DOI: 10.1515/ats‑2018‑0009
AGRICULTURA TROPICA ET SUBTROPICA, 51/2, 83–91, 2018
Original Research Article
Determinants of forest land use decisions among rural farm households in south‑western Nigeria Ayoade Matthew Adetoye, Samuel Ayodele Adewuyi, Dare Akerele Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta PMB 2240, Alabata Road, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria Correspondence to: Ayoade Matthew Adetoye, Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, PMB 2240, Alabata Road, Abeokuta, Ogun State ,Nigeria, Tel: +2347031557937, Email:
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Abstract The study examined factors determining forest land use decisions among rural farm households in south-western Nigeria. Primary data on socio-economic and community characteristics as well as land use systems were obtained from 300 farm households using a structured questionnaire through a multistage sampling technique. The study revealed that marital status (P
