Communal Conflict Impact On Agricultural Extension Agents’ Operations In Atisbo Local Government Area Of Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study determined impact of communal conflict on extension agents dissemination of relevant agriculturalinfornuition and its consequences on farmers utilization level ofagricultural information in Atisbo local governmentarea[LGA] of Oyo States Nigeria. The local government was stratifiedinto conflict andnon- Conflict areas. Out of6viable cells in the L G. A. 3 extension agents and 150farmers in the conflict cells were purposely selected usingsystematic random sampling techniques. It wasfound that contactfarmers cultivated land, were reduced after conflict.Extension activities such as establishment ofsmallplot adoption technologies, demonstration ofadoption ofnon-farmtechnologies, visitation of EA and Training offarmers were drastically reduced after conflict. There is a significantdifference infarmers’ utilization of agricultural information mean scores 4.32 before and 2.5 after the conflict withTeal 2.12 >T.Tab 1.96. Hence an urgent intervention, to promote peace, is needed, if effective dissemination andutilization ofrelevant agricultural informationin the area willbe realized.