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Effect of Planting Date on the Output of Rice Grown in Yagba Local Government Areas (LGAs), Kogi State, Nigeria
Samson Olayemi Sennuga, Obajemu O. Elisha, Joseph Bamidele, Tena M. Barnabas and Mudashir Adeola Olaitan
Article Number - 6658BC5446ABA | Vol. 1(1), pp. 1-11, June 2024 |
Received: 9 February 2024 | Accepted: 27 May 2024 | Published: 1 June 2024
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Abstract
Farmers grow rice beyond the ideal planting window
due to unfavorable weather and the ongoing shift in conditions that boost
productivity each year. In Yagba LGA,
the study considered rural rice farmers’ yields and planting dates. In order to
increase rice output in the research area, the goals were to pinpoint the rice
farmers’ planting date that yields the highest yield as well as the production
barriers. Farmers’ responses to a standardized questionnaire were used to
collect data, which was then evaluated using descriptive analysis percentage
and Linkert scale. According to the
findings of the study, the best time to plant for maximum grain output is late
march. In addition, the study observed that the major limitations to rice production
were, inadequate funding among others. The study therefore recommended that
farmers should have access to extension services where they acquire more
knowledge on technical skills and information about dates of planting rice,
growing, processing, and selling rice. In addition, the government should offer
farmers accessible loan and credit facilities since they require adequate money
for quality rice production. Keywords: Yagba, Rice, Planting date, Output,
Extension services.
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Authors
Samson
Olayemi Sennuga¹*, Obajemu O. Elisha¹, Joseph
Bamidele2, Tena M. Barnabas1 and Mudashir Adeola Olaitan1
1Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural
Sociology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Abuja, FCT, P.M.B. 117, Abuja,
Nigeria.
2Faculty of Business and Law, University of Northampton,
Waterside Campus, University Drive, Northampton NN1 5PH, United Kingdom.
*Corresponding author. Email:
[email protected]
How to Cite this Article
Sennuga, S. O., Elisha, O. O., Bamidele, J., Barnabas, T. M.
& Olaitan, M. A. (2024). Effect of Planting Date on the Output of Rice
Grown in Yagba Local Government Areas (LGAs), Kogi State, Nigeria. Research and Innovations in Agriculture, 1(1), 1-11.
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