An assessment of farmers' awareness on extension services in Nigeria: the case of farming households in Kano State.
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This research was based on primary data collected through well designed and pre-tested questionnaire, to determine awareness of farmers on extension methods used by ADP in Kano state of Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used, in which three local governments were randomly selected. Secondly, three wards one each from the selected local governments (Danbatta, Gaya and Madobi) were randomly selected. Thirdly, three villages (one from each ward) were selected. The total number of sample respondent was 120 (40 farming households from each village). The data collected were analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). The Result reveals that, majority of the farmers interviewed are 35 years of age and below and 105 out of 120 farmers can read and write. The result further revealed that 57% of them have attended educational level up to senior secondary school while only 7% had post-secondary education. Furthermore, 67% of the respondents had 15years and below farming experience. However, 32% of the respondents had no contact with extension while 68% had contact with extension service. Accordingly, the farmers ranked radio as first extension methods, followed by farm and home visit. Regression analysis indicated that contact with extension personnel influenced effectiveness of extension service. Finally, to satisfy their need, farmers should be involved in planning and implementation of extension service.Keywords:
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The study examined the socio-economic characteristics of small-scale farmers that were participating in Oyo and Osun States` Agricultural Development programmes. Reasons for participation and activities in which they had participated were investigated. Data were collected from 120 randomly selected registered farmers in the two programmes. Frequency counts, percentages and chi-square analysis were used in data analysis. Majority of the sampled farmers were illiterates, but had many years of farming experience. Procurement of fertilizers at cheaper rate, easy accessibility to farm information, new crop varieties, new methods of farming, tractors and implements hiring were some of the reasons for participation. Farmers participated in the following programme activities, agricultural meetings, demonstrations, fortnightly training meetings, purchasing farm inputs and listening to radio agricultural programmes. Age of farmers had a positive and significant relationship with total number of activities in which farmers had participated.
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This study aimed at identifying growers sources of hearing about potatoes crop contract farming and their opinions concerning its importance, advantages and disadvantages, contractors, the services provided to growers, way of contracting, contract items and identifying their opinions toward the marketing Extension, and identifying the role which the marketing extension can play in contract farming. The research was conducted in Minia Governorate. The largest three administrative districts, in terms of the area cultivated with potatoes, were selected. The largest village, in each district was selected and thus the became population 1500 farmers. A random sample of 150 potatoes crop farmers representing 10 % of growers, were selected from the three villages as follows: 80 farmers in Damsher village in Minia, 30 farmers in Dakof Village in Samalut, 40 farmers in Abwan Village in Mattai. The farmers were randomly selected from a regular reality records inventory of potatoes farmers for 2013 in the agricultural associations in the selected villages. Data of this research were collected during September 2013 through a questionnaire form designed for achieving the research objectives. Frequencies and percentages were used for data and results presentation.
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The study assessed the utilization of ‘radio farmer’ programme of Imo State Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) by rural farmers in Imo State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study described the demographic characteristics of the farmers; examined rural farmers’ access to agricultural technologies disseminated through the “radio farmer” programme; assessed the extent to which the technologies were utilized by the farmers as well ascertained problems likely to constrain the effective utilization of the ‘radio farmer’ programme by the farmers. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select one hundred and fifty (150) farmers for the study. Structured questionnaire and interview schedule were used to collect data from the respondents. Frequency distribution, percentage counts, mean score analysis and Ordinary Least Square multiple regression were used in data analyses. Result revealed that majority (86%) of the farmers had formal education. 88% had access to the ‘radio farmer’ programme. Majority (91.7%) of the farmers were using the ‘radio farmer’ programme to access information on improved agronomic practices. Result further showed that all the technologies disseminated through the “radio farmer” programme were utilized, though, at varying degrees: Snail farming (M= 2.5), dry season vegetable production (M= 3.0), poultry production (M= 2.0), rabbit keeping(M= 2.4), mushroom production (M=2.1), bee-keeping (M=2.4), yam minisette technique (M=2.3), etc. Majority (97.5%) of the farmers perceived the radio farmer programme as an effective channel of disseminating agricultural innovations. The demographic attributes of the farmers had a strong direct relationship (R 2 = 0.72) with the utilization of the radio farmer programme. However, time of broadcast was identified as a serious problem militating against the utilization of the ‘radio farmer’ programme (M= 2.3).It was therefore recommended that portable radio receivers which can be carried about should be provided for the farmers to enable them listen to the programme anywhere anytime.
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The main purpose of the study was to determine the adoption
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district, Nepal. The study also attempted to identify the
farmers' reasons for not adopting these practices as well as to
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The use of radio for the purpose of gathering and disseminating agricultural information was investigated among 120 farmers who were purposively and randomly selected in two village settings. The three objectives of the study were; (1) to identify the agricultural technologies /recommendations which rural farmers used with the help of radio; (2) to assess the frequency by rural farmers' access radio in getting extension information; and (3) to assess the frequency by which the rural farmer listening to some radio programmes produced on farm practices in their vernacular. Results showed that the respondents used to source , on moderate level (averagely), information on the following technologies/recommendations on improved maize, from radio; improved maize varieties, seed rate, seed dressing, plant spacing, fertilizer application, post-harvest processing and storage. Further findings revealed that the majority of the farmers 60 (50%) had access to radio daily, 58 (48.33 %) weekly and the majority of the respondents ranked first in frequently listening to radio programmes with extension messages, in their vernacular. Keywords: radio, rural farmers, extension, information, improved maizeGlobal Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4(1&2) 2005: 33-36
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The adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) among farmers in Central Agro-ecological Zone of Delta State, Nigeria was assessed. Three hundred and twenty farmers were selected and interviewed with the use of structured interview schedule. The findings revealed that 15:63% of the farmers adopted the technology but extension contact was not encouraging. Result of the probit model analysis showed that marital status, household size, involvement of every household member was the significant demographic factors influencing the use of the innovation. There is therefore the need to embark on aggressive extension campaign for the utilization and popularization of the technology among farmers. Extension agents should select contact farmers from among those that are married, middle-aged, willing to involve all household members in decision making for rapid technology adoption and diffusion.
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Supporting service in irrigated maize farm management through linking farmers with researchers and extension workers characterized farmers as passive recipients of technology. This has brought about weak link and fragmentation. The study is evaluating the performance of researchers, extension workersand farmers linkages in irrigated maize agriculture in Dera Wereda, North-Western Ethiopia. Simple random sampling technique was used to select researchers, extension workers, and farmers. Their responses were elicited through unstructured questionnaire. Activities under evaluations includes farmer participation in identification of problem; centrality of research trial to low producers; link low producers to formal credit institution and cooperative association, training access, appropriateness of training advice, integration of joint activities to women groups; farmers connection to market; and sustainability of using on-farm research trial sites. Researchers, extension workers and farmers’ involvement on average statistically varied as computed using one-way ANOVA. Such finding underlined the high importance of setting appropriate integration strategy to offset the loose working relationships among researchers, extension workers, and farmers in Dera woreda.
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The study investigated the levels of awareness and use of agricultural insurance scheme in Kogi State of Nigeria. A total of 240 respondents from eight communities were selected through a multistage random sampling technique. Data collected through structured questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistic, percentages and sigma scoring model. The results revealed that farmers in the State are mostly males (95%) with low levels of education and an average farm size of 3.2 hectares. The study further revealed that majority of the farmers belong to low income group with about 55 percent earning less than N100,000.00 per annum. The sigma score of 5.04 for the level of awareness showed a high level of awareness of agricultural insurance scheme among the rural farmers in the state. However, the sigma score of 3.26 reported for the level of use revealed a low level of agricultural insurance usage in the area. The major sources of information of agricultural insurance scheme to the farmers were cooperative societies (66%) and extension agents (65%). The major problems preventing the usage of agricultural insurance by the farmers in the State were fear of failure to honour agreement (75%), high insurance premium (66%), inadequate financial resources (65%) and non-coverage of many crops (61%). The study then recommended among others, the prompt payment of benefits to farmers and expansion of the scope of the scheme to cover other major crops. [Stephen Jimoh Ibitoye. Assessment of the Levels of Awareness and Use of Agricultural Insurance Scheme among the Rural Farmers in Kogi State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agricultural Science, Research and Technology, 2012; 2(3):143-148].
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The study examined agrobiodiversity conservation techniques adopted by rural farmers in Kware Local Government Area, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to arrive at 120 farmers from three selected villages. Forty (40) interview schedule were administered in each of the sampled villages. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the primary data collected. Results of the findings showed that most of the farmers (25.0%) were in their active age with fairly large family size (6-10 persons). Majority were married (90.8%) with most of them having secondary education (33.3%) or less and earning between N101, 000 - N200, 000 annually. Most of the farmers conserve animals using random mating (30.8%). On the other hand, 43.3 percent conserve plants by practicing collection and preservation of seeds. The major challenge faced by the farmers was insufficient capital (43.3%). Government and NGOs need to educate and provided necessary support to the farmers who practice agrobiodiversity conservation.
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The study was conducted to ascertain the perspective of extension in livestock production in Makarfi, Ikara and Kudan Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Purposive sampling was used to select wards, multi–stage sampling was adopted to choose villages and simple random sampling to pick 240 responding farmers. Majority of the producers were between 21-40 years of age, literate, married with the mean years of experience of 12 years and mostly non-members of cooperative societies. The main source of extension services was the private sector and the services rendered were educational, health, technical, management and marketing. The extension communication methods used were visits, demonstration, workshop, training and excursion. The benefits of extension services were introduction of livestock species, marketing information, feed and feed ingredient supply, disease and pest control, and liaison services. Constraints to the use of extension services in livestock production were insufficient fund, ineffective research extension linkage, poor veterinary services, shortage of feed and grazing land and the attitude of the producers towards extension services.Keywords: Agricultural extension, Livestock, Production, Purposive sampling
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