TRENDS IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT
This study evaluated the impact of the extension services of Green River Project (GRP) on fish
farmers in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Specifically, it sought to ascertain fishery technologies received
by GRP fish farmers; determine adoption of fish farming technologies by fish farmers; determine
impact of extension services of GRP on socioeconomic condition of the fish farmers as at the
year 2012; ascertain farmers' perceived constraints to adoption of GRP fish farming
technologies; ascertain constraints to effective performance of extension services of GRP and
determine perceived strategies to improve effectiveness of the extension services of GRP. The
study was carried out in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select
120 fish farmers and 20 GRP personnel. Data were collected through the use of questionnaire
and interview schedule. Descriptive statistics (frequency, mean statistic, percentage) were used
to present data while t-test, regression, chi-square and factor analysis with varimax rotation were
used to analyze the data. Mean age of GRP fish farmers and personnel were 50 and 41.70 years,
respectively. Majority (76.7% of fish farmers and 65% of GRP personnel) of respondents were
male.''
