This study analyzed the effects of extension workers visit on the farmers producing quality protein maize in Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe State, Nigeria. Among the farming households, 105 were selected randomly. Structured questionnaires were used to collect information from the respondents. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Findings from the study showed that majority (53.33%) of the respondents got QPM seeds through Sassakawa Global 2000. Most (39%) of the QPM farmers were visited on quarterly basis. The F-ratio of 2.996 was significant indicating that the model is suitable for the data. The co-efficient for contact with source (0.126) was shown to be positive but not significant which implied that though the respondents have been visited by extension agents but the frequency of visits was low and this affected farmers’ awareness of QPM technology which could be the reason for low rate of adoption of quality protein maize (QPM) by other farmers that have refused to adopt the technology. It is therefore recommended that extension services/ sources should be strengthened by employing more extension workers by Government, Private organizations and Non-governmental agencies for efficient information dissemination to farmers especially at the rural level and also encourage farmers to form groups that will enable them narrow the gap of technology transfer.
The study analyzed gender knowledge, attitude and practices on wheat farming in Jigawa State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 352 men and 151 women making a total of 503 respondents. Data were collected through the use of structured questionnaire, analyzed using frequency distribution, percentages, mean scores, standard deviation, and Probit analysis. The result revealed that the majority (70%) of the respondents were male. Meanwhile, 55.4% male respondents had a household size between 6-10 persons. Majority (64.2%) of the female respondents had a farm size between 0.5-1.0 hectares and 80.8% of them obtained their farmland through inheritance. About 67.5% of the male respondents had 6-10 years of wheat farming experience. About, 68% of the male respondents had 1000 kg and above of wheat yield per hectare. About 69% of the male respondents had access to extension services and therefore had high knowledge on critical irrigation stage for wheat with a mean score of 1.59. The coefficient of age, gender, marital status, education level, farming experience and access to farm inputs were positively related to knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) at P≤0.01. Men and women participated in wheat farming, except that, on average male respondents had a higher knowledge and extensively practices wheat farming than the women, as a result of men’s better access to extension services, larger farm size, among other things. Extension agent should be intensifying educational campaigns for attitudinal change, through regular trainings to ensure knowledge gets into farmers’ hand and fields, and encourage the women to be more inclusive in wheat farming.
The study analysed the adoption of improved millet production technologies among farmers in central zone of Borno State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure was employed and total of 178 millet farmers were randomly sampled and proportionately drawn at 5% across each of the eight (8) selected villages. Primary data were collected through structured questionnaire and analysed using frequency count, percentage, adoption index, and ordered logistic regression. The results revealed that higher percentage (85.6%) of respondents were male, 57% were married and had age range of 31-40 with mean of 43 years. Similarly, household size had a mean of 11 people, about 52% of farmers had a non-formal education, 46.1% had a farm size of 1-2 ha, and about 47% of the farmers had been involved in millet farming with an average of 10 years farming experience. The adoption index result of 57.2% indicated that the study as a whole recorded medium adoption. The results of the ordered logistic regression disclosed that farm size, and household size; and level of education were negatively significant at P≤0.01 and P≤0.10, respectively. Access to credit and extension contact were positively significant (P≤0.10) and also farming experience had positively significant (P≤0.01) relationship with the adoption of improved millet packages. The major constraint to adoption of improved millet package in the study area was inaccessibility of credit facilities. The study concluded that the adoption of improved millet package as a whole was influenced by socio-economic and institutional factors. The study therefore, recommended that cooperative societies should be strengthened and expanded to accommodate more farmers with a view to having easy access to new agricultural technologies as well as credit facilities.
This study was carried out to analyzed the socio-economic and institutional characteristics of wheat farmers in Jigawa State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 503 wheat farmers (352 men and 151 women) from the study area. Data were collected through the use of structured questionnaire and analyzed; using descriptive and inferential statistics (Tobit regression). The result revealed that Majority (70%) of the respondents were male and 30% were female. About 56.0% male and 49.0% women respondents were within the age bracket of 30-39 years and 20-29 years respectively. It was revealed that 91.5% male and 95.4% female respondents were married. Furthermore, 58.3% of the female respondents had primary level of education. Meanwhile, 55.4% male and 56.3% female respondents had a household size between 6-10 persons and 1-5 persons respectively. Majority (64.2%) of the female respondents had a farm size between 0.5-1.0 hectares. About 54.8% male and 67.5% female respondents had 6-10 years and 1-5 years of farming experience. Furthermore, 68.5% of the male respondents had access to extension from Jigawa Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (JARDA) while, 51.7% women had no contact. On the other hand, 32.4% of male had extension contact twice a year while 32.5% female had contact once a year. The result further revealed that 64.9% female respondents practice mixed cropping. 52,0% male practice bed drill method of sowing. The result further shows that majority (63.3% males and 67.5% female) respondents use the LCRIWHIT-4 (Atilla-Gan-Atilla) variety of wheat, 53.0% of female respondents applied organic manure to their farmland and 72.2% of the female respondents used machine in processing the wheat grains. Majority (68%) female respondents used wheat to prepare traditional dishes. The result further shows that 61.6% of the female respondents believed that high quality wheat variety is rewarded by substantial price premium. Tobit regression estimate of the extent of participation in wheat farming had a chi-square of 54.43 and significant at P≤0.01 level and Log likelihood of 364. Men and women participated in wheat farming, except that, on average male respondents had better access to land, inputs and extension services than the female wheat farmers. Policy makers should ensure that farmers receive the latest information on wheat agronomy through regular trainings.
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