Determining The Impact Of Land Use Change On Crop And Soil Agriculture In Obio/Akpor Lga Rivers State From 2000 To 2020
Wokocha C.C
Department of Crop and Soil and Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Port Harcourt
Ajah P.N
Department of Crop and Soil and Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Port Harcourt
Abstract
The study was to aimed to determine the impact of land use change on Pls just your results ls agriculture in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers state from 2000 to 2020.The design for the study was Cross-Sectional research design which involved the use of questionnaire and remote sensing data. Descriptive analysis was employed for the questionnaire data and the rate of land use change for 2000-2020 was calculated. The results showed that between year 2000 and year 2010 the change and percentage change of built up area land use were +219.45 km² and +362%, while the vegetation cover land use recorded a change and percentage change of -53.39 km² and -29%. Between year 2010 and 2020 the change and percentage change of built up area land use were +70.64 km² and +25%, while the vegetation cover land use recorded a change and percentage change of -37.23 km² and -28%. The total change between 2000 to 2020 shows that the change and percentage change of built up area land use were +290.09 km² and +387%, while the vegetation cover land use recorded a change and percentage change of -90.62 km² and -57%. It is recommended that information should be provided on the nature, causes and impacts of land use changes on crop and soil agriculture through seminars and awareness programmes; and legislation that backs land use should be enforced by the appropriate bodies/organisations and adequate monitoring of land use should be ensured.