• THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORKERS IN EDUCATING FARMERS IN PLANTAIN PRODUCTION


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examined the role of extension workers in educating farmers and constraints farmers face in plantain production in some selected areas in Edo State, Nigeria. A total of 120 Plantain farmers were randomly selected from the study area. Farmers were interviewed using well structured questionnaire. Simple descriptive statistics and multiple regression were used to analysis the data collected. The likert scale techniques was used to identify the constraints faced by the farmers, the result revealed that 68.3 percent of the farmers were male while 31.7 percent were female, then 33.2 percen ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]In Edo State some agricultural extension activities include the following:getting the farmers into a frame of mind and attitude conducive to acceptance or adoption of technological change. This function is achieved by educating the farmers on newly developed technology and to convince them of the visibility of the new technologies in agriculture.disseminating to the plantain farmers the result of research and to carry the farmer’s problem back to the research system for solution. In order to perform this function properly, effective communication exist among the research ... Continue Reading