This research was carried out to assess the impact of Fadama III project on beneficiaries in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Two hundred and twenty respondents, who were beneficiaries were selected for the study using Multi-stage, stratified and simple random sampling techniques. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Research findings revealed that most of the respondents were aged between 31 and 35 years (28.6%), predominantly male (63.2%), had a household size of 4-6 persons (40.9%), possessed formal education (81.4%), had farms below 3Ha (45.0%) and had farming experience below 10 years (59.3%). Participation in Fadama III project had significant impact on the farm income (sig. = 0.000) and output (sig. = 0.000) of the respondents. The constraints encountered by the respondents were administrative and economic in nature. It was recommended that more farmers be encouraged to participate in the project, and financial support provided to the beneficiaries. Also, administrative challenges to the operation of the project should be sorted out by the government and donor agencies.
Information plays a very important role in agriculture in particular and life in general. Agriculture has become information-intensive; information is required for livestock and crop production. It empowers farmers to respond to market incentives, risks, and competition. Farmers access information from a variety of sources. These sources can be divided into formal and informal information networks. The study assessed extension delivery methods to farmers in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Stratified, purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used in selecting 125 respondents through survey. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that males were 74.2%, the respondents 49% were between 26 and 35 years, 61.7% were married, 52% had farm size of 6 hectares and above. About 34% earned an estimated annual income of between ₦100,000.0 and ₦500,000.0, 83.3% acquired land through inheritance and 47.5% obtained information from extension services using radio. About 50% of identified characteristics of the effectiveness of extension delivery methods used were helped solve problems and 86% of constraints to the effectiveness of extension delivery methods used were poor infrastructure. It is recommended that government and non-governmental organizations should provide infrastructure, organize adult education for farmers and organize training to update knowledge of extension workers.
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