EFFECTS OF ACTIVITIES OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN OSOGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OSUN STATE

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TITLE PAGE i

CERTIFICATION ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENT v

LIST OF TABLES viii

ABSTRACT ix

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM 5

1.3 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS 6

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 6

1.5 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE STUDY 7

1.6 LIMITATION TO THE STUDY 7

1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS 8

1.8 HYPOTHESIS TO BE TESTED 8

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 9

2.1 ACTIVITIES OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 9

2.2 FUNCTIONS OF EXTENSION OFFICERS 10

2.3 WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE 11

2.4 NEED FOR FISH FARMING 12

2.5 EFFECTS OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 13

2.6 COMMUNICATION IN EXTENSION 14

CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 17

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 17

3.2 POPULATION OF THE STUDY 18

3.3 SAMPLING AND SAMPLING METHOD 18

3.4 INSTRUMENTATION 19

3.4 DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUMENT 19

3.5 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION 19

3.4 METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS 20

CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 21

4.1 INTRODUCTION 22

4.2 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS 21

4.3 GENDER DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS 22

4.4 AWARENENESS AND INVOLVEMENT OF SMALL

SCALE FARMERS 22

4.5 LENGTH OF SERVICES OF EXTENSION OFFICERS 23

4.6 TYPES OF FARMING 23

4.7 SIZE OF LAND CULTIVATED 24

4.8 PROBLEMS OF EXTENSION OFFICERS 25

4.9 AVAILABILITY OF DEMONSTRATION FARMS 25

4.10 ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS IN MARKETING OF PRODUCE 26

4.11 LATEST PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES IN FARMING

DISSEMINATED 26

4.12 SOURCES OF FEEDS FOR ANIMALS 27

4.13 HYPOTHESIS TESTING 28

CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS 30

5.2 CONCLUSIONS 31

5.3. RECOMMENDATIONS 31

REFERENCES 33

APPENDIX 35