Role of participation in decision making and social capital on sustainability of watershed usage among peri-urban agricultural farmers of Kwadon, Gombe State, Nigeria
Participation and social capital is a medium for promoting watershed sustainability among peri-urban agricultural farmers. Previous literature has indicated good relationship between social capital and resource sustainability among rural farmers. However most of the previous studies did not consi...
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| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66951/1/FEM%202016%2037%20IR.pdf |
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| Summary: | Participation and social capital is a medium for promoting watershed sustainability
among peri-urban agricultural farmers. Previous literature has indicated good
relationship between social capital and resource sustainability among rural farmers.
However most of the previous studies did not consider level of decision – making to
participate in peri-urban agriculture (PUA) and role of social capital in sustainably
managing water usage in watersheds which the researcher perceived as limitations in
the studies. In efforts to bridge this gap, this study focused on looking at the level of
decision-making in participation into PUA and social capital and examined their
relationship in promoting sustainability of watershed resources. The study also
examined moderating effect of social capital on sustainability of watershed water
resources. Based on this, the researcher developed a hypothesized conceptual model
of social capital (bonding, bridging and linkage) and their level variation in
predicting dimensions of sustainability of watershed water resources.
In this quantitative study, a total of 217 respondents were surveyed and a purposive
sampling technique was used to select the respondents from the three carefully
divided area of the Kwadon watershed. Data was gathered using structured
questionnaire in which some parts were adopted from previous literature and the
administration of the questionnaire was done by the researcher and trained research
assistants. Moderating effect of social capital domain was made with dependent
variable: sustainability of watershed usage and analysis indicated that most of the
items measured have a positive moderating effect with the exception of land problem
issues and government support showing no significant moderation effect on
sustainable watershed usage. Based on this result the researcher concluded that,
participation in decision-making into PUA coupled with existence of social capital
within the farmers helped in contributing significantly to sustainability of watershed
usage at moderate level. The findings of this study can be used by government, rural farmers and Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in developing ways of
improving participation and social capital for higher levels of sustainability of
watershed usage for peri-urban agriculture (PUA). |
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