February 2012
Impact of Olam organisation extension programme on socio-economic life of cocoa farmers in Ondo State, Nigeria
The study was undertaken to assess the impact of Olam organization extension programmes on socio-economic life of cocoa farmers in Ondo state, Nigeria. Data were collected from 60 respondents made up of 30 Olam farmers and 30 non-Olam farmers through the use of structured interview schedule. Multistage random sampling technique was used in selecting respondents. Data were analyzed using mean statistics, standard...
February 2012
Oviposition of Epilachna vigintioctopunctata Fabricius on a wild weed, Coccinia grandis Linnaeus (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae)
The 28 spotted ladybeetle, Epilachna vigintioctopunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Fabricius is a stern pest of solanceous crops all over the world. An experiment was conducted to study oviposition as well as adult emergence of this species of ladybird when fed on the leaves of a weed, Coccinia grandis (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae). Egg laying was noticed when the adults were fed on the leaves of...
February 2012
Discounting messages in agricultural extension communication
Against the background of the symbiotic relationship among the agricultural research, linking and practitioner sub-systems, this paper examined a socio-psychological factor that tends to block communication between researchers, extensionists and farmers. This involved content-analyzing the proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of Agricultural Society of Nigeria (ASN) to identify discounting or negative messages in...
February 2012
Noise mitigation for effective agricultural extension print message delivery and utilization
Communication is essential to human life. Apart from interpersonal media that provide opportunities for face-to-face interaction, the mass media (print or electronic) help communicators to reach a large number of persons simultaneously. For printed educational materials to be potent in communication, they must be noise-free. This paper reviewed the phenomenon of noise as barrier to communication and content-analyzed...
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