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Item Accessibility to Agricultural Resources among Maize Farmers in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria.(Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria., 2015) Oladipo, F.O.; Bolarin, O.; Bello, O.G.; Adereti, F.O.; Popoola, G.; Ibitomi, M.N.Item Adaptation Strategies of Small-Scale Farmers to Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic in Osun State, Nigeria.(Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW., 2022) Bolarin, O.; Komolafe, S.E.; Ajiboye, D.J.The deadly virus COVID-19 has affected not only the health of people but also the food value chain sector. The experience of the locked down period to curtail the spread of the virus was unexpected. It is therefore important to understand how small-scale farmers survived the period. This study examined the strategies employed by small-scale farmers in Osun State to adapt to the challenges resulting from COVID-19 lock down. Specifically, the study itemized types of crops grown by smallscale farmers, assessed the forms of challenges they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, examined the perceived effects of these challenges on small-scale farming activities, and investigated the adaptation strategies employed by small-scale farmers during this time. Six communities in the local government were selected at random and a total of one hundred and twenty farmers from the communities were interviewed. A questionnaire was designed to collect the primary data. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics and the chi-square tools. Results showed that COVID-19 lock down period led to poor health status (mean=2.87), less transport available to convey farm produce (mean=2.70), and high cost with little/no access to farm inputs such as fertilizer, chemicals and seeds/seedlings (mean=2.62). The foremost effects of these challenges on small scale farming activities were poor marketing of agricultural produce (mean=4.52), decrease in farmers’ income (mean=4.51), and labour shortage (mean=4.39). The leading adaptation strategies employed by the farmers were planting of available grains instead of seeds (mean=2.85), reduced food consumption (mean=2.83), and the use of family labour (mean=2.80). The regression analysis showed that education (β=0.151), marital status (β =1.173), non-farm income (β=-6.790), and years of experience (β=-0.032) were significant (at p<0.05) factors influencing the adaptation strategies employed by the farmers. To effectively reduce the adverse effects of unexpected lockdowns on farmers in the future, it is recommended that outlets for necessary agricultural inputs should be made available in all farming communitiesItem Adoption of Improved Processing Technologies by Fish Farmers in Akure North and South Local Government Areas, Ondo State, Nigeria.(Agricultural University of Tirania., 2015) Oladipo, F.O.; Adeyelu, A.A.; Bolarin, O.The study was conducted to determine the adoption of improved processing technologies by fish farmers in Akure North and South LGAs, Ondo state, Nigeria. A two stage sampling technique was employed to select 150 fish farmers interviewed for the study, data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and Tobit regression model. Results showed that majority of the farmers (68.0%) were males with mean age of 38.5 years old. Majority (80.7%) of respondents were married while (90%) had various degree of formal education, oil drum, smoking kiln and mud oven were the improved fish processing technologies available in the study area. Furthermore, cooperatives (92.7%) was ranked 1st as the most preferred source of information by the farmers, majority of respondents (94.7%) were aware of oil drum. The mean levels of adoption was 2.50, values below and above the mean were regarded as low and high respectively, the use of oil drum (2.58), smoking kiln (1.47) and mud oven (1.33) were the adoption scores of the respondents in the study area. Moreover, age (4.201), education level (2.105), household size (1.791), income (3.021), gender (1.781), pond size (2.511) and other income generating activities (2.256) were factors that were statistically significant thus affecting the rate of adoption of improved fish processing technologies. The study concludes that respondents were aware of some of the improved technologies but low adoption, the study therefore recommends the need for capacity building and advisory services by extension agents and other stakeholders for fish processors.Item Analysis of Rice Production Technologies’ Usage among Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria.(Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria., 2020) Bolarin, O.; Fatoye, O.R.; Komolafe, S.E.This study assessed the rice production technology usage by farmers in Kwara State. A total of 210 rice farmers were selected for the study using multi-stage sampling procedure. Data were collected using structured interview schedule. Descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment correlation were used for data analysis. Results reveal that the average rice farm size was 3hectares and average rice farming experience was 22years. A considerable percentage had primary education (34.3%), earned annual income between 401,000-800,000naira and indicated extension visit was twice a year (36.2%). Majority (74.8%) have been introduced to farm technologies. The leading rice production technologies/practices used by farmers were the use of improved varieties (99.7%), optimum seed rate (98.6%), use of agro chemicals (97%), fertilizer application/inculcation (95.4%), proper spacing (94.8%), and timely planting (91.9%). Bird damage (mean=4.40), pest and diseases (mean=4.19) and poor government policy (mean=3.84) were the leading constraints to use of the improved practices. PPMC show that household size, farm size, farming experience and extension visit at p<0.05 were the factors that significantly influenced the use of rice production technologies/practices by rice farmers in the study area. It was recommended that government and concern extension organizations should ensure extension agents increase frequency of visit to rice farmers and ensure rice production technologies are made available and accessible to farmers.Item Assessment of Agricultural Extension Services delivery to Cotton Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria(Faculty of Agriculture, Nassarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria., 2020) Adebayo, S.A.; Bolarin, O.; Malomo, O.J.; Sulaiman, O.F.This study assessed Agricultural Extension Services delivery to cotton farmer in Oyo State, Nigeria. Questionnaire was used to elicit information from one hundred and thirty-two (132) respondents randomly selected for the study. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed for the study. Results revealed that majority of the cotton farmers were male (53.8%), married (78.8%), had farming as primary occupation (76.5%), had farming experience of 1-5years (71.2%) and were in the productive age of 52yrs. The respondents were aware of the service delivery rendered by ADP. The major sources of information used by the cotton farmers were radio (97.0%) and extension agents (96.2%). The capacity building received by the cotton farmers include ‘Training on harvesting and how to remove cotton lint’ (x= 3.88). The result of Pearson-product moment correlation shows that farming experience (r =0.000, p= -0.031), and contact with extension agent (r = 0.000, p = 0.813) had positive significance with extension services received. Therefore, the study recommends that agricultural information on cotton production should be channeled through radio and followed up by extension agents due to the frequency of usage among farmers.Item ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA UTILIZATION BY POULTRY AND FISH FARMERS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA(2021) Bolarin, O.; Oyekunle, M.O.; Adebayo, S.A.The study attempted to assess the utilization of social media (online newspaper, Agricultural blog, Email, Facebook, Twitter and Wikipedia) by poultry and fish farmers in Oyo state. A random selection was used to select 110 respondents. Data were collected through structured questionnaire and analyzed with frequency count, percentage, and chi-square test statistics. Findings revealed that respondents are at various level of usage of social media. WhatsApp (84%) and Facebook (78%) were accessed and used social media for livestock farming purposes. Incidences of not able to access information were 43% for agricultural blogs, Emails and Twitter, 46% for online newspapers. Further analysis revealed that visiting agricultural Blogs, Wikipedia and Email and Instagram have significant relationship with the level of education of the farmers. The study posited that basic education do serve as an enhancer to the utilization of social media.Item Benefits of Broadcast Media Usage among Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria.(Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria., 2020) Bolarin, O.; Olaniyan, E.O.; Fatoye, O.R.Broadcasting media remains an important instrument which can act as a vehicle for agricultural technology/information transfer. On this, the study examined the benefits of broadcast media use among farmers in Ekiti local government area of Kwara state, Nigeria. A multistage stage sampling procedure was used to select 120 farmers. Data were obtained by the use of structured questionnaire and were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistics. Results showed that majority (90%) of the farmers have access to radio and television programmes in their locality. Majority (57.7%) of the respondents’ listened to agricultural programmes on radio while 42.5% of the respondents view agricultural programmes on television. Theseprogrammes were Agbelere, Agbeloba, Arokobodunde, and Food today. The leading benefits of the programmmes to farmers were access to information on improved farming practices, information on improved variety of crops, information on government intervention programmes. The benefits have positive significant relationship with farming experience (r =0.475; p <0.01).However, inconvenient time of broadcast, erratic power supply, and competence of the presenter in presenting agricultural programme were the leading challenges faced by farmers in listening and watching agricultural programmes through the broadcasting media. This study therefore recommend the need for more efforts in providing more agricultural information programmes to farmers through radio especially in the morning hours and during some of the leisure times of the farmers.Item Capacity Building Needs of Poultry Farmers for Quail Production in Kwara State, Nigeria.(University of Belgrade-Faculty of Agriculture, Republic of Serbia., 2016) Olorunfemi, O.D.; Oladipo, F.O.; Bolarin, O.; Akangbe, J.A.; Bello, O.G.This paper investigated the capacity building needs of poultry farmers for quail production in Kwara State, Nigeria. A questionnaire was used to elicit information from 80 randomly sampled poultry farmers from the Poultry Association of Nigeria, Kwara State Chapter. The findings revealed that the majority (70.0%) of the poultry farmers were male with a mean age of 44 years, married (75.0%) and formally educated (98.75%). The poultry farmers were mostly (78.75%) small-scale producers rearing less than or equal to 500 birds on their farms. Capacity building was highly needed for quail husbandry and management practices, feeding and nutrition, housing and equipment, processing and marketing of products, among others. Seven challenges were identified by the poultry farmers as severe challenges militating against the diversification of their poultry enterprise to include quail production. Chi-square analysis revealed a significant relationship between the poultry farmers’ capacity building needs for quail production and their age (X2= 5.545), educational level (X2= 11.859) and years of farming experience (X2= 9.604). It was recommended that extension agencies should package a robust training programme for poultry farmers on the areas of capacity deficiencies indicated for quail production.Item Comparative Dietary Values of Dried Pawpaw Leaves, Cassava Leaves and Orange Pulp for Giant African Land Snails.(Society of Animal Production, Department of livestock and Avian Science, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka., 2016) Badmos, A.A.; Sola-Ojo, F.E.; Yusuff, A.T.; Oke, S.A.; Amusan, T.O.; Kayode, R.M.O.; Bolarin, O.; Adefalu, L.L.; Lawal, A.O.This study was conducted to investigate the comparative nutritional adequacy of cassava leaves, pawpaw leaves and orange peel for snail (Archachatina marginata) feed components. A total of three hundred adult snails (weighing 270 – 300g each) were randomly allocated to five treatments that were replicated five times, and each replicate unit consisted of twenty snails. The diets were formulated to contain 22 % protein and 1 900 Kcal/Kg Metabolizable Energy. The result showed that the control diet (pawpaw leaves based) was most consumed, gave the highest weight gain and visceral weight, but the orange pulp based diet gave most efficient Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) and dressing percentage (p<0.05). The study recommends the use of the three test ingredients as feed components for the Giant African Land Snails.Item ): Effect of USAID Market Improved Practices on Rice Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria.(South African Society for Agricultural Extension., 2016) Oladipo, F.O.; Bolarin, O.; Daudu, A.K.; Olatinwo, L.K.; Ajibade, O.This study examined the significance of USAID/Markets rice intervention programme on rice farmers ‘productivity in Kwara State, Nigeria. A two-stage sampling technique was employed in selecting 240 (120 network farmers and 120 non-network farmers) rice farmers drawn from the study area. Data collected were analysed using frequency counts, percentages and charts while correlation was used to make deduction from the study. The findings revealed that majority (48.8% and 33.6%) of male and female fell between 46-65 age brackets. Activities such as land preparation, selection and planting of cultivars, were the common activities among male respondents while harvesting, processing and marketing were the activities common to female respondents with male involving more in all the activities. Insufficient fund (65% and 52%), pest and disease attack (63% and 65%), high cost of input (56% and 59%) were some of the highest constraints to arable crop production common to both male and female respondents. Results of correlation analysis revealed that there were significant relationship between male and female respondents and their level of involvement in arable crop production activities and age (r=0.545), education (r=0.432), farming experience (r=0.653) at P≥0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that male were more involved in arable crop production activities than their female counterpart in the study area. The study therefore recommended that government should design gender policies that could strike the balance between male and female farmers with a view to encouraging more women to participate in arable crop production activities in the state.Item Factors Affecting Women’s Access to Agricultural Production Inputs in Oyo State, Nigeria.(Poznan University of Life Science, Poland., 2017) Matanmi, B.M; Adetoyinbo, K.O.; Komolafe, S.E.; Bolarin, O.This study assessed the factors affecting women’s access to agro-input resources on Oyo State, Nigeria. A total of 105 respondents were selected for the study. Primary data was collected with the use of questionnaire. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed for the study. Results of analysis shows that most of the respondents had primary education (68.9%), 3 to 4years of experience (66.7%) and commonly used inputs were improved seed (53.3%), organic fertilizer (52.4%) and herbicide/pesticide (47.6%). Main source of information was extension agent (98.1%). Most of the respondents had: free access to water for irrigation (93.3%) and agricultural extension services (74.3%), restricted access to improved seeds (94.3%), organic fertilizer (90.5%) and water pumping machine (56.2%) and no access to tubewell and washbore (70.5%). Main constraint to accessibility of inputs was lack of credit facilities (98.1%). The study concludes that the socio-economic factors affecting women’s accessing to agricultural input resources were their age, religion and educational status. Hence the need for government agricultural policy and programmes aimed at distributing agricultural input in the study area that should strictly ensure that women of increased age, a particular religious affiliation and more educated ones should not be unnecessary favoured.Item Factors Influencing Adult Learners Participation in Literacy Programmes in Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria., 2009) Adesiji, G.B.; Bolarin, O.; Obaniyi, K.S.; Uyanwa, F.A.Item Farmers Perception of the Importance of Pest and Disease in Vegetable Production in Zamfara State of Nigeria.(Horticultural Society of Nigeria., 2009) Balogun, O.S.; Bello, K.A.; Aliyu, T.H.; Bolarin, O.Item Indigenous Methods of Controlling Pests among Rice Farmers in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria.(Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria., 2009) Adesiji, G.B.; Ogunlade, I.; Bolarin, O.; Adisa, R.S.; Adefalu, L.L.; Raji, M.K.Item Inhibitors militating against artisanal fisherfolks in Epe Local Government Area, Lagos, Nigeria.(Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University, Egypt., 2022) Bolarin, O.; Komolafe, S.E.; Adetula, E.O.This study examined the inhibitors militating against artisanal fisherfolks in Epe Local Government Area, Lagos, Nigeria. A two stage sampling procedure was used to select 120 respondents. Data were obtained by the use of structured questionnaire. Based on the result of findings, most of the respondents were female (66.7%) with average age of 44 years. The average farming experience was 12 years. Tilapia and Croaker (mean=3.99), Catfish (mean=3.98), Obokun fish (mean=3.97), Pink shrimp (mean=3.91), Ejaosan (mean=3.88), Abo (mean=3.06) and Akokoni (mean=3.03) were highly harvested fish among respondents. The top ranked inhibitors were infestation of water by hyacinth (mean=2.67), inaccessibility to credit (mean=2.05), and inadequate technology (mean=2.02). Borrowing money (mean=2.27), Borrowing equipment (mean=2.05), Servicing boats before breakdown (mean=1.68) were the leading coping strategies to inhibitors against fisher folks in the study area. PPMC results show that sex (r=0.254; p=0.006), education (r=0.233; p=0.012) and primary occupation (r=0.357; p=0.000) were socioeconomic characteristics that significantly affect inhibitors against fisher folks in the study area. There is need for government to make fund available for arsenal fisher folks by creating loans through bank of Agriculture. Fisher folks should also be enlightened through extension programmes on how to control water hyacinth, improvement of fishing practices and technology adoption.Item Perceptions of Poultry Farmers on Duck Farming in Kwara State, Nigeria.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Nigeria., 2017) Oladipo, F.O.; Bolarin, O.; Daudu, A.K.; Olorunfemi, O.D.; Tinuoye, I.T.Item Preference for mass media usage among farmers in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria.(Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University, Egypt., 2022) Bolarin, O.; Komolafe, S.E.; Kolade, S.A.This study examined the preference for mass media usage among farmers in Egbedore local government area of Osun state, Nigeria. A two stage sampling procedure was used to select 80 respondents. Data were obtained by the use of structured questionnaire. Findings show that telephone (50%), television (21.2%) and radio (20%) were the most preferred mass media by farmer in accessing agricultural information in the study area. easy accessibility (mean=4.57), readily availability (mean=4.35), and cheaper/low cost (mean=4.31) were the foremost reasons for the choice of mass media preferred for accessing agricultural information in the study area. The study found that household size (X2=0.328; p=0.003), years of experience (X2=0.413; p=0.000) and education (X2=0.387; p=0.000) were significantly related to preferred use of mass media to access agricultural information. The study recommend that trained agricultural extension personnel should be deployed to improve the technical know-how of farmers on the use of mass media gadgets to access agricultural information.Item Relationship between Students’ Variables and Their Attitudes to Taking Career in Agriculture: A Case Study of the Faculty of Agriculture of University of Ilorin, Nigeria.(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin., 2013) Adesiji, G.B.; Matanmi, B.M.; Bolarin, O.; Adekanye, A.P.; Obaniyi, K.S.Item Sources and Depths of Climate Change Information in Nigerian Newspapers.(Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria., 2017) Bolarin, O.; Oladipo, F.O.; Daudu, A.K.; Badmos, A.A.; Lawal, A.O.Item Utilization of mass media gadgets among semi-settled pastoralists in Kwara State, Nigeria.(Kyushu University, Japan., 2022) Bolarin, O.; Tolushe, I.F.; Komolafe, S.E.This study examined the utilization of mass media gadgets among semi-settled pastoralists in Kwara state, Nigeria. A three-stage technique was used to select 120 pastoralists as respondents for this study. Primary data were obtained by using the interview schedule. Findings revealed that most of the farmers were male (100%) and married (98.3%). The size of herds of the respondents were commonly 51 to 100 herds while some had between 10 to 50 herds (31.6%). Most of the respondents sourced for information through mobile phone (97.5%), radio (95.8%) and market place (90.8%). Also, mobile phone (mean=4.0), radio (mean=3.99) and television (mean=2.28) were highly used gadgets used by pastoralist farmers. Low literacy level (mean=3.70), unavailability of mass media gadget (mean=3.57), and inadequate electricity (mean=3.36) were the leading constraints of the respondents to effective use of mass media gadgets for pastoral farming. The study suggests the need to provide adult education on use of gadgets, provision of drinking water for their cattle and stable supply of electricity by concerned organizations.