By: ADEDOKUN M. O.; OLAWUMI A. T.; SOAGA J. O.; OLUWALANA S. A.; ADEKOYA O. O.;
Abstract:
A research was conducted in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State to give preliminary information on the magnitude, characteristics and contribution of small-scale forest based enterprises to rural employment through structured questionnaire and interview guide. The enterprises were characterized by very small size, heavy reliance on entrepreneur and family labour, technological simplicity of operations and rural location bias. Furniture, logging and carpentry were found to be the commonest among the small scale forest based enterprises. A range of problems facing small scale forest based enterprises was identified and a number of solutions were suggested. The regression analysis showed that SSFBEs in Awa town had the highest impact on the people; the coefficient of determination (R2) value was 73.2% which was followed by Ago-Iwoye town with R2 value of 71.3% . Oru town and Ijebu-Igbo town had R2 value of 69.2% while Ilaporu town has the least impact with R2 value of 51.3% . SSFBEs had a positive impact on the people of Ijebu-north local government area as the coefficient of determination (R2) for all the five towns was 71.4% which indicated that SSFBE was a profitable business in the local government area. It was therefore concluded that Small scale enterprises play an important role as an occupation on people of Ijebu-North Local Government Area. There is need to promote this enterprise by extending support and incentives to the people involved
Keywords: Small-scale forest based enterprise, Characteristics, Impact
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