期刊名称：Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
印刷版ISSN：1899-5241
电子版ISSN：1899-5772
出版年度：2019
卷号：52
期号：2
页码：147-155
DOI：10.17306/J.JARD.2019.01135
出版社：Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
摘要：Land fragmentation is a major obstacle to agricultural
development in Nigeria. Therefore, the objective of this
study is to examine land fragmentation and its determinants
as seen by smallholder farmers in Ikenne Agricultural zone
of Ogun State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure
was used to select 120 smallholder farmers in the study area.
Descriptive statistics, Simmons index and Tobit Regression
were used. The results of the Simmons index showed that the
average land fragmentation index was 0.38, implying that
smallholder farmland is highly fragmented. The average annual
household income (p < 0.01), labor force of household
(p < 0.05), education level (p < 0.01) and land ownership
(p < 0.1) were the significant factors that negatively influenced
land fragmentation in the study area. However, the size of land
rented in by household (p < 0.001) significantly increases the
degree of land fragmentation. Therefore, land consolidation
and application of specific land protection policies to prevent
agricultural land from being developed for non-agricultural
purposes are recommended.
关键词：scattered plots; land plot; land parcel; land consolidation
