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Attitude of Youth towards Agricultural Empowerment Programmes: Evidence from Delta State
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The paper investigated the attitudes of youth towards the agricultural empowerment programme in Delta State, Nigeria. The paper examined the respondents’ educational backgrounds, farm size and other socioeconomic characteristics. The YAGEP recipients from 2015 down to 2018 were included in the research. The research included 441 YAGEP beneficiaries as a sample. Both descriptive & inferential statistics were introduced to address the research objectives. Men comprise 86.4% of the survey. Thirty was the average age of the respondents. 52.6% of respondents were single. 97% of the beneficiaries are Christians. From the survey, 55.3% of Respondents had higher educational qualifications such as a BSc or HND. The average farm size was 1.2 hectares. The recipients' average tenure in agriculture was five years. The YAGEP recipients are impressed with the programme. Also, the fish production company's YAGEP participants had the highest socioeconomic level both before (average = 147.6471) & after (average = 148.9765). Lastly, respondents differ significantly in terms of their socioeconomic status before (F value = 3.106; p<5%) & after (F value = 2.759; p<5%) the program. Considering the positive effects of the program on participants' quality of life, the paper submits that, more individuals should be given the opportunity to enjoy the empowerment programmes.
