Abstract
This study was designed to examine the effects of the Delta-Songhai agricultural programs on beneficiaries in Delta State. Some objectives of the study were to: ascertain the type of training, determine the income generation level of the participants, measure the level of empowerment, and measure the level of satisfaction. A sample size of 72 was used in the study. This was obtained from random sampling using a multistage procedure. Results obtained were that male respondents (62.5%) dominated more than female with a mean age of 32 years. Respondents’ average farming experience was five years. Respondents (97.2%) adopted poultry records skills, while respondents (94.5%) adopted aquaculture concrete pond techniques. Respondents were greatly empowered by the training program with a pooled mean of 2.89. Respondents’ satisfaction level was high with a pooled mean of 2.89. Some constraints faced by the respondents were mostly, insufficient funds from the donor, poor project monitoring, and beneficiaries nonchalant behaviour after programme completion. Correlation result between poultry and aquaculture on income generation showed that poultry was more favourable than aquaculture. The study concluded that the training programme had a great impact on youth empowerment in poultry, aquaculture, piggery, and grass cutter production. It was recommended that these positive impacts should be sustained.
Highlights
The States and Federal Government of Nigeria over the years have formulated policies that will sustain and improve agricultural production and provide trained high-level manpower with technical skills, and project like the establishment of schools of agriculture, investment to train personnel who will become specialists in the field and agriculture program such as Green House Revolution, farm settlement scheme which was established in the 60s by the former eastern and western regional government in Nigeria, the goal was to enhance standards and attract youth into agriculture
Low participation was noticed in maggot breeding (48.6%), feed mill (54.2%) and handicraft (41.7%) Abdoul, Fernand, Salimata and Kalifa (2018) reported that low participation and interest was recorded among farmer using maggot as fish feed business because of the dirty environmental conditions, inadequate supply of poultry waste and low mineral contents
Based on the finding of this research it is believed that the training programme had a great impact on the youths mostly in poultry, aquaculture, piggery, food processing, grasscutter production and record keeping
Summary
The States and Federal Government of Nigeria over the years have formulated policies that will sustain and improve agricultural production and provide trained high-level manpower with technical skills, and project like the establishment of schools of agriculture, investment to train personnel who will become specialists in the field and agriculture program such as Green House Revolution, farm settlement scheme which was established in the 60s by the former eastern and western regional government in Nigeria, the goal was to enhance standards and attract youth into agriculture. Even though the policy came seven years after the state was created, it marked a significant turning point by defining the overall direction and goals of agricultural development, it laid out the objectives, strategies, and targets for various sub-sectors of agriculture and agricultural support services. It adopted en bloc the division of agricultural development roles and responsibilities between the federal, state, local governments, and the organized private sector (Adebayo, 2010). There is a need to improve the nation's agricultural policy sector (Adebayo, 2010)
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