ABSTRACT
An investigative survey was
embarked upon to assess the condition of farm power and machinery workshops in
three selected states in South East, Nigeria. A questionnaire was used to
obtain information on the number and functional status of the workshops in the
study area. The condition of facilities, tools/equipment used for operations as
well as the number and status of available technical personnel were also
studied. Results show that there are IO functional workshops for form machinery
in the study area. out of the total workshops surveyed. making up 76.9% of the
establishments studied .. who arc involved in the use. maintenance and repair
of agricultural machinery. 23.1% either do not have workshops at all or have
abandoned their workshops due to dilapidated infrastructure. 92.3% of the
establishments studied are government owned while 7.7% are owned by private
individuals. 30.8% of the workshops studied have no tools/equipment for their
operations while 69.2% have inadequate tools. Craftsmen make up 36.5% of the
technical personnel of the workshops in the study area, 34.1% are technicians,
13.8% are technologist and 15.6% are engineers. The greatest problems facing
the workshops are lack of adequate tools/equipment for their operation and poor
management. Efforts were made to suggest solutions to the problems facing the
workshops. Some recommendations are also discussed.
ONYEKACHUKWU, . (2023). An Assessment Of Farm Power And Machinery Workshops In Some Selected States In South East, Nigeria. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 25, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/an-assessment-of-farm-power-and-machinery-workshops-in-some-selected-states-in-south-east-nigeria-7-2
.J, ONYEKACHUKWU. "An Assessment Of Farm Power And Machinery Workshops In Some Selected States In South East, Nigeria" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 16 Oct. 2023, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/an-assessment-of-farm-power-and-machinery-workshops-in-some-selected-states-in-south-east-nigeria-7-2. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
.J, ONYEKACHUKWU. "An Assessment Of Farm Power And Machinery Workshops In Some Selected States In South East, Nigeria". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 16 Oct. 2023. Web. 25 Dec. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/an-assessment-of-farm-power-and-machinery-workshops-in-some-selected-states-in-south-east-nigeria-7-2 >.
.J, ONYEKACHUKWU. "An Assessment Of Farm Power And Machinery Workshops In Some Selected States In South East, Nigeria" Mouau.afribary.org (2023). Accessed 25 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/an-assessment-of-farm-power-and-machinery-workshops-in-some-selected-states-in-south-east-nigeria-7-2