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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Gender Assessment of Land Management Practices among Small Holder Farmers in Northern Guinea Savannah of Nigeria\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Kalat Patience Duniya, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Graceland, Zaria, Nigeria, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{kalatduniya@yahoo.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Kalat Patience Duniya$^{1}$, Maiyaki A. Damisa$^{2}$, Adunni Sanni$^{3}$}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{1}$Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Nigeria}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{2}$Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, }}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{3}$Ahmadu Bello University, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Nigeria}}}
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The issues of gender in smallholder farmers in Nigeria have been widely debated in terms of marginalisation in land accessibility and other inputs, leaving out the efficient management and use of the resources. In this paper, we assessed the roles of crop farmers in land management practices on gender basis. We specifically identified the common land management practices used among crop farmers, assessed the level of involvement of men and women and the determinants of the farmers' involvement in land management practices. A multi"=stage sampling procedure was used to sample 145 male and 145 female crop farmers. Primary data were collected by means of structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentages, appropriate charts were used to describe the data and then analysed using correlation, regression and paired sample t"=test. The findings revealed the mean age of male farmers to be 44.3$\pm$11.16 years while that of the female respondents was 38.9$\pm$9.11 years. Farmers had a fairly good idea of land management practices such as minimum tillage, contour farming, crop rotation, fallow system, use of organic and inorganic fertilisers. Application of fertiliser was the major management practice used by the farmers with males involving more in all the management practices. Results of correlation analysis revealed a positive and significant relationship (r=0.738) between men and women farmers' level of involvement in land management practices. Age, formal education, household size and annual income significantly influenced farmers' involvement in land management ($p < 0.05$ and $p < 0.01$). Also, t"=test results showed that significant differences exist between male and female crop farmers in land management practices ($p < 0.01$). It was concluded that there is high level of involvement by male farmers in all the management practices identified. Therefore, gender policies that could bridge the gap between male and female crop farmers in land management practices should be put in place by the government with a view of proper land management and hence, increased productivity.}

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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Correlation, gender, land management, regression
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