Abstract
A survey was conducted in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State in 2012 by administering structured questionnaire to 30 farmers each from 5 villages in the Local Government. The aim was to determine the quality of extension service in Moro Local Government Area with a view to improving it. Results show that most of the farmers (28.2%) are in the age group of 21 to 30 years. A greater percentage of the farmers (53.3%) are subsistence farmers cultivating between 1 to 2 hectares (ha) of land. Although, extension services were provided long time ago (71.1%), mainly by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and needs assessment were not conducted first before transferring innovations (63.9%), the quality of extension service was good (51.2%) and has resulted in improved skills (89.3%) and productivity of the farmers. However, it was recommended that there is need to further improve extension service in the Local Government to ensure the achievement of the desired objectives. Key words: Moro Local Government, extension service quality, improving services.
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