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Research Journal of Forestry

Year: 2008 | Volume: 2 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 15-21
DOI: 10.17311/rjf.2008.15.21
Benefit of Unregulated Teak Exploitation in Edo State, Nigeria
C. Kalu and S.K. Adeyoju

Abstract: Edo Teak (Teactona grandis) plantations suffered unprecedented and unregulated exploitation two decades ago. Research was therefore, undertaken to evaluate the associated social benefits by administering 958 questionnaires comprising 3 sets for forestry personnel, saw millers and timber contractors. Results showed that assistance to building of school/health centres and markets (BSHE) and Provision of training centre (PTOC) were significantly dominant (p<0.05). At employment ranged between 1 and 10 persons was affirmed by 90.9% of the respondents while at Sobe and Odighi the ranges were between 11-20 and (>30) persons which affirmed by 46.2 and 2.6% of the respondents, respectively. There were significant differences (p<0.05) among the variables considered for social overhead. Further analysis with Fishers significant difference revealed that the mean of job creation was the most dominant. Respondents’ view on employment opportunities had various levels of affirmatives; agreed (45.4%), strongly agreed (3.75%) while indecision and disagreed accounted for 14.43 and 14.44%, respectively. An average of 14.1% respondents believed in the existence of road construction. Social benefits need to be maintained through sustainable management and harvesting.

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C. Kalu and S.K. Adeyoju, 2008. Benefit of Unregulated Teak Exploitation in Edo State, Nigeria. Research Journal of Forestry, 2: 15-21.

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