V. Stage, S. Goodell, Stephanie McDonald, A. Hegde, Jocelyn Bayles, Lorelei Jones
Our study examined the relationship between improved personal health behaviors of Head Start teachers and the promotion of positive health behaviors in their classrooms. Thirty-three Head Start teachers across seven centers received six 30-min nutrition education lessons. Dietary intake, physical activity, and self-efficacy for promoting positive health behaviors in the classroom were measured at baseline and following intervention. Significant improvements were observed for dietary intake and physical activity. Self-efficacy for promoting health behaviors in the classroom did not significantly improve. Additional education is needed to improve health promotion practices. Lessons learned contributed to program refinement. Implications for Extension are discussed.
{"title":"Eating Smart and Moving More for Head Start: A Pilot Study With Head Start Teachers","authors":"V. Stage, S. Goodell, Stephanie McDonald, A. Hegde, Jocelyn Bayles, Lorelei Jones","doi":"10.34068/JOE.59.01.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34068/JOE.59.01.05","url":null,"abstract":"Our study examined the relationship between improved personal health behaviors of Head Start teachers and the promotion of positive health behaviors in their classrooms. Thirty-three Head Start teachers across seven centers received six 30-min nutrition education lessons. Dietary intake, physical activity, and self-efficacy for promoting positive health behaviors in the classroom were measured at baseline and following intervention. Significant improvements were observed for dietary intake and physical activity. Self-efficacy for promoting health behaviors in the classroom did not significantly improve. Additional education is needed to improve health promotion practices. Lessons learned contributed to program refinement. Implications for Extension are discussed.","PeriodicalId":22617,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":"111 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88558292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brandi C. Berven, Allisen Penn, Janet C. Cluck, S. Hastings
This article provides an overview of the development and components of LEAD95, University of Tennessee (UT) Extension’s comprehensive leadership program for county-level leaders. The program was designed in accordance with results from a Delphi study, which identified critical skills and resources new county directors need to be successful. The program consists of face-to-face workshops, an online resource tool kit, online learning opportunities, a multirater assessment, and mentoring. Expected outcomes include increased competency, increased job satisfaction, and more consistent leadership and direction among county-level leaders in the UT Extension system.
{"title":"Developing a Comprehensive Leadership Program for Extension County Directors","authors":"Brandi C. Berven, Allisen Penn, Janet C. Cluck, S. Hastings","doi":"10.34068/JOE.59.01.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34068/JOE.59.01.01","url":null,"abstract":"This article provides an overview of the development and components of LEAD95, University of Tennessee (UT) Extension’s comprehensive leadership program for county-level leaders. The program was designed in accordance with results from a Delphi study, which identified critical skills and resources new county directors need to be successful. The program consists of face-to-face workshops, an online resource tool kit, online learning opportunities, a multirater assessment, and mentoring. Expected outcomes include increased competency, increased job satisfaction, and more consistent leadership and direction among county-level leaders in the UT Extension system.","PeriodicalId":22617,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":"37 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91158141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A diagnostic walkabout (DW) is an in-field diagnostic training program for professionals in the green industry (greenhouse, landscape, nursery, and turf businesses). DWs have been scheduled annually since 2002 and are easily replicable, fee-based programs that provide cost recovery. DWs also serve as a mentoring program for new Extension educators. Four generations of Extension Educators have participated. Recently, the annual program has been sponsored by state and regional trade associations. What began as an educational outreach program has become a bridge spanning Extension, trade associations, businesses, and generations of Extension educators.
