.47.50
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ojesci.2007.47.50
KW  - Conservation
KW  -degradation
KW  -land use
KW  -soil information
KW  -southeastern Nigeria
AB  - This study investigated the applicability of soil survey information on land use activities in Abia and Imo States, Southeastern Nigeria. Data were collected through the use of structured interview schedule. Simple percentages were used to analyse data. The findings revealed that soil colour (28%) and soil organic matter (27%) were known by farmers. Land use for residential homes (44%) and farming (38%) dominated other land use types. Fallowing (40%), mulching (13%) and terracing (10%) were popular soil conservation practices. Soil survey information was scarcely used in all the land use activities. It is therefore recommended that extension agents should help farmers with scientific information to complement their indigenous knowledge. It is only through this that progress can be made in effective land use.
ER  -