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TABLE U2 Land systems with few limitations to the growth of particular crops, in relation to administrative units Administration unit Kaduna State Birnin (Atari LG are«. 418,421,422 446 Funtua LG area Land system Maize Millet Sorghum Groundnut Cotton Yam* 418,421,422 426,444,449, 450 Ikara Iß area 425,429,434 436,445,448, 450,451 Jama'a LG area 402,404,410 415,416,422 431,435,436 437,438,440 Kachia LG area 402,404,405 406,409,410 411,416,418 419,420,421 422,424,427 428,429,430 431,432,433 435,436,438 440 418,421,422 446 418,421,422 426,449,450 425,429,445 448,450 402,404,410, 412,422,431 435,438,440 402,404,405 406,409,410 418,419,420 421,422,427 428,429,431 432,433,435 436,^438,440 418,421,422 446 418,421,422 426,444,449 450 425,429,434 436,445,448 451 402,404,410 415,416,422 431,435,436 437,438,440 402,404,405 406,409,410 411,416,418 419,420,421 422,424,427 428,429,430 431,432,433 434,435,436 438,440 418,421,422 446 418,421,422 426,449 425,429,445 448 402,422,435 440 402,406,418 420,421,422 427,429,433 435,440 418,421,422 446 418,421,422 426,444,449 450 425,429,436 445,448,450 451 402,404,416 422,431,435 436,437,440 410 402,404,405 406,409,411 416,418,419 420,421,422 424,427,428 429,431,432 433,435,436 440, 410 Kaduna LG area 422 422 422 422 422 422 Saminaka LG area 402,403,405 414,418,424 425,429,430 431,433,435 436 Zaria LG area 418,422,426 429,444,445 446,447,448 449,451 Niger State 402,404,405 406,419,427 428,436 Plateau State Barakin Ladi LG area 404,435,437 438 Bassa LG area 403,431,434 435 402,405,414 418,425,429 431,433,435 418,422,426 429,445,446 447,448,449 402,404,405 406,419,427 428 402,403,405 407,414,418 424,425,429 430,431,433 435,436 418,422,426 429,444,445 446,447,448 449,451 402,404,405 406,419,427 428,436 404,435,438 404,435,437 438 431,435 403,431,434 435 402,405,407 418,425,429 433,435 418,422,426 429,445,446 447,448,449 402,405,406 427 402,405,418 424,425,429 431,433,435 436 418,422,426 429,444,445 446,447,448 449,451 402,404,405- 406,419,427 428,436 418,421,422 446 418,421,422 413,425,429 434,436,445 401,402,404 410,412,415 416,422,423 431,435,436 437,438,439 440 402,404,405 406,409,410 411,412,413 416,417,418 419,420,421 422,423,424 427,428,429 430,431,432 433,435,436 438,439,440 402,403,405 407,407,413 414,418,424 425„429,430 431,433,435 436 413,418,422 429,445 402,404,405 406,419,427 428,436 404,435 404,435,437 404,435,437 438 435 431,435 403,431,434 435 Keffi LG area 404,420,436 404,420 404,420,436 420 404,420,436 401,404,420 436 Toro LG area 414,431,434 435 414,431,435 414,431,434 435 Kano State Gwarzo LG area 450 450 450 450 435 431,435 414,431,434 435 Tudun Wada LG area 414,425 414,425 414,425 425 425 414,425 Fed Cap.Terr 404,406,419 420,428,436 404,406,419 420,428 404,406,419 420,428,436 406,420 404,406,419 420,428,436 401,404,406 419,420,428 436 * Refer to Separate Maps 2 and 3 for northern, climatically unsuitable areas in pome administrative units 82
Present grazing status and cattle movements Existing forestry activities Significant factors with regard to agricultural development on the Kaduna Plains are as follows: 1. Extensive areas are environmentally suitable for several major crops, large-scale mechanised farming, rural development projects, cattle and forestry 2. The cultivation density, and hence inferred population density, is low, except on the borders with the Kano Plains, Jos Plateau and around Kaduna 3. Tsetse fly remains to be eradicated over central and north-western areas 4. The existing densely settled and cultivated Kano Plains immediately to the north and the establishment of the Federal Capital Territory immediately to the south will create increasing demands for food, grazing, firewood and manure/compound refuse (fertiliser) from the Kaduna Plains 5. The climate, specifically the length of the rainy period, is inadequate for yams in the northern plains and for certain forestry plantation species 6. Road communications are in general moderate, in that large areas lie within 5 km of a hard-top road or are served by reasonably good dirt roads 7. The current level of agriculture is one of an intricate, labour- intensive, family-based subsistence economy with limited cash crop production, largely in balance with the environment. 83
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Contents LIST OF TEXT MAPS ix LIST
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TEXT MAPS following page 5.1 Projec
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Abstract and keywords ABSTRACT 2 Th
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SUMMARY 2 The Kaduna Plains (39 850
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REPORTING As the project area is so
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necessary before a realistic assess
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Part 2 Aspects of the environment T
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Table 1. During the rainy period, c
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KADUNA PLAINS-PHYSIOGRAPHIC UNITS T
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The landforms, therefore, being pre
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It is, therefore, impossible to pre
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low but well humified almost everyw
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example, have a characteristic comm
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Areas with more than ^60% cultivati
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1. The sorghum/maize farming system
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(now known as local government area
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Fodder trees The woody vegetation a
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e stocked more lightly and 113-4 ha
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Page 57 and 58: Part 3 Environmental limitations to
Page 59 and 60: CLIMATIC FACTORS IN RELATION TO CRO
Page 61 and 62: TABLE 5 Sunnary of main characteris
Page 63 and 64: TABLE 7 Dominant-soil chemical char
Page 65 and 66: TABLE 8 Dominant slope and range of
Page 67 and 68: TABLE 10 Summary of main characteri
Page 69 and 70: TABLE 11 Soil physical limitations
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Page 79 and 80: Forestry Most land systems have an
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Page 85 and 86: Forestry Poles and firewood are rea
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Page 95 and 96: TABLE 33 Dominant slope and range o
Page 99 and 100: TABLE 37 Dominant-soil chemical cha
Page 101 and 102: Forestry The land system is extensi
Page 103 and 104: Part 4 Development possibilities TY
Page 105: TABLI A4 Agricultural development p
Page 109 and 110: KADUNA PLAINS TEXT MAP 5.10 FOREST
Page 111 and 112: though some inputs should be made a
Page 113 and 114: organised into large blocks. All th
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Page 117 and 118: In sparsely cultivated areas the mo
Page 119 and 120: Management Due to the high capital
Page 121 and 122: slopes, so that the most favourable
Page 123 and 124: The cooperation and participation o
Page 125 and 126: KADUNA PLAINS TEXT MAP 5.12 AREAS S
Page 127 and 128: 2. Main wet- and dry-season grazing
Page 129 and 130: TABLE 46 Areas suitable for locatio
Page 131 and 132: Cattle ranches The ranches will 'gr
Page 133 and 134: Fulani) 910 kg, cross bred Bunaji-F
Page 135 and 136: KADUNA PLAINS AREAS SUITABLE FOR CA
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Page 141 and 142: TABLE 51 Land systems in forest res
Page 143 and 144: The calorific value of firewood Bef
Page 145 and 146: TABLE 53 Estimates of volume of pol
Page 147 and 148: TABLE 56 Forest reserves recommende
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transport available to the extensio
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Part 5
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (
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WALKER J & ROWNTREE P R (1976) The
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Appendix 1 Interpretation of soil d
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TABLE 2 Soil drainage classes defin
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TABLE 4 Soil texture as a factor li
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The assessment of coarse material a
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TABLE 8 Limitations due to phosphor
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TABLE 9a Nature and degree of limit
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it is classed as limitation categor
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Many of the silty or fine sandy sur
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8. In practice, a farmer is unlikel
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Appendix 4 Evaluation of the growth
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limitation score. This information
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*9 AITCHISON P J & GLOVER P E (1970
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24 JENKIN R N, ROSE INHES R, DUNSMO
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