EVALUATION OF FARMERS’ ACCESS TO EXTENSION SERVICES ON SORGHUM PRODUCTION IN MALUMFASHI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study evaluates sorghum farmers extension services access in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria. A two-stage sampling technique was used to select 120 sorghum farmers from different wards in the Local Government Area. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. The results discovered that the majority (83%) of the sorghum farmers had access to extension services, and the majority (62.5%) accessed the services through farming groups. Majority (88%) of the respondents perceived the extension services delivered to them as useful, about 87.5% of the respondents indicated that the services had improved their farming practices and extension agents’ attitude was the major constraints faced by the sorghum farmers in extension services access. The study concluded that the majority of sorghum farmers in Malumfashi Local Government Area had access to extension services and perceived the services as useful. The study recommends that the government should strengthen the extension services in the Local Government Area in order to improve the productivity of sorghum farmers.