Influence of Socio Economic Factors Influencing Farmers’ Participation in State Agricultural Development Programme In Zamfara State, Nigeria
Journal Title: IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Applied, Natural and Social Sciences ( IMPACT : IJRANSS ) - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 8
Abstract
Socio-economic factors influencing farmers’ participation in agricultural development programme in zamfara state. Purposive and multistage random sampling techniques were used in the selection of Local Government Areas, participating farmer associations, participating and non-participating farmers. A sample of 600 farmers from 2034 registered farmers was used for the study Data collected was analyzed using a logistic regression model. The result of the indicated that the effect of socio-economic factors influencing the farmers’ participation in agricultural development programme was influenced by 70.5% likelihood was influenced by membership, farmer household size was found to be significant at 1% and labour source 5% major problems affecting farmers’ participation in the programme identified were; age, education, experience found to decrease the way of participation. The major constraints were High cost and late supply of inputs, lack of access of loan by women and few female extension agents The study therefore, recommended emphasis in the involvement of female to access of loan and extension education to increase participation in the programme for skills essential for agricultural activities.
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Hamza Sani
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