ASSESSMENT OF THE ATTITUDES OF PIONEER YOUTH TOWARDS YOUTH COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (Y-CAD) PROGRAMME IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study has examined the attitudes of pioneer youth towards youth Commercial Agricultural Development programme in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Data collected were analyzed using frequency count, percentages and Pearson product moment Correlation. Result from the analysis showed that 80.8 percents were male, 76% of the respondents were married, with high literacy level, 62.4% had household size less than 5 per members, 79.2% of the respondents were Christians. The findings also showed that the respondents had favourable attitude towards the programme. It was found that age, sex, Marital Status, family size, religion and level of education had no significant relationship with the respondents’ attitudes towards the programme. The study recommends the provision of adequate infrastructural facilities in each farm centres, and proper monitoring and supervision of the farm centres