Use Of Urea Deep Placement Technology Among Rice Farmers In Kwara State, North Central Nigeria

Assessing the level farmers’ usage of fertilizer deep placement is important to improve the efficiency of soil nutrient. Extension organisations responsible for the dissemination of the technology will immensely benefit by knowing the level of usage of the technology for future extension programme implementation. In light of this, we examined the use of urea deep placement technology among rice farmers. Frequency count was used to identify rice farmers that use Urea Deep Placement technology and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was employed to determine factors associated to use of the technology. The study found that majority (85.8%) were aware of UDP technology between the year 2012 to 2013 (61.6%) mainly through agricultural extension agents (55%) and fellow farmers (25%). Majority (81.7%) tried it but few (11.7%) adopted it. Labour intensiveness (58.3%) is one of the reasons for non-adoption while the few adopters (10%) adopted because the technology increases productivity. Age of farmers is positively related the use of UDP technology. The study focuses on the use of urea deep placement technology provided by extension services among farmers; however, these farmers may have an interest in other types of fertilizer and methods of application that have not been investigated. The study provides an insight to show the usage of UDP among farmers engaged in rice production as a means to improve the efficiency of soil nutrient.

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Perceived Training Needs of Smallholder Rice Farmers on Urea Deep Placement Technology in Benue State, Nigeria

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & Sociology ◽

10.9734/ajaees/2017/35666 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Bidemi Ajibola ◽

Clement Onwu

Keyword(s):

Training Needs ◽

Deep Placement ◽

Rice Farmers ◽

Urea Deep Placement

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PERSEPSI PETANI PADI SAWAH TERHADAP KINERJA PENYULUH PERTANIAN DI DESA TATENGESAN KECAMATAN PUSOMAEN KABUPATEN MINAHASA TENGGARA

AGRI-SOSIOEKONOMI ◽

10.35791/agrsosek.15.2.2019.24254 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 243

Author(s):

Anggi Ravy Tanauma ◽

Welson Marthen Wangke ◽

Elsje Pauline Manginsela

Keyword(s):

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Agricultural Extension ◽

Likert Scale ◽

Lowland Rice ◽

Primary Data ◽

Extension Agents ◽

Research Topics ◽

District Office ◽

Rice Farmers

This study aims to determine the perceptions of farmers in rice fields on the performance of agricultural extension workers in Tatengesan Village, Pusomaen District, Southeast Minahasa Regency. This research wasconducted for 3 months from March to May 2019. The data used in this study are primary data and secondary data. Primary data collection through interviews and filling out questionnaires with 9 direct questions to 20 respondents of lowland rice farmers. Secondary data was obtained from related institutions, namely the Agricultural Extension Office (BPP), the Old Law Office and the Pusomaen District Office of SoutheastMinahasa Regency, the Internet through google searching and google book, to obtain journal books and articles related to research topics, namely perceptions of lowland rice farmers on the performance ofagricultural extension agents. Data analysis carried out in the study was descriptive analysis using a Likert Scale. The results of the study using a Likert Scale showed that the index numbers of perceptions of lowlandrice farmers on the performance of agricultural extension workers were at the point of 57.96% which was included in the satisfied category. *eprm*

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Factors influencing access to agricultural knowledge: The case of smallholder rice farmers in the Kilombero district of Tanzania

SA Journal of Information Management ◽

10.4102/sajim.v18i1.679 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Wulystan P. Mtega ◽

Mpho Ngoepe ◽

Luyanda Dube

Keyword(s):

Private Sector ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Agricultural Extension ◽

Extension Agents ◽

Rice Farmers ◽

Agricultural Knowledge ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Knowledge Access

Background: Access to agricultural knowledge is important in transforming livelihoods of those relying on agriculture for a living and in enhancing food security. This access to agricultural knowledge is influenced by infrastructure needed for information dissemination. However, information infrastructure is not uniformly distributed within and between countries. It is because of this that some of the farming communities are information rich while others are information poor. In Tanzania, the agricultural sector is characterised by poor research-extension-farmers linkage and inaccessibility of agricultural knowledge at farm levelObjective: The study investigated the factors influencing access to agricultural knowledge among smallholder rice farmers in the Kilombero district of Tanzania. Specifically, the study identified categories of agricultural knowledge needed by farmers, determined how farmers access agricultural knowledge, and assessed the factors limiting the accessibility of agricultural knowledge among rice farmers in the Kilombero district.Method: Quantitative data were collected via semi-structured questionnaires administered face-to-face with rice farmers, community leaders, and agricultural agents in four villages at the Kilombero district of the Morogoro region in Tanzania.Results: The key finding indicates that farmers accessed and used agricultural knowledge in undertaking agricultural activities. It was further revealed that the level of acquisition of agricultural knowledge increased with an increase in age. Farmers needed agricultural knowledge on land preparation, seed selection, and rice planting, while few acquired knowledge on agricultural markets. Among the agricultural knowledge sources used, demonstration plots and agricultural extension agents were found to be used by the majority of the farmers. It was also found that a limited number of demonstration plots, late delivery of information services, a limited number of agricultural extension agents, and poor information and communication technologies infrastructure hindered access to agricultural knowledge among rice farmers in the district.Conclusion: A strong public–private partnership is needed to enhance access to agricultural knowledge in rural areas. In this regard, the government should set up policies and strategies that motivate private sector investment and involvement in provision of agricultural knowledge in rural areas. The private sector should extend their agricultural-related activities to most rural areas so that more people can have access to agricultural knowledge.Keywords: smallholder farmers; agricultural knowledge; access to knowledge;access to information; Tanzania

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Agricultural Extension Approaches and Climate Change Communication Within the Ndop Rice Sector, North West Region, Cameroon

CenRaPS Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.46291/ijospervol7iss2pp125-141 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 125-141

Author(s):

Moye Eric Kongnso ◽

Nsahlai Loveline Kongla ◽

Kiming Ignatius Ngala

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Agricultural Extension ◽

Research Approach ◽

Extension Agents ◽

Climate Change Communication ◽

Climate Variability And Change ◽

Group Discussions ◽

North West ◽

Rice Farmers ◽

Change Communication

Climate change communication is a pre-requisite for proper adaptation. This article seeks to examine the agricultural extension approaches used in the Ndop rice sector within the context of climate variability and change. Using a mixed research approach, questionnaires were administered to 216 purposively sampled rice farmers, interviews conducted with 16 extension agents and three focus group discussions were organized. Results revealed that extension workers have been using farm demonstrations, capacity building of farmers through training and participatory approaches. However, these approaches have proven to be limited and inefficient. Challenges in climate change communication are attributed to factors such as; low ratio of extension workers to rice farmers, inadequate communication in the mass media (7.14%), no access to internet (4.17%), low competencies of extension staffs (68.75%) and limited access to weather elements. Given that climate change communication is complex and requires a mastery of the climatic systems, the extension services need to continuously upgrade capacities of their staffs and strengthen the link between research institutions, extension workers and farmers.

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