Опубликована: Сен. 2, 2024

A theoretical framework for agricultural landscape pattern transitions in rural areas is proposed to fill the gap of current research with an empirical study Alabata farm settlement Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria. Adopting use ArcGIS 10.8 and Surfer 27.3 calculate surface area volume ground degraded exposed harsh weather conditions due both natural man-made anthropogenic activities causing runoffs continuous soil erosion, which has affected production sent some farmers packing abandoning their farmlands. The within total sampled frame 1.50 km² covers a distance 5.11 km. sample was divided into 36 frames similar ecological terrain types, fell either identified types 1 2. completed questionnaire onsite using three major criteria. Only 23 responded positively few questions living on or working as hired laborers on-site at visit. transition characteristics patterns represented abandoned land, orchards are analyzed from local perspective.

Язык: Английский