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Policy Initiatives for Improving the Contributions of University Agricultural Education and Extension Institutions to Environmental and Sustainable Development in Agriculture
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Alawa, David A.; Ajigo, Ikutal; Unimna, Fidelis; Udie, Elizabeth A.; Adie, John B. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2020
This study determined policy initiatives for improving the contributions of university agricultural education and extension institutions to environmental and sustainable development (ESD) in agriculture. The study was carried out in Cross River State. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study of 534, comprising…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Agricultural Education, Higher Education, Sustainable Development
Status of Job Motivation and Job Performance of Field Level Extension Agents in Ogun State: Implications for Agricultural Development
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Fabusoro, E.; Awotunde, J. A.; Sodiya, C. I.; Alarima, C. I. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2008
The field level extension agents (FLEAs) are the lifeline of the agricultural extension system in Nigeria. Their motivation and job performance are therefore important to achieving faster agricultural development in Nigeria. The study identified the factors motivating the FLEAs working with Ogun State Agricultural development programme (OGADEP)…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Incentives, Job Performance, Extension Agents
Effect of Farm-Size on Participation of Rural Farmers in Programmes of Agricultural Development Project (ADP) in Rivers State.
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Emah, George N. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1994
The effects of farm size on farmers' participation in agricultural development programs initiated by the government in Rivers State (Nigeria) were studied. Results for 300 farmers with varying holdings indicated no effect of farm size on participation, suggesting that extension work could advance without regard to farm size. (SLD)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Attitudes, Farmers, Foreign Countries
Aspects of Rural Life in Northern Nigeria with Implications for Agricultural Extension Work.
Gill, Dhara Singh – 1964
Research on rural life in Northern Nigeria was carried out through interviews with a stratified random sample of farmers in a district of Zaria Province. Among the findings were: roadside villages were more susceptible to accepting the use of fertilizer and other innovative agricultural practices than more remote settlements; women hold different…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Decision Making