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Implications of Small Ruminant Farmers' Socio-Economic Characteristics for Extension Services in South Western Nigeria
"Farmers' perception of innovation are deeply rooted in the socio-economic structure of existing social systems. Adoption studies have shown that the farmer would not adopt a new practice unless it is compatible with their socio- economic characteristics. This paper highlights some implications fo...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding |
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1998
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| 720 | |a Oladele, O.I. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Adenegan, K.O. |e author | ||
| 260 | |c 1998 | ||
| 520 | |a "Farmers' perception of innovation are deeply rooted in the socio-economic structure of existing social systems. Adoption studies have shown that the farmer would not adopt a new practice unless it is compatible with their socio- economic characteristics. This paper highlights some implications for extension services to livestock farmers taking into cognisance the socio-economic characteristics. Two hundred and eighty farmers were selected from the seven states of South Western Nigeria using the large sample size technique (n≥30). Data were collected on the socio-economic characteristics of fanners and their production activities on small ruminant animals. The data collected was subjected to frequency counts and percentages." | ||
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