ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of shifting cultivation in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State five research questions were formulated and analyzed. The respondents were made up of farmers in five community which are Ekiadolor Community, Okokhuo Community, Ekoabetu Community, Iyowa community and Iguikhinmwin Community all in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. All the respondents were randomly selected from the five community one hundred farmers were used in a whole. One set of instrument was used in collecting data for the study i.e. questionnaires. The data collected from the respondents were analyzed using simple percentages from the analysis of data, the following were the findings. That farmers in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State practice shifting cultivation as a method of farming. That the government is putting machinery in place to reduce the practice of shifting cultivation in the local government area. That shifting cultivation has effect on the forest cover among others. On a final note recommendations were made by the researcher on how to meliorate the problem of shifting cultivation in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter One
Introduction
Background of the study
Statement of problem
Purpose of the study
Research question
The significance of study
Scope of study
Objective of the study
Limitation of the study
Definition of terms
Chapter Two
Literature review
Chapter Three
Methodology
Population of study
Sample procedure/techniques
Research instrument
Validation of research instrument
Method of data collection
Method of data analysis
Chapter Four
Data analysis
Chapter Five
Summary, conclusion and recommendation
Principal findings
Summary
References