Abstract
The study determined the contribution of indigenous vegetable production
to the income of farmers in Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Five wards in Egbeda local government area were purposively selected
due to their dominance in indigenous vegetable production. Thirty percent
of registered indigenous vegetable farmers were randomly selected from
each of the wards to give a sample size of 113 respondents. Data were
analysed using frequency counts percentages, and Pearson’s Product
Moment Correlation (PPMC). The major findings include a high level
income derived from indigenous vegetable production among farmers
with an average yield of 2700 kg and an average monthly income of
₦50,740. Significant relationship existed between constraints faced by
respondents and income generated from indigenous vegetable (r = -0.191,
p ≤ 0.05). The study recommends that more farmers should go into
vegetable production because it is lucrative and to increase the food and
nutrition security of the nation.