ATTITUDE TO FARM SUCCESSION PLANNING AMONG POULTRY FARMERS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
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2020-07
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TARABA JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
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This study focused on farm succession planning among poultry farmers in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara state, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to determine the attitude of poultry farmers to farm succession planning, identify strategies used by poultry farmers in succession planning among other. The questionnaire was used to elicit information from one hundred and thirty-two respondents selected for this study. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed for the study. Results revealed that majority (72.7%) of the poultry farmers were male, married (88.6%) with average age of 54years. The result shows that majority (78.8%) of the poultry farmers believe that farm succession planning is a means of keeping poultry farming continuous and 75% of the respondents paid a close relative to oversee the poultry business. The finding also reveals that cultural believe on farm succession (98.5%) and lack of interest of the children to take over the poultry farm (97%) were the major challenges faced by the poultry farmers. The result shows positive correlation between the respondents age (r= 0.015, p= 0.010), marital status (r=0.314, p=0.000), education (r=0. 257, p=0.003) and their inclination to farm succession planning. The study concluded that poultry farmers in the study area have foresight for farm succession however cultural believe and inadequate knowledge on farm succession plan have limited them. The study therefore recommended that sound orientation and capacity building on farm succession be given to poultry farmers by rural development agencies
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Attitude, farm Succession planning, Poultry farmer, Ilorin, strategies