Poultry farming in Nigeria creates business opportunity for
entrepreneurs and provides employment.
The small scale poultry producers are responsible for
the bulk of poultry production in Nigeria. The
findings revealed that 63.7% of the respondents were
males within the age bracket of 40-50 years
and were literate. Extension services delivery to
poultry farmers by Kwara State Agricultural
Development Project, government extension agency, was
grossly inadequate to meet knowledge and
skills required for cost-effective poultry production
on account of high extension agent/farmers ratio.
PAN in Kwara State has a meeting hall that is suitable
for training and a chapter in 9 out of the
existing 16 local government areas (LGAs.) of the
State. The association financed the trainings
through the annual dues and levies paid by members
which showed the level of preparedness of
members to pay for extension services. It was concluded
that PAN has optimum human and material
resources for extension services delivery to its
members. The number of trainings and farm visits
organized by the association could be improved upon if
PAN accesses other sources of funding.
Author
(s) Details
I. F. Ayanda
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Services, Kwara State
University, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria.
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