Determining the Knowledge of Privatization of Agricultural Extension Services and Influencing Factors | Chapter 18 | New Innovations in Economics, Business and Management Vol.1

 The current study was conducted in five districts of Haryana with the goal of determining farmers' awareness about various privatisation of agricultural extension services (PAES) and the relationship between PAES knowledge and farmers' socioeconomic characteristics. The study's 200 farmers had all heard about the privatisation of agricultural extension services (PAES), had obtained information about PAES, knew the name and location of PAES, and had used PAES for agricultural objectives. They also recognised that PAES offered a variety of inputs, including HYV, seedlings, fertilisers, crop protection, spray pumps, infrastructure, and agricultural value addition. More than three-quarters of farmers (82.50 percent) had a good degree of knowledge on PAES. Extension contact (0.198) and education (0.179) were both very significant and positively associated with farmers' knowledge of agricultural extension services privatisation. Other important variables such as age, family type, occupation, land ownership, cropping intensity, irrigation facilities, social participation, socio-economic status, mass media participation, economic motivation, risk preference, and scientific orientation were found to be positively associated but not significant.

Author(S) Details

Jasvinder Kaur
Extension Education Institute, Nilokheri, India.

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Assessment of the Capability of Poultry Association of Nigeria for Extension Services Delivery to Poultry Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria | Chapter 13 | Research and Development in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 3

 

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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