Influences of Policies and Language of Communication on Achievement Level of Extension Services among Crop Farmers in North-eastern Nigeria

Norsida Man Abubakar Shehu Umar and Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman Jasmin Arif Shah
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Norsida Man Abubakar Shehu Umar: Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Agriculture,Universiti Putra Malaysi, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Darul Ehsan, Malaysia,
Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman Jasmin Arif Shah: Department of Agribusiness and Bioresource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture,Universiti Putra Malaysi, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 1, 1384-1397

Abstract: Extension services are intended to promote “agricultural development†by enhancing farmers’ technical expertise, farm management abilities, and an efficient information system. This will ultimately lead to increased production, higher returns on investment, and a long-term boost for the local, national, and international economies. Little or no success information was recoded in terms of extension policies and language of communication used by extension workers in Nigerian context. Effectiveness of these policies and language of communication used in the implementation of extension services for crop farmers was not much available. To achieve this, there is need to study the factors influencing the achievement of extension services among crop farmers. Correlation and regression model were used to achieve the cause-effect analysis among the policies and language of communication in influencing crop farmers on the achievement of extension services in North-eastern Nigeria. The findings revealed that the relationship between policies and language was positive and highly significant (p

Date: 2024
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