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Effect of Boko-Haram Insurgency on Agricultural Extension Service Delivery on Women Maize Farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria: Implication for Food Security Among Women
Abstract
Sani R M, Yakubu S, Agabus A T and Akeweta J N
The study was carried out to determine the effect of Boko-Haram insurgency on agricultural extension service delivery on women maize farmers in Adamawa state of Nigeria. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 39% (152) registered Women Maize Farmers from ADP area offices in 4 selected Local Government Areas. The primary data collected from farmers were analysed through the use of both descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentages sand t-test. The result showed that 69.0% of the farmers were males and 31.0% were females, 59.5% were married and 40.5% were singles. Also, 58.7% were in the active age bracket of 31-43 years and majority of the farmers (65.1%) have 6-10 household size. Boko-Haram insurgency had significant effect on the provision and delivery of Agricultural Extension Services as Pcalculated0.00 < PCI0.05. Sensitization, Dissemination of Information through Mass Media, Formation and Organization of Farmers Group all have p-value < 0.05, which implies that insurgency has significant effect on the delivery of these major extension services rendered to the farmers in the study area. The study concluded that Boko-haram insurgency has significant effect on the delivery of agricultural extension services. In view of this, government should take legal and justifiable action to ensure that the menaces caused by Boko Haram to the agricultural sector are properly arrested. Sustainable agricultural intervention programs and policies should be initiated in order to resuscitate the agricultural potential of the study area and guarantee food security among the women. Farmers and extension agents should be encouraged with better incentives to go back to their farming and agricultural extension activities so as to improve productivity and food security.