International Journal of Academic and Applied Research (IJAAR)   Year: 2024 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 3 | Page No.: 33-40 Agricultural Educators in the Dissemination of Fish Farming Technologies for Sustainable Fish Production in Bayelsa State, Nigeria Download PDF Obiyai, K.K Abstract: The study identified the existing fish farming technologies, challenges and strategies for improving dissemination techniques by Agricultural educators in Bayelsa state, Nigeria. A stratified random sampling technique was used to collect data with a four-point modified Likert scale questionnaire validated by test evaluators. The reliability of the instrument was determined by the Cronbach alpha method and gave an overall coefficient of 0.83. Responses were obtained from a sample size of ninety-seven agricultural educators from a sample population of two hundred and two final year student in the departments of Agricultural Economics, Fisheries and Agricultural Education, Niger Delta University Bayelsa state. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Null hypotheses were tested with Analysis of Variance at 0.05 level of significance. The results show that all the suggested existing technologies, challenges and strategies for improving the dissemination of fish farming technologies were accepted by the respondents. Major challenges identified include fish farmer resistant to adopting new techniques, inadequate training programmes and infrastructure and fear of risk/uncertainties in adopting new innovations. Strategies accepted most are early detection fish disease, ensuring proper land use and extensive education of fish farmers among others. Thus, it is suggested that; Provision of improved extension and fish farmers education, promotion of sustainable land use practices and development of fish farming/aquaculture infrastructure by the government and other agricultural related non-governmental organizations are suggested as a way of reducing the challenges and promoting the identified strategies.