This study was conducted mainly to have an understanding about the participation of rural women in Bangladesh in income generating activities initiated by Agricultural Model Farm (AMF) project of Sabalamby Unnayan Samity (SUS), a famous NGO in Bangladesh. This also explained the relationship between extent of women participation in income generating activities initiated by AMF project of SUS and their selected characteristic. Data were collected from a sample of 90 rural women from 12 selected SUS groups in two unions namely Amtala and Singher Bangla of Sadar upazila of Netrokona district in Bangladesh. Data were collected through interview schedule during 20 April 2008 to 20 May 2008. Majority (47.78 percent) rural women had favorable participation, while 36.67 percent had moderate favorable participation and there was no respondent under unfavorable participation. Findings also indicate that 80 percent rural women had high participation in AMF project activities, (81.11 percent) had medium training exposure. Correlation analysis indicates that the characteristics of the rural women such as age, family size, family farm size, farming experience, duration of involvement with SUS and training exposure had no significant relationship with the extent of participation in AMF project activities. On the other hand farming experience had positive relationship with their participation in income generating activities initiated by AMF project of SUS.

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Cotton production output in Nigeria, is far below on-station potential yields owing to poor seeds, adulterated fertilizers, unimproved cultural practices, and soil infertility. Small plot adaptive demonstration technology transfer mechanisms under irrigated conditions were organized in 2021, in collaborations with the Institute for Agricultural Research. The recommended packages disseminated were the use of improved varieties SAMCOT 9, SAMCOT 11 and SAMCOT 13, herbicide application, land preparation, watering, planting, gap filling, weeding, fertilizer application, pest control, harvesting and processing. The result reveled that all the participants were male, and more than two-third were in productive age. Also, majority had adequate household size and adequate farming experiences. However, low literacy constitutes the larger majority. The results of the demonstration revealed that farmers obtained a yield of (1,401.3kg), less than on-station potential yield (1,600kg to 2000kg). Further result on cost and return revealed that farmers’ production expenses rose to N410, 700:00, while the revenue generated is N420, 800:00, having a net profit of N9, 690:00. Additionally, aphid infestation and late demonstrations were ranked as the top amongst the production constraints; others were irrigation water drying in the dam, livestock encroachment, climatic stress, and inconsistence seed germination. Conclusively, improved farm technology has great potential in enhancing the cotton productivity and profitability through small plot adaptive demonstration trials in Batagarawa, Mai’aduwa, Dutsinma, Kafur, Malumfashi and Faskari Local Government Areas of Katsina State, Nigeria. It is recommended that farmers’ literacy level need to be enhanced via adult literacy initiatives and other production constraints require utmost solutions.

Adoption of recommended farm practices has been acknowledged to attain food security on groundnut production in Nigeria. Extension agents and other technology developers are now often using various channels of communication, as a means of reaching farmers with improved farm practices to ensure compliance. The aim of the paper is to examine the relationship between the use of mobile phones, individual and group extension methods, technology transfer mechanism in the adoption of improved groundnut farming practices, employing cross-sectional survey in four North-western states of Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted for interviewing three hundred and thirty-nine farmers. Descriptive and correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. The findings shows that farmers’ had moderate usage levels of mobile phones and individual extension methods, and a high level on group extension methods. Mobile phone, individual and group extension methods had significant relationship with adoption at one percent. While, challenges to the use of mobile phones, individual and group extension methods identified to include; low farmers’ literacy, unstable power supply, poor network, low patronage of extension workers, and also knowledge is restricted to members of the group. It was concluded that the use of mobile phone, individual and group extension methods need to be sustained and improved via government and other stakeholders’ provision of extension agents’, training on utilization of extension methods and mobile phones application for effective technology transfer. Development of farmers’ knowledge on appropriate utilization of mobile phone gadgets will assist them to become receptive and embrace the practices promoted.

Aims: The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of climate change on crop production in the state in the year 2021. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey design. Place and Duration of Study: All the existing 34, Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Katsina State, and the research was conducted between October 2021 and March 2022. Methodology: Data was gathered via questionnaires administered to farmers’, employing Village and Block Extension Agents’ as enumerators. A multi-stage sampling technique was employed. The first stage involved classifying the state into three ecological zones. The second stage comprises random selection of three villages from each 34 LGAs to give (102 villages). The third stage was accomplished, based on the lists of farmers (26,589) frame, obtained from Katsina State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KTARDA), twelve thousand (12,000) farmers were selected proportionately for the study, using systematic random sampling technique. Results: The results indicated that male and youthful age dominate production respectively (78%) (54). large proportion (95%) fall within formal to post primary education and also, more than two-third (69) had no extension contact and highest  (35%) obtained income from #300,001- #450,000. The findings on impact of climate change on crop production showed that (648,300 hectares) cultivated land and 633,950 tons (63,400 bags) of crops were lost. The analysis further unveiled that among the three ecological zones of the state, Sahel Savannah had the most devastating effect of losses, at both cultivated land (292,200 hectares) and crop yield (267,100 tons). More so, the result portrayed that amongst the assorted crops produced in the area, millet, groundnut, cowpea, and sorghum were the major crops affected by climate change scourge. Conclusion: Climate change is real and its manifestations are becoming alarming progressively, hence urgent steps need to be taken to avert the menace. It is recommended that farmers be educated on climate change aspects in respect to crop production and research station should develop more seeds adaptable to a given circumstances. Government should ensure accurate estimation of climate to facilitate other stake holders’ early preparation.