Perceived Effects of Professionalization of Extension Services by Public and Private Agents in South West Nigeria

O. Olorunfemi, O. Oladele, T. Olorunfemi
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This study analysed the perceived effects of professionalization of extension services by extension agents in South West Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit data from three hundred and one (301) public agents and fifty-five (55) private agents that were selected through a stratified random sampling procedure. The public and private agents had basic knowledge about the concept of professionalization and exhibited a favourable attitude towards professionalizing extension services. There were significant differences in the years of experience (t = 5.35, P ≤ 0.01), farmers group covered (t = -14.09, P ≤ 0.01) and distance to clients travelled (t = 7.65, P ≤ 0.01) by the public and private agents. Extension agents in both organizations had a positive perception of the effects of professionalization of extension services in enhancing and improving delivery. Extension agents’ knowledge (t = 5.303), attitude (t = 12.733), years of experience (t = 2.758), educational qualification (t = 2.037) and rural-urban background (t = 2.061) were significant determinants of their perceived effects of professionalization on service delivery. Extension agencies should support continuous professional development of extension agents through trainings and acquisition of relevant higher degrees that will help to enhance their knowledge thus upgrading their professionalization-readiness status.
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尼日利亚西南部公共和私人代理推广服务专业化的感知效应
本研究分析了尼日利亚西南部推广人员对推广服务专业化的感知效应。通过分层随机抽样程序从301名公共代理人和55名私人代理人中抽取数据,采用结构化问卷调查。公共和私人代理人对专业化的概念有基本的了解,并对推广服务专业化表现出良好的态度。公私代理在经验年限(t = 5.35, P≤0.01)、覆盖农民群体(t = -14.09, P≤0.01)、到客户的距离(t = 7.65, P≤0.01)方面存在显著差异。两个组织的推广人员都对推广服务专业化在加强和改进交付方面的作用持积极看法。推广代理人的知识(t = 5.303)、态度(t = 12.733)、经验年限(t = 2.758)、学历(t = 2.037)和城乡背景(t = 2.061)是其感知专业化对服务提供影响的显著决定因素。推广机构应通过培训和获得相关的更高学位来支持推广人员的持续专业发展,这将有助于提高他们的知识,从而提高他们的专业化准备状态。
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