ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF FARMER FIELD SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ON LIVELIHOOD OF SMALL-HOLDER COCOA FARMERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF FARMER FIELD SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ON LIVELIHOOD OF SMALL-HOLDER COCOA FARMERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
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2023-02
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FATAI, Kamorudeen
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Abstract
The study assessed the effects of farmer field school activities on livelihood of small-holder
cocoa farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study.
Five research question were raised with two testable null hypotheses. Purposive sampling
procedure was used to select all the 160 respondents in Kwara State. A researcher designed
interview schedule was used as instrument for collecting data. The reliability result of the
instrument yielded a Guttman Split-half coefficient 0.73. Data collected was analyzed using
descriptive statistics to achieve objectives while chi-square and linear regression analysis
were used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. The result shows that skills
provided by farmer field school had significant relationship with training needs of smallholder
cocoa farmers (p=0.001<0.05). It was concluded that FFS activities showed positive
relationship between the skills provided and the training needs of small-holder cocoa farmers.
The study recommends that FFS should continue to serve as a training base that involve more
farmers into the programme and encourage extension service delivery to encourage capacity
building and increase productivity.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE
STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SICENCE DEGREE IN
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA, NIGERIA