Challenges of weed control in large scale organic horticultural cropproduction in Nigeria: Observatory notes from Ogbomoso agricultural zone

Abstract

Effective weed control is a panacea to bounty harvest in any crop production. The advent of organic agriculture which deemphasize the use synthetic agro-chemicals in crop production has posed a challenge for effective weed control in large scale organic agriculture production in the tropics. Several weed control options had been employed in the developed country. However, no rigorous attempt had been made to tackle the problem of weed control in large scale organic horticultural crop production in Nigeria. A visit to two large scale horticultural farms in Ogbomoso agricultural zone recently comfirm the challenges facing the farmers adopting organic farming methods. This is a task for all scientist involved in crop production business.