Abstract:
The research work was conducted on assessment of level of participation of farmers in
agricultural radio programmes in Kaduna State, Nigeria. A sample size of 150 farmers was
randomly selected from six (6) communities of three (3) local government areas, representing the
three ( 3} agricultural zones of the state. Data were collected using structured questionnaire. The
collected data were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings show
that 80.7% 0f the respondents had secondary and tertiary education, 78% did not belong to any
cooperative society, 62.7%had household size of 6-10 members, 96% could operate radio, 94%
accepted availability of radio set for purchase, 85% afforded radio and 80% accounted for
accessibility of radio set. The results show that 97% of the respondents perceived radio as a good
source of information, 93% adjourned radio as the best medium for communication, and 85%
listened to radio. Also, 63% of the respondents generally participated in radio programmes while
54% of them specifically participated in audience radio agricultural programmes. Result of test
of hypothesis shows a significant relationship between farmers" level of participation in
agricultural radio programmes and their agricultural productivity in the study area (M= 1.92,
1.66, 1.58, Sig. .000, .001, .009). It was, therefore, recommended that; farmers should allot more
time to agricultural radio programmes for improved agricultural production, and generally
improve on the level of participation in agricultural radio programmes for effective and efficient
agricultural productivity. |
