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This study examined the knowledge levels of extension agents and their perceived impact of climate change on extension service provision in Ghana. Specifically, it examined awareness levels of agents on the causes, effects and methods for mitigating climate change. It also determined their perceived impact of climate on extension service delivery. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from a sample size of 192 respondents from 10 regions in Ghana who were randomly selected. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentages, mean, and standard deviation. Data was further analysed qualitatively by content analysis given the prevalent use of Likert type scale analyses. The findings showed that majority of the respondents were males within the age range of 40 to 49 years, married with above 15years work experience in extension service provision. They possessed high awareness of the conceptclimate change, and need for farmers to be exposed to new technology. The study concluded that extension workers have to be abreast of innovations in agriculture and there is a need for incorporation of meteorological information in extension messages to farmers. It was recommended that extension agents should embrace a more innovative and participatory approaches of providing services.

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Beneficiary funding for agricultural extension services in many developing countries, including Nigeria is not only a reality, but also a necessity due to several factors. This study was carried out in Kwara state. Specifically, it examined the socio-economic characteristics of the contact farmers, forms of service that have been rendered by the agricultural extension service agency to the contact farmers, the perceived usefulness of innovations pushed by extension service agency and sustainable funding for extension service through the beneficiaries. Sample selection was done through a combination of purposive and random sampling to allow for equal opportunities among contact farmers. Data for the study were collected through the use of interview schedule. Data analyses showed that 58.5 percent of the respondents are literate with a mean annual income of N143,774.19. Majority (72.9 percent) of the respondents inherited their farmlands while 61.4 percent cultivated less than 5 hectares of farmland. Findings of the study further revealed that 32.9 percent of the respondents have less than 10 years of farming experience, while more than half (52.9 percent) made regular contacts with extension agents and 87.1 percent are members of different farm organizations. Farm size and education make a statistically significant contribution in explaining sustainable funding among farmers.

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