Assessing the Effectiveness of Extension Media in Disseminating Agricultural Innovations to Youth Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria
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2016
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Production Agriculture and Technology Journal
Abstract
The study identified appropriate means of disseminating agricultural innovation to
farmers, the efficiency of these practice will enhance the level of agricultural productivity
among youth farmers in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo state, Nigeria. A Multistage
sampling procedure was employed to select 83 respondents for the study. A well structured questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-economic characteristics of the
respondents, existing and sources of Information and Communication Technology
facilities and the utilization level of ICT facilities by the extension agents. Descriptive and
Inferential statistics (Pearson Product Moment Correlation) were used to analyze data.
The mean age of respondents was 35years with an average of 12 years of farming
experience and respondents had 9 years as mean years of formal education. The youth
farmers need information mostly in areas of leadership skills development (97.6%) and
marketing of agricultural products (91.6%). However, the youth farmers were usually
deprived of adequate access to agricultural innovation due to poor access to timely
information (85.9 %) and lack of involvement of youth in the development programme
(83.9%) Moreover, extension media such as radio (WMS=4.30) and cell phone
(WMS=3.77) were found to be effective in disseminating agricultural innovations to youth
farmers in the study area. Results of Pearson Product Moment (PPM) showed that age
(r=0.728***), years of farming experience (r =0.642***), household size (r =0.350***)
and years of schooling (r =0.355***) were found to be significantly (p < 0.05) related
with the effectiveness of the use of extension media in the dissemination of agricultural
innovations to youth farmers. This study therefore recommends that adequate cooperation
between youth farmers and extension agents is imperative especially through youth forums
to allow adequate access to agricultural innovations which will invariably boost
agricultural production as well as community development.
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Effectiveness, Extension media, Youth farmers, Innovations
Citation
5. Kayode, A.O., Daudu, A.K., Alabi, A.A., Olabode, O.S. & Olusola, M.R. (2016); Assessing the Effectiveness of Extension Media in Disseminating Agricultural Innovations to Youth Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria. Production Agriculture and Technology Journal 12 (1);1-9,