IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE

ABSTRACT

The study is to research on the factors and prospects of developing the farmland at Ugbihoko in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. It was found that the factors of Ugbihoko farmland development are; low technology, lack of infrastructure, provision of money etc. however the problems of Ugbihoko farmland and other farmlands have suffered serious neglect in Edo State. in the three senatorial district of the state, ever government seems to take Ugbihoko farmland as nothing. But with the aid of extension agriculture, the farmlands ar in a better position. However, there are useful suggestions as regards solving the problems. Provision of infrastructure, provision of fungicides, adequate number of extension agents should be provided to teach farmers.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Agricultural extension was once known as application of scientific research and new knowledge to agricultural practices through farmer education. The field of extension now encompasses a wider range of communication and learning activities organize for rural people by professionals from different disciplines including agricultural marketing, health and business studies. Agricultural extension agencies in Egor Local Government have received large amount of supports from international development organizations such as the World Bank and Food and Agriculture Organization (FOA).

Agricultural extension has often been conceptualized as an education process, which promotes learning it uses the combined findings of biological sciences and the principles of social science to bring about changes in knowledge, skill attitude and practices in and out of school setting (Ileubaoje 2004). Eremie (2005) postulated that an agricultural extension services has a lot play in ensuring that Nigeria achieves the million development goals.

It was these perceived important roles of agricultural extension that informed the establishment of the agricultural development programme (ADPs). With the re-organization and strengthening of the extension agent of the ADPS, along training and visits line in 2006, a number of activities were initiated so as to ensure that the seven features of the trainings and visits are implemented. These have led to a change in the roles performed by the extension workers thereby resulting in some level of satisfaction among both extension workers and their clients (Ajuwon 2006). It is also worth noting that despite the tremendous achievements of the agricultural sector in Nigeria, the ADPs have been besotted by a myriad of problems, especially with the terminal end of the counterpart funding by the World Bank. These problems range from the Nona rail ability of facilities necessary for effective implementation and functioning of extension workers to poorly motivated staff resulting in low morale, low level of role perception and poor performance of extension workers (Banmeke and Ajayi 2005) Chikwendu et al, (2007) noted that in recent years, there have been indications of ineffectiveness in the extension agent of the ADPs.

The goal of every manager is to increase production and efficiency to obtain maximum result for the organization motivation for better performance depends on job satisfaction, achievement, recognition and professional growth (Adeniyi, 2001). The rural area is the predominant food and fibre producing sector of the Nigeria society and all natural resources which constitute the wealth of a nation are obtained of the rural areas. The importance of the rural in Nigeria also his in the mere fact that over 70% of the people live and derive their livelihood from there. The state of the rural areas in Nigeria’s is determined by a combination of methods which include available social, physical and institutional infrastructures as well as the people’s level of living including their levels of perceived deprivation and satisfaction with current level of living.

The rural areas in Nigeria is characterized by lack of public infrastructure, sub-standard education, poor health services and low agricultural productivity leading to poor standard of living for the majority. The agricultural extension agent in recent years has however played a significant role in improving agricultural production in Nigeria through advisory agent and adequate access to information on improved techniques of production agricultural extension plays a pivotal role in ensuring the awareness and subsequent adoption of the contemporary methods of agricultural management various extension teaching methods have been employed to make sure that the technologies get to the end users prominent among there is the training and visit system of the agricultural development programme. The central principle or idea of the extension strategy is to produce competent and well- informed extension agents who will frequently and regularly visit farmers with relevant technical messages and bring farmers problems to research. The system of extension entails that each extension agent is required to regularly visit the farmers/farmer’s group with relevant messages that are specific to the farm practices taking place in the field at that point in time.

Feed back is also taken by the extension agents from farmers to the research station. The extension agent operates from the back drop belief that increased agricultural productivity depends primarily upon acceptance of improved cultural and technological change at the rural farm level and that peasant farmers can achieve improved production only if they adopt recommended to agricultural practices in place of traditional over. Successful adoption of improved agricultural practices is predicated upon rural farmer’s acquiring the required knowledge and understanding of these technologies. This will improve productivity and rais4e the living standards of the farmers who are the beneficences of the agent (Lawal, BodoToriminobiaMakanjuola (2006) the efficiency of technologies generated and disseminated however, depends on effective adoption of the technologies by the end-users.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

        In Egor Local Government Area, extension agent has impacted the development of agriculture. The major challenges of this study the reform is to examine the impact of agricultural extension agents in development of agriculture in Egor Local Government Area of Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, this is with a view to the impact, it has to bring to Egor Local Government Area.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

        The purpose of this research is to find out the impact of extension agents in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. This is with a view to sensitize the members of the public on the importance of extension agents on agricultural development in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.

        The specific objectives of this study is to;

1.     Examine what extent has extension agent involves the conscious use of communication of information in dissymmetry research work to farmers in Egor Local Government Area.

2.     Know how extension agents identify and analyzed their production problems and become aware of the opportunities for improvement.

3.     Examine extension as a professional communication intervention deployed by an institution to induce change in voluntary behaviours with a presumed public or collective utility.

4.     Examine extension as the organized exchange of information and the purposive transfer of skills.

5.     Know the central task of extension is to help rural facilitates help themselves by applying science, whether, physical or social to the daily routines of farming, home making and family and community.

RESEARCH QUESTION

1.     What is people’s Understanding about agricultural extension?

2.     Have you been visited by extension agent?

3.     What impact does this visit plays in your agricultural life style?

4.     What are the problems militating the best usage of agricultural extension?

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

        The essence of agricultural extension is to facilitate interplay or nurture within a total information system involving agricultural research, agricultural education and a vast complex of information providing business

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