Abstract

Aim: The field survey study was carried out to assess florculturists in Ibadan North and Ido Local Government Areas of Oyo State.

Materials and Methods: One hundred questionnaires were administered and all were retrieved. Simple random sampling technique was used for data collection. One hundred respondents were purposively sampled.

Results: Male respondents were 81% and 19% were female which means males are more consistent in the business. Also, 81% were literate while 19% were illiterate. 37% of the respondents had acquired 6-10 years experience, while 32% had between 1-5 years experience, 14% were 11-15 years experience and 17% were 16 years and above.It was also discovered that 74% of the respondents acquired their knowledge on floriculture through vocation while 26% disagreed with the statement.67% affirms that floriculture activities generate income moderately while 31% of the respondents affirm that it generates income. Furthermore, 74% concluded that it has led to the beautification of the environment while 26% said it beautified the environment moderately.Also, the field survey shows that 82% usually make profit in the business while 18% does not make profit.

Conclusion: It was concluded that if adequately measures are taken to check the constraints of the floriculture industry with more awareness on its importance and profitability, it would create an avalanche for the flower market in Nigeria.

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