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The aim is to evaluate farmers' perceptions of extension services and their use of knapsacks in agriculture.

April 23, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Farmers' Perception of Extension's Role in Use of Knapsack in Agricultural Production in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State

Key Points

The aim is to evaluate farmers' perceptions of extension services and their use of knapsacks in agriculture.
Multi-stage sampling technique including cluster and random sampling was employed to select participants.
Structured questionnaires were administered to 124 farmers to gather data on perceptions and practices.
Descriptive statistical tools, including frequency, mean, and percentage, were used for data analysis.
69.64% of farmers engaged in crop production using knapsacks.
Only 8.04% of farmers perceived any role of extension in knapsack use.
Training related to knapsack use was identified by only 22.22% of farmers.

Abstract

This study assessed farmers' perception of extension role in knapsack use in agricultural production in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The specific objectives included to; identify the agricultural area(s) of production of farmers using knapsack in Yenagoa Local Government Area, ascertain reasons for use of knapsack by farmers, analyze farmers’ perception of Extension’s role in knapsack use in agricultural production in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. A multi-stage sampling technique involving cluster and random sampling was used to select 124 farmers; whom structured questionnaire were administer to. Statistical tools of frequency, mean and percentage were the descriptive statistical tools used in the analyses, while results were presented with Tables. Results indicated dominance of crop production (69.64%) among YELGA farmers. Also, only 8.04% of YELGA farmers perceived that extension plays role in knapsack use. Furthermore, training of farmers in the use of knapsack was specified by only 22.22% YELGA farmers. The work therefore concludes that although extension plays role in Knapsack use in agricultural production in YELGA, very little role is played in relation to the core extension mandate of training/educating farmers. Overhauling of state extension service in Bayelsa State was recommended

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