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Article Open Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ijfsa.2023.06.001

The Role of Extension Agents in Ensuring Increased Productivity for Food Security in Ohaji Egbema, Imo State

E. U. Eze*, C. O. Enyia, C. V. Nwogu, G. C. Ugochukwu, J. C. Nwaizuzu-Daniel

Department of Agricultural Technology, Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

*Corresponding author: E. U. Eze

Published: July 3,2023

Abstract

The study examines the role of extension agents in ensuring increased productivity for food security in Ohaji Egbema L.G.A. Simple random selection method was used to select five communities as well as 20 farmers from each of the 5 communities chosen. Data collection was facilitated by means of questionnaire and was analyzed using tables, frequency distribution and Logit regression model. Results from the study show that female farmers were constituted with 75%. This could be attributed to the fact males are business oriented and operate in urban cities, thus the women folk left at home thus constitute the major agricultural labour force. The value for Farm income (Xl), Improved yields (X2), Improved inputs (X3), Farm size (X4) and labour output (X5) are significant and positively related to extension contact in the study area. This implies that as extension contact with farmers’ increases it results in increase in farm income, improved yields, adoption of more improved inputs in production, expansion of farm size and labour output. The study recommends that more extension agents should be recruited for effective coverage of the study area. Youths should be sensitized to take to farming by putting in place adequate incentive package to attract them. Formal and informal financial institutions should prioritize lending to female farmers in the study area by putting in place favourable repayment terms. This will go a long way to enhance ability to afford improved farm inputs. Agro service centres should be established in the study area so that farmers can easily access improved farm inputs.

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How to cite this paper

The Role of Extension Agents in Ensuring Increased Productivity for Food Security in Ohaji Egbema, Imo State

How to cite this paper:  E. U. Eze, C. O. Enyia, C. V. Nwogu, G. C. Ugochukwu, J. C. Nwaizuzu-Daniel. (2023) The Role of Extension Agents in Ensuring Increased Productivity for Food Security in Ohaji Egbema, Imo State. International Journal of Food Science and Agriculture, 7(2), 176-181.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ijfsa.2023.06.001

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