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The study determined the capacity building needs of farmers in soil erosion management for increase food production and security in Enugu State. Four research questions guided the study while four null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted survey research design. The population for the study was 131 respondents made up of 96 registered farmers and 35 extension workers. The entire population was used because of the manageable size. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Three experts validated the instrument while it was tested for reliability using cronbach‟s alpha method. Alpha value of 0.72 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the researchquestions, while the t test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that out that tillage operation, planting of cover crops, constructing terracing and revegetationwere needed in soil erosion management for increase production in Enugu State. The tested hypotheses shows that there was no significant difference in the mean responses of farmers and extension workers in tillage, cover cropping, terracing and revegetation for soil erosion management.Based on these findings, it was recommendedAgricultural extension agents shouldtrain farmers on how to make ridges and create furrows, construct terrace, contruct the diversion channel to take away runoff water from the field and replant trees in the area where vegetation had been destroyed. |
