Assessment of Agricultural Literacy Needs of Cassava farmers

•                TABLE OF CONTENTS COVER PAGE---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------i TITLE PAGE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ii CERTIFICATION-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------iii DEDICATION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------v LIST OF TABLES------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ix ABSTRACT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

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• 1.0INTRODUCTION-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
• 1.1Background of the study----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
• 1.2Statement of the problem---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
• 1.3Purpose of the study----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9
• 1.4Research Questions---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
• 1.5Hypotheses of the study-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11
• 1.6Significance of the study-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11
• 1.7Scope and Limitation of the study------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

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• 2.0REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE-------------------------------------------------------------------------------13
• 2.1Agriculture--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13
• 2.2Meaning of Literacy---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15
• 2.3Agricultural Literacy---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17
• 2.4Cassava (Manihot esculata)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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• 3.0RESEARCH METHOD AND PROCEDURES-----------------------------------------------------------------------31
• 3.1Research Design-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------31
• 3.2Population of the Study---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------32
• 3.3Sample and Sampling Techniques------------------------------------------------------------------------------------32
• 3.4Research Instrument------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------33
• 3.5Validity of the Instrument--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------34
• 3.6Reliability of the Instrument------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------35
• 3.7Method of Data Collection--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------35
• 3.8Method of Data Analysis-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------36

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

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• 4.0PRESENTATION OF DATA, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION--------------------------------------------------------37
• 4.1Testing of Hypotheses---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------46
• 4.2Discussion of Findings-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------48

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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• 5.0SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION------------------------------------------------------------54
• 5.1Summary--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------54
• 5.2Major findings----------------------------------------------------------[--------------------------------------------------------55
• 5.3Conclusion-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------56
• 5.4Recommendations--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------57
• 5.5Suggestions for Further Research-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------58 REFERENCES---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------59 APPENDIX I------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------67