Browsing by Author "Oluwasusi, J. O."

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An assessment of the effect of extension services on arable farmers' production in Ekiti South west local government area of Ekiti State
(2012) Oluwasusi, J. O.; Tijani, S. A.
The study investigated the effect of extension services on arable crop farmers' production in Ekiti South West Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 105 respondents from the list obtained from the state ADR Interview schedule was employed to elicit information from the respondents. Data obtained were subjected, to descriptive and inferential statistics. More than half (55.2%) of the respondents were aged 50 years and above and 57.1%) had no formal education. Majority (83.8%) were married, had a farm size range of 1-2 hectares (80.9%) and had farming experience of not less than 16 years (72.4%). A large percentage of respondents (68.6%) sourced for improved agricultural practices through fellow farmers and 50.5% financed their arable fanning business through cooperative societies' loans. Crops grown by the farmers Include; maize, yam, cassava, okra, vegetable and sweet potato. More than half (52.4%) of the respondents had favourable attitude towards extension services while farmers' production was low among many of them (48.6%). Significant relationship exist between age (r = 0.305). farm size (r = 0.381), years of formal education (r = 0.488), fanning experience (r = 0.643), attitude of fanners towards extension services and their production (r= 0. 196;p<0.05). Farmers had poor but effective extension services on their production. Therefore, arable crop farmers need a dynamic extension service through purposeful contact with extension agents, government should increase the funding, mobility and. motivation of field extension staff to ensure better agricultural production, and invariably. achieve food security in the country.
Farmers adaptation strategies to the effect of climate variation on yam production: a case study in Ekiti State, Nigeria
(2013) Oluwasusi, J. O.; Tijani, S. A.
The study investigated farmers adaptation strategies to the effect of climate variation on yam production in Ekiti State with the specific objectives of assessing the socio-economic characteristics of farmers, farmers' climate related constraints, the adaptation strategies employed by farmers, and yam farmers' level of production across the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. A three - stage multistage sampling technique was used to select one hundred and fifty-one respondents from the list of contact farmers obtained from the state Agricultural Development Programme (ADP). Data collected through questionnaire were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, Chi-square, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and ANOVA. Results obtained showed that farmers in the study area were mostly males with a mean age of 53.9 years. Chi- square analysis revealed that there was a significant relationship between secondary occupation (X2= 14.068), farm size (x2= 99.597) and the level of production of yam farmers. Pearson product moment correlation indicated that there were significant and positive relationships between age (r = 0.160), adaptation strategies (r- 0.158) and level of production, while negative relationship was found between constraints (r = -0.173) and the level of yam production. ANOVA showed a significant difference in the level of production of farmers across the years; 2008, 2009 and 2010 (F- 212.7). Therefore, efforts should be geared towards developing and making available, yam setts that are tolerant to change in climate elements and weather extremes like flood and drought. This study also suggests the need for prompt weather information, increased research and development of innovation for sustainable yam cropping in the face of climate variation.