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Influence of Socio-economic Factors on the Use of Information Dissemination Channels among Groundnut Farmers in Northwest Nigeria 社会经济因素对尼日利亚西北部花生种植者信息传播渠道使用的影响

Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v27i3.6

Abu Rimi Tijjani, Nur Bahiah Mohamed Haris, Siti Rabaah Hamzah, Salim Hassan, Sa’adu Mustapha, Jasmin Arif Shah

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Willingness to Adopt Organic Farming Practices among Arable Crop Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria 尼日利亚奥约州耕地农民采用有机耕作方式的意愿

Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v27i3.5

Omebere Winifred Okonta, Abiodun Oladayo Ajala, Ebenezer Ayorinde Kolawole, Sunday Idowu Ogunjimi, Adewale Adisa Adejumo

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Evaluation of West African Agricultural Productivity Programme in the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training Adopted Villages 农业研究和培训研究所西非农业生产力方案评价

Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v27i4.4

Anjolaoluwa Ore Fadairo, Margaret Olayemi Oyedokun, Adeniyi Suraju Amusat, Lucia Omobolanle Ogunsumi, Bosede Olukemi Lawal

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Awareness, access and utilization of certified seeds by rice farmers in Ebonyi State 埃邦伊州稻农对认证种子的认识、获取和利用

Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v27i4.8

Chibuzo Uzoma Izuogu, Jude Onwe Nwokpoku, Martha Akunna Orugbala, Gillian Chidozie Azuamairo, Loveday Chukwudi Njoku, Gabriel Daniel Agou, Sikiru Ibrahim-Olesin, Ikechukwu Chiemena Chinaka

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Perceived soft skills needs of agriculture students in public universities in Niger Delta, Nigeria 尼日利亚尼日尔三角洲公立大学农业专业学生软技能需求感知

Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v27i4.2

Charity Nwamaka Atoma, Elizabeth Chidinma Mube-William, Olufemi Martins Adesope

{"title":"Perceived soft skills needs of agriculture students in public universities in Niger Delta, Nigeria","authors":"Charity Nwamaka Atoma, Elizabeth Chidinma Mube-William, Olufemi Martins Adesope","doi":"10.4314/jae.v27i4.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jae.v27i4.2","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigated the perceived soft skills needs of agriculture students in public universities in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. The population of the study is 11,283 agriculture undergraduate students in the 12 public universities in states in the Niger Delta geo-political zone. The sample size was 300 agriculture undergraduate students. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select the sample. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire. Percentage and mean were used for analysis. Results revealed that the majority of the respondents (97.2%) could communicate effectively; 96% had a good sense of humour; 95.6% possessed the ability to cope with new changes; 92% possessed the ability to meet responsibilities on time; 89.6% possessed problem-solving skills. The results also revealed that agriculture students need many soft skills; some of which are creative thinking skills (x̄ =3.51), teamwork skills (x̄ =3.50); problem-solving/decision-making skills (x̄ =3.48); and leadership/management skills (x̄ ==3.47) among others. The universities should establish 6-month to 1-year student internship programmes, which will enable agriculture students to fully understand professional soft skills such as teamwork, creative thinking skills, and time management, among others that are relevant to the establishment and sustainability of agro-based enterprises.","PeriodicalId":43669,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135666363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Cost of farm operations for major cereals in Nigeria 尼日利亚主要谷物的农场经营成本

Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v27i4.6

Fadlullah Olayiwola Issa

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Optimal vetiver hedgerow spacing for mitigating sediment and runoff erosion on steep slopes in Malawi 最优香根草篱间距减轻马拉维陡坡上的泥沙和径流侵蚀

Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v27i4.9

Judith Kamoto, Chisomo Mussa, Nicholas Ozor, Kondwani Banda,

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Husbandry system and efficiency of goat fattening among households in Nghe An Province, Vietnam 越南义安省家庭山羊育肥的农牧制度和效率

Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v27i4.3

Le Van Nam, Nguyen Huu Van, Nguyen Xuan Ba, Pham Hoang Son Hung, Ngo Mau Dung

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Utilization of digital tools in extension service delivery amongst extension agents in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 尼日利亚阿夸伊博姆州推广人员利用数字工具提供推广服务

Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v27i4.7

Chinwoke Clara Ifeanyi-obi, Blessing Lucky Corbon

{"title":"Utilization of digital tools in extension service delivery amongst extension agents in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria","authors":"Chinwoke Clara Ifeanyi-obi, Blessing Lucky Corbon","doi":"10.4314/jae.v27i4.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jae.v27i4.7","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the use of digital tools in extension services delivery amongst extension agents in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling was used to select 47 agricultural extension agents for the study. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire while analysis of the data was done using mean, percentages, and the Binary Logit regression analysis. Results showed that the majority (74%) of the agents indicated that they used digital tools in agricultural extension service delivery with WhatsApp (x̄ =3.60) and Video camera (x̄=3.60) as the most used digital tools among them. The extension agents were highly knowledgeable in the use of WhatsApp (x̄=3.66). Age, educational status, household size, working experience and sex were found to affect extension agents’ utilization of digital tools. The major constraints were epileptic power supply (x̄=3.72) and loss of privacy over the internet (x̄=3.66). The study concludes that agricultural extension agents in Akwa Ibom are aware of and utilize digital tools though constrained by some factors. It therefore stressed the need for training and retraining of extension agents on the use of digital tools by the Agricultural Development Programme.","PeriodicalId":43669,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135665184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Oyo and Kaduna States maize farmers’ perception of selected agricultural policies in Nigeria 奥约州和卡杜纳州玉米农民对尼日利亚选定农业政策的看法

Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v27i4.1

Benjamin Olusegun Oyelami, Iredele Ogunbayo, Effa Enya, Peace Aburime, Adegbenga Adekoya, Oreoluwa Akano, Uyiosa Genesis Osadebamwen

{"title":"Oyo and Kaduna States maize farmers’ perception of selected agricultural policies in Nigeria","authors":"Benjamin Olusegun Oyelami, Iredele Ogunbayo, Effa Enya, Peace Aburime, Adegbenga Adekoya, Oreoluwa Akano, Uyiosa Genesis Osadebamwen","doi":"10.4314/jae.v27i4.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jae.v27i4.1","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the awareness and perception of agricultural policies by maize farmers in Oyo and Kaduna States of Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 424 respondents: 210 farmers from Oyo and 214 farmers from Kaduna, from whom data were collected using questionnaires administered through a phone poll. Mean, frequency and inferential statistics such as Chi-square, Spearman Rho, and Pearson Correlation were used to analyse the data. The findings revealed that farmers in Oyo (67.6%) and Kaduna (68.7%) States were aware of the ban on maize importation. Moreover, farmers in Kaduna were more aware (63.1%) of the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme than those in Oyo (48.1%). Most farmers in Oyo and Kaduna States had a favourable perception of the ban on maize importation. Farmers in Kaduna had a better perception of the Anchor Borrowers’ Program and Growth Enhancement Support Scheme than their Oyo counterparts. The study recommends that Agricultural policies in Nigeria should be co-created with farmers and decentralised to have holistic and encompassing policies workable nationwide.","PeriodicalId":43669,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135665185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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