ABSTRACT
The study focused on identifying the technical
know-how needed by farmers for commercial production of mungbean in Abia state.
Four research questions were raised and four hypotheses formulated for the
study. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The
population of the study was all the 283 respondents involved in mungbean
production in Abia state made up of 260 Abia State Agricultural Development
Programme (ADP) extension agents and 23 lecturers of the Department of Crop
Science (Agronomy), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike. A total
sampling technique was used for the study and all the entire population (283)
respondents were used as sample size. A questionnaire titled: "the
technical know-how needed for production of mungbean (TKNPM)" was
structured by the researcher and used for data collection. The instrument was
validated by three validates. Cronbach Alpha reliability method was used to
determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire items on planning,
field operations, processing and storage, and marketing of commercial
production of mungbean which yielded 0.83 cronbach alpha coefficient. Data
collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean, percentage and
standard deviation to answer the research questions while t-test was used to
test the hypotheses. It was found that all the seventy (76) items made up of 17
items in planning, 24 items in field operations, 17 items in processing and
storage, and 18 items in marketing are the technical know-how needed by farmers
for commercial production of mungbean in- Abia state. It is recommended among
others that the Abia State government should direct the education
administrators of tertiary institutions in Abia state and Abia State ADP to
package the identified technical know-how needed by farmers for commercial
production of mungbean in Abia state into a training manual or programme use to
train the farmers. That the identified and packaged training manual or
programme (technical know-how in planning, field operations, processing and
storage, and marketing) in mungbean production should be integrated into the
programme of Abia State agricultural Development Programme (ADP) and utilized
for training and retraining of farmers by extension agents to enable the
farmers acquire and improve their techniques in mungbean. production thereby
earning higher income from mungbean production.
AJA, U (2021). Technical Know-How Needed By Farmers For Commercial Production Of Mungbean (Vigna Radiata (L.) Wilezek) In Abia State . Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/technical-know-how-needed-by-farmers-for-commercial-production-of-mungbean-vigna-radiata-l-wilezek-in-abia-state-7-2
UKPAI, AJA. "Technical Know-How Needed By Farmers For Commercial Production Of Mungbean (Vigna Radiata (L.) Wilezek) In Abia State " Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 29 Jun. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/technical-know-how-needed-by-farmers-for-commercial-production-of-mungbean-vigna-radiata-l-wilezek-in-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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UKPAI, AJA. "Technical Know-How Needed By Farmers For Commercial Production Of Mungbean (Vigna Radiata (L.) Wilezek) In Abia State " Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 24 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/technical-know-how-needed-by-farmers-for-commercial-production-of-mungbean-vigna-radiata-l-wilezek-in-abia-state-7-2