Evaluation of Sources of Information for Raising Village Chickens in Bauchi State, Nigeria (Short Communication)

Abstract

An evaluation of sources information for raising village chickens was conducted among 72 farmers from nine communities in Bauchi  State, Nigeria. Eight farmers were selected based on their experience and ownership of more than 20 chickens by members of the  community during a group discussion session held with farmers, poultry traders and butchers and community leaders. The result  showed respondents were mostly full-time farmers (65.3%) who were married (98.4%) and over 18 years of age with over 5 years of  experience in village chicken farming (77.8%). A combination of Radio and community were identified by most respondents (32%) as their  major source of information on village chicken production. Schools, on the contrary, were the least reported source of agricultural  information (3%). Diversifying sources of information could likely enhance the effectiveness of reaching farmers with technical  information on raising village chickens.