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| Effect of Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) On Cassava Production among Cooperative Farmers in Ekiti State
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EZEONYIM, Joseph Chukwuemeka and ONUGU, Charles U.
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Abstract:
The study examined the effect of Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) on cassava production among cooperative farmers in Ekiti State. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the effect of growth enhancement support schemes on cooperative farmers' productivity of cassava in Ekiti state, as well as to determine the effect of growth enhancement support schemes influence cooperative farmers' revenue in Ekiti state. A survey method was used for this study, through the use of structured questionnaires. Data were obtained from 240 farmers who are members of cooperative societies that have experienced the GESS support services and was analyzed with ANOVA regression analysis. The results revealed that farmers who participated earned more income after they had accessed GESS facilitation; evidence of significant difference in cooperative farmers' productivity before and after they got GESS support services during the farming season was found. There is a significant difference in the amount of income earned from cassava production during the farming season before and after the farmers benefited from GESS Support Services received on the farm earned. The study recommended that women should be encouraged to take part in the GESS programme.
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