Browsing by Author "John Oluwaseun Ifabiyi"

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    Perceived Effects of Climate Variability on the Rice Farmers in Niger State, Nigeria
    (2023) Theresa Nten Abuo; Rashid Solagberu Adisa; John Oluwaseun Ifabiyi; Mubarak Oluwanisola Abdrashid; Kehinde Latifat Olatinwo
    The study analyzed the perceived effects of climate variability on the rice farmers in Niger State, Nigeria. Two stage sampling procedure was used in the selection of 248 rice farmers. The data was collected with the use of a questionnaire. The findings revealed that rice farmers in the Niger State were mostly male 75.4% and their average age was 39.5 years. About 98% of the rice farmers had moderate usage levels of climate adaption strategies. The most severe perceived effect of climate variability was instability of planting calendar (M.S=2.78). The highest ranked constraint limiting the usage of climate adaptation strategies was financial constraints (M.S=3.72). This study thus recommended the provision of accurate and prompt information on weather forecasts and also there should be provision of financial incentives to the farmers.
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    The Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) - Readiness of Extension Agents in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (NTU Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2023-10-18) John Oluwaseun Ifabiyi; Ololade Latifat Abdulrahman
    The ICT-readiness of extension agents involves assessing their familiarity, skills, availability. access and usage of technology tools that can enhance extension service deliveries. This study assessed the ICTs-Readiness of agricultural extension agents in Kwara State, Nigeria. One hundred and five Agricultural extension workers were randomly selected for the study. Description statistics such as frequency count, percentage and mean were used for the study. The result revealed that about 65 % of the respondents had low level of usage of ICTs/Digital devices. About 86.7% of the extension agents were somewhat ready for the use of ICTs/digital devices for agricultural extension services. This study therefore recommends that there should be continuous training of extension agents on the various digital devices so as to enhance extension services deliveries to the farmers in the study area