Agricultural Communication And Empowerment A Study Of Moringa Cultivation And Utilisation In Selected Lgas In Ekiti State

📄 Project Abstract

Ekiti state, despite being endowed with abundant human and natural resources, is still one of the poorest states in Nigeria. Though poverty, unemployment and climate change are global phenomena, these are prevailing issues that call for attention in Ekiti State. The study aimed at improving the communication channels and tools used in informing the people of the study area on how to cultivate and utilise Moringa plant, which has potentials of empowering the population of the two selected local government areas of Ekiti State. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to elicit information from Ikole and Gboyin LGAs. The demographic data of the 188 respondents reveal an average age of 33yrs implying youthfulness and productivity. The mean value of 4.1 for years of awareness from the two LGAs indicated that majority have known about Moringa just within 4 years. From the data, 92% of the respondents agreed that Moringa has unprecedented potentials to empower people of the study ...