STATE OF SOIL RESEARCH IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA: THE ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD
Soil is the bedrock for food, fibre, fuel, raw materials, foundation for most engineering constructions, sink for industrial pollution, determinant of land quality and habitat to millions of micro-organisms useful in medicine, biodegradation and recycling of wastes. In spite of its huge li...
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| description | Soil is the bedrock for food, fibre, fuel, raw materials, foundation for most engineering constructions, sink for industrial pollution, determinant of land quality and habitat to millions of micro-organisms useful in medicine, biodegradation and recycling of wastes. In spite of its huge life-support services, it has not been given adequate attention, thus resulting in the dearth and uncoordinated information about soils in Nigeria, leading to abuse and misuse of soil resources. To reposition soil research in transforming agriculture in Nigeria, regional assessment of the state of soil research in different geopolitical zones of the country becomes desirable. The objectives of this paper were to review the state of soil research in southwestern Nigeria, identify the salient achievements so far recorded, emphasize the challenges militating against sustainable soil research efforts in southwestern Nigeria and suggest possible ways forward. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs2.ija.oauife.edu.ng:article-7912024-07-03T15:24:49Z STATE OF SOIL RESEARCH IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA: THE ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD OJETADE, J. O. Soil research, soil research achievements, soil research challenges, Southwest Nigeria Soil is the bedrock for food, fibre, fuel, raw materials, foundation for most engineering constructions, sink for industrial pollution, determinant of land quality and habitat to millions of micro-organisms useful in medicine, biodegradation and recycling of wastes. In spite of its huge life-support services, it has not been given adequate attention, thus resulting in the dearth and uncoordinated information about soils in Nigeria, leading to abuse and misuse of soil resources. To reposition soil research in transforming agriculture in Nigeria, regional assessment of the state of soil research in different geopolitical zones of the country becomes desirable. The objectives of this paper were to review the state of soil research in southwestern Nigeria, identify the salient achievements so far recorded, emphasize the challenges militating against sustainable soil research efforts in southwestern Nigeria and suggest possible ways forward. The Faculty of Agriculture Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. 2024-07-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://ija.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ija/article/view/791 Ife Journal of Agriculture; Vol. 36 No. 1 (2024): Ife Journal of Agriculture; 74-88 0331-6351 eng https://ija.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ija/article/view/791/588 Copyright (c) 2024 Ife Journal of Agriculture |
| spellingShingle | Soil research, soil research achievements, soil research challenges, Southwest Nigeria OJETADE, J. O. STATE OF SOIL RESEARCH IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA: THE ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD |
| title | STATE OF SOIL RESEARCH IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA: THE ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD |
| title_full | STATE OF SOIL RESEARCH IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA: THE ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD |
| title_fullStr | STATE OF SOIL RESEARCH IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA: THE ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD |
| title_full_unstemmed | STATE OF SOIL RESEARCH IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA: THE ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD |
| title_short | STATE OF SOIL RESEARCH IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA: THE ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD |
| title_sort | state of soil research in southwestern nigeria the achievements challenges and way forward |
| topic | Soil research, soil research achievements, soil research challenges, Southwest Nigeria |
| topic_facet | Soil research, soil research achievements, soil research challenges, Southwest Nigeria |
| url | https://ija.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ija/article/view/791 |
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