{"title":"Diagnostic Walkabouts: Seventeen Years of Specialized Training for Horticultural Professionals","authors":"Timothy D. Malinich, J. Kowalski, C. Behnke","doi":"10.34068/JOE.59.01.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34068/JOE.59.01.02","url":null,"abstract":"A diagnostic walkabout (DW) is an in-field diagnostic training program for professionals in the green industry (greenhouse, landscape, nursery, and turf businesses). DWs have been scheduled annually since 2002 and are easily replicable, fee-based programs that provide cost recovery. DWs also serve as a mentoring program for new Extension educators. Four generations of Extension Educators have participated. Recently, the annual program has been sponsored by state and regional trade associations. What began as an educational outreach program has become a bridge spanning Extension, trade associations, businesses, and generations of Extension educators.","PeriodicalId":22617,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77192320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Willmore, Meranda Small, S. D. Baker, J. Church
The need for young leadership in the beef industry has become a rising concern as the average age of primary operators increases. Idaho Extension educators developed a leadership conference for beef producers, with the primary objective being to educate and develop leadership qualities in young cattle producers. Participants, aged 18–40 years old, have opportunities to learn all aspects of the industry through presentations, hands-on learning, and industry tours. A postconference survey revealed that participants had a better understanding of the beef industry at the conclusion of the program and planned to use what they learned. Extension professionals elsewhere can use our description of the program to build similar programs in their states.
{"title":"Young Cattle Producer Conference Develops Leaders in Idaho","authors":"C. Willmore, Meranda Small, S. D. Baker, J. Church","doi":"10.34068/JOE.59.01.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34068/JOE.59.01.03","url":null,"abstract":"The need for young leadership in the beef industry has become a rising concern as the average age of primary operators increases. Idaho Extension educators developed a leadership conference for beef producers, with the primary objective being to educate and develop leadership qualities in young cattle producers. Participants, aged 18–40 years old, have opportunities to learn all aspects of the industry through presentations, hands-on learning, and industry tours. A postconference survey revealed that participants had a better understanding of the beef industry at the conclusion of the program and planned to use what they learned. Extension professionals elsewhere can use our description of the program to build similar programs in their states.","PeriodicalId":22617,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":"17 1","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88516897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Balogun Florence Ebunola, A. Mohammed, F. G. Otene, Wuranti Valla, F. O. Igbinosa, Peter Oguwche
The study investigated attitude of students towards agribusiness and constraints that can impede latent entrepreneurs from starting and running agribusiness. Simple random sampling was used to select 83 students from the list of students of college of agriculture participating in entrepreneurship training in Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria and Presco farm. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Data obtained were described using percentage, mean and analysed using logit regression at p ≤ 0.05. Result revealed that majority of the students had favourable attitude ( 3.43) towards entrepreneurship and 97.6% were willing to be entrepreneur. Difficulty in finding customers ( 2.02) and fear of tough competition 2.02) were perceived as constraints to entrepreneurship. The most important factors that influenced the students’ willingness to become entrepreneur after completion of schooling were marital status and number of family members self-employed. The study concludes that the youth had favourable attitude toward entrepreneurship and are willing to be entrepreneur as long as market and start-up capital are available. Keywords: Youth, attitude, entrepreneurship,
{"title":"Attitude of Students Towards Participation in Agribusiness in Edo State, Nigeria","authors":"Balogun Florence Ebunola, A. Mohammed, F. G. Otene, Wuranti Valla, F. O. Igbinosa, Peter Oguwche","doi":"10.4314/JAE.V25I1.10S","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/JAE.V25I1.10S","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigated attitude of students towards agribusiness and constraints that can impede latent entrepreneurs from starting and running agribusiness. Simple random sampling was used to select 83 students from the list of students of college of agriculture participating in entrepreneurship training in Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria and Presco farm. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Data obtained were described using percentage, mean and analysed using logit regression at p ≤ 0.05. Result revealed that majority of the students had favourable attitude ( 3.43) towards entrepreneurship and 97.6% were willing to be entrepreneur. Difficulty in finding customers ( 2.02) and fear of tough competition 2.02) were perceived as constraints to entrepreneurship. The most important factors that influenced the students’ willingness to become entrepreneur after completion of schooling were marital status and number of family members self-employed. The study concludes that the youth had favourable attitude toward entrepreneurship and are willing to be entrepreneur as long as market and start-up capital are available. \u0000Keywords: Youth, attitude, entrepreneurship,","PeriodicalId":22617,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":"139 1","pages":"113-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75850245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Bashir, A. Adam, Jamila Abdulkadir Abubakar, Aliyu Umar Faruk, H. S. Garuba, N. Francis
