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Effects of agro-dealers network on farmer’s accessibility to information in Ekiti state, Nigeria

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University OyeEkiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
  • 2Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University OyeEkiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
  • 3Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
  • 4Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University OyeEkiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
  • 5Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University OyeEkiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
  • 6Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University OyeEkiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
  • 7Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University OyeEkiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Res. J. Agriculture & Forestry Sci., Volume 10, Issue (4), Pages 7-11, October,8 (2022)

Abstract

Farmers’ accessibility to adequate information is a critical segment for agricultural development and contributes to increased adoption of improved technologies, reduction of starvation and scarcity of food, which in turn impact agricultural productivity. This article assessed the effects of agro-dealer network on farmer’s accessibility to information in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to source for 240 farmers in Ekiti State. Data were elicited using a well-structured questionnaire and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Data were described through descriptive statistics. Majority (57.9%) of farmers were in the age group of 41-50 years and mean age of 46 years. Results also reveal that the respondents cover within 5km distance (54.0%), within 10km distance (33.0%), within 15km distance (8.0%) and within 20km distance (5.0%) to agro-dealers’ shops. The farmers deemed agricultural input information given to them by agro-dealers as reliable (53.8%), very reliable (29.2%), unreliable (10.0%) and no opinion (7.1%).In conclusion, agro-dealers are closer to the farmers and during the course of selling agricultural inputs to farmers, information about newly improved seeds and crop protection products that gives high yield is usually disseminated across to them.

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