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Farmers’ perceptions are preconditions that determine their attitudes towards an innovation/practice. The main objective
of the study was to determine perceptions of farmers on environment friendly farming practices in Ekiti State. The data for
this study were collected using an interview guide from 200 farmers in the two purposefully selected agricultural zones of
Ekiti State Nigeria using an interview schedule. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as Chi-
Square and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation. The results indicated that the means of farmers’ perceptions ranged
from 1.99 to 4.39 for mulching, 1.87 to 4.51 for integrated pest management, 3.69 to 4.57 for terracing, 4.16 to 4.72 for
contour farming and 1.98 to 4.98 for cover cropping. Farmers strongly agreed with 14 perceptual statements, agreed with
13perceptual statements, undecided with 3 perceptual statements and disagreed with 5 perceptual statements. Based on this
study, farmers had high perceptions about Environment-Friendly Farming Practices (EFFPs). Significant relationships
(p<0.05) existed between farmers’ perceptions and their age, average annual income, farming experience and farm size. In
addition, no statistically significant relationships (p>0.05) existed between farmers’ perceptions and gender, marital status,
religion, and education of the farmers. However, there was significant difference in farmers’ perceptions of EFFPs (p<0.05)
based on the selected blocks and cells for the study. It is therefore recommended that farmers’ perceptions should be assessed
critically before any developmental action is taken because perceptions predict the practice of any environment friendly
farming practice.
Key words: Environment-friendly, farmers, farming practices, perception