The study examined the role of national farmers helpline in agricultural information dissemination among crop farmers in Nigeria, with the specific objectives to identify the various sources of information on agricultural practices available to the farmers and identify the various information disseminated to the farmers from the National Farmers Helpline. One Thousand farmers were randomly selected from the farmers who frequently call the Helpline Centre from the database of NAERLS across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria; to source the required information. Some of the crop farmers were contacted through phone calls, SMS, and social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp while some were through administration of questionnaires and face to face discussion. Data sourced were subjected to descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution and percentage for analysis and were presented in tables and charts. The findings reveal that the Farmers Help Line Centre, NEARLS supply farmers around the country with all the necessary information on cultural practices, access to improved seed varieties, fertilizer and application, pest and disease management practices, weed management practices, marketing strategies, post-harvest activities, management of farm tools and machineries and also information on Government policies on agriculture. It is recommended that stakeholders of National Farmers Help Line ensure the sustainability of its services by including other Nigerian languages to have a larger coverage and not limiting spoken languages to only the major Nigerian languages (English, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo and Nigerian pidgin); and also extend their services to West African countries and other parts of the globe at large. Key words: Agriculture, information, dissemination and crop farmers
{"title":"The Role of National Farmers Helps Line in Agricultural Information Dissemination Among Crop Farmers in Nigeria: A Case Study of Farmers Help Line Centre, NAERLS ABU Zaria","authors":"M. Bashir, A. Adam, Jamila Abdulkadir Abubakar, Aliyu Umar Faruk, H. S. Garuba, N. Francis","doi":"10.4314/JAE.V25I1.8S","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/JAE.V25I1.8S","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined the role of national farmers helpline in agricultural information dissemination among crop farmers in Nigeria, with the specific objectives to identify the various sources of information on agricultural practices available to the farmers and identify the various information disseminated to the farmers from the National Farmers Helpline. One Thousand farmers were randomly selected from the farmers who frequently call the Helpline Centre from the database of NAERLS across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria; to source the required information. Some of the crop farmers were contacted through phone calls, SMS, and social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp while some were through administration of questionnaires and face to face discussion. Data sourced were subjected to descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution and percentage for analysis and were presented in tables and charts. The findings reveal that the Farmers Help Line Centre, NEARLS supply farmers around the country with all the necessary information on cultural practices, access to improved seed varieties, fertilizer and application, pest and disease management practices, weed management practices, marketing strategies, post-harvest activities, management of farm tools and machineries and also information on Government policies on agriculture. It is recommended that stakeholders of National Farmers Help Line ensure the sustainability of its services by including other Nigerian languages to have a larger coverage and not limiting spoken languages to only the major Nigerian languages (English, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo and Nigerian pidgin); and also extend their services to West African countries and other parts of the globe at large. \u0000Key words: Agriculture, information, dissemination and crop farmers","PeriodicalId":22617,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":"29 1","pages":"93-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84835908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper addressed the following: Introduction and conceptual clarification Historical evolution of agricultural extension Agricultural extension in Nigeria Agricultural extension and national development agenda Shifting perceptions of the research-extension-farmer nexus in Nigeria The role of agricultural extension in agricultural modernization
{"title":"Enhancing the Role of Public and Private Extension in Soil Conservation and Agricultural Productivity","authors":"M. Yahaya","doi":"10.4314/JAE.V25I1.1S","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/JAE.V25I1.1S","url":null,"abstract":"The paper addressed the following: Introduction and conceptual clarification Historical evolution of agricultural extension Agricultural extension in Nigeria Agricultural extension and national development agenda Shifting perceptions of the research-extension-farmer nexus in Nigeria The role of agricultural extension in agricultural modernization","PeriodicalId":22617,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":"8 1","pages":"1-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80707539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper examined demand-driven agricultural extension education in Nigeria and emphasized the need for extension professionals to acquire soft skills in addition to their technical capabilities through the utilization of demand-driven extension education (DDEE) strategies. A review of demand-driven agricultural extension education in Nigeria as introduced by Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education in universities was carried out to assess the concepts of demand-driven extension education, capacity development, skill, skillmismatch. The reviews were analysed using themes and the findings were reported based on the themes identified from the review analysis. Job matching and human capital theories are the theoretical underpinning for this paper. The paper further highlighted the numerous benefits of DDEE prominent among which include its ability to adapt to the need of the learners and employers, utilize dynamic work-based pedagogy to improve competencies, and respond to the needs of the labour markets to ensure continuous alignment between desired qualification and available training. It is important to properly mainstream the use of demand-driven extension education strategies in training extension personnel for better and more sustainable extension and services delivery to farmers.
{"title":"Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education: A Review of Demand-Driven Agricultural Extension Education in Nigeria","authors":"O. Idowu","doi":"10.4314/JAE.V25I1.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/JAE.V25I1.9","url":null,"abstract":"The paper examined demand-driven agricultural extension education in Nigeria and emphasized the need for extension professionals to acquire soft skills in addition to their technical capabilities through the utilization of demand-driven extension education (DDEE) strategies. A review of demand-driven agricultural extension education in Nigeria as introduced by Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education in universities was carried out to assess the concepts of demand-driven extension education, capacity development, skill, skillmismatch. The reviews were analysed using themes and the findings were reported based on the themes identified from the review analysis. Job matching and human capital theories are the theoretical underpinning for this paper. The paper further highlighted the numerous benefits of DDEE prominent among which include its ability to adapt to the need of the learners and employers, utilize dynamic work-based pedagogy to improve competencies, and respond to the needs of the labour markets to ensure continuous alignment between desired qualification and available training. It is important to properly mainstream the use of demand-driven extension education strategies in training extension personnel for better and more sustainable extension and services delivery to farmers.","PeriodicalId":22617,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":"38 1","pages":"83-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80882403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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.
{"title":"Perceived Effects of Professionalization of Extension Services by Public and Private Agents in South West Nigeria","authors":"O. Olorunfemi, O. Oladele, T. Olorunfemi","doi":"10.4314/JAE.V25I1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/JAE.V25I1.7","url":null,"abstract":"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.","PeriodicalId":22617,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":"114 17","pages":"59-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91408635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The study examined level of savings among maize farmers in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 80 respondents in the study area. Primary data were collected using well-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Multiple Linear Regression. The results show that half of the respondents (50.0%) were within the age bracket of 21 - 40 years with a mean age of 42 years. Majority (83.8%) of the respondents were married. About 26.2% of the respondents had between 11 and 15 years of farming experience. More than half (56.2%) of the respondents belong to one cooperative association or another. Most of the respondents (81.2%) had access to extension contact with 46.3% of the respondents operating savings accounts with commercial banks. Household size (0.819**), farming experience (-0.589**), membership of association (-5.635**) and revenue from maize farming (0.00028**) were significant at 5% and constitute major determinants of savings in the study area. It is recommended that efforts should be made to increase earnings from maize farming through improved productivity by appropriate extension service. Also, savings with the financial institutions by the maize farmers should be encouraged through whittling down of administrative bottlenecks and, through extension of collateral-free credit facilities to them. Keywords: Savings, maize farmers, commercial banks
{"title":"Level of Savings among Maize Farmers in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria","authors":"H. S. Umar, E. Peter","doi":"10.4314/JAE.V25I1.3S","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/JAE.V25I1.3S","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined level of savings among maize farmers in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 80 respondents in the study area. Primary data were collected using well-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Multiple Linear Regression. The results show that half of the respondents (50.0%) were within the age bracket of 21 - 40 years with a mean age of 42 years. Majority (83.8%) of the respondents were married. About 26.2% of the respondents had between 11 and 15 years of farming experience. More than half (56.2%) of the respondents belong to one cooperative association or another. Most of the respondents (81.2%) had access to extension contact with 46.3% of the respondents operating savings accounts with commercial banks. Household size (0.819**), farming experience (-0.589**), membership of association (-5.635**) and revenue from maize farming (0.00028**) were significant at 5% and constitute major determinants of savings in the study area. It is recommended that efforts should be made to increase earnings from maize farming through improved productivity by appropriate extension service. Also, savings with the financial institutions by the maize farmers should be encouraged through whittling down of administrative bottlenecks and, through extension of collateral-free credit facilities to them. \u0000Keywords: Savings, maize farmers, commercial banks","PeriodicalId":22617,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Agricultural Extension","volume":"33 1","pages":"38-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85120617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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