REHABILITATION OF ECONOMIC TREES IN KUSOPA ZONE OF MOKWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE (A PILOT PROJECT FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION)

Murtala Alaba Bello

Department of Biological Sciences

Al-Hikmah University, Adewole, Ilorin

ABSTRACT

Mokwa Local Government Council of Niger State falls within Bida Emirate and was curved out of then Lavun Local Government in September, 1991, with its headquarters at Mokwa. The local government shares borders with Moro Local Government area in Kwara state, Kontagora, Edati, Borgu, Layun, Mashegu as well as Agaic Local Government Area of Niger state. The Local Government comprises of seven districts namely: Mokwa, Muwo, Tauma, Kudu, Kede Tiffin, and Kede Tako respectively. Of recent it has been observed that the economic trees in this zone notably palm trees and Kolanuts have stopped yielding very well as it used to be in the past years. Thus the need to carry out investigations on this poor yield in the area with a view to finding solutions to the likely problem.

keywords: Rehabilitation, Militating factors, Improved seedling, Propagation (Husbandry)