Influence of awareness and utilisation of agricultural information on the livelihood of plantain farmers in Ikenne Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Abstract

The influence of awareness and utilisation of agricultural information on livelihoods was investigated among 250 plantain farmers who were purposively selected in three communities in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. It was found that the plantain farmers had a high level of awareness of many of the listed information sources. The utilisation of agricultural information improved their livelihood. There was a significant combined influence of awareness and utilisation of agricultural information on the livelihood of the plantain farmers. It was suggested that efforts should be made to increase the plantain farmers’ awareness of agricultural information through the listed information sources so as to improve their livelihoods.