A description of the Extra-Mural Division of University of Nigeria's extension programs, primarily rural, aimed at economic development and reconstruction following the civil war, as well as adult literacy and vocational programs. (JB)

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…