Title: STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME DELIVERY IN NIGERIA.

Authors:
Adesanya, Emmanuel Olorunleke

Abstract: Abstract The level of development that would be witnessed in the agricultural sector of any nation depends on the seriousness with which the agricultural educators and the policy makers holds the delivery of programme in agricultural education. This paper therefore sought to explore the strategies that could be adopted to strengthen the delivery of agricultural education programme in Nigeria. The article adopted a literature review approach. The paper began with brief description of the vital role of agriculture via-a-vis the gloomy situation of the Nigerian agricultural sector. This is interspersed with explanations of some important concepts in the topic after which strategies that could be adopted to strengthened the delivery of agricultural education were fully discussed. Among these are: adoption of supervised practice in the teaching of agriculture at all levels of education; on-the-farm training of students offering agriculture in tertiary institutions; internship for graduates of agriculture; use of modern agricultural equipment in training of students; re-introduction and strengthening of youth organizations or farmers clubs in secondary schools; enacting favourable agricultural policies; regular updating of agricultural teachers knowledge, skills and attitudes; improvement in the use of ICT in teaching agriculture among others. It is the believe of this paper that if the above approaches are adopted in the training of youths and students in agriculture, it could awaken youths interest in agriculture, thus making graduates of agriculture to take up occupations in the agricultural sector thereby boosting food production and economy of the nation.

Publication Date: 2018-06-09