Open AccessExploratory Study on Agricultural Practices on the Bamboutos Mountains
Author(s) -
Ngimdoh Marline Mirene
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of innovative science and research technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-2165
DOI - 10.38124/ijisrt20oct027
Subject(s) - agriculture , geography , longitude , exploratory research , crop rotation , altitude (triangle) , latitude , socioeconomics , agricultural economics , regional science , mathematics , sociology , social science , archaeology , economics , geometry , geodesy
The paper intends to examine the logic of agricultural practices on upper slopes of the Bamboutos Mountainswhich cut across the South West, West and North West regions of Cameroon. The zone is located between latitude, 5o 32’ and 5o 51’N, longitude, 9o 56 and 10o 09’ E and it extends from an altitude of 2000m to 2700m. After developing a conceptual framework that reviews the key concepts and theories of agricultural practices. Both primary and secondary data were collected from the eight localities which constitute the area under study to collect data effectively from 162 respondents. Analysis was done with the help of SPSS,`1 Excels 2016 and the result is presented in tables, charts and graphs. Correlation and regression techniques are used. The results of the study revealed that Agricultural practices is the likelihood of the Bamboutos mountains dwellers. Majority of the respondents are male, age between 30-40 years, and holder of just FSLC.Farmers experience has positive and significant correlation with method of conserving farm products, types of farm tools used and applicability of chemicals but a weak rank correlation between crop rotation and level of education. Equally, crop rotation and mixed farming is significantly and positively influenced by education attainment of farmers. Five distinctive steps were identified for successful farming in the area like elsewhere. For the third objective of the article, a good number of problems plaguing the agricultural practice on the Bamboutos mountain were identified ranging from frequent farmergrazer conflict, insecurity, to more general problem as resistance of farmers to adapt to new techniques, expensive nature of farm input, poor farms to market roads, acute short of funds and personnels. Improving farms infrastructures, training and recruiting more personnels, reestablishing agricultural banks, and breaking land tenure obstacle among other strategies can go a long way to stimulate agricultural practice in the mountain area.