Assessment of Resources Required for Establishment of Mushroom Farms in Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2018 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 5 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2018

Authors : Nnodim, Anthony Ukachukwu & Solomon, Ugo Enobong

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V5I4P102

How to Cite?

Nnodim, Anthony Ukachukwu & Solomon, Ugo Enobong, " Assessment of Resources Required for Establishment of Mushroom Farms in Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 5,  no. 4, pp. 12-16, 2018. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V5I4P102

Abstract:

The study assessed the resources required for the establishment of mushroom farms in secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population for the study was 791 Agricultural teachers drawn from public and private secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was used to derive a sample size of 300 Agricultural teachers used for the study. A structured questionnaire titled “Assessment of Resources for Establishment of Mushroom Farms Questionnaire” was used as instrument for data collection. Three experts validated the instrument while test-retest method was used to obtain the reliability coefficient of 0.82. Two research questions and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significant guided the study. The items were rated on four (4) point rating scale; mean was used to analyze the research questions while t-test was used in testing the formulated hypotheses. The findings revealed that the establishment of mushroom farms depends so much on availability of resources such as funds, equipment’s and basic infrastructures but these resources are not adequately available for establishment of mushroom farms in secondary schools in Akwa Ibom state. The researcher recommended that government and other stakeholders should ensure adequate funding and provision of other facilities for establishment of mushroom farms in secondary schools in Akwa Ibom state.

Keywords:

Resources, Establishment of Mushroom Farm, Vocational Agricultural Education

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