Farmers' Perception of Extension’s Role in Use of Knapsack in Agricultural Production in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State
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https://doi.org/10.67224/ioasdjbms.2024.v01i03.004Keywords:
Extension, Knapsack, Perceived, Role, FarmersAbstract
This study assessed farmers' perception of extension role in knapsack use in agricultural production in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The specific objectives included to; identify the agricultural area(s) of production of farmers using knapsack in Yenagoa Local Government Area, ascertain reasons for use of knapsack by farmers, analyze farmers’ perception of Extension’s role in knapsack use in agricultural production in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. A multi-stage sampling technique involving cluster and random sampling was used to select 124 farmers; whom structured questionnaire were administer to. Statistical tools of frequency, mean and percentage were the descriptive statistical tools used in the analyses, while results were presented with Tables. Results indicated dominance of crop production (69.64%) among YELGA farmers. Also, only 8.04% of YELGA farmers perceived that extension plays role in knapsack use. Furthermore, training of farmers in the use of knapsack was specified by only 22.22% YELGA farmers. The work therefore concludes that although extension plays role in Knapsack use in agricultural production in YELGA, very little role is played in relation to the core extension mandate of training/educating farmers. Overhauling of state extension service in Bayelsa State was recommended.
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