Meeting the Needs of Small Scale Farmers in Nigeria: The Commodity Price Broadcast Approach

Authors

  • M Y Abdullahi Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria,
  • Y A Sani National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
  • A U Kuyello National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
  • M B Iliyasu Ministry for Niger Delta Affairs, Abuja, Nigeria.

Abstract

Commodity price is a systematic process of disposing farm produce to give farmersa good remuneration for products. Giwa market from North West Zone waspurposively choosen. 120 farmers were randomly selected from market surroundingvillages. Information was obtained by the use of structured questionnaires. Datawere analyzed by means of descriptive statistics which were used to describe themean (x) distribution of the prices per commodity; bar charts and tables were used to present the result of the study. Farmers derived more information on market prices of agricultural produce and facilitated decision on what, how, when, and where to market their produce. This would aid farmers to have better earnings. Therecommendations included: more market information from other location should besought and intervention should be intensified to create more awareness on theimportance of commodity price for agricultural and national development.

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Published

2013-06-01

How to Cite

Abdullahi, M. Y., Sani, Y. A., Kuyello, A. U., & Iliyasu, M. B. (2013). Meeting the Needs of Small Scale Farmers in Nigeria: The Commodity Price Broadcast Approach. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 17(1). Retrieved from https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/92

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2013)

Section

General Extension and Teaching Methods