Abdulrashid Inuwa, Sunday Adeniyi Adeduntan and Ridwanu Bunza Mukhtar
The research was conducted to assess the roles of human activities in tree regeneration in the agricultural parklands of northern Nigeria. A total of 491 structured questionnaires were purposively distributed to respondents in the sampled states (Bauchi, Jigawa, and Kano) to assess their roles in tree regeneration in the parklands. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data using SPSS software. The majority of the respondents (94.50%) were male, among whom 82.28% were married. Eighty per cent of respondents had farming as their primary occupation, with over 10 years of experience. The 34.83% of the respondents had never planted a tree on their farm. Regeneration is mostly natural and aided through vegetative propagation. Land is the major problem facing the farmers regarding tree regeneration. The parkland has poor regeneration potential due to little or no intervention by the farmers. Intervention is also needed from the government at all levels, NGOs, and Community-Based Organizations (i.e. CBOs) for proper development, conservation, and sustainable use of tree species on farms for improved livelihoods and biodiversity conservation.
Keywords: Human activities, Tree regeneration practices, Sudano-sahelian region, Parkland