South Asian Research Journal of Agriculture and Fisheries (SARJAF)
Volume-1 | Issue-4
Review Article
Communication Strategies for Enhancing Women Participation in Sustainable Agriculture Development in Nigeria: A Critical Review
Mairiga, J, Momodu, H, Orji, P. O, Halima, M, Roseline, P. O
Published : Dec. 22, 2019
Abstract
This paper reviewed the communication strategy of Kebbi State Agricultural Development Agency to see how effective it has been in terms of enhancing women’s participation in sustainable agricultural development. Descriptive statistics was deployed using both questionnaire and In-depth Interview (IDI) where 372 copies of questionnaire were retrieved and analysed from women farmers in Kebbi state. The paper used to achieve this, literatures on the concept of sustainable agriculture, women’s participation in sustainable agricultural development, communication strategies, and barriers to women’s participation in sustainable agriculture were reviewed. Findings revealed that both local and conventional strategy were deployed and yielded result in enhancing women’s participation as well as send vital message to message. The paper recommended that based on the acceptance of both local and conventional strategies, more efforts by Agricultural agencies and government should be focus on them to further endear women to agriculture in the state and Nigeria at large.