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Assessment Of Extension Workers And Practice Of Agricultural Extension Principles
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Agricultural extension has a
major role to play in the area of information and communication
technology. This is because, as an educational outlet that is dynamic in
its dissemination delivery system, a more cosmopolitan outlook is
needed. This explains why the modern technology gadgets are inevitable.
Considering the fact that we are in the information technology age,
extension needs to be in tune with the application of information
technology to access and utilize the international network system.
Ekemode (2000) observed that agriculture has moved through the various
phases of development as society transforms into modernity. He therefore
noted that the Information technology era, involves the application of
satellite technology for obtaining agricultural information through the
internet.
Agricultural extension workers are trained personnel who
are responsible for transfer of information and technology to both rural
and urban farmers’, they play other roles like helping farmer, develop
practical application of research knowledge to farmer’s farm and
families. But in the course of doing all these operations, agricultural
extension principles must be appropriately applied. Agricultural
extension principle are laws and rules discoursed by extension workers
or researcher and proven by years of experience that now serve as guide
law for extension workers as stated by (Ashimilowo 2002), the principle
focuses on the workers with a view to empowering themselves to be able
to solve and meet the needs of respondent.
The principles are:
The extension work must be based on the needs and interest of the people.
Extension work should be based on the knowledge, skills, belief and value of the people.
Extension
encourages people to take action and work out their own solution to
their problem, rather than receiving ready-made solution.
An
extension programme should be flexible so that necessary changes can be
made whenever needed, to meet the varying conditions and need of the
people.
Extension work should base on full utilization of local leadership.
Extension should be a co-operative action involving participating activity in which people co-operate to pursue a common cause.
Extension
should be base on constraint evaluation, the effectiveness of the work
is measure in terms of the changes brought in knowledge, skills and
attitude and the adoption of change behavior of the people.
In
conclusion, communication bridge the gap between extension agent and
agriculture, thereby making it easier for assessing agricultural
technology, and also a gap between extension agent/workers and basic
information needed.
Problem Statement
Throughout the developing
world, it is a known fact, that farmers already have a lot of knowledge
about their environment and their farming system (Ahmed 1974). Extension
can bring them other knowledge and information which they do not have
example. Cause of damage to particular crops, general principles of pest
control, or the way manure and compost are broken down to provide plant
nutrient (Ahmed 1974). The application of such knowledge often means
that the farmer has to acquire new skills of various kind, the transfer
of this knowledge and skill to farmer and their families is an important
extension activities and the extension agents must prepare himself
thoroughly (Foster 1962). He must find out which skill or areas of
knowledge are lacking among the farmers in his areas.
This study
sought to examine extension workers personnel characteristics, channel
frequently use in sourcing and disseminating agricultural extension
principles, and possible strategies for practicing extension principles.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Despite the existence of relevant information to increase Agricultural Productivity, many farmers are yet to receive such information due to the limited number of extension workers, particularly in developing nations like Nigeria. Hence, this study was carried out to assess extension workers and practice of extension principles in Edo and Delta States.A multistage sampling techniques was adopted in randomly selecting 80 and 120 respondents from Four Local Government Areas each with high concentr ... Continue reading---
