RELEVANCE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION TOWARDS EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT)-ABUJA

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dc.contributor.authorWAKAWA, Andrew Ali
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-31T09:54:50Z
dc.date.available2014-03-31T09:54:50Z
dc.date.issued2012-12
dc.descriptionDEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study ascertained Relevance of Agricultural Extension towards Effective Participation of Women in Agricultural Production in Federal Capital Territory-Abuja, Nigeria. Four specific objectives were formulated. The specific objectives were to ascertain the extent to which agricultural extension is needed by women farmers. In line with these objectives, four research questions, and corresponding four Null Hypotheses were formulated. Related Literatures were reviewed. Descriptive research design method was adopted. The population consisted of 8,005 women farmers. 350 women farmers were selected from 12 villages/towns in the six Area Councils using stratified random sampling method based on age. Questionnaire was used for collecting data. Descriptive and Chi-Square Statistics were used in analyzing the data. All the Null Hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significant. Results of the mean scores revealed that women farmers needed agricultural extension for diffusion and adoption of new technologies. Results of the tested Null Hypotheses showed that need of agricultural extension significantly related with participation of women in agricultural production (P> O.O5). It was concluded that women performed a variety of operations in agriculture in the FCT however; certain factors limited them from effective performance. Agricultural extension was identified as a relevant strategy for enhancing their performance. Based on these findings, Agricultural extension organizations should design and deliver more appropriate programmes and transmit research results to them. Women farmers should embark on farming enterprises that require less land. Research Centres should develop suitable technologies for women farmers. Finally, understanding effective agricultural extension programming for women farmers was recommended for further study.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4477
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectRELEVANCE,en_US
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION,en_US
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION,en_US
dc.subjectWOMEN,en_US
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION,en_US
dc.subjectFEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT)-ABUJAen_US
dc.titleRELEVANCE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION TOWARDS EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT)-ABUJAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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