PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

The study analyzed the effect of property rights and land management practices on crops productivity among farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling techniques were used to select a total number of 250 farmers in Ogbomoso zone of Oyo State. A production function based on transcendental logarithmic model was used to capture economic and land management variables considered. The result showed that mixed cropping constituted the major cropping pattern in the area and maize, cassava, yam, pepper, and okro were the most preferred cultivated crops. In terms of intensity of cultivation, the Rutherberng value of 0.589 showed that farming system practiced in the state was moving towards permanent cultivation under the natural fallow management system. Furthermore, Logit analysis showed that age, farm size, income, extension agent, land price and risk bearing have significant effect on land management practices and crops productivity. The study therefore suggested some recommendations for the farmers and the government