Assessment of the Effectiveness of Lake Chad Research Institute Adopted Villages Scheme in the Dissemination of Improved Farm Technologies in Borno State, Nigeria

Mustapha, S. B.; Gwary, M M; Nuhu, H. S.; Samaila, P.A.

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“…This was indicated through trainings on tomato production (2.64), discount on ASTC activities (2.63), improved access to technology (2.53), improved extension contact (2.45), access to improved varieties (2.4), improved market linkage (2.35), training on net houses (2.3), improved access to credit (2.13) and fertilizer/agrochemical application (2.1) as reflected by their weighted average index. This result is in conformity with the study of Oruche et al (2012); Ugwu and Kanu, 2012;Mustapha et al, 2010 who posited similar benefits of adoption of modern agricultural practices and programs.…”

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Determinants of Tomato Farmers Participation in Agricultural Services and Training Centre (ASTC) Activities

Onuwa

Folorunsho

2022

Turkish JAF Sci.Tech.

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Agricultural production have remained rudimentary despite many years’ of technology development and transfer; to reverse this declining trend, several agricultural policies and programmes aimed at ensuring sustainable production, improved income and farm expansion with added value output have become very germane. This study therefore analyzed tomato farmers’ participation in ASTC activities in Jos-south local Government Area of Plateau state, Nigeria. This study adopted multi stage sampling techniques. Primary was data collected from 80 respondents, during the 2017/2018 farming season and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, participation index, weighted average index analysis and Binary Logit regression. The result of the study revealed that 73.8% were male; 88.75% had access to extension contact. The estimated mean for educational training, household size, farm income and farming experience were 6 years; 8 people; ₦108,500/ha and 12 years respectively. Also, most (68.7%) of the farmers have low participation index of ≤0.45; this trend is responsible for the existing low farm productivity of this crop in the area. Furthermore, the benefits derived from participating in ASTC activities among the respondents were significant as indicated by their weighted average index. In addition, the estimated coefficient of multiple determination (R2) was 0.7602. Also, the coefficients of household size (0.421), education (0.559), experience (0.808), income (0.485) and extension contact (0.376) were statistically significant; implying that these factors in the regression model affected the likelihood of farmer’s decision to participate in ASTC activities. Adequate labour supply; establishment of pilot farms; capacity training; access to agricultural credit, extension services, agro service centres, agricultural information, input supply and cooperative formation are strongly recommended.

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Determinants of Tomato Farmers Participation in Agricultural Services and Training Centre (ASTC) Activities

Onuwa

Folorunsho

2022

Turkish JAF Sci.Tech.

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“…The Adopted Village Concept According to Mustapha et al (2012), the ARCN issued directive stated that each research institute, university, and college of agriculture was expected to identify two communities/high schools within its jurisdiction and mandate areas within which to promote best farming practices and government policies. In accordance with the directive, each institute is expected to identify farmers and engage them in a participatory rural approach using their farmland or field as a 'showroom' for the other community members to demonstrate a particular technology.…”

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“…Consequently, in an attempt to address this the "Adopted Village Concept" pilot project was introduced in 1996, under the World Bank, Assisted Programme of National Agricultural Research Project (NARP). However, following the collapse of the NARP in 1999 (Mustapha et al 2012), the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) issued a directive to the NARIs in 2008 to revisit and revive the earlier introduced concept of 'Adopted Villages' with a renewed vigour, culminating in the take-off of the 'Adopted villages' in 2009 (Akinola et al 2013).…”

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Awareness and Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices among Smallholder Farmers in relation to the Adopted Villages programme: The Case Study of Northern Nigeria

2020

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This study assesses smallholder level of awareness and uptake of good agricultural practices (GAPs) that were initiated by the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) in Nigeria; a programme to enhance the agricultural productivity and income of participants. This study engaged with 120 smallholder farmers and their extension officer and data were collected via structured face-to-face and livelihood questionnaires and then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings show that 82% of participants were aware of the specific GAPs covered by the NAERLS programme. Despite this, the majority of respondents were not practicing these. Participants identified numerous challenges to GAPs implementation, including; unreliable and inadequate rainfall; lack of farm inputs; high cost of farm inputs; lack of technical know-how; lack of irrigation facilities and high illiteracy. The study also shows that the level of awareness of GAPs among farmers in the study areas has a statistically significant impact on the productivity and livelihoods of smallholders. These initial results strongly suggest that the Nigerian government should provide funds to support NAERLS in order to intensify its intervention efforts. In the same vein, NGOs, rural developers, policy makers and government at all levels should be encouraged to provide farm inputs and credit facilities to farming communities to offset the high costs of inputs.

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Assessment of the Effectiveness of Lake Chad Research Institute Adopted Villages Scheme in the Dissemination of Improved Farm Technologies in Borno State, Nigeria

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Determinants of Tomato Farmers Participation in Agricultural Services and Training Centre (ASTC) Activities

Determinants of Tomato Farmers Participation in Agricultural Services and Training Centre (ASTC) Activities

Awareness and Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices among Smallholder Farmers in relation to the Adopted Villages programme: The Case Study of Northern Nigeria

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