Agriculture Extension & Rural Development

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Farmers’ preference for agricultural radio programmes in Niono area of Segou, Mali
(2019-06) Tijani, S. A.; Traore, A. B.; Badiru, I. O.
This study examined farmers’ preference for agricultural radio programmes in Niono area of Segou, Mali. Dataon farmers’ radio set ownership, listening time and listenership of agricultural radio programmes were obtained from 205 randomly selected respondents. Data were analysed using descriptive (percentages) and inferential statistics (Chi-square and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation) at α=0.05. Most farmers had high radio set ownership (79%), preferred listening to radio in the evening (61.50%) but had low listenership status (60.5%). The respondents preferred listening to Cikelaw ka Kene from Kaira radio station (x̅ =1.2683). Farmers’ radio set ownership (X2 = 39.623), listening preferred time (r = 0.22) and their listenership status (r = 0.696) were significantly related to farmers’ radio agricultural programme preference. Broadcast of Cikelaw ka Kene from Kaira radio station should be sustained, while relevant agricultural information should be targeted at the evening period to enhance listenership among farmers in the study area.
Newspapers' readership among college of agriculture students in Oyo State
(2014-06) Fawole, O. P.; Badiru, I. O.; Olatunji, B. T.
Development practitioners are constantly in search of appropriate media to reach specific target groups in the development process. Newspapers are relatively more suitable for the literates. This study therefore investigated the readership of newspapers among college of agriculture students in Oyo state. A total of 162 respondents were randomly selected and administered with questionnaire on areas such as newspapers reading status, types of newspapers read, frequency of reading of newspapers, preferred newspaper segment, information sourced and constraints to readership of newspapers. Descriptive statistics, chi-square: and PPMC were used to analyse the collected data. Results show that many of the respondents (64.8%) read newspapers with The Punch being most read (39.1%). Many respondents (43.8%) read weekly, while news segment was the most preferred (40 points) by the respondents. Also, educational (120 points) and agricultural information (117 points) topped the list of information sought by the: respondents while cost was the most limiting factor (85.8%) in the readership of newspapers. Respondents sex (X2 = 13.25, p˂ 0.05), sponsorship (X2 =15.58, p˂ 0.05) and level of study (r = -0.22, P ˂0.05) were significantly related to frequency of reading. Information targeted at students will be more likely received if packaged in the news form while access to newspapers could be improved by stocking of college libraries with newspaper copies for free reading.
Perceived effectiveness of agricultural information channels (AIC) in marketing of poultry eggs in Ijebu north-east local government area of Ogun state
(2014-07) Fawole, O. P.; Badiru, I. O.
The productivity of the poultry industry like any other industry is hinged on adequate dissemination of information through appropriate channels. This study assessed the perceived effectiveness of agricultural information channels in marketing of poultry eggs in Ijebu North East local government area of Ogun state. Fifty four randomly selected poultry farmers and an equal number of purposively selected marketers were administered with questionnaires. Data on socioeconomic characteristics, availability and extent of use of AIC as well as perceived effectiveness of the channels were collected and analysed. Results showed that more of the farmers were male (81.7%) compared to the marketers, majority of the respondents had formal education (91.7%) and had over five years of experience in their trades (94.4 and 90.7%). Mobile phone was the most readily available and utilised AIC (97.2% and ẋ = 1.46) while the presence of extension agents was not very pronounced (62.0% and ẋ = 0.73). Inconsistent power supply (ẋ=1.52) was the most limiting constraint to the use of the AIC. There was significant difference in the perceived effectiveness of AIC among poultry farmers and marketers (t=3.833, p≤0.005). Sustained use of preferred channels of information was thus advocated while extension agents were urged to step up their activities.