Attitude_ of Media Practitioners Toward Women Farriers' Participation in Production of Media Programmes in North -Central Nigeria

The study investigated media practitioners' attitude toward women farmers' participation in the production of media programmes. It also determined media practitioners' characteristics associated with their attitude to women farmers participation in media programme production. A sample...

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Main Authors: T A Olowu, M K Yahaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural Extension
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Online Access:https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/309
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description The study investigated media practitioners' attitude toward women farmers' participation in the production of media programmes. It also determined media practitioners' characteristics associated with their attitude to women farmers participation in media programme production. A sample of 124 media practitioners was drawn from a sampling frame of practitioners of media houses in Kaduna and Katsina Stales. The results show that media practitioners are favourably predisposed to women farmers participating in the production of media programmes (x = 3.67). Gender and religion are significantly related to women farmers participation (X' = 4.04, p < .05 and lC = 6.29, p < .05 respectively). Generally, women inedia practitioners (x = 117.00) are more favourably predisposed than their male counterparts (x = 107.62) to women farmers participation (t = -4.37, p = .001). The study has therefore demonstrated that women farmers are potential and willing partners for improving inedia programmes designed for them.
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spelling doaj.art-0c86ea4a691243e18123d6ffbc6a7cee2022-12-22T04:23:54ZengAgricultural Extension Society of NigeriaJournal of Agricultural Extension1119-944X2408-68512015-03-011Attitude_ of Media Practitioners Toward Women Farriers' Participation in Production of Media Programmes in North -Central NigeriaT A Olowu0M K YahayaDepartment of Agricultural Extension University of Ibadan IbadanThe study investigated media practitioners' attitude toward women farmers' participation in the production of media programmes. It also determined media practitioners' characteristics associated with their attitude to women farmers participation in media programme production. A sample of 124 media practitioners was drawn from a sampling frame of practitioners of media houses in Kaduna and Katsina Stales. The results show that media practitioners are favourably predisposed to women farmers participating in the production of media programmes (x = 3.67). Gender and religion are significantly related to women farmers participation (X' = 4.04, p < .05 and lC = 6.29, p < .05 respectively). Generally, women inedia practitioners (x = 117.00) are more favourably predisposed than their male counterparts (x = 107.62) to women farmers participation (t = -4.37, p = .001). The study has therefore demonstrated that women farmers are potential and willing partners for improving inedia programmes designed for them.https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/309Attitude of Media PractitionersWomen FarmersParticipationProductionMedia Programmes
spellingShingle T A Olowu
M K Yahaya
Attitude_ of Media Practitioners Toward Women Farriers' Participation in Production of Media Programmes in North -Central Nigeria
Journal of Agricultural Extension
Attitude of Media Practitioners
Women Farmers
Participation
Production
Media Programmes
title Attitude_ of Media Practitioners Toward Women Farriers' Participation in Production of Media Programmes in North -Central Nigeria
title_full Attitude_ of Media Practitioners Toward Women Farriers' Participation in Production of Media Programmes in North -Central Nigeria
title_fullStr Attitude_ of Media Practitioners Toward Women Farriers' Participation in Production of Media Programmes in North -Central Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Attitude_ of Media Practitioners Toward Women Farriers' Participation in Production of Media Programmes in North -Central Nigeria
title_short Attitude_ of Media Practitioners Toward Women Farriers' Participation in Production of Media Programmes in North -Central Nigeria
title_sort attitude of media practitioners toward women farriers participation in production of media programmes in north central nigeria
topic Attitude of Media Practitioners
Women Farmers
Participation
Production
Media Programmes
url https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/309
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