Assessment of Fertilizer Application and Numbers of Extension Visit in Gombe State

Abubakar Shehu Umar, Norsida Man, Abdulmumini Umar, Nabara I. S.

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The main objectives of this study was to determine the fertilizer application method taught farmers and number of extension visits. The research design was a survey, the area of study is Gombe state which is located in the North Eastern part of Nigeria. Two research questions and null hypotheses were formulated and guided the study. The population of the study comprised of farmers in Gombe State who practice irrigated Agriculture. The sample size of 200 farmers was used in the research. Structured Questionnaires were used to collect data from the respondents. Quantitative data collected was analysed using SPSS package where both percentage and chi-square statistical tools were used. The result reveals that, 80% of the respondent admitted that they have been taught fertilizer application method and visited 2-3 times by extension workers in a season. The paper recommended that more extension workers should be employed so that wider area will be covered. In addition number of time of visit per season is also to be increased so that the farmers will receive adequate orientation.


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