In Nigeria, about 75% of the popula

In Nigeria, about 75% of the population are peasant farmers living in the rural areas, which are the main stay of agricultural production. These farmers operate on small scale with farm holdings of 1-2 hectares, which are usually scattered over a wide area. According to Olayide et al. (1981), about 75% of Nigeria’s land is under arable cultivation with land-human ratio of 58 persons per square kilometer in south western Nigeria. This shows that the average sizes of farmlands are very small.