Male and Female Participation in Selected Agricultural Development Programmes in Edo state
The study assessed the level of male and female equality in participating in agricultural development programmes in Edo state. Purposive sampling was used to select 135 respondents made up of both men (79) and women (56) from the intervention programmes present in the three selected LGAs. Data were...
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The study assessed the level of male and female equality in participating in agricultural development programmes in Edo state. Purposive sampling was used to select 135 respondents made up of both men (79) and women (56) from the intervention programmes present in the three selected LGAs. Data were collected from the respondents using questionnaire and interview schedule. The results show that the respondents had mean age of approximately 45 years; most of the respondents were married and had one form of formal education or the other. The male had grand participation mean of 2.94 and participation index of 0.74, while the female participants had grand participation mean of 3.52 and participation index of 0.88. It was concluded that female farmers in Edo State had a higher level of participation than their male counterparts.
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| spelling | doaj.art-609242d540cb42f6892a59248e8c88a12022-12-22T03:53:32ZengAgricultural Extension Society of NigeriaJournal of Agricultural Extension1119-944X2408-68512017-01-01211Male and Female Participation in Selected Agricultural Development Programmes in Edo stateUche N Uzokwe0Albert Ukaro Ofuoku1Divine O Dafe2Delta State University, Asaba campus, PMB 95074, Asaba, Delta State, NigeriaDelta State University, Abraka, asaba CampusDelta State University The study assessed the level of male and female equality in participating in agricultural development programmes in Edo state. Purposive sampling was used to select 135 respondents made up of both men (79) and women (56) from the intervention programmes present in the three selected LGAs. Data were collected from the respondents using questionnaire and interview schedule. The results show that the respondents had mean age of approximately 45 years; most of the respondents were married and had one form of formal education or the other. The male had grand participation mean of 2.94 and participation index of 0.74, while the female participants had grand participation mean of 3.52 and participation index of 0.88. It was concluded that female farmers in Edo State had a higher level of participation than their male counterparts. http://aesonnigeria.org/ajm/index.php/jae/article/view/702Participationgender equityintervention programmeagricultural development |
| spellingShingle | Uche N Uzokwe Albert Ukaro Ofuoku Divine O Dafe Male and Female Participation in Selected Agricultural Development Programmes in Edo state Journal of Agricultural Extension Participation gender equity intervention programme agricultural development |
| title | Male and Female Participation in Selected Agricultural Development Programmes in Edo state |
| title_full | Male and Female Participation in Selected Agricultural Development Programmes in Edo state |
| title_fullStr | Male and Female Participation in Selected Agricultural Development Programmes in Edo state |
| title_full_unstemmed | Male and Female Participation in Selected Agricultural Development Programmes in Edo state |
| title_short | Male and Female Participation in Selected Agricultural Development Programmes in Edo state |
| title_sort | male and female participation in selected agricultural development programmes in edo state |
| topic | Participation gender equity intervention programme agricultural development |
| url | http://aesonnigeria.org/ajm/index.php/jae/article/view/702 |
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