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Item Awareness and use of natural growth promoters among poultry farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria(2013-07) Tijani, S. A.; Ogunlade, O. A.; Adekoya, A. E.The study investigated the awareness and use of natural growth promoters (NGPs) among poultry farmers in Oyo state. Purposive sampling was used to select 11 local government areas based on the concentration of the poultry farms and 13 respondents were randomly selected from each local government. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from respondents. The study revealed that69.6% of poultry farmers were males and 82.7% were within the age range of 21.50 years. Most (67.4%) of the farmers were married, 72.3% were Christian,92.8% were educated and 46.8% practice farming as major occupation. Majority (60.4%) had flock size of less than 1,000 birds and they were aware of NGPs, with feed enzymes having highest percentage (89.3%) of awareness. Feed enzymes and probiotics have the highest utilization with 87.1% and 55.0% respectively. Major constraints to utilization of NGPs are lack of extension agents, lack of knowledge of natural growth promoters, lack of technical know.how and cost of NGPs. Significant relationship was found between farmers’ educational qualification (χ2= 38.762, p= 0.010, flock size; χ2=42.078, p= 0.043 and the awareness of NGPs. Significant relationship also existed between farmers’ monthly income (χ2= 22.744, p= 0.004) flock size (χ2= 48.184, p= 0.010) and utilisation of NGPs. There is high level of awareness but utilization is low. NGPs should be subsidized and distributed through poultry farmers group.Item Contribution of shell petroleum development company (SPDC) agricultural extension programme to farmers in Oil producing areas of Delta State, Nigeria(2012-06) Fawole, O. P.; Tijani, S. A.The strained relationship between Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and host communities led SPDC to embark on agricultural extension services programme. Based on this, the study examined the contribution of this programme to farmers in the oil producing areas of Delta State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select four agricultural zones out of eleven zones based on SPDC structure. Proportionate sampling technique was used to select 122 respondents. Data collection was done through interview schedule which were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings show that 53.3% of the respondents were within age range of 45 and 54 years, majority (76.7%) were male, 74.2% were married while 65.0% had one form of education or the other. All the farmers were aware of SPDC agricultural extension programme and 57.5% of the farmers participated in training and dissemination of information. Majority (85.8%) benefited from cassava stems, 85.8% pineapple suckers and 85.0% plantain suckers. Low benefit was recorded on tractor services (15.0%) and fishing net (21.7%). Farmers’ attitude towards SPDC agricultural programme was generally favourable. There is a significant relationship between sex (χ2; 27.928, p≤0.000), education (χ2; 24.150; p≤0.000) and contribution of SPDC agricultural programme. There was also a significant relationship between awareness (r =0.268; p≤0.003), participation (r= 0.252; p≤0.005) and the contribution of SPDC agricultural programme. Extension contact should be increased and farmers should be encouraged to form into groups in order to enhance their access to other inputs such as tractor.Item Effects of orange fleshed sweet potato production on the welfare status of rural farmers in Osun State, Nigeria(2019) Tijani, S. A.Generally, sweet potato is highly adaptable to adverse environmental conditions and also has the potential of increasing food production, income and household food security in many low-income rural communities. Orange fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) variety was developed to address health and nutrition problems (Vitamin A deficiency) of Sub-Saharan Africa. OFSP offers new opportunities in terms of shorter period of growth, higher yield, greater tolerance to major stresses, increased carbohydrate and vitamin A content compared to the traditional cultivars. The crop (vines) have been disseminated by research institutes and related agencies for cultivation by farmers. Hence, in this study, the potential of OFSP in improving the welfare status (food, health, education and utility) of the rural farmers in Osun State, Nigeria W3S examined. Purposive sampling technique was used to select three Local Government Areas while 30% of both OFSP and Non-OFSP registered farmers were randomly selected to give 110 respondents. Both questionnaire and FGD were used for data collection while descriptive and inferential statistics were employed for data analyses. Results revealed 56.4% of the respondents were between the age-group of 41-65 years, 85.5% were males, 89.1% were married while 60.9% were educated. Majority (82.7%) have farm sizes between 1-10 acres while only 47.3% have between 4-19 years of farming experience in sweet potato production. Majority (82.5%) of the OFSP farmers have high welfare status compared with low welfare status of all non-OFSP farmers. There was a significant difference (t=9.661) between welfare status of OFSP and Non-OFSP farmers. Education ( 2=52,572), farm size (f0.569) and household size (f0,336) have significant relationships with welfare status of OFSP farmers, In conclusion, cultivation of OFSP has positive effect on the welfare status of the farmers in the in the study area, however, more extension agents should be employed to create awareness about the economic and nutritional values of the crop for sustainable production and increased welfare status of the farmers.Item Compliance with good handling practices among tomato farmers in Kaduna State(2018) Tijani, S. A.Tomato is one of the most popular fruit vegetables grown in Nigeria because of its nutritional and medicinal value. However, it is highly perishable and large volumes of tomatoes are lost every year due to post harvest handling practices. Good Handling Practices (GHPs) are essential to retain its value which could be lost through microbial contamination and damage. This study therefore examined compliance with GHPs among tomato farmers in Kaduna State. Multi-stage sampling procedure way used to select 150 respondents. Data were obtained through the use of interview schedule and analyzed using Chi-Square and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The result shows that the mean age of respondents was 52±12 years with majority (96.0%) being males. Respondents produced an average of 1,511 baskets of tomatoes and earned average monthly income of 138,900±47,478. Respondents (90.7%) had high knowledge of GHPs. All the respondents (100%) always handle tomatoes carefully to minimize bruising and breaking of the skin while 92.7% had high compliance with GHPs. The most severe constraint (ẋ=2.00) to compliance was high cost of packaging materials. Type of labour and knowledge were significantly related to compliance with GHPs. Respondents' association should contribute to buy packaging materials in bulk and provision of subsidized packaging equipment like Returnable Plastic Crates (RPC) by the government will encourage farmers to purchase and use in marketing their produce