Browsing by Author "Adana, Mohammed Yusuf"

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    Evaluation of Loggers’ Knowledge of Environmental Consequences of Logging in Kwarra, Wamba L.G.A, Nasarawa State
    (Department of Environmental Management, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2020-06-06) Adana, Mohammed Yusuf; Dahiru, M.K.; Alkali, Mohammed; Umar, Nasiru
    Evaluation of loggers’ knowledge of environmental consequences of logging in Kwarra, Wamba L.G.A, Nasarawa State. Stratified sampling technique was employed for data collection. The sample points were stratified into 23 villages where each village represents a stratum. The result obtained from the respondents’ knowledge on the impact of logging on the environment revealed that 51.7% of the respondents are aware of the fact that logging can pose significant impact on the environment while 48.3% are ignorant. Out of the number of the respondents that are aware of the impacts or effects of logging on the environment, 44.4% of them cannot say specifically what constitutes the impacts. However, it is also revealed that much of the impacts was related to soil erosion; while degradation, change in the amount of oxygen, absence of some medicinal plants and economic trees accounts for only 4.4%, 2.2%, 2.2% and 2.2% respectively. The study concluded that the Loggers in Kwarra District are not ignorant of the impacts of logging on the environment; despite the knowledge of the impacts, but could not do anything to mitigate the impacts. So, the study recommended that policies and laws that support conservation of natural resources should be fully implemented.
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    EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF QUARRY ON MAIZE PRODUCTION IN MPAPE, FCT ABUJA, NIGERIA
    (Department of Environmental Management, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2018-02-06) Magaji, Joshua Ibrahim; Anzaku, I.M.; Ogah, Adamu Tanko; Adana, Mohammed Yusuf; Alkali, Mohammed
    This paper evaluates the effect of Quarry on maize production in Mpape area of FCT, Abuja, Nigeria. Date for the study area gathered from primary and secondary data collected through questionnaire were presented using table and charts, and Interpretation with the aid of statistical package for social science (SPSS) analysis. This finding revealed that 100% of the respondents affirm their knowledge about quarrying in the study area. The results also show that 95.6% of the respondents agreed that quarrying serves as a means of livelihood in the study area. The results also confirmed that 87% of respondents of the study agreed that before the commencement of quarrying in the study area, lauduse for majorly for agricultural purposes. The result revealed that 91.1% of the respondents agreed that earnings from quarrying are higher than agriculture. The study shows that 85.5% of the respondent believed that agricultural activity in the area has been reduced as a result of quarrying. Most of the respondents agreed that maize production has been hampered by quarrying through degradation of agricultural lands due to increasing activities in the area. 61.1% of the respondents were in support of this fact. The issue of land degradation in the study area is as a result of pressure on land for rock materials extraction which is done by open pit cast method. The study recommends that stringent law should be spelt out which will mandate that quarrying companies and groups of individuals to reclaim the land property after quarrying activity. The reclamation should go beyond sand filling with clay.