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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 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.