Journal of Agricultural Extension (Dec 2005)
Communal Conflict Impact On Agricultural Extension Agents’ Operations In Atisbo Local Government Area Of Oyo State, Nigeria
Abstract
The study determined impact of communal conflict on extension agents dissemination of relevant agricultural infornuition and its consequences on farmers utilization level ofagricultural information in Atisbo local government area[LGA] of Oyo States Nigeria. The local government was stratifiedinto conflict andnon- Conflict areas. Out of6 viable cells in the L G. A. 3 extension agents and 150farmers in the conflict cells were purposely selected using systematic random sampling techniques. It wasfound that contactfarmers cultivated land, were reduced after conflict. Extension activities such as establishment ofsmallplot adoption technologies, demonstration ofadoption ofnon-farm technologies, visitation of EA and Training offarmers were drastically reduced after conflict. There is a significant difference infarmers’ utilization of agricultural information mean scores 4.32 before and 2.5 after the conflict with Teal 2.12 >T.Tab 1.96. Hence an urgent intervention, to promote peace, is needed, if effective dissemination and utilization ofrelevant agricultural informationin the area willbe realized.
