Volume : 9, Issue : 11, NOV 2023

EFFECTS OF PARTICIPATION LEVEL ON BENEFITS DERIVED BY THE YOUTHS IN INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES OF AGRICULTURAL INTERVENTION PROJECT IN OYO AND ONDO STATES

ADEYEMI, F. G., BELLO, T. O., ADELAKUN, S. A., ADEYEMO, P. A., OGUNWALE, A. B.

Abstract

Low inputs and poor dissemination of information were among the constraints to youth participation in Agricultural intervention project. The study therefore evaluated effects of participation level on benefits derived by the youths in income generating activities of Agricultural intervention project in Oyo and Ondo States. A multistage sampling technique was adopted to select a total of three hundred and twenty-nine (329) youth farmers for the study. A structured questionnaire was employed to obtain primary data from respondents. Chi square-test was used to analyze the relationship between the participation level and benefits derived by the youths in income generating activities of Agricultural intervention project in Oyo and Ondo States. It was revealed that dispute and conflict management resolution (x2 = 10.209*, p = 0.037), access to financial support (x2 = 13.217*, p = 0.010) and access to improved post-harvest handling of crops (x2 = 13.622*, p = 0.009) were significantly related to level of participation in Agricultural intervention project income generating activities. The relationships were positive which implies that any increase in the benefits derivable from participation in Agricultural intervention project income generating activities will lead to an equivalent increase in the level of participation in Agricultural intervention project income generating activities among youths. it was concluded that participation level in income generating activities increased as youth propensity to dispute and conflict management resolution increased. Also, participation level in income generating activities increased as access to financial support of the youth Farmers increased. Therefore, the study recommends that youth farmers should endeavor to increase their level of participation in income generating activities of the Agricultural intervention program in order to increase their propensity to resolve dispute and to enhance their income generating ability.

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