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European Journal of Social Sciences - Volume 2, Number 1 (2006)
Table 3b: Innovation introduced by Extension Agents During their Contact With Farmers.
Categories of Constraints
Respondents N Disease Improved Agro- Fertilizers Modern % of Total
Contro
l
Varieties Chemical
Implements
Extension
Administrator
Contact Farmers
Extension
Agents
Non-Contact
Farmers
35
60
40
60
(195)
11.42
-
5.00
1.66
3.58
(7)
65.70
70.00
65.00
66.6
67.17
(131)
% % % %
2.85
5.00
10.00
3.33
5.12
(10)
184
20.00
25.00
20.00
26.60
23.58
(46)
-
-
-
1.66
0.51
(1)
17.94
30.76
21.60
30.76
100
Actual number of respondents in brackets
Table 3b above shows that most of the respondents, 67.17% agreed that the improved varieties
of crops were introduced to them for adoption. This was followed by the use of fertilizer 23.58%/
disease control measures 3.58%; and use of modern implements, 0.51%
Sixty-five percent (65%) of the extension agents strongly accepted that their major points of
emphasis during contact with farmers was the adoption of improved varieties of crops. This was
confirmed by 68% of the farmers.
Hypothesis 3
The effective discharge of duty by extension officers and the effectiveness of their services as
perceived by the respondents were not affected by
(i) Fringe benefits;
(ii) In-Service training;
(iii) Fortnightly training and
(iv) Transportation
Findings
In table 4, the majority of the respondents (68%) are of the opinion that inadequate transportation is a
problem to the effective performance of extension officers and their services.
This is a confirmation of Adams (1984) statement that costs of transportation are high.
Adequate transportation is very important for extension agents to carry out their work effectively.
Table 4 below shows the constraints of the effective performance of extension officers and their
services.