Browsing by Author "Ayanda, I. F"

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    ASSESSMENT OF ARTISANAL FISHERY ACTIVITIES AMONG FISHERFOLK IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
    (2021) Zakariyah, T. A; Ayanda, I. F; Olatinwo L. K
    Fish is a veritable source of high quality protein, essential vitamins and minerals that are crucial to metabolic activities in human system. Artisanal sector is faced by so many problems such as use of crude fishing gears, inadequate credit facilities and high rate of poverty among fisherfolk. Therefore, the study assessed artisanal fishery activities among fisher folks in Lagos State, Nigeria. A well structured interview schedule was conducted to elicit information from 200 artisanal fisherfolk using multistage sampling techniques. Findings from the study showed most of the artisanal fishermen were youth, male, egun ethnic group and few with formal education. Consequently, the artisanal fisherfolk are highly skilled and experience. Furthermore, majority revealed that friends, family, fishing festivals and colleagues were the major source of accessing information on artisanal fishing. However, the major constraints hindering artisanal fishing activities include inadequate extension contact, low fish catch and inaccessibility to credit facilities. The study recommend that extension arm of the government should deploy extension personnel to train the fisherfolk the use of improved techniques or methods so as to increase the skills of the fisherfolk. This will enhance fish catch by the fisherfolk. In addition, Federal Government should come out with stable policy guideline to enable commercial banks disburse loans to the artisanal fisherfolk at a very low interest rate, in order to help them expand their production capacity.
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    FARMERS’ PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICES RENDERED BY PUBLIC EXTENSION ORGANIZATIONS IN KWARA STATE NIGERIA
    (2024) Olatinwo, L. K; Ayanda, I. F; Yusuf, O. J; Abdulrahaman, O.L; Komolafe S. E; Lawal, F.K
    This study investigated the perceived effectiveness of public extension services among maize based farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study employed descriptive research design. An interview schedule was used to collect data. Content validity was used to validate the instrument while reliability was ascertained through test retest method having gotten a correlation coefficient of 72% reliable. Four stage sampling was employed to select respondents. Firstly stage involved a purposive selection of 3 ADP zones namely: Zone B, C and D. Second stage involved the selection of eight blocks, and third stage involved random selection of 10 prominent maize farming communities. Total population of ADP contact maize based farmers in the selected communities was 695 where 36.5% was selected at the fourth stage to give 254 respondents. Collected data were analysed with the use of frequency counts, percentages, mean score, standard deviation, linear regression and chi-square statistical tools. Findings showed that maize based farmers were mainly male (93.3%), married (87.8%), and educated (86.2%). Many (63.0%) of the respondents perceived the effectiveness of services provided by public extension organizations was moderate. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the socio-economic factors (years of schooling and access to extension services) predicted 22.2 percent of farmers’ perception of the effectiveness of extension services provided by public extension organizations. The study concluded that farmers perceived extension services provided by public extension organizations were moderately effective. This study recommends a functional public-private extension approach for effective extension services to farmers in Kwara State.