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Assessment of the Benefits of National Fadama III Agricultural Project among Participants through her Activities (Indicators) in Bayelsa State

Journal: International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology (Vol.2, No. 4)

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Page : 2149-2155

Keywords : Activities; Agricultural; Bayelsa State; Benefits; Fadama III; Participants.;

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Abstract

The study assessed the benefits of national fadama III agricultural project among participants through her activities in bayelsa state. Objective one (1) assessed the benefits of National Fadama III agricultural project through her activities, while objective two (2) Identified problems encountered by the participants in the cause of participation in the study area. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 150 farmers that participated, and 150 staff from the delivery agency. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire. Both objectives were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency count, percentage, and mean (X ̅). The finding showed that Farmers did not benefit commendably from Fadama III Project. No access to Fadama project personnel's when the need arise, lack of fund, non-regular training, poor communication channel and delays in being attended to by the delivery agency were the top constraints faced by farmers in National Fadama III Project. The study therefore recommended that National Fadama III Project should be properly funded and its activities should be reorganized to be of great benefit to the farmers, the study recommends that proper training in all the activities should be made available for effective participation, empower the participants to improve their income level, and to move them away from poverty by improving their standard of living

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