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ArticleJournal articleForestry education in Nigeria: Are forestry students unwilling to study the course and does it influence their academic performance?
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Forestry education in Nigeria, as it is globally, is faced with several drawbacks despite the urgent need to train more professionals who can tackle the increasing issues related to forestry. One of these concerns is the reducing interest in academic forestry programs evident by low enrolment rates. However, forestry education still pools relatively good enrolment across Nigerian tertiary institutions, often due to candidates’ inability to secure their initially desired courses. Meanwhile, this could have influenced their academic achievements and career progressions. This study, therefore, analysed the unwillingness of forestry students in Nigeria to study the course and its impact on their academic performance, taking the department of Forestry at FUTA as a case study. A survey was used to collect data from the students (193) on four study levels, comprising their demographics, unwillingness to study forestry, interest to further in forestry-related works and studies, and their academic performance. Descriptive and Chi-square statistics were then used to analyse the responses. The results show that majority of the students were male (56%), mainly within the ages 20-25 (60%) and had been admitted via the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (63%) with no prior forestry awareness, unlike the direct-entry students who mostly had post-secondary forestry-related experience. Widely, students’ perception evidenced their unwillingness towards the discipline with about 68%, 65%, and 94% of them not having prior knowledge about forestry before admission, never chose the course, and would not wish to further in any related post-study engagements, respectively. Meanwhile, only their educational background and their parents' educational level were found to have influenced their unwillingness. It was also revealed that this unwillingness impacted their academic performance significantly. Therefore, Forestry education should be made more attractive in every way possible to facilitate students’ interest and consequently improve academic performance and professional competence in forestry sector. Keywords: Forestry education, unwillingness, interest, influence and academic performance ID: 3623841 -
ArticleJournal articleBudgetary and property evaluation of bamboo products: The case of forestry research institute of Nigeria
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.The increasing difficulty in sourcing timber species in Nigeria necessitates seeking for alternatives species. Providing alternative species requires knowledge on the technical properties and budgetary evaluation particularly in relation to their utilization. Bambusa vulgaris from available evidence had been used for light construction and production in some parts of Nigeria; however, there is dearth of information on its technical properties and budgetary evaluation. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate selected properties and budgetary evaluation of Bamboo. Bamboo culms were harvested, processed into valuable products such as Tables, Chairs, Bed, flower vases, lamp stands and many other household items with detail analysis on the cost of production in either round or laminated form. The technical properties considered include: Modulus of rupture (MOR) and Modulus of elasticity (MOE), while the budgetary analysis include: Rate of Returns on Investment and cost benefit analysis of the production. Result of the properties shows that the mean MOE of B. vulgaris was 4556.21±98.42N/mm2. While mean MOR of B. vulgaris was 51.88±112.80N/mm. The Rate of Returns (RORI) of bamboo furniture is above 60% and Cost Benefit Ratio is higher than 1. There are potentials in utilizing bamboo for the production of structural materials being a medium density wood and slightly dimensionally stable. It is also a profitable venture for utilization and it has the potential of serving as a suitable alternative to the scarce tropical timber species Keywords: Value chain, Research, Innovation, Sustainable forest management, Financial mechanisms ID: 3474266 -
ArticleJournal articlePayment for forest ecosystem services through willingness to pay in Oba Hill Forest Reserve, Osun State, Nigeria
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Forest supplies several products and services and these services includes timber and non-timber products, as well as a number of intangible or non- market services. Forest ecosystem services are complicated because many of these services are difficult to evaluate in monetary terms. This study assessed the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, willingness to pay (WTP) and factors that influenced the WTP for ecosystem services in Oba Hill forest reserve, Osun State. A pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire and interview guide was used to collect information from the respondents. A total number of 100 respondents were selected randomly in the adjoining forest communities. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents and choice experiment was used to assess Willingness-to-Pay (WTP) and factors that influenced them D-Optimal design with a D-efficiency of 99.9% was developed for the choice experiment. A practical set of 9 choice sets with two product profiles and a status quo alternative were obtained. Random Parameters Mixed Multinomial Logit (MIXL) and Generalized Multinomial Logit (G-MNL) models were used to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) and the factors that influenced the WTP of an individual for the attributes of forest ecosystem services. Wildlife loss, soil fertility and cost attributes were significant at 0.1% significance level (p≤0.001). Mean WTP estimate of a household for increase in soil fertility, reduction of wildlife loss, multiples of important tree species were 8.60, 7.61 and 39.95 (Naira) per month respectively. Respondents were not willing to pay for the mitigation of weather fluctuation. Also, WTP of the respondents was mainly influenced by farming households. Therefore, this study concludes that the WTP for the ecosystem services in the study area was partly influenced by the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents. Keywords: Ecosystem services; forest reserves; generalized multinomial logit; mixed multinomial logit and willingness to pay ID: 3484151
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022
Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable
2022This year’s report should dispel any lingering doubts that the world is moving backwards in its efforts to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. We are now only eight years away from 2030, but the distance to reach many of the SDG 2 targets is growing wider each year. There are indeed efforts to make progress towards SDG 2, yet they are proving insufficient in the face of a more challenging and uncertain context. The intensification of the major drivers behind recent food insecurity and malnutrition trends (i.e. conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks) combined with the high cost of nutritious foods and growing inequalities will continue to challenge food security and nutrition. This will be the case until agrifood systems are transformed, become more resilient and are delivering lower cost nutritious foods and affordable healthy diets for all, sustainably and inclusively. -
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFAO/INFOODS Density Database Version 2.0 (2012) 2012
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No results found.FAO/INFOODS prepared this database to provide a tool for researchers and professionals to convert volume into weight and vice-versa. Data were collected from the literature, various national food composition tables and measurements conducted by the authors (see bibliography). Version 1.0 included density data for 214 food entries in 16 food groups from six sources and version 2.0 includes 638 foods entries in 20 food groups from 11 sources. For version 2, in addition to density data it was decid ed to also present data on specific gravity and to define the terms used. The data presented in this database are divided between density (including mass density and bulk density) and specific gravity. Like version 1.0, the data can be downloaded in Excel format from the INFOODS website. French version of this publication "Base de données FAO/INFOODS sur la densité. Version 2.0 (2015)" is published under job number i3057