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Land fragmentation and rural sustainability in bade local government area, Yobe State, Nigeria.

Land is one of the major factors in agricultural and other production activities which its accessibility and utilisation affect the outcome, especially in rural areas. This paper analyses land fragmentation and Rural Sustainability in Bade LGA, Yobe State, Nigeria. Identify rural social sustainabili...

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Main Authors: Saleh, Abba, Majid, Mohammad Rafee, Toyin Jagun, Zainab
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Published: Global Academic Excellence (M) Sdn. Bhd. (GAE) 2022
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TH434-437 Quantity surveying
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spelling my.utm.1087832024-12-15T05:56:52Z http://eprints.utm.my/108783/ Land fragmentation and rural sustainability in bade local government area, Yobe State, Nigeria. Saleh, Abba Majid, Mohammad Rafee Toyin Jagun, Zainab TH434-437 Quantity surveying Land is one of the major factors in agricultural and other production activities which its accessibility and utilisation affect the outcome, especially in rural areas. This paper analyses land fragmentation and Rural Sustainability in Bade LGA, Yobe State, Nigeria. Identify rural social sustainability factors in the study area and examine the relationship between land fragmentation and rural sustainability to recommend the best possible land-based rural sustainability practice. The survey method was administered to a random sample of household heads in the study area. Simpson Index, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and Partial Least Square- Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse the data. Thus, the results revealed the extent of land fragmentation in the study areas (β=- 0.076, t=1.074; p > 0.05). The results of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) showed that all the 18 causes of the extent of land fragmentation have factor loadings ranges from 0.760- 0.978. Hence, these analysis factors are considered the key causes of land fragmentation in the study area. PLS-SEM findings highlighted a significant alignment between land fragmentation, causes, and rural sustainability, all of which formed the basis for developing the conceptual framework for mitigating land fragmentation challenges. The conceptual framework provides effective land management and land use planning, thus enhance rural sustainability in the Yobe state, Nigeria. The study recommends review land inheritance laws and other laws regarding communal land allocation and ownership to resolve land fragmentation and population control in Yobe state. Global Academic Excellence (M) Sdn. Bhd. (GAE) 2022-03-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/108783/1/AbbaSaleh2022_LandFragmentationandRuralSustainabilityinBade.pdf Saleh, Abba and Majid, Mohammad Rafee and Toyin Jagun, Zainab (2022) Land fragmentation and rural sustainability in bade local government area, Yobe State, Nigeria. Journal Of Tourism, Hospitality And Environment Management (JTHEM), 7 (27). pp. 231-248. ISSN 0128-178X https://gaexcellence.com/jthem/article/view/2449/2116 NA
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Saleh, Abba
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Toyin Jagun, Zainab
Land fragmentation and rural sustainability in bade local government area, Yobe State, Nigeria.
description Land is one of the major factors in agricultural and other production activities which its accessibility and utilisation affect the outcome, especially in rural areas. This paper analyses land fragmentation and Rural Sustainability in Bade LGA, Yobe State, Nigeria. Identify rural social sustainability factors in the study area and examine the relationship between land fragmentation and rural sustainability to recommend the best possible land-based rural sustainability practice. The survey method was administered to a random sample of household heads in the study area. Simpson Index, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and Partial Least Square- Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse the data. Thus, the results revealed the extent of land fragmentation in the study areas (β=- 0.076, t=1.074; p > 0.05). The results of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) showed that all the 18 causes of the extent of land fragmentation have factor loadings ranges from 0.760- 0.978. Hence, these analysis factors are considered the key causes of land fragmentation in the study area. PLS-SEM findings highlighted a significant alignment between land fragmentation, causes, and rural sustainability, all of which formed the basis for developing the conceptual framework for mitigating land fragmentation challenges. The conceptual framework provides effective land management and land use planning, thus enhance rural sustainability in the Yobe state, Nigeria. The study recommends review land inheritance laws and other laws regarding communal land allocation and ownership to resolve land fragmentation and population control in Yobe state.
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author Saleh, Abba
Majid, Mohammad Rafee
Toyin Jagun, Zainab
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Majid, Mohammad Rafee
Toyin Jagun, Zainab
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title Land fragmentation and rural sustainability in bade local government area, Yobe State, Nigeria.
title_short Land fragmentation and rural sustainability in bade local government area, Yobe State, Nigeria.
title_full Land fragmentation and rural sustainability in bade local government area, Yobe State, Nigeria.
title_fullStr Land fragmentation and rural sustainability in bade local government area, Yobe State, Nigeria.
title_full_unstemmed Land fragmentation and rural sustainability in bade local government area, Yobe State, Nigeria.
title_sort land fragmentation and rural sustainability in bade local government area, yobe state, nigeria.
publisher Global Academic Excellence (M) Sdn. Bhd. (GAE)
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