National extension policy and state-level implementation: The case of Cross River State, Nigeria

Ogunniyi, Adebayo; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Balana, Bedru; Andam, Kwaw S.

doi:10.2499/p15738coll2.133811

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“…The result shows that less than one-tenth of the youth who are intensively involved in agriculture have access to extension and advisory services. The findings of our study are congruent with those from studies [53,54] examining the linkages between youth in agriculture and access to extension and advisory services.…”

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Impact of Intensive Youth Participation in Agriculture on Rural Households’ Revenue: Evidence from Rice Farming Households in Nigeria

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The youth unemployment situation is an essential component of the current agricultural policy agenda of the Federal Government of Nigeria. Deep-rooted debates on finding a lasting solution to this problem using agriculture have been targeted as one of the panaceas. Using data from 207 systematically selected rice-producing households, this study employed the Propensity Score Matching method (PSM) and the Inverse Probability Weighted Regression Adjustment method (IPWRA) to examine the effect of intensive youth participation in agriculture on productivity and household revenue in Nigeria. We found that the key factors influencing the decisions of youth to participate in agriculture intensively include the number of years of farming experience, access to credit, membership in social groups, income, and land access. The PSM results indicate that rice productivity could increase by 1088.78 kg/ha if youth decide to intensively participate in agriculture. The IPWRA results show a positive and significant impact of intensive youth participation in agriculture on productivity and revenue. Therefore, our results suggest that efforts by the government and stakeholders towards encouraging flexible accessibility to credit (low-interest and easy repayment) and land without collateral to young people could enhance their participation in intensive agriculture and could subsequently boost productivity and household revenue.

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Impact of Intensive Youth Participation in Agriculture on Rural Households’ Revenue: Evidence from Rice Farming Households in Nigeria

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“…However, several factors influence the decision of youths to engage in off-farm employment and to determine the type of jobs they engage in. References [4,[17][18][19] revealed that due to restricted opportunities in rural areas, desperate youths going into off-farm work choose low-paying, unskilled off-farm wage employment to earn a living [4,[18][19][20]. The low employment opportunities for youths in rural areas have been related to the underdevelopment and poor access to economic resources [21].…”

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“…Agriculture persists as the main employer of labor in the rural areas in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In Nigeria, about 70% of the youth-dominated labor force lives in rural areas and only very few of them work in the non-farm sector as well as in small and medium-scale enterprises that depend directly or indirectly on agriculture [1][2][3][4]. While their employment status may be seasonal or casual, the majority of the rural youths earn very low income/wages while they work under unfavorable and unsafe working conditions [5,6].…”

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Rural Transformation and Labor Market Outcomes among Rural Youths in Nigeria

Rufai

Ogunniyi²,

Salman

et al. 2021

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In Nigeria, unemployment in rural areas translates to economic problems, such as high levels of rural–urban migration. Interventions aimed at promoting rural transformation and development are designed to generate employment by promoting the growth of sectors such as manufacturing and services in rural areas. In this study, the General Household Survey (GHS) panel data for the post-planting and post-harvest periods of the 2011/2012 and 2015/2016 cropping seasons for Nigeria was used to investigate developments in rural areas in Nigeria between 2011 and 2015, and identified how these developments influenced labor market outcomes among rural youths. Fixed effect models were employed to control for unobserved heterogeneity that may exist because of the different years in the data used. Key levers of sustainable social and economic development, such as access to finance, health services, markets, and infrastructure such as electricity, were considered. The empirical results from the study revealed that being educated as well as having access to infrastructure and information had positive effects on the number of youths that took up wage/salary employment in the rural areas. The study concluded that the diversification of youths into other sectors would have higher growth effects on the development of rural areas, as they can invest more in agriculture, while also reducing the level of dependence on the sector. The study recommends an increase in budgetary allocations for education and rural development projects, with a special focus on electricity and financial institutions, while increasing access to information on available job opportunities.

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“…Over the years, in Nigeria, there has been a growing concern for the provision of quality, efficient and sustainable agricultural extension services to majority of farmers who are responsible for the bulk of agricultural production (Oguniyi et al, 2020). Extension practitioners are said to be unresponsive to farmers' need, unaccountable for services rendered, not liable for unethical conduct, prone to incorrect and wrong message dissemination and general inefficient service delivery.…”

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Perceived Effects of Professionalization of Extension Services by Public and Private Agents in South West Nigeria

Olorunfemi¹,

Oladele²,

Olorunfemi³

2021

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This study analysed the perceived effects of professionalization of extension services by extension agents in South West Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit data from three hundred and one (301) public agents and fifty-five (55) private agents that were selected through a stratified random sampling procedure. The public and private agents had basic knowledge about the concept of professionalization and exhibited a favourable attitude towards professionalizing extension services. There were significant differences in the years of experience (t = 5.35, P ≤ 0.01), farmers group covered (t = -14.09, P ≤ 0.01) and distance to clients travelled (t = - 7.65, P ≤ 0.01) by the public and private agents. Extension agents in both organizations had a positive perception of the effects of professionalization of extension services in enhancing and improving delivery. Extension agents’ knowledge (t = 5.303), attitude (t = 12.733), years of experience (t = 2.758), educational qualification (t = 2.037) and rural-urban background (t = 2.061) were significant determinants of their perceived effects of professionalization on service delivery. Extension agencies should support continuous professional development of extension agents through trainings and acquisition of relevant higher degrees that will help to enhance their knowledge thus upgrading their professionalization-readiness status. Keywords: Extension agents, extension service, perceived effects, professionalization.

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National extension policy and state-level implementation: The case of Cross River State, Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

References 44 publications

Impact of Intensive Youth Participation in Agriculture on Rural Households’ Revenue: Evidence from Rice Farming Households in Nigeria

Impact of Intensive Youth Participation in Agriculture on Rural Households’ Revenue: Evidence from Rice Farming Households in Nigeria

Rural Transformation and Labor Market Outcomes among Rural Youths in Nigeria

Perceived Effects of Professionalization of Extension Services by Public and Private Agents in South West Nigeria

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