Perspectives on communicating 21st-Century agricultural innovations to Nigerian rural farmers
Summary. Nigeria's agricultural extension system fails to communicate modern farming innovations effectively to rural farmers because it treats them as passive pupils rather than active participants. The paper argues for a fundamental shift toward two-way communication, better-trained extension agents with stronger communication skills, and recognition of farmers as co-designers of innovations. Evidence from Asian countries demonstrates this approach works better than Nigeria's current top-down, one-way knowledge delivery model.
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Ejem, A. A., Aremu, C., Ajakaiye, O. O., Ben-Enukora, C., Akerele-Popoola, O. E., Ibiwoye, T. I., & Olaniran, A. F.. (2023). Perspectives on communicating 21st-Century agricultural innovations to Nigerian rural farmers. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100511
Ejem, Agwu A., et al. “Perspectives on communicating 21st-Century agricultural innovations to Nigerian rural farmers.” Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100511.
Ejem, Agwu A., Charity Aremu, Olanrewaju O.P. Ajakaiye, Charity Ben-Enukora, Oluwakemi E. Akerele-Popoola, Tope Israel Ibiwoye, and Abiola Folakemi Olaniran. 2023. “Perspectives on communicating 21st-Century agricultural innovations to Nigerian rural farmers.” Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100511.
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title = {Perspectives on communicating 21st-Century agricultural innovations to Nigerian rural farmers},
author = {Agwu A. Ejem and Charity Aremu and Olanrewaju O.P. Ajakaiye and Charity Ben-Enukora and Oluwakemi E. Akerele-Popoola and Tope Israel Ibiwoye and Abiola Folakemi Olaniran},
journal = {Journal of Agriculture and Food Research},
year = {2023},
doi = {10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100511},
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