Browsing by Author "Yusuf, O. J"

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    EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
    (2023) Olatinwo, L. K; Yusuf, O. J; Bamidele, O. O
    This study assessed the effects of cooperative societies on agricultural Production of farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study randomly selected 140 farmer cooperators for the study. Data was collected with an interview schedule and analysed with frequency count, percentage, mean and standard deviation and regression tools. The study found that majority (68.0%) were married. Top activities carried out by cooperative societies were crop production information (mean=4.53) ranked first, group farming (mean=4.53) ranked second, credit facilities (mean=4.47) ranked third. The contribution of cooperatives to agricultural production were rated as procure farm input for members (mean=4.58) first position, increase in quantity and quality of farm output and access to storage facilities (mean=4.48) second position respectively. Constraints limiting the contribution of cooperatives to agricultural production to include lack of skilled personal (mean=4.57), corruption and fraudulent officers (mean=4.54) and inadequate infrastructural facilities (mean=4.53). Regression analysis show that socio-economic factors significantly influenced the contribution derived from cooperative societies (R2 = 0. 650, F = 28.932, p < 0.01). This study concluded that membership of agricultural cooperatives has significantly affected agricultural development through improved procurement of farm input for members, increase in quantity and quality of farm output for members and access to storage facilities for members of farmers in the study area. It is recommended that government extension agencies and concern private sectors should ensure adequate and sufficient provision of resources especially credit facilities farmer cooperatives in the study area.
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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.
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    ROLES OF COOPERATIVE TO REDUCE CONSTRAINTS OF LIVELIHOOD IN RICE FARMING IN NIGER STATE NIGERIA
    (2019) Olatinwo, L. K; Kwatachi, A. M; Yusuf, O. J
    This study compared the constraints faced by co-operators and non-cooperators farmers in their rice production activities in Niger state of Nigeria. Three-stage sampling procedure was employed to select 80 cooperators and 80 non co-operators rice farmers. A validated questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Frequency count, percentage and Chi-Square were statistical tools used for data analysis. Findings showed that the average age of cooperators and non-cooperators farmers were mean=43.4years and 47.2 years respectively. The average crop size cultivated by co-operators was 3.5hectares while non-cooperators cultivated 1.92hectares.Cooperators (100%) and non-cooperators (98.8%) farmers have access to information on rice production from extension agents. The leading challenge faced by cooperators were high cost of inputs like fertilizers (mean=4.56), non availability of institutional loan(mean=4.15), and encroachment by grazing cattle (mean=4.12) while non cooperators farmers were mostly constrained by high cost of inputs like fertilizers (mean=4.56), inadequate processing facilities (mean=4.52) and encroachment by grazing cattle (mean=4.48). Results further showed that constraints faced by cooperator and non-cooperators were statistically different (t=8.44; p=0.000) indicating that non-cooperator rice farmers were more constrained (mean=4.02) than their cooperator counterparts (mean=3.45). Chi-square test showed that access to loan and financial support (X2= - 17.640; p=0.000) was found to have inverse associated with constrained faced by co-operators and farm size (X2 =162.468; p=0.001) of non-cooperators has positive association with number of constraints that faced them. The study concluded that constraints faced by cooperators and non-cooperators were statistically different as non-cooperator rice farmers were found to be more constrained than their cooperator counterparts in Niger state. Hence,farmers are encouraged to be involved in cooperative societies because of the associated benefits to their enterprise. Extension services to rice farmers in the study area should focus how to reduce high cost of inputs like fertilizers, non-availability of institutional loan, encroachment by grazing cattle and inadequate processing facilities.