Turning agricultural wastes into wealth is a
major focus of every government, supporting the
livelihood of millions of households in Nigeria. The study
was carried out to determine the knowledge level of
farmers on Agricultural Wastes utilization in South
West Nigeria. The selected States were Ekiti, Ogun and
Ondo. Multi-stage sampling techniques was used for the
study to gather 260 farmers as the sample for the study.Interview schedule was used to elicit information on
socio-economic characteristics of the respondents,
available agricultural wastes in the study area and the
knowledge level of the farmers. Data were analysed
using, frequency distribution, percentage, mean and
correlation analysis.were adjudged to be literate, the mean
household size stood at 6 persons and mean income was
₦870,000.00. Some of the available agricultural wastes
were cocoa pods, feathers, maize shafts, cassava peels
etc. The knowledge level of farmers on agricultural
wastes utilization was low. The results of correlation
analysis revealed that there was significant relationship
between knowledge level and agricultural wastes
utilization. The study concluded that the knowledge level
of the respondents on AW utilization was adjudged to be
low and thereby recommends that Governmental
agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders should sensitize
farmers more on potentialities of Agricultural Wastes.
Keywords : Knowledge Level, Agricultural Wastes, Utilization.