ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF FARMER FIELD SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ON LIVELIHOOD OF SMALL-HOLDER COCOA FARMERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

dc.contributor.authorFATAI, Kamorudeen
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-09T10:10:17Z
dc.date.available2024-10-09T10:10:17Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.descriptionA 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
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.identifier.urihttps://kubanni.abu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13036
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dc.titleASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF FARMER FIELD SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ON LIVELIHOOD OF SMALL-HOLDER COCOA FARMERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
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