Utilisation of Extension Services for Climate Change Adaptation by Male and Female Arable Crop Farmers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
The research analysed differences in the use of extension services for climate change adaptation between male and female arable crop farmers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A hundred and sixty arable crop farmers were chosen for the study using a multistage sampling procedure. A questionnaire was used t...
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The research analysed differences in the use of extension services for climate change adaptation between male and female arable crop farmers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A hundred and sixty arable crop farmers were chosen for the study using a multistage sampling procedure. A questionnaire was used to gather data, while mean score, percentage, and t-test were used to analyse it. Results revealed moderate awareness of extension services across both genders, with female farmers reporting higher awareness in areas like flood prediction (89.7%) and weather forecasting (74.7%). However, male farmers had significantly greater access than females (t= 5.3) Similarly, the frequency of utilisation was significantly higher among males than females. While awareness is growing, both access to and utilisation of extension services remain gender-skewed and infrequent, limiting farmers' adaptive capacity. Gender-inclusive extension strategies, improved service consistency, targeted awareness campaigns implemented by trained extension agents, and provide targeted support to enhance women's access to and utilisation of climate-relevant agricultural services
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| spelling | doaj-art-1d684663ffba4fdcb800fcb3e7f566bc2025-08-20T02:39:40ZengAgricultural Extension Society of NigeriaJournal of Agricultural Extension1119-944X2408-68512025-07-01293Utilisation of Extension Services for Climate Change Adaptation by Male and Female Arable Crop Farmers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria Chinwoke Clara Ifeanyi-obi0Esther Tolumoyi 1University of Port Harcourt, Rivers StateUniversity of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria The research analysed differences in the use of extension services for climate change adaptation between male and female arable crop farmers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A hundred and sixty arable crop farmers were chosen for the study using a multistage sampling procedure. A questionnaire was used to gather data, while mean score, percentage, and t-test were used to analyse it. Results revealed moderate awareness of extension services across both genders, with female farmers reporting higher awareness in areas like flood prediction (89.7%) and weather forecasting (74.7%). However, male farmers had significantly greater access than females (t= 5.3) Similarly, the frequency of utilisation was significantly higher among males than females. While awareness is growing, both access to and utilisation of extension services remain gender-skewed and infrequent, limiting farmers' adaptive capacity. Gender-inclusive extension strategies, improved service consistency, targeted awareness campaigns implemented by trained extension agents, and provide targeted support to enhance women's access to and utilisation of climate-relevant agricultural services https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/5429Utilisation of extension servicesicesclimate change adaptationgender analysisaccess to extension services |
| spellingShingle | Chinwoke Clara Ifeanyi-obi Esther Tolumoyi Utilisation of Extension Services for Climate Change Adaptation by Male and Female Arable Crop Farmers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria Journal of Agricultural Extension Utilisation of extension servicesices climate change adaptation gender analysis access to extension services |
| title | Utilisation of Extension Services for Climate Change Adaptation by Male and Female Arable Crop Farmers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Utilisation of Extension Services for Climate Change Adaptation by Male and Female Arable Crop Farmers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Utilisation of Extension Services for Climate Change Adaptation by Male and Female Arable Crop Farmers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Utilisation of Extension Services for Climate Change Adaptation by Male and Female Arable Crop Farmers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Utilisation of Extension Services for Climate Change Adaptation by Male and Female Arable Crop Farmers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | utilisation of extension services for climate change adaptation by male and female arable crop farmers in bayelsa state nigeria |
| topic | Utilisation of extension servicesices climate change adaptation gender analysis access to extension services |
| url | https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/5429 |
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