Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems 25 (2022): #125 Kehinde et al., 2022 1 AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ADOPTION OF SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA † [ORGANIZACIONES AGRÍCOLAS Y ADOPCIÓN DE PRÁCTICAS DE CONSERVACIÓN DE SUELOS ENTRE PEQUEÑOS AGRICULTORES EN EL ESTADO DE OYO, NIGERIA] Mary Adedolapo Kehinde 1 , Adebayo Akinola 1 , Ayodeji Damilola Kehinde 1* , and Abiodun Akintunde Ogundeji 2 1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. E-mail: kehindeayodeji8@gmail.com Obafemi Awolowo University, P.M.B. 13: Ile-Ife: Osun: 220282: Nigeria 2 Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339: Bloemfontein: 9300: South Africa * Corresponding author SUMMARY Background. As part of efforts to reduce soil degradation and improve agricultural yield, farmers in the study area learned about various soil conservation practices through agricultural organizations. Objective. This study, therefore, investigated the impact of agricultural organizations on the adoption of soil conservation practices. Methodology. Through a multi-stage sampling procedure, the data collected were analyzed with the aid of descriptive statistics and a double hurdle regression model. Results. The descriptive results revealed that three conservation practices were majorly adopted in the study area, namely, cover crop (25 adopters), vegetative fallow (63 adopters) and mulch (83 adopters). The result further revealed significant differences in some socioeconomic characteristics between the categories of adopters in the study area, such as the age of the farmers, off-farm income, farming experience and the household size. However, the study concluded that the majority of the smallholder farmers were male, small scale and at their productive age. According to the first hurdle, the factors responsible for the adoption of the three soil conservation practices were; off-farm income, extension contact, farm size, years of education and membership in the agricultural organization. In the same vein, the factors that contributed to the intensity of soil conservation practices were membership of the agricultural organization, farm size, location of a valley on the farm land and household size. Implications. The paper adds evidence for a better understanding of the nexus between the agricultural organisation and the adoption of soil conservation practices. Conclusion. Based on these findings, the study recommends encouraging the training and strengthening of agricultural organizations for better adoption of soil conservation practices. In addition, effective strategies, programs and institutional structures that improve farmers' education, the frequency of extension contacts and off-farm income should be established. Key words: Agricultural Organizations; Soil Conservation Practices; Smallholder Farmers. RESUMEN Antecedentes. Como parte de los esfuerzos para reducir la degradación del suelo y mejorar el rendimiento agrícola, los agricultores del área de estudio aprendieron sobre diversas prácticas de conservación del suelo a través de organizaciones agrícolas. Objetivo. Este estudio, por lo tanto, investigó el impacto de las organizaciones agrícolas en la adopción de prácticas de conservación del suelo. Metodología. A través de un procedimiento de muestreo de etapas múltiples, los datos recopilados se analizaron con la ayuda de estadísticas descriptivas y un modelo de regresión de doble obstáculo. Resultados. Los resultados descriptivos revelaron que tres prácticas de conservación se adoptaron mayoritariamente en el área de estudio, a saber, cultivos de cobertura (25 adoptantes), barbecho vegetativo (63 adoptantes) y mantillo (83 adoptantes). El resultado reveló además diferencias significativas en algunas características socioeconómicas entre las categorías de adoptantes en el área de estudio, como la edad de los agricultores, los ingresos fuera de la experiencia agrícola y el tamaño del hogar. Sin embargo, el estudio concluyó que la mayoría de los productores de cacao eran hombres, en pequeña escala y en su edad productiva. Según el primer obstáculo, los factores responsables de la adopción de las tres prácticas de conservación de suelos fueron; ingreso fuera de la finca, contacto † Submitted December 18, 2021 – Accepted May 16, 2022. Copyright © the authors. Work licensed under a CC-BY 4.0 License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ISSN: 1870-0462.