Vegetable farmers attitude towards organic agriculture practices in selected states of South West Nigeria

Organic farming as a sustainable agricultural approach is a growing concept in South West Nigeria.\udThis study investigated the attitude of vegetable farmers toward organic agriculture practices in South\udWest Nigeria and the determinants of their attitude. Cluster sampling was used to select 315 farmers\udfrom list obtained from the farmers’ cooperative societies. Farmers were interviewed in person. Attitude\udwas measured as a pooled score of respondents’ responses to 25 positive and negative statements\udmade on a five point Likert scale. Data was analysed using frequency counts, percentages, means and\uda probit regression model. A majority of the farmers had positive attitude toward organic agriculture\udpractices. The most important attitudinal statement ranked by the farmers was that organic agriculture\udstrengthens the use of indigenous knowledge (4.55). The results of the probit model revealed that farm\udsize, farming experience, household size, membership of organization and sources of information (t =\ud0254, 0.089, 0.125,0.694, 0.021, p<0.01) respectively showed a positive relationship with attitude toward\udorganic farming practices. Therefore, there is need for effective linkage of research systems with\udextension services on relevant organic practices, as a build up to traditional farming, adaptable and\udsustainable to local conditions of vegetable farmers