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Factors Influencing Adoption of the New Rice for Africa Technologies by Smallholder Farmers in Selected Chiefdoms in Sierra Leone 影响塞拉利昂部分酋长领地小农采用非洲水稻新技术的因素

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Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2022-08-08 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v26i3.3

P. Kamanda, E. Momoh, Masa Veronicah Motaung, K. Yila

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Capability of Extension Agents in Disseminating Climate Change Information in Delta State Nigeria 尼日利亚三角洲州推广机构传播气候变化信息的能力

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Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2022-08-08 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v26i3.7

R. Ozioko, K. Eze, Abigail Ngozichukwuka Emordi, D. J. Okoronkwo, C. E. Nwobodo

{"title":"Capability of Extension Agents in Disseminating Climate Change Information in Delta State Nigeria","authors":"R. Ozioko, K. Eze, Abigail Ngozichukwuka Emordi, D. J. Okoronkwo, C. E. Nwobodo","doi":"10.4314/jae.v26i3.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jae.v26i3.7","url":null,"abstract":"The study assessed the capability of extension agents in disseminating Climate Change (CC) information in Delta State, Nigeria. A multi-stage procedure was used in selecting 60 respondents. Data were collected on respondents’ capacity for outreach to farmers; existence of linkage on CC and sources of information on CC, constraints to building capacities for outreach and strategies to strengthen capacities. Mean, percentage, were used for analysis. Findings showed the existence of training on CC (23.3%) and practical learning experience on CC adaptation (20.0%). Lack of human resources (𝑥̅= 3.30) and training programmes on CC (𝑥̅= 3.23) were constraints to building capacities for outreach. Organization of seminars, workshops (𝑥̅= 3.58), proper staffing (𝑥̅= 3.57), provision of incentives (𝑥̅= 3.55) were suggested as strategies to strengthen capacity for outreach. Extension agents in the state lack the requisite facilities for outreach to farmers on climate change agricultural adaptation. Also, there are inadequate human and material resources necessary for effective coverage of the farming population. Government and development organizations should hire qualified extension personnel and provide weather observatory for CC outreach in Delta State.","PeriodicalId":43669,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42899851","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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Adoption of Improved Small Ruminant Husbandry Practices among Ranchers in Selangor, Malaysia 马来西亚雪兰莪州牧场主采用改良的小型反刍动物饲养方式

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Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2022-08-08 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v26i3.2

Nurul Athira Mohd Affandi, M. Norsida, Anjas Asmara Abdul Hadi, M. Sa’adu

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Perception of the effects of firewood usage on rural women’s health in Ogun State Nigeria 了解木柴使用对尼日利亚奥贡州农村妇女健康的影响

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Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2022-05-19 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v26i2.6s

F. Wole-Alo, Agnes Olubunmi Alokan, Esther Kemisola Ogundele

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on agro-inputs distribution in Ogun State, Nigeria 新冠肺炎大流行对尼日利亚奥贡州农业投入分配的影响

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Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2022-05-19 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v26i2.5s

W. O. Oyediran, F. A. Alaka, N. Olutegbe, Oluwadamilola Mary Ojo

{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on agro-inputs distribution in Ogun State, Nigeria","authors":"W. O. Oyediran, F. A. Alaka, N. Olutegbe, Oluwadamilola Mary Ojo","doi":"10.4314/jae.v26i2.5s","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jae.v26i2.5s","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agro-inputs distribution and sales along the agricultural supply chain (ASC) in Ogun State, Nigeria. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 96 agro-dealers from the Abeokuta and Ilaro ADP zones of Ogun State. Data were collected and analysed using a computer assisted personalized interviewing (CAPI) system. Findings showed that 89% of the respondents sold agro-inputs in the shops, 26% in the rural villages, and 19.8% at market stands. Due to the lockdown, 68.8% closed down shops for 35 – 39 days, 92.7% found it difficult to move agro-inputs from the stores to the villages, and 85.4% incurred high costs in transporting agro-inputs from urban to the rural areas. Likewise, 61.5% reported low patronage of fewer than 10 customers per week while the average weekly sales dropped from ₦60,000 to 15,600 for maize seeds, ₦78,000 to 27,000 for herbicides, and ₦336,000 to 120,000 for fertilizers. The lockdown was significantly affected patronage (β = 0.64) and sales (β = 0.72). The COVID-19 pandemic affected patronage and sales of agro-inputs in Ogun State.","PeriodicalId":43669,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46920345","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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Households food security and perception of food nutrition in Enugu State, Nigeria 尼日利亚埃努古州家庭的粮食安全和对粮食营养的看法

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Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2022-05-18 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v26i2.2

S. N. Chiemela, C. Chiemela, Chikamso C. Apeh, Chikaosolu Maryqueen Ileka

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Availability and utilization of digital marketing tools among fresh African catfish marketers in Omambala Region of Anambra State, Nigeria 尼日利亚阿南布拉州奥曼巴拉地区新鲜非洲鲶鱼营销商中数字营销工具的可用性和使用情况

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Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2022-05-18 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v26i2.7

I. I. Nwoye, O. H. Onubogu, I. Uzochukwu

{"title":"Availability and utilization of digital marketing tools among fresh African catfish marketers in Omambala Region of Anambra State, Nigeria","authors":"I. I. Nwoye, O. H. Onubogu, I. Uzochukwu","doi":"10.4314/jae.v26i2.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jae.v26i2.7","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the availability and utilization of digital marketing tools among fresh African catfish marketers in Omambala region of Anambra State, Nigeria. Frequency count, percentage, mean score and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data collected from 120 respondents. Social media marketing (84.2%), video/YouTube marketing (79.2%), websites (71.7%) and mobile applications (55.0%) were the digital marketing tools available to them in the study area. Perceived benefits of digital marketing included easy access to unlimited geographical location and information, its less expensive nature, convenient store hours, and increased customer base, sales, and profit. Level of utilization of digital marketing tools amongst the fresh African catfish marketers showed that there were high levels of utilization of social media marketing, video/YouTube marketing, Mobile applications, and websites, with social media marketing being the most utilized. High cost of mobile phones and laptops, inadequate operating capital, poor power supply, computer literacy, huge advertisement and internet subscription cost, limited access to internet, and lack of awareness were the identified constraints to the marketers’ utilization of digital marketing strategies. Age of the marketers had negative effect on their level of utilization of digital marketing tools, while educational qualification, marketing experience and availability of fund had positive effect on the marketer’s level of utilization of digital marketing tools. Fresh African catfish marketing is a source of livelihood in the study area and the marketers utilize some digital marketing tools. Fresh African catfish marketers be given financial support, and more awareness created on other digital marketing tools for increased income and livelihood.","PeriodicalId":43669,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44533286","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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Perceived capacities of public extension personnel for climate information dissemination to farmers in Cross River State, Nigeria 尼日利亚克罗斯河州公共推广人员向农民传播气候信息的感知能力

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Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2022-05-18 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v26i2.5

Hilda C. Eta, Oyedeji T. Yekinni, Ginini F. Elemi

{"title":"Perceived capacities of public extension personnel for climate information dissemination to farmers in Cross River State, Nigeria","authors":"Hilda C. Eta, Oyedeji T. Yekinni, Ginini F. Elemi","doi":"10.4314/jae.v26i2.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jae.v26i2.5","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined the perceived capacities of public extension personnel for climate information dissemination to farmers in Cross River State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 72 extension agents. Data were collected using structured questionnaire and were analysed using a multinomial logistic regression at 5% level of significance. Some of the climate information disseminated were information on appropriate measures to take to prevent water shortage due to adverse weather conditions (75%) and early warning signs on events such as drought, flooding etc. (70.8%). Radio and/or television (68.1%), and the Ministries of Agriculture and Natural Resources (68.1%) were the main sources of climate information. Respondents perceived that they had low capacities for producing and airing radio and television messages on climate change (15.3%) and carrying out impact analysis of climate change effects on farmers (18%). Results of the multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that years of experience (x2 =6.244; p = 0.044); and highest educational qualification (x2 =11.021; p = 0.088) had positively significant effects on capacity to disseminate climate information. Extension staff should be encouraged to go for specialized studies on climate change and be trained to interpret and disseminate agro-meteorological data and information.","PeriodicalId":43669,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48754842","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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Rural households’ attitude to diversification into non-farm enterprises in Katsina State, Nigeria 尼日利亚卡齐纳州农村家庭对非农业企业多元化的态度

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Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2022-05-18 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v26i2.3

D. Yakubu, Nasiru Musa, B. Abubakar, M. S. Jabo

{"title":"Rural households’ attitude to diversification into non-farm enterprises in Katsina State, Nigeria","authors":"D. Yakubu, Nasiru Musa, B. Abubakar, M. S. Jabo","doi":"10.4314/jae.v26i2.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jae.v26i2.3","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigated the rural households’ attitude to diversification into non-farm enterprises in Katsina State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 256 farmers for the study. Data were obtained with the aid of questionnaire and analyzed using percentage and regression analysis. The most positive attitude was “that non-farm enterprise is a crucial pathway to food security for rural households”. It was closely followed by “non-farm enterprise is a source of agricultural household savings used for food purchase in hard times” and “non-farm enterprise provides a means to cope or survive when farming fails”. Farmers expressed positive attitude to diversification into non-farm enterprises and do not depend on agriculture as a sole means of livelihood but diversified income sources; the diversified farmers had higher income level. Government should support the existing non-farm enterprises and encourage creation of new ones; also improve formal credit access. Furthermore, technical support and skills acquisition training programs should be provided to enhance the performance and efficiency of non-farm enterprises in rural areas.","PeriodicalId":43669,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41576994","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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Information communication technologies utilization and profitability of catfish farming in Ijebu-Ode Zone of the agricultural development programme, Ogun State 奥贡州农业发展方案Ijebu Ode区鲶鱼养殖的信息通信技术利用和盈利能力

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Journal of Agricultural Extension Pub Date : 2022-05-18 DOI: 10.4314/jae.v26i2.6

F. O. Oke, A. Arowolo, G. Olorunsogo, D. Akerele

{"title":"Information communication technologies utilization and profitability of catfish farming in Ijebu-Ode Zone of the agricultural development programme, Ogun State","authors":"F. O. Oke, A. Arowolo, G. Olorunsogo, D. Akerele","doi":"10.4314/jae.v26i2.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jae.v26i2.6","url":null,"abstract":"The effect of information communication technologies utilization on profitability was examined among 120 catfish farmers drawn through a multistage sampling procedure. Data were elicited with the aid of a structured questionnaire, analysed using percentages, budgetary technique and multiple regression model. Agricultural media information sources utilized by the farmers include mobile phone (79.2%), television (76.7%) and radio (68.3%). The result revealed that ₦592,448.90 was expended as cost per annum on fish production with ₦970,700.54 as revenue and a gross margin of ₦438,880.28 among ICT users while for non-ICT users ₦652,067.47, ₦1,026,428.66 and ₦427,337.41 were obtained as total cost, revenue and gross margin respectively. A value of 0.64 realized on the investment among ICT users implies that for every ₦1 invested in catfish farming, ₦1.64 is gotten as returns, leaving a profit of ₦0.64 while a profit of ₦0.57 is realized among non-ICT users. The factors that determine the profitability of catfish farming include household size (10%), input cost (1%) and television usage (5%) as agricultural media information source. Catfish farmers who utilized ICT have a higher profit level than non-users. Efforts and policies that will promote the farmers’ timely availability and accessibility of agricultural information, particularly through television is recommended.","PeriodicalId":43669,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48548744","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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