Training needs of N-Power Agro-beneficiaries in Kwara State, Nigeria
Autor: | Jamiu Mohammed, Fadlullah Olayiwola Issa, Adeyemi Sidiqat Aderinoye-Abdulwahab |
---|---|
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
business.industry
Service delivery framework media_common.quotation_subject Capacity building Development Simple random sample Knowledge acquisition Education Agricultural science Need to know General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Psychology Human resources business Empowerment Socioeconomic status media_common Empowerment training capacity development human resources productivity |
Zdroj: | Journal of Agricultural Extension; Vol. 25 No. 4 (2021) |
ISSN: | 1119-944X 2408-6851 |
Popis: | This study assessed the training needs of N-Power Agro beneficiaries in Kwara State. Simple random sampling was used to select 216 respondents using a questionnaire to collect data while percentages, mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) were used to analyze the data. Training of respondents was assessed using job/task and skill gap analysis. Results showed that rules and regulation governing the job (x̅ = 5.69), knowledge acquisition (x̅ =1.99), field practices (x̅ =1.70), record keeping (x̅ =1.69), and extension service delivery methods (x̅ =1.59) were the areas where training were needed. Extension service delivery methods (x̅ =3.17) was identified as the only gap which training could address. It was found that age (r=0.341), sex (r=0.095) and educational status (r=0.180) were favorable socioeconomic factors determining training needs of respondents at p≤0.05 level of significance. A significant gap exists in what the beneficiaries already know and what they now need to know as they have not been undergoing adequate capacity building training; hence there is a dire need for intensive training to cover the existing gaps for effective productivity of the N-agro beneficiaries in Kwara State. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
Externí odkaz: |