Implication of Agricultural Practices, Commercial Logging and Forest Conservation in Ikono Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State-Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the implication of agricultural practices, commercial logging and forest conservation in Ikono Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. In order to achieve the set objective of this study, two hypotheses and tested statistically at 0.05 level of significance. Using Pearson product moment correlation analysis. The design used for the sampling was the survey research design while the sampling procedure used was the simple random sampling technique. A well validated 29-item questionnaire tagged “Implication of Agricultural Practices, Commercial Logging and Forest Conservation (IAPCLFC) was designed using the four point likert scale model and administered to a simple size of three hundred (300) persons drawn proportionally from the selected geo-political wards”. From the analysis, it was found that the two hypotheses were significantly related to forest conservation. Based on these, it was recommended that government should embark on an enlightenment campaign of the people, emphasis should be place on importance and benefits to be derived from forest resources.

Keywords: agricultural practices, commercial logging, forest, conservation