Environmental Education for Humanization: A Quest to Reconcile Farmers with Nature and Promote Environmental Sustainability in Ebonyi State
Abstract
Traditional farming practices in Ebonyi State which include deforestation for land expansion, slash and burn and overuse of chemical inputs contribute to the depletion of soil resources and undermine long-term environmental sustainability, one of the main factors behind these unsustainable practices is the growing disconnection between humans and the natural world because farmers place profit before man-nature relationship. The detachment has left a void in the ways that rural farmers engage with and view their surroundings and has also weakens the sense of stewardship that was formerly ingrained in rural farming communities. Thus there is an urgent need for a paradigm shift in contemporary farming practices through educational process that will re-orientate farmers on the need to change their present actions on the environment. This paper explained how environmental education can help rural farmers in Ebonyi State become more humane and adopt sustainable farming methods through adoption of agroecology as an alternative farming approach that can preserve soil health, secure future food supply, support farmers' livelihoods, and combat the adverse effects of climate change. This environmental education programme for farmers has to be provided to farmers through farmer field school.
Keywords
Environmental Education, Humanization, Agroecology, Environmental Sustainability, Farmer Filed School
Citations
IRE Journals:
Okorie, Christian Uzoaru (Ph.D), Rebecca E. Bassey (Ph.D) "Environmental Education for Humanization: A Quest to Reconcile Farmers with Nature and Promote Environmental Sustainability in Ebonyi State" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 6 2025 Page 168-178 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I6-1712475
IEEE:
Okorie, Christian Uzoaru (Ph.D), Rebecca E. Bassey (Ph.D)
"Environmental Education for Humanization: A Quest to Reconcile Farmers with Nature and Promote Environmental Sustainability in Ebonyi State" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(6) https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I6-1712475
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