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An Appraisal Of Agricultural Development Program (adp) And Cassava Farming
[A CASE STUDY OF ATIBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE 2007-2015]
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1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The people of Atiba local government area of
Oyo State perform poorly in the agricultural sector because of lack of
funds to purchase some of the farming tools such as fertilizers,
sprayers and other machinaries; the federal government od Nigeria
through the ADP have made so much effect to improve the standard of
agricultural practices in Atiba local government area of Oyo State; out
side the oil sector; considering the non-oil sector of Nigeria,
agricultural sector is the major contributor the growth and development
of the Nigeria economy. According to (Ekpo and Egwaikhide 1994; Oyejide
1998; Okoruwa et al 2003); the Nigeria agricultural export commodities
contributed over 75% of the total annual merchandise exports.
1.3 RESEARCH QUESTION
1. What are the roles of the Agricultural Development Programme in the growth and development of Nigeria?
2.
Does the Agricultural Development Programme have significant impact on
the level of agricultural practice in Atiba local government area?
3.
What aid does the ADP give to the people of Atiba local government area
of Oyo State as motivation to the practice of agriculture?
4. Is cassava farming more profitable than other cash crops?
5. Does the ADP have significant effect on cassava farming in Atiba local government area of Oyo State?
1.4 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
H0:
there is no significant relationship between the Agricultural
Development Programme and cassava farming in Atiba local government area
of Oyo State.
H1: there is significant relationship between the
Agricultural Development Programme and cassava farming in Atiba local
government area of Oyo State.
H0: There is no significant
relationship between agricultural development programme and decrease in
the provision of fertilizer for farmers for the provision of food crops
in Atiba local government area of Oyo state.
H1: There is significant
relationship between agricultural development programme and decrease in
the provision of fertilizer for farmers for the provision of food crops
in Atiba local government area of Oyo state.
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