An Assessment of Farmers` Awareness on Extension Services in Nigeria: The Case of Farming Households in Kano State

International Journal Of Agricultural Science, Research And Technology In Extension And Education Systems

مقاله 1، دوره 3، شماره 3، آذر 2013، صفحه 115-119   

نویسندگان

Hassan Ibrahim^* ؛ Zhou Jing؛ Li Min

College of Economics and Management, Shenyang Agricultural University, Liaoning, China

چکیده

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.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Extension service؛ farmers؛ Extension Methods؛ Logistic regression؛ Nigeria